MSI Crosshair 16 Max HX (2026) vs Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2026) (GU606)
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Crosshair 16 Max HX (2026)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 46% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 128GB)
Advantages of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2026) (GU606)
- Easier to carry: weighs 350 grams less (around 0.77 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 12% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~13%) battery – 90 against 80 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
- Smaller footprint: 11% more compact case (135 vs 151.7 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs) | 1.85 kg (4.08 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 363 x 269.7 x 21.95-23.85 mm 14.29 x 10.62 x 0.86-0.94 inches |
354 x 246 x 14.9-16.4 mm 13.94 x 9.69 x 0.59-0.65 inches |
| Area | 979 cm2 (151.8 inches2) | 871 cm2 (135.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.8% | ~85.2% |
| Side bezels | 9.2 mm | 4.7 mm |
| Colors | Black | White, Black |
| Material | Plastic | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 3 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 54.8 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 189 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
| Contrast | - | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 84.8% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 3 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| 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 | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 240 W | 250 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 734 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.9 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.1 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | 18 (6P + 12E) | 16 (4P + 12E) |
| Threads | 18 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Intel Xe3 Graphics |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 2 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 115 W | 115 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| FLOPS | 18.4 TFLOPS | 18.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3328 | 3328 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 104 | 104 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 18.4 TFLOPS | 18.4 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 3779 | 3605 |
| Solar Bay | 54912 | 53738 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 8533 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 128 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x1024 GB | 1x1024 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 | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~85.9 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v6.0 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| 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 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 | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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