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MSI Summit A16 AI+ vs Creator A16 AI+

58 out of 100
MSI Summit A16 AI+
VS
65 out of 100
MSI Creator A16 AI+
MSI Summit A16 AI+
MSI Creator A16 AI+
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Display 2560 x 1600
GPU Radeon 880M
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of MSI Summit A16 AI+ and Creator A16 AI+ 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
39.7
(Mediocre)
Value Index
46.4
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the MSI Summit A16 AI+
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the MSI Creator A16 AI+
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 165 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 88-120% higher FPS
  • Performs significantly better (up to 2.6x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Around 17% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a bigger (~22%) battery – 99.9 against 82 watt-hours

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
Summit A16 AI+
vs
Creator A16 AI+

Case

Weight 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs)
Dimensions 358 x 258.55 x 16.9-17.35 mm
14.09 x 10.18 x 0.67-0.68 inches		 355.8 x 259.7 x 19.95 mm
14.01 x 10.22 x 0.79 inches
Area 926 cm2 (143.4 inches2) 924 cm2 (143.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.2% ~80.3%
Side bezels 6.7 mm 5.6 mm
Colors Black Gray
Material Top: Aluminum
Aluminum
Transformer Yes No
Opening angle 360° 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 165 Hz 240 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes -
PPI 189 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support No -
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating - Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes No
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, 100 W
Charging port position Left Left, Bottom
Charge power 100 W 240 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 5 GHz 5.1 GHz
Cores 10 (4P + 6E) 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 20 24
L3 Cache 24 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU AMD Radeon 880M AMD Radeon 890M
Fabrication process 4 nm 4 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Summit A16 AI+
14158
Creator A16 AI+ +14%
16199
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W 105 W
Nvidia Optimus - Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 400 MHz 1905 MHz
GPU boost clock 2900 MHz 2280 MHz
FLOPS 4.5 TFLOPS 11.7 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X GDDR6
Memory bus - 96 bit
Memory speed 7.5 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 768 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 48 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 32
GPU performance 4.5 TFLOPS 11.7 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 281 2666
Solar Bay 14075 35066
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 7500 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 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers)
Power 2x2W 6x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Microphones 3 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint Yes Yes
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 4.0 1x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No 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) No Yes
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
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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