MSI CreatorPro 16 AI Studio vs Lenovo ThinkPad P16v Gen 2

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Review

Evaluation of MSI CreatorPro 16 AI Studio and Lenovo ThinkPad P16v Gen 2 important characteristics
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)

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14.6
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Value Index
7.1
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the MSI CreatorPro 16 AI Studio
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 60 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 74-101% higher FPS
  • Easier to carry: weighs 230 grams less (around 0.51 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 99.9 against 90 watt-hours
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P16v Gen 2
  • Better webcam recording quality

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.99 kg (4.39 lbs) 2.22 kg (4.9 lbs)
Dimensions 355.8 x 259.7 x 19.95-21.55 mm
14.01 x 10.22 x 0.79-0.85 inches
365 x 262 x 24.66 mm
14.37 x 10.31 x 0.97 inches
Area 924 cm2 (143.2 inches2) 956 cm2 (148.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.3% ~77.6%
Side bezels 5.6 mm 10.2 mm
Colors Gray Black
Material Aluminum Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
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 165 Hz 60 Hz
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 -
Display tests
Contrast - 1200:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time - 1:30 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes
Charging port position Left, Right Right, Bottom
Charge power 240 W 135 / 170 W
Weight of AC adapter - 489 / 554 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.3 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.1 GHz 4.8 GHz
Cores 16 (6P + 10E) 16 (6P + 10E)
Threads 22 22
L3 Cache 24 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
Fabrication process 7 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 105 W 35 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus Yes
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
FLOPS 13.6 TFLOPS 5.8 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 64 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3072 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 96 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 32
GPU performance 13.6 TFLOPS 5.8 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 2493 1239
Solar Bay 29267 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x16 GB 2x8 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 4.0 (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

Audio chip - Realtek ALC3287
Speakers 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) 2.0
Power 6x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Microphones - 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.3
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Infrared sensor No Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 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 Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel - 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size - 11.5 x 6.7 cm
Surface Glass Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on ThinkPad P16v Gen 2:
    - The camera can be Full HD without an IR sensor.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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