MSI Creator Z16 Studio

  • Launched: January 2023
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~63.2%
  • Dimensions: 459 x 256 x 18.4 mm (18.07 x 10.08 x 0.72 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the MSI Creator Z16 Studio
Performance
85
Gaming
47
Display
64
Battery Life
63
Connectivity
79
Portability
43
BestCheck Score
64

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Creator Z16 Studio

Case

Weight 2.35 kg (5.18 lbs)
Dimensions 459 x 256 x 18.4 mm 18.07 x 10.08 x 0.72 inches
Area 1175 cm2 (182.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~63.2%
Side bezels 57.2 mm
Colors Gray
Material Aluminum
Transformer No
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber Yes
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2

Display

 
Size 16 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz
PPI 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology No
Touchscreen Yes
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes
Display tests
sRGB color space 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100%

Battery

Capicity
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes
Charging port position Left
Charge power 280 / 240 W
Weight of AC adapter 735 / 890 grams

CPU

 
Base frequency 2.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 5 GHz
Cores 14 (6P + 8E)
Threads 20
L3 Cache 24 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2675
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
13075
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1949
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
18284

Graphics Card

 
TGP 90 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm
FLOPS 8.2 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 96 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32
GPU performance
8.2 TFLOPS

RAM

 
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz
Type DDR5
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 64 GB

Storage

 
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 1
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 4.0
Power 4x2W
Dolby Atmos No
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E
Bluetooth v5.3
Fingerprint Yes
Infrared sensor Yes
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No
SD card reader Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes