Compare MSI Creator Z16 vs MacBook Pro 16 2021 vs MacBook Pro 14 2023

MSI Creator Z16 A11U 16" Laptop (11th-gen Intel, 2021)

Apple MacBook Pro 16 16.2" Laptop (2021)

MSI | Computers

Apple | Computers

Variants

M1 Max

M1 Pro

M2 Max

M2 Pro

Connectivity

Ports

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 + 1x SD card reader

Wireless Connectivity

WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2

WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0

WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3

Construction

Battery | Capacity

90 Wh

100 Wh

70 Wh

Camera | Front

HD type (30fps@720p)

FHD (1080p)

1080p FaceTime HD camera

Colors

Lunar Gray

Silver, Space Gray

Form Factor

Clamshell laptop computer

Material

Aluminum

Microphone

Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming

Speakers

Six speakers with force-cancelling woofers

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

Dimensions

Size | Depth

256 mm

9.77 inches (24.81 cm)

8.71 inches (22.12 cm)

Size | Height

15.9 mm

0.66 inch (1.68 cm)

0.61 inch (1.55 cm)

Size | Width

359 mm

14.01 inches (35.57 cm)

12.31 inches (31.26 cm)

Weight

2.2 kg

Display

Aspect Ratio

16:10

Brightness

1000 nits max, 1600 nits peak

Contrast Ratio

1,000,000:1

Display Backlight

Mini LED

Full-Array LED (Mini LED)

Display Color Depth

10 bit (1.07B colors)

Display Diagonal

16"

16.2 inch

14.2 inch

Display Type

IPS

IPS, Liquid Retina XDR

Gamut

100% DCI-P3

100% DCI-P3, True Tone technology

Pixel Density

254 ppi

Refresh Rate

120Hz

120 Hz

Resolution

WQXGA / QHD+ (2560x1600)

3456 x 2234

3024 x 1964

Function

16-core Neural Engine

Chipset

Intel HM570

Apple M1 Pro SoC, or M1 Max

Fast Charging

Yes

With 96W charger

Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6

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

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

Keyboard Backlight

Per-key RGB backlight

Yes

Operating System

Windows 10

macOS Monterey

Operating Temperature

50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)

Processor

Up to 11th-gen Intel Core i9 Tiger Lake

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

Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback / Up to 12 hours wireless web

Durability

MIL-STD-810G military standard for reliability and durability

Memory | Capacity

2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB

16, 32, or 64 GB

Memory | Type

DDR4 3200 MHz

200GB/s memory bandwidth

Unified memory, 200GB/s memory bandwidth

Power Supply

180 W Slim adapter

140 W, with USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable

Storage

2x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4

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

Production

Availability

2021-10-26

Debut

2021-05

2021-10-18

2023-01-17

Reviews

Neofiliac score

89%

Pros

Beautiful 16-inch screen
Excellent battery life
Good selection of ports
Excellent graphics performance

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

Rather powerful for its class
Gorgeous styling
Great performance plugged-in or not
Upgraded wireless connectivity
Decent port selection

Cons

Touchpad is a bit fiddly

Nothing in particular

Only marginally upgraded from the 2021 model
Non-upgradable, non-removable memory and SSD
Extremely expensive memory

Price

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