MSI Prestige N16 Flip AI+ (C1XM) vs Lenovo Pro 9n 15" (Gen 11)

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Display
2560 x 1600
CPU Nvidia RTX Spark N1X (20-Core)
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of MSI Prestige N16 Flip AI+ (C1XM) and Lenovo Pro 9n 15" (Gen 11) 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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VS
30.0
(Mediocre)
Value Index
34.2
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the MSI Prestige N16 Flip AI+ (C1XM)
  • Can run popular games at about 11-15% higher FPS
  • Features a a little bigger (~8%) battery – 99.9 against 92.5 watt-hours
  • Display has support for touch input
  • Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 500 nits
Advantages of the Lenovo Pro 9n 15" (Gen 11)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 120 Hz
  • Easier to carry: weighs 250 grams less (around 0.55 lbs)
  • Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (130.2 vs 141 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs)
Dimensions 357.7 x 254.3 x 13.9-16.9 mm
14.08 x 10.01 x 0.55-0.67 inches
347 x 242 x 16.7 mm
13.66 x 9.53 x 0.66 inches
Area 910 cm2 (140.9 inches2) 840 cm2 (130.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~81.6% ~80.8%
Side bezels 6.5 mm 8.8 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Transformer Yes No
Opening angle 360° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2

Display

Size 16 inches 15.3 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (48-165 Hz)
PPI 212 ppi 197 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
Prestige N16 Flip AI+ (C1XM)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Pro 9n 15" (Gen 11)
15.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 105.2 in2
~9% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 1 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, 140 W Yes
Charging port position Left -
Charge power 140 W 140 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 4.0 GHz 4.0 GHz
Cores 20 (10P + 10E) 18 (9P + 9E)
Threads 20 18
Integrated GPU Nvidia N1X (48SM) Nvidia N1X (40SM)
Fabrication process 0 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

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

Graphics Card

GPU name
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock 1665 MHz 1665 MHz
GPU boost clock 2418 MHz 2418 MHz
FLOPS 29.7 TFLOPS 24.8 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory bus 256 bit 256 bit
Memory speed 9.4 Gbps 9.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 6144 5120
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 192 160
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 40
GPU performance 29.7 TFLOPS 24.8 TFLOPS
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels GB GB
Clock 9400 MHz 9400 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 1x1024 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 2x2W, 2x2W 2x2W, 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Microphones 3 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint Yes No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 -
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
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 No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel - 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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