MSI Stealth A16 AI+ (2025) vs Dell Latitude 7650

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Display
1920 x 1200
Battery 99.9 Wh
CPU
GPU
Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of MSI Stealth A16 AI+ (2025) and Dell Latitude 7650 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
35.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
17.3
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the MSI Stealth A16 AI+ (2025)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 60 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 284-387% higher FPS
  • Features a much bigger (~163%) battery – 99.9 against 38 watt-hours
  • Around 2.2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Provides 60% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 250 nits
  • 33% sharper screen – 189 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell Latitude 7650
  • Easier to carry: weighs 270 grams less (around 0.6 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) 1.83 kg (4.04 lbs)
Dimensions 355.8 x 259.7 x 19.95 mm
14.01 x 10.22 x 0.79 inches
358 x 250.42 x 18.4-19.5 mm
14.09 x 9.86 x 0.72-0.77 inches
Area 924 cm2 (143.2 inches2) 897 cm2 (138.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.3% ~82.8%
Side bezels 5.6 mm 6.7 mm
Colors Black Gray
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 1

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 240 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 189 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Display tests
Contrast - 800:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time - 35 ms
Max. brightness
400 nits
250 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 7.6 V
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 240 W 60 / 65 / 100 W
Cable length - 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter - 275 / 288 / 350 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 1.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 5 GHz 4.3 GHz
Cores 10 (4P + 6E) 12 (2P + 10E)
Threads 20 14
L3 Cache 24 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU AMD Radeon 880M Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Fabrication process 4 nm 7 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 14 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX -
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 1905 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 2280 MHz 1850 MHz
FLOPS 11.7 TFLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR6 LPDDR5X
Memory bus 96 bit -
Memory speed ~16 Gbps 6.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 512
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 16
GPU performance 11.7 TFLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 2620 -
Solar Bay 34348 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 7500 MHz 6400 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 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC3281
Speakers 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) 4.0
Power 2x2W, 4x2W 4x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint No Optional
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x 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) Yes No
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port Yes No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Optional
Touchpad
Size - 13.3 x 9.0 cm
Surface - Plastic
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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