Compare MSI Creator Z16 2023 vs MSI Raider GE68 vs MSI Katana 17 2023
Variants
FHD+
QHD+
UHD+
B12U
B12V
B13U
B13V
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 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
Black
Material
Metal, CNC
Speakers
4x 2W Speaker
4x 2W Speaker
2x 2W Speaker
Dimensions
Size | Depth
256 mm
284 mm
273 mm
Size | Height
18.4 mm
22.2-27.85 mm
25.2 mm
Size | Width
359 mm
357 mm
398 mm
Weight
2.35 kg
2.7 kg
2.6 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:9
Display Diagonal
16 inch
16 inch
17.3 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™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 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
4-Zone RGB Gaming Keyboard
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 5600MHz dual channel
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
Power Supply
280W
280W
200W
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%
77%
37%
Pros
- Reasonable powerful
- Good wireless connectivity
- PCIe 5.0
- Great port selection
- Good choice of displays
- PCIe 5.0 support
- Good wireless connectivity
- Not as obnoxious as other low-grade gaming laptops
- Wide range of configurations available
- Upgradable
Cons
- Only available with glossy touch screen
- Limited number of ports
- Not as compelling as the Z17
- Has numeric keypad
- Rather deep for its class
- Mostly made of plastic
- Has numeric keypad
- Dated port selection
- Often sold with old CPU / GPU combos
- Poor display
- Low-grade plastic construction
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