Compare MSI Creator 17 2021 vs MSI Creator Z16 vs MacBook Pro 16 2023
Variants
M2 Max
M2 Pro
Connectivity
Ports
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x RJ45 (2.5Gbps) + 1x SD + 1x HDMI + 1x Audio combo
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x microSD + 1x Audio combo
3x Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 + 1x 3.5mm headphone jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x SD card reader
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
Construction
Battery | Capacity
99.9 Wh
90 Wh
100 Wh
Camera | Front
HD type (30fps@720p)
HD type (30fps@720p)
1080p FaceTime HD camera
Colors
Core Black
Lunar Gray
Silver / Space Gray
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Aluminum
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
Dimensions
Size | Depth
259.4 mm
256 mm
9.77 inches (24.81 cm)
Size | Height
20.25 mm
15.9 mm
0.66 inch (1.68 cm)
Size | Width
396.1 mm
359 mm
14.01 inches (35.57 cm)
Weight
2.45 kg
2.2 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
Brightness
1000 nits max, 1600 nits peak
Contrast Ratio
1,000,000:1
Display Backlight
Mini LED (full-array LED)
Mini LED
Full-Array LED (Mini LED)
Display Color Depth
10 bit (1.07B colors)
Display Diagonal
17.3"
16"
16.2 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS, Liquid Retina XDR
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% DCI-P3
100% DCI-P3, True Tone technology
Pixel Density
254 ppi
Refresh Rate
60Hz
120Hz
120 Hz
Resolution
4K UHD (3840x2160)
WQXGA / QHD+ (2560x1600)
3456 x 2234
Function
AI
16-core Neural Engine
Chipset
Intel HM570
Intel HM570
Fast Charging
Yes
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6, RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6, or RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6
16-core, 24-core, or 32-core GPU
HDR
HDR1000 with miniLED
Keyboard Backlight
Single-color (white) back-lit
Per-key RGB backlight
Yes
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 10
macOS Monterey
Operating Temperature
50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Processor
Up to 11th-gen Intel Core i9 Tiger Lake
Up to 11th-gen Intel Core i9 Tiger Lake
12-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 4 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
9 hours
Up to 22 hours Apple TV app movie playback / Up to 15 hours wireless web
Durability
MIL-STD-810G military standard for reliability and durability
MIL-STD-810G military standard for reliability and durability
Key Travel
1.9 mm
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 3200 MHz
DDR4 3200 MHz
Unified memory, 200GB/s memory bandwidth
Power Supply
230 W Slim adapter
180 W Slim adapter
140 W, with USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
Storage
1x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3 + 1x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4
2x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4
Production
Debut
2021-05
2021-05
2023-01-17
Reviews
Neofiliac score
93%
Pros
- Gorgeous 4K display with 1,000 nits of brightness
- Powerful Intel Core i9-11900H CPU, 32GB of RAM, and 2TB solid-state drive
- Beautiful 16-inch screen
- Excellent battery life
- Good selection of ports
- Excellent graphics 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
Cons
- Lacks Nvidia G-Sync
- Touchpad is a bit fiddly
- Only marginal improvement over the 2021 model
- Ridiculously expensive memory and storage
- Cannot upgrade memory or storage
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