MSI Prestige A16 AI+ vs Prestige 13 AI+ (A2V)
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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 Prestige A16 AI+
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 60 Hz
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 7% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a a little bigger (~9%) battery – 82 against 75 watt-hours
Advantages of the MSI Prestige 13 AI+ (A2V)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 910 grams less (around 2.01 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- Much smaller footprint: 32% more compact case (97.3 vs 143.5 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) | 0.99 kg (2.18 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 358 x 258.55 x 16.9-17.35 mm 14.09 x 10.18 x 0.67-0.68 inches |
299 x 210 x 16.9 mm 11.77 x 8.27 x 0.67 inches |
| Area | 926 cm2 (143.4 inches2) | 628 cm2 (97.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.2% | ~81.7% |
| Side bezels | 6.7 mm | 6.3 mm |
| Colors | Silver | White, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 41.88 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 170 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 | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Prestige A16 AI+
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Prestige 13 AI+ (A2V)
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~44% more screen space
| Contrast | 1356:1 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (4P + 6E) | 16 (6P + 10E) |
| Threads | 20 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | AMD Radeon 880M | Arc Graphics 140T |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 3 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 | 35 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 400 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2900 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.5 TFLOPS | 4.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 7.5 Gbps | 8.53 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 768 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 4.5 TFLOPS | 4.6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 291 | 709 |
| Solar Bay | 14084 | 12787 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7500 MHz | 8533 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
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~82 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 2560 x 1944 |
| USB-A | 2x 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) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 13.1 x 8.2 cm | - |
| Surface | - | 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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