MSI Creator M16 HX

MSI Creator M16 HX
  • Launched: September 2024
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~77.6%
  • Dimensions: 359 x 266.44 x 21.81-27.75 mm (14.13 x 10.49 x 0.86-1.09 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Creator M16 HX.
Performance
73
Gaming
32
Display
57
Battery Life
59
Connectivity
61
Portability
57
NanoReview Score
51
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Creator M16 HX

Case

Weight 2.38 kg (5.25 lbs)
Dimensions 359 x 266.44 x 21.81-27.75 mm
14.13 x 10.49 x 0.86-1.09 inches
Area 957 cm2 (148.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~77.6%
Side bezels 7.2 mm
Colors Gray
Material Plastic
Transformer No
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2

Display

Size 16 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
PPI 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Charging port position Left, Bottom
Charge power 180 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.2 GHz
Cores 16 (8P + 8E)
Threads 24
L3 Cache 30 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2735
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
15657
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
120
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
1043

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 60 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm
GPU base clock 1455 MHz
GPU boost clock 1755 MHz
FLOPS 9 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 96 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32
GPU performance 9 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
6749
Blender GPU 2181
Solar Bay 31932
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz
Type DDR5
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 96 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0
Power 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E
Bluetooth v5.3
Fingerprint No
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
SD card reader No
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Backlight Yes
Touchpad
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes
Notes
    - Includes one PCIe Gen4 and one PCIe Gen5 slots.

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Z16 user March 30, 2022 at 09:18 AM
It does not have power delivery. You can't charge it over USB-C. It was confirmed by the support and afterward removed from the manual.
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Sergey March 30, 2022 at 02:27 PM
there are options that don't have thunderbolt 4, and it doesn't support charging via USB Type-C.
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