MSI Stealth 16 Studio vs Creator Z17 Studio
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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 Stealth 16 Studio
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 500 grams less (around 1.1 lbs)
- Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 99.9 against 90 watt-hours
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
- Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (143.2 vs 153.9 square inches)
Advantages of the MSI Creator Z17 Studio
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 144 Hz
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Display has support for touch input
- 25% sharper screen – 178 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.99 kg (4.39 lbs) | 2.49 kg (5.49 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355.8 x 259.7 x 19.95 mm 14.01 x 10.22 x 0.79 inches |
382 x 260 x 19 mm 15.04 x 10.24 x 0.75 inches |
| Area | 924 cm2 (143.2 inches2) | 993 cm2 (154 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.3% | ~84.4% |
| Side bezels | 5.6 mm | 7.9 mm |
| Colors | White, Blue | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 3 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | 7000 RPM | - |
| Noise level (max. load) | 51.5 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 17 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 165 Hz |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 178 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Creator Z17 Studio
17″ (16:10 ratio) = 129.9 in2
Stealth 16 Studio
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~12% more screen space
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 3:00 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 240 W | 240 / 280 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 576 grams | 735 / 890 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.9 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (6P + 4E) | 14 (6P + 8E) |
| Threads | 16 | 20 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 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 | 90 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1905 MHz | 1785 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2280 MHz | 2130 MHz |
| FLOPS | 11.7 TFLOPS | 10.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 11.7 TFLOPS | 10.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2532 | 2604 |
| Solar Bay | 36540 | 33386 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | 4.0 |
| Power | 6x2W | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~85.4 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| 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 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 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 | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 13.1 x 8.2 cm | - |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Stealth 16 Studio:
- There's also a model called "Stealth 16 Mercedes-AMG Motorsport" that differs only in color and weight.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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