Compare MSI Creator Z17 2023 vs MSI Titan GT77 2023 vs MacBook Pro 16 2021
Variants
QHD
UHD
M1 Max
M1 Pro
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 3x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x RJ45 (Killer 2.5G) + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-Displayport + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
3x Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 + 1x 3.5mm headphone jack + 1x HDMI + 1x SD card reader
Wireless Connectivity
Intel® Killer™ AX Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0
Construction
Battery | Capacity
4-Cell 90 Wh
4-Cell 99 Wh
100 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
IR HD type (30fps@720p)
Camera | Front
FHD (1080p)
Colors
Lunar Gray
Core Black
Silver, Space Gray
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Metal, CNC
Microphone
Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
Speakers
4x 2W Speaker
2x 2W Speaker + 2x 2W Woofer
Six speakers with force-cancelling woofers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
260 mm
330 mm
9.77 inches (24.81 cm)
Size | Height
19 mm
23 mm
0.66 inch (1.68 cm)
Size | Width
382 mm
397 mm
14.01 inches (35.57 cm)
Weight
2.49 kg
3.3 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
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 inch
17.3 inch
16.2 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS, Liquid Retina XDR
Gamut
100% DCI-P3, True Tone technology
Pixel Density
254 ppi
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
3456 x 2234
Function
Chipset
Intel® HM770
Intel® HM770
Apple M1 Pro SoC, or M1 Max
Digitizer
MSI Pen
Fast Charging
Yes
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB
16-core, 24-core, or 32-core GPU
Keyboard Backlight
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Cherry Mechanical Per-Key RGB Gaming Keyboard by SteelSeries
Yes
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home / Pro
macOS Monterey
Operating Temperature
50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor
10-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 2 efficiency cores
Security
Touch ID sensor
Sensor
Ambient Light Sensor
Touch Screen
Yes
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
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
4x SO-DIMMs, Max 128GB
16, 32, or 64 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 5600MHz dual channel
DDR5 dual channel
200GB/s memory bandwidth
Power Supply
280W
330W
140 W, with USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
Storage
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen5)
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4) + 1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen5)
512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, or 8TB SSD
Production
Availability
2021-10-26
Debut
2021-10-18
Reviews
Neofiliac score
84%
87%
Pros
- Clean, elegant styling
- Rather powerful components
- PCIe 5.0 SSD
- Good port selection
- Compact for the power it offers
- CNC chassis
- Very powerful components
- Great display options
- 4x DDR5 slots
- PCIe 5 SSD support
- Great mechanical keyboard
- Superb port selection
- Gorgeous 16-inch XDR display
- Powerful M1 Pro & Max SoCs
- More input/output ports than its predecessor
- Fantastic battery life
- Comfortable keyboard
Cons
- Single SSD slot
- Only available with glossy touch screen
- Large bezels
- Enormous rear section behind the display
- Mostly made of plastic
- Average styling
- Nothing in particular
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