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Lenovo Legion Y9000P 2026 vs MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W

WINNER
Lenovo Legion Y9000P 2026
62.8Inno Score
VS
MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W
62.7Inno Score
64.5chipPerformance56.8
75.1Display80
73.3Battery73.3
29.4Portability37
0 spec wins — Lenovo Legion Y9000P 20263 spec wins — MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Lenovo Legion Y9000P 2026 scores 62.8 against 62.7 for MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Lenovo Legion Y9000P 2026 edges ahead in performance, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Lenovo Legion Y9000P 2026

  • Stronger performance score: 65 vs 57

Reasons to pick the MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W

  • Stronger display score: 80 vs 75
  • Stronger portability score: 37 vs 29
  • 100% higher RAM: 32 GB vs 16 GB

Display

Display comparison: Lenovo Legion Y9000P 2026 versus MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W
SpecLenovo Legion Y9000P 2026MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W
Screen size16 ″16 ″
Panel typeOLEDIPS
Resolution2560x16002560x1600
Refresh rate240 Hz240 Hz
Peak brightness1,100 nits—

Performance

Performance comparison: Lenovo Legion Y9000P 2026 versus MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W
SpecLenovo Legion Y9000P 2026MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W
ProcessorIntel Core Ultra 9 290HX PlusAMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU (8GB GDDR7, 115W)NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (8GB GDDR7)
RAM16 GB32 GB+100%
RAM typeDDR5DDR5-5200 (SODIMM)
Storage1,024 GB1,024 GB
Storage typeSSDPCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Lenovo Legion Y9000P 2026 versus MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W
SpecLenovo Legion Y9000P 2026MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,839Top 46%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—16,483Top 30%

Battery

Battery comparison: Lenovo Legion Y9000P 2026 versus MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W
SpecLenovo Legion Y9000P 2026MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W
Capacity80 Wh80 Wh
Charging—240 W

Design

Design comparison: Lenovo Legion Y9000P 2026 versus MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W
SpecLenovo Legion Y9000P 2026MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W
Weight2.5 kg2.3 kg+8%
Thickness26.7 mm25.6 mm+4%
Material—Plastic

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Lenovo Legion Y9000P 2026 versus MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W
SpecLenovo Legion Y9000P 2026MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W
Ports1x Thunderbolt 4, 1x USB-C, 2x USB-A (5Gbps), 1x USB-A (10Gbps), HDMI 2.1, RJ-45 Ethernet, 3.5mm combo jack3x USB-A 3.2 Gen1, 2x USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen2, DisplayPort, Power Delivery 3.0), HDMI 2.1, Gigabit Ethernet, 3.5mm combo jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—5.4
WebcamHD camera720p HD with privacy shutter

Software

Software comparison: Lenovo Legion Y9000P 2026 versus MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W
SpecLenovo Legion Y9000P 2026MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W
Operating systemWindows 11 Home (Chinese edition)Windows 11 Home

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