MSI Stealth 16 Studio vs Stealth 15
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Stealth 16 Studio
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 110 grams less (around 0.24 lbs)
- Features a much bigger (~87%) battery – 99.9 against 53.5 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 24% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the MSI Stealth 15
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 1.99 kg (4.39 lbs) | 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) |
Dimensions | 355.8 x 259.7 x 19.95 mm 14.01 x 10.22 x 0.79 inches |
358.3 x 247.9 x 19.9 mm 14.11 x 9.76 x 0.78 inches |
Area | 924 cm2 (143.2 inches2) | 888 cm2 (137.7 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.3% | ~75.6% |
Side bezels | 5.6 mm | 6.5 mm |
Colors | White, Blue | Black |
Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | No | No |
Liquid metal | No | No |
Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Noise level (max. load) | 51.5 dB | - |
Display
Size | 16 inches | 15.6 inches |
Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
PPI | 142 ppi | 141 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
HDR support | No | No |
Sync technology | No | - |
Touchscreen | No | No |
Coating | Matte | Matte |
Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Stealth 16 Studio
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Stealth 15
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Full charging time | 3:00 hr | - |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
Charging port position | Right | Left |
Charge power | 240 W | 180 W |
Weight of AC adapter | 576 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 4.9 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
Cores | 10 (6P + 4E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
Threads | 16 | 12 |
L3 Cache | 24 MB | 12 MB |
Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) |
Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
TGP | 105 W | 90 W |
Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
FLOPS | 8.6 TFLOPS | 8.2 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
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
Clock | 5200 MHz | 5200 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 4.0 (4x) |
Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 2 | 2 |
NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | 2.0 |
Power | 6x2W | 2x2W |
Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Loudness | ~85.4 dB | - |
Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.2 |
Fingerprint | Yes | No |
Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
Optical drive | No | No |
Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 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) | Yes | Yes |
SD card reader | Yes | No |
Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
Keyboard type | Island | Island |
Numpad | Yes | No |
Backlight | Yes | Yes |
Size | 13.1 x 8.2 cm | - |
Surface | 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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