MSI Creator Z16 vs Acer Swift X SFX16-52G
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Creator Z16
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 111-151% higher FPS
- Features a much bigger (~73%) battery – 90 against 52 watt-hours
- Around 32% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- 33% sharper screen – 189 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Acer Swift X SFX16-52G
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 450 grams less (around 0.99 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (131.6 vs 142.4 square inches)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs) | 1.75 kg (3.86 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359 x 256 x 15.9 mm 14.13 x 10.08 x 0.63 inches |
355.6 x 238.76 x 17.78 mm 14 x 9.4 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 919 cm2 (142.4 inches2) | 849 cm2 (131.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.8% | ~87.4% |
| Side bezels | 7.2 mm | 5.5 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray | Gray |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | - |
| Number of fans | 3 | 2 |
| Noise level | 54.8 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | - |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | - |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 180 W | 100 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 770 gramm | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.9-2.3 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 12 |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 65 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 6 nm |
| GPU base clock | 975 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1357 MHz | 1550 MHz |
| FLOPS | 10.4 TFLOPS | 3.46 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3840 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 120 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 5200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | - |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 12.0 x 6.0 cm | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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