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MSI Stealth A16 AI+ (2025) vs Stealth 16 AI Studio

56 out of 100
MSI Stealth A16 AI+ (2025)
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58 out of 100
MSI Stealth 16 AI Studio
MSI Stealth A16 AI+ (2025)
MSI Stealth 16 AI Studio
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Performance
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Gaming
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Battery Life
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the MSI Stealth A16 AI+ (2025)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Around 14% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Advantages of the MSI Stealth 16 AI Studio
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 110 grams less (around 0.24 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Performs better (up to 29%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Can run popular games at about 10-14% higher FPS
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 96GB)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
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Stealth A16 AI+ (2025)
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Stealth 16 AI Studio

Case

Weight 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) 1.99 kg (4.39 lbs)
Dimensions 355.8 x 259.7 x 19.95 mm
14.01 x 10.22 x 0.79 inches		 355.8 x 259.7 x 19.95 mm
14.01 x 10.22 x 0.79 inches
Area 924 cm2 (143.2 inches2) 924 cm2 (143.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.3% ~80.3%
Side bezels 5.6 mm 5.6 mm
Colors Black Blue
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
PPI 189 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes -
Display tests
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes
Charging port position Left Right
Charge power 240 W 240 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 5 GHz 4.8 GHz
Cores 10 (4P + 6E) 16 (6P + 10E)
Threads 20 22
L3 Cache 24 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU AMD Radeon 880M Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
Fabrication process 4 nm 7 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 105 W 105 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 1905 MHz 2115 MHz
GPU boost clock 2280 MHz 2250 MHz
FLOPS 11.7 TFLOPS 13.8 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 96 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 3072
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 96
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 48
GPU performance 11.7 TFLOPS 13.8 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 2612 3295
Solar Bay 34348 43202
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 7500 MHz 5600 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR5
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 2
Max. ram size - 96 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 1x1024 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers)
Power 2x2W, 4x2W 2x2W, 4x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint No Yes
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 1x 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 Yes
SD card reader No Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
Size - 13.1 x 8.2 cm
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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