Compare MSI Creator Z16 2023 vs MSI Creator Z17 2023 vs MSI Prestige 16 Studio 2023
Connectivity
Ports
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
2x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x MicroSD Card + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
Intel® Killer™ AX Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Intel® Killer™ AX Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
802.11 ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3
Construction
Battery | Capacity
4-Cell 90 Wh
4-Cell 90 Wh
4-Cell 82Wh
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)
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
Colors
Lunar Gray
Lunar Gray
Urban Silver
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop
Material
Metal, CNC
Metal, CNC
Speakers
4x 2W Speaker
4x 2W Speaker
2x 2W Speaker
Dimensions
Size | Depth
256 mm
260 mm
259 mm
Size | Height
18.4 mm
19 mm
16.9 mm
Size | Width
359 mm
382 mm
358 mm
Weight
2.35 kg
2.49 kg
2.1 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:10
Display Backlight
Optional MiniLED
Display Diagonal
16 inch
17 inch
16 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
165 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
Function
Chipset
Intel® HM770
Intel® HM770
Digitizer
MSI Pen
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 / 4050 6GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4050 6GB
Keyboard Backlight
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
White
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home
Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 Processor
Touch Screen
Yes
Yes
No
Performance
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Max 32GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 5600MHz dual channel
DDR5 5600MHz dual channel
LPDDR5-4800MHz dual channel
Power Supply
280W
280W
150W adapter
Storage
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen5)
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen5)
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
76%
84%
65%
Pros
- Reasonable powerful
- Good wireless connectivity
- PCIe 5.0
- Clean, elegant styling
- Rather powerful components
- PCIe 5.0 SSD
- Good port selection
- Compact for the power it offers
- CNC chassis
- Decent construction
- Reasonable power
- Makes more sense than its 2-in-1 variant (Summit E16 Flip)
Cons
- Only available with glossy touch screen
- Limited number of ports
- Not as compelling as the Z17
- Has numeric keypad
- Single SSD slot
- Only available with glossy touch screen
- Poor port selection
- Has numeric keypad
- Questionable styling
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