MSI Prestige A16 AI+ vs Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 QOY (Snapdragon)

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Review

Evaluation of MSI Prestige A16 AI+ and Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 QOY (Snapdragon) 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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60.1
(Average)
Value Index
85.3
(Very good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the MSI Prestige A16 AI+
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 60 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 91-124% higher FPS
  • Around 59% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • 33% sharper screen – 189 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 QOY (Snapdragon)
  • Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) 1.82 kg (4.01 lbs)
Dimensions 358 x 258.55 x 16.9-17.35 mm
14.09 x 10.18 x 0.67-0.68 inches
356.4 x 248.4 x 16.7 mm
14.03 x 9.78 x 0.66 inches
Area 926 cm2 (143.4 inches2) 885 cm2 (137.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.2% ~83.8%
Side bezels 6.7 mm 5.9 mm
Colors Silver Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
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 1
Noise level (max. load) 41.88 dB 47.8 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - No
PPI 189 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Display tests
Contrast 1356:1 1000:1
sRGB color space 99.7% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 83.4% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 8 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:40 hr 2:08 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 Left
Charge power 100 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 383 grams 299 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 5 GHz 3.4 GHz
Cores 10 (4P + 6E) 8
Threads 20 8
L3 Cache 24 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU AMD Radeon 880M Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
Fabrication process 4 nm 4 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W -
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 4 nm 4 nm
GPU base clock 400 MHz 280 MHz
GPU boost clock 2900 MHz 1107 MHz
FLOPS 4.5 TFLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 7.5 Gbps 8.45 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 768 768
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 48 48
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 24
GPU performance 4.5 TFLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 284 -
Solar Bay 14084 5306
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 7500 MHz 8448 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

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 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Qualcomm WCD9385
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness ~82 dB ~78.2 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Infrared sensor Yes No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 13.1 x 8.2 cm 13.5 x 8.0 cm
Surface - Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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