MSI Creator Z16 (A11Ux)
MSI Creator Z16 (A11Ux) - Specs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 16000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 2x 2280 M.2 NVMe slots See photo
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home, No OS
- Battery
- 90Wh, 90Wh, 4-cell
- Body material
- Aluminum
- Dimensions
- 359 x 256 x 16.3 mm (14.13" x 10.08" x 0.64")
- Weight
- 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
- 2x USB Type-C
- Thunderbolt 4, DisplayPort
- Card reader
- MicroSD
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- optional
- Web camera
- HD
- Backlit keyboard
- Speakers
- 4 Stereo Speakers with Dynaudio
- Optical drive
All MSI Creator Z16 (A11Ux) configurations
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Office Work
Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.
Design and Gaming
This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. Design and Gaming takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.
Health-Guard
Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.
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CPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the MSI Creator Z16 (A11Ux) series.
Results are from the Cinebench R23 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
GPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the MSI Creator Z16 (A11Ux) series.
The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.
MSI Creator Z16 (A11Ux) in-depth review
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Pros
- Aluminum design and great build quality
- Large arrow keys, RGB backlight, and responsive touchpad
- 2x SODIMM + 2x M.2 PCIe x4
- No PWM (MNG007DA1-1 (CSO1600))
- Full sRGB, and DCI-P3 coverage + 92% Adobe RGB coverage (MNG007DA1-1 (CSO1600))
- 120Hz refresh rate with fast pixel response times (MNG007DA1-1 (CSO1600))
- 2x Thunderbolt 4 + MicroSD card slot
- IR face recognition + fingerprint reader
Cons
- Underperforming CPU
- Uneven color uniformity
- Relatively difficult to upgrade
Games you can play on this laptop series
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
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 | 172 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 138 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 82 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 54 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| AMD Radeon RX 5500M (4GB GDDR6) | 135 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 99 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 55 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 35 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 65W) | 804 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 60 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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| 274 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 246 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 228 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| 286 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 241 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 218 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 65W) | 91 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 65 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 39 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
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| 142 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 85 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 69 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 43 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| AMD Radeon RX 5500M (4GB GDDR6) | 117 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 51 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 41 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
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MED |
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| 91 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 75 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 60 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 50 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| AMD Radeon RX 5500M (4GB GDDR6) | 45 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 37 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 29 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 24 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
VERY LOW |
NORMAL |
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| AMD Radeon RX 5500M (4GB GDDR6) | 102 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 90 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
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MED |
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| 452 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 269 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 148 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| AMD Radeon RX 5500M (4GB GDDR6) | 281 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 203 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 103 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
MED |
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| 325 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 312 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 285 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| AMD Radeon RX 5500M (4GB GDDR6) | 218 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 211 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 205 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
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NORMAL |
HIGH |
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| 158 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 136 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 132 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 115 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| AMD Radeon RX 5500M (4GB GDDR6) | 135 FPS | 112 FPS | 108 FPS | 92 FPS |
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