MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026)

MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026)
  • Launched: January 2026
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~77.6%
  • Dimensions: 359 x 266.4 x 21.8-27.9 mm (14.13 x 10.49 x 0.86-1.1 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026).
Performance
79
Gaming
51
Display
65
Battery Life
66
Connectivity
61
Portability
57
NanoReview Score
62
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026)

Case

Weight 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs)
Dimensions 359 x 266.4 x 21.8-27.9 mm
14.13 x 10.49 x 0.86-1.1 inches
Area 956 cm2 (148.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~77.6%
Side bezels 7.2 mm
Colors Gray
Material Plastic
Transformer No
Opening angle 150°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2
Noise level (max. load) 59 dB

Display

Size 16 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 240 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
PPI 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor No
Display tests
Contrast 1314:1
sRGB color space 99.6%
Adobe RGB profile 83.1%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100%
Response time 3 ms
Max. brightness
400 nits

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Charging port position Left, Bottom
Charge power 240 W
Weight of AC adapter 749 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.3 GHz
Cores 16
Threads 32
L3 Cache 64 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 610M
Fabrication process 5 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2785
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
15758
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
114
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
1698

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 115 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm
FLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB
Memory type GDDR7
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3328
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 104
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48
GPU performance 18.4 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
12557
Blender GPU 3556
Solar Bay 59264
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 5200 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 1x1024 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0
Power 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~79.7 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E
Bluetooth v5.3
Fingerprint Optional
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
Key travel 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size 13.0 x 8.2 cm
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

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