Compare MSI Creator Z17 2023 vs MSI Stealth 17 Studio 2023 vs ThinkBook 16p GEN 4
Variants
FHD
QHD
UHD
UHD MiniLED
2.5K
3.2K
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 (Killer 2.5G) + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
2x USB Type-C + 2x USB Type-A + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
Intel® Killer™ AX Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
4-Cell 90 Wh
4-Cell 99 Wh
80 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
FHD IR / FHD RGB
Colors
Lunar Gray
Core Black
Storm Grey
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Metal, CNC
Magnesium-Aluminum Alloy Chassis
3-Side Metal Covers (A/C/D) + Mylar B-side Cover
Speakers
4x 2W Speaker
2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer
2 x 2 user-facing harman/kardon® speaker
Dimensions
Size | Depth
260 mm
283.5 mm
Size | Height
19 mm
20.1-20.8 mm
19.9mm
Size | Width
382 mm
397.6 mm
Weight
2.49 kg
2.8 kg
from 2.1 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
16:10
Brightness
400 nits
Display Diagonal
17 inch
17.3 inch
16"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
Function
Chipset
Intel® HM770
Digitizer
MSI Pen
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB / 4070 8GB / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060
Keyboard Backlight
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Home
Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 processor
Touch Screen
Yes
Performance
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Up to 64GB (16GB max from factory), 2x DIMM
Memory | Type
DDR5 5600MHz dual channel
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
DDR5
Power Supply
280W
240W
Storage
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen5)
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
512GB Dual SSD
Production
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
84%
80%
72%
Pros
- Clean, elegant styling
- Rather powerful components
- PCIe 5.0 SSD
- Good port selection
- Compact for the power it offers
- CNC chassis
- Rather powerful components
- Somewhat clean styling
- Good display options for work or gaming
- Good keyboard
- Mostly made of metal
- Large battery
- Good speakers
- Good port selection
- Metal chassis
- Utilitarian build
- Good price for a competent work horse
- Dual DIMM + dual M.2 slots
Cons
- Single SSD slot
- Only available with glossy touch screen
- Large bezels
- Larger than the competition
- Somewhat ugly lid
- Uninspiring feature set
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