Compare MSI Creator Z17 2023 vs XMG Neo 16 2023

Connectivity

Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 (2.5G) + 1x Audio + 1x Mic-in + 1x SD Card reader
Wireless Connectivity
Intel® Killer™ AX Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5

Construction

Battery | Capacity
4-Cell 90 Wh
99 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
Full HD webcam (Windows Hello compatible)
Colors
Lunar Gray
Core Black
Material
Metal, CNC
A / D sides aluminum, B / C sides plastic
Microphone
Microphone with noise cancelling
Speakers
4x 2W Speaker
Stereo speakers

Dimensions

Size | Depth
260 mm
266.8 mm
Size | Height
19 mm
26.1 mm
Size | Width
382 mm
358.4 mm
Weight
2.49 kg
2.5 kg

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Brightness
380 nits
Display Diagonal
17 inch
16 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
99% sRGB
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
QHD+ 2560×1600

Function

Chipset
Intel® HM770
Intel® HM770
Digitizer
MSI Pen
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 8 GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB / 4080 12GB / 4090 16GB
Keyboard Backlight
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
4 RGB backlight zones, optional mechanical keyboard with per-key RGB backlight and CHERRY MX Ultra Low Profile Tactile switches
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home
Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor
Intel Core i9-13900HX
Touch Screen
Yes
Touchpad
Microsoft Precision Glass Touchpad, two integrated buttons, 150 x 95 mm
Variable Framerate
G-SYNC

Performance

Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 5600MHz dual channel
DDR5 6400MHz dual channel
Power Supply
280W
280W / 330W
Storage
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen5)
2x M.2 2280 SSD via PCI Express 4.0 x4
Storage | RAID
0 / 1

Reviews

Neofiliac score
84%
81%
Pros
  • Clean, elegant styling
  • Rather powerful components
  • PCIe 5.0 SSD
  • Good port selection
  • Compact for the power it offers
  • CNC chassis
  • Reasonably clean styling
  • Very powerful components
  • Water cooling
  • Not bulky for its class
  • Same power and options as the Neo 17
Cons
  • Single SSD slot
  • Only available with glossy touch screen
  • Ugly chin
  • Has numeric keypad

Price

Offers (incl. referral links)
Remove
Remove
Add up to 4 products to the comparison using the search bar above
Information on this page is provided on an as-is basis. No warranty on accuracy is implied. This page may contain affiliate links to third-party merchants such as Amazon and eBay. If you make a purchase using the supplied link, we may receive a commission. Neofiliac places the utmost respect for your privacy. We use no cookie whatsoever beyond that needed for the proper functioning of the website.