MSI Creator M16 HX vs Creator 16 AI Studio
51
out of 100
VS
65
out of 100
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Review
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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Creator M16 HX
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
Advantages of the MSI Creator 16 AI Studio
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 144 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 111-152% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 2.5x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 390 grams less (around 0.86 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~54%) battery – 99.9 against 65 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.38 kg (5.25 lbs) | 1.99 kg (4.39 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359 x 266.44 x 21.81-27.75 mm 14.13 x 10.49 x 0.86-1.09 inches |
355.8 x 259.7 x 19.95-21.55 mm 14.01 x 10.22 x 0.79-0.85 inches |
| Area | 957 cm2 (148.2 inches2) | 924 cm2 (143.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.6% | ~80.3% |
| Side bezels | 7.2 mm | 5.6 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Gray |
| Material | Plastic | Aluminum |
| 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 | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | - |
| Sync technology | No | - |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | - | Yes |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes, 100 W |
| Charging port position | Left, Bottom | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 180 W | 240 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.2 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (8P + 8E) | 16 (6P + 10E) |
| Threads | 24 | 22 |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 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 | 105 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1455 MHz | 1410 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1755 MHz | 1830 MHz |
| FLOPS | 9 TFLOPS | 27.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~18 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 7424 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 232 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 80 |
| GPU performance | 9 TFLOPS | 27.2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2181 | 4752 |
| Solar Bay | 31932 | 77884 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x16 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 96 GB | 96 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W | 6x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 2 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.4 |
| 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 | 1x 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 |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| 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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