MSI Creator M16 HX vs Asus Creator Laptop Q (Q540)
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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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Creator M16 HX
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 120 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 60-82% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 94%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 28% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Advantages of the Asus Creator Laptop Q (Q540)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 580 grams less (around 1.28 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a a little bigger (~8%) battery – 70 against 65 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- 49% sharper screen – 212 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 12% more compact case (129.9 vs 148.3 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.38 kg (5.25 lbs) | 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359 x 266.44 x 21.81-27.75 mm 14.13 x 10.49 x 0.86-1.09 inches |
356.3 x 235.3 x 19.9-20 mm 14.03 x 9.26 x 0.78-0.79 inches |
| Area | 957 cm2 (148.2 inches2) | 838 cm2 (129.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.6% | ~80% |
| Side bezels | 7.2 mm | 5.5 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black |
| Material | Plastic | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 212 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2880 x 1620 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | - | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Creator M16 HX
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Creator Laptop Q (Q540)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:40 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Bottom | Right |
| Charge power | 180 W | 150 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 560 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.2 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (8P + 8E) | 10 (6P + 4E) |
| Threads | 24 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 60 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1455 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1755 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 9 TFLOPS | 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 9 TFLOPS | 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2181 | 821 |
| Solar Bay | 31932 | 14485 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| Max. ram size | 96 GB | 16 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.4 mm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Creator M16 HX:
- Includes one PCIe Gen4 and one PCIe Gen5 slots.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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