Compare MSI Creator Z16 2023 vs MSI Raider GE78 vs MSI Sword 15 2023
Variants
FHD+
QHD+
A12V
A13U
A13V
Connectivity
Ports
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
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
1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 2.0 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
Intel® Killer™ AX Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3
802.11 ax Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth v5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
4-Cell 90 Wh
4-Cell 99 Wh
3-Cell 53.5 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
IR HD type (30fps@720p)
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
HD type (30fps@720p)
Colors
Lunar Gray
Core Black
White
Material
Metal, CNC
Speakers
4x 2W Speaker
2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer
2x 2W Speaker
Dimensions
Size | Depth
256 mm
298 mm
259 mm
Size | Height
18.4 mm
23 mm
24.9 mm
Size | Width
359 mm
380 mm
359 mm
Weight
2.35 kg
3.1 kg
2.6 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:9
Display Diagonal
16 inch
17 inch
15.6 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
144 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
FHD (1920x1080)
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™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB / 4070 8GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
Keyboard Backlight
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Blue
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor
Touch Screen
Yes
Performance
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 5600MHz dual channel
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
Power Supply
280W
330W
180 W
Storage
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen5)
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4) + 1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen5)
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
76%
84%
41%
Pros
- Reasonable powerful
- Good wireless connectivity
- PCIe 5.0
- Powerful components
- Good speaker setup
- PCIe 5.0 support
- Great port selection
- Good upgradability
- Up to RTX 4070 + 13th-gen i7
Cons
- Only available with glossy touch screen
- Limited number of ports
- Not as compelling as the Z17
- Has numeric keypad
- Very deep for a 16:10 17-incher
- Not the best displays in its class
- Has numeric keypad
- Dated port selection
- Poor display panel
- Available with old GPUs
- Low grade of build
- Has numeric keypad
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