Compare MSI Creator Z16 2023 vs Alienware m16 vs MSI Raider GE78
Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
QHD+ 240Hz
FHD+
QHD+
Connectivity
Ports
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 (Killer 2.5G) + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
Wireless Connectivity
Intel® Killer™ AX Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3
Construction
Battery | Capacity
4-Cell 90 Wh
86 WHr
4-Cell 99 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
IR HD type (30fps@720p)
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
Colors
Lunar Gray
Dark Metallic Moon
Core Black
Material
Metal, CNC
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
4x 2W Speaker
2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer
Dimensions
Size | Depth
256 mm
289.9 mm / 11.41"
298 mm
Size | Height
18.4 mm
23.0-25.4 mm / 0.91 - 1 inch
23 mm
Size | Width
359 mm
368.9 mm / 14.5"
380 mm
Weight
2.35 kg
3.1 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
16 inch
16 inch
17 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
Response Time
3 ms
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™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB / 4070 8GB
Keyboard Backlight
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
1-zone / per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touch Screen
Yes
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
Performance
Key Travel
1.8 mm
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 5600MHz dual channel
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
Power Supply
280W
330W, optional GaN FET
330W
Storage
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen5)
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4) + 1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen5)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
76%
84%
84%
Pros
- Reasonable powerful
- Good wireless connectivity
- PCIe 5.0
- High grade of construction
- Quad M.2 storage with RAID
- Optional mechanical keyboard
- No numeric keypad
- Powerful
- Wide range of configurable options
- Superb port selection
- Powerful components
- Good speaker setup
- PCIe 5.0 support
- Great port selection
Cons
- Only available with glossy touch screen
- Limited number of ports
- Not as compelling as the Z17
- Has numeric keypad
- Very large, very heavy
- Thick bezels
- Display somewhat dark
- No 4K option
- High price
- Very deep for a 16:10 17-incher
- Not the best displays in its class
- Has numeric keypad
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