MSI Stealth 16 Studio vs Stealth 15

61 out of 100
MSI Stealth 16 Studio
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54 out of 100
MSI Stealth 15
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Key Differences

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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

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Tests and Specifications

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Case

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 solution
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)
12527
9092
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
15875
12830

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
8.6 TFLOPS
8.2 TFLOPS

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
Ports
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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
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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