Compare MSI Creator 17 vs MacBook Pro 16 2023 vs MacBook Pro 16 2021

MSI Creator 17 A10S Laptop (10th-gen Intel) 2020

Apple MacBook Pro 16 16.2" Laptop (2021)

MSI | Computers

Apple | Computers

Variants

FHD

M2 Max

M2 Pro

M1 Max

M1 Pro

Connectivity

Ports

3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x Thunderbolt 3 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 / DP + 1x RJ45 (Gigabit LAN) + 1x microSD + 1x HDMI + 1x Headphone + 1x Microphone

3x Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 + 1x 3.5mm headphone jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x SD card reader

3x Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 + 1x 3.5mm headphone jack + 1x HDMI + 1x SD card reader

Wireless Connectivity

WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1

WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3

WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0

Construction

Battery | Capacity

82 Wh

100 Wh

Camera | Front

HD type (30fps@720p)

1080p FaceTime HD camera

FHD (1080p)

Colors

Space Gray

Silver / Space Gray

Silver, Space Gray

Form Factor

Clamshell laptop computer

Material

Aluminum

Microphone

Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming

Speakers

2x 2W Duo Wave Speaker

High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers

Six speakers with force-cancelling woofers

Dimensions

Size | Depth

259.4 mm

9.77 inches (24.81 cm)

Size | Height

20.25 mm

0.66 inch (1.68 cm)

Size | Width

396.1 mm

14.01 inches (35.57 cm)

Display

Brightness

1000 nits max, 1600 nits peak

Contrast Ratio

1,000,000:1

Display Backlight

Full-Array LED (Mini LED)

Display Color Depth

10 bit (1.07B colors)

Display Diagonal

17.3 inch

16.2 inch

Display Type

IPS

IPS, Liquid Retina XDR

Gamut

100% DCI-P3, True Tone technology

Pixel Density

254 ppi

Refresh Rate

60 or 144Hz

120 Hz

Resolution

4K UHD (3840x2160) or FHD (1920x1080)

3456 x 2234

Function

16-core Neural Engine

Chipset

Intel HM470

Apple M1 Pro SoC, or M1 Max

Fast Charging

Yes

Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6, RTX 2070 Max-Q 8GB GDDR6, RTX 2070 SUPER w/ Max-Q 8GB GDDR6, or RTX 2080 SUPER w/ Max-Q 8GB GDDR6

16-core, 24-core, or 32-core GPU

HDR

HDR1000 with miniLED

Keyboard Backlight

Single-color (white) back-lit

Yes

Operating System

Windows 10

macOS Monterey

Operating Temperature

50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)

Processor

Up to 10th-gen Intel Core i9

12-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores

10-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 2 efficiency cores

Security

Touch ID sensor

Sensor

Ambient Light Sensor

Touchpad

Force Touch trackpad

Video Codecs

Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW

Performance

Battery Life

Up to 22 hours Apple TV app movie playback / Up to 15 hours wireless web

Up to 11 hours wireless web / Up to 17 hours Apple TV app movie playback

Key Travel

1.9 mm

Memory | Capacity

2x slots, Max 64GB

16, 32, or 64 GB

Memory | Type

DDR4 3200 MHz

Unified memory, 200GB/s memory bandwidth

200GB/s memory bandwidth

Power Supply

180 or 230 W Slim adapter

140 W, with USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable

Storage

2x M.2 SSD combo (PCIe / SATA)

512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, or 8TB SSD

Production

Availability

2021-10-26

Debut

2020-01 (CES 2020)

2023-01-17

2021-10-18

Reviews

Neofiliac score

93%

Pros

Matte IPS display
High-quality case
Very good input devices
Good Wi-Fi performance

Gorgeous styling
Superb battery life
Great performance plugged-in or not
New WiFi 6E + BT 5.3 support
No numeric keypad
Best-in-industry touchpad

Gorgeous 16-inch XDR display
Powerful M1 Pro & Max SoCs
More input/output ports than its predecessor
Fantastic battery life
Comfortable keyboard

Cons

Only one USB-C port
High PWM frequency (26 kHz)

Only marginal improvement over the 2021 model
Ridiculously expensive memory and storage
Cannot upgrade memory or storage

Nothing in particular

Price

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