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MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W vs MSI Prestige N16 Flip AI+

WINNER
MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W
65.9Inno Score
VS
MSI Prestige N16 Flip AI+
65.8Inno Score
56.8Performancespec-basedchip65.4
87.6Graphics—
80Displayspec-based40
73.3Batteryspec-based99.9
37Portabilityspec-based60.6
2 spec wins — MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W3 spec wins — MSI Prestige N16 Flip AI+

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W scores 65.9 against 65.8 for MSI Prestige N16 Flip AI+. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W

  • 100% higher Refresh rate: 240 Hz vs 120 Hz
  • 71% higher charging: 240 W vs 140 W

Reasons to pick the MSI Prestige N16 Flip AI+

  • 34% lower thickness: 16.9 mm vs 25.6 mm
  • 25% higher capacity: 100 Wh vs 80 Wh
  • 17% lower weight: 1.9 kg vs 2.3 kg

Display

Display comparison: MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W versus MSI Prestige N16 Flip AI+
SpecMSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WMSI Prestige N16 Flip AI+
Screen size16 ″16 ″
Panel typeIPSOLED
Resolution2560x16002880x1800
Refresh rate240 Hz+100%120 Hz

Performance

Performance comparison: MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W versus MSI Prestige N16 Flip AI+
SpecMSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WMSI Prestige N16 Flip AI+
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 9 8940HXNVIDIA RTX Spark N1X
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (8GB GDDR7)NVIDIA Blackwell RTX GPU (6144 cores)
RAM32 GB32 GB
RAM typeDDR5-5200 (SODIMM)LPDDR5X (soldered, unified memory)
Storage1,024 GB1,024 GB
Storage typePCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDPCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W versus MSI Prestige N16 Flip AI+
SpecMSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WMSI Prestige N16 Flip AI+
Geekbench 6 (single)2,839Top 47%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)16,483Top 30%—
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (GPU)13,644Top 31%—

Battery

Battery comparison: MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W versus MSI Prestige N16 Flip AI+
SpecMSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WMSI Prestige N16 Flip AI+
Capacity80 Wh100 Wh+25%
Charging240 W+71%140 W

Design

Design comparison: MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W versus MSI Prestige N16 Flip AI+
SpecMSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WMSI Prestige N16 Flip AI+
Weight2.3 kg1.9 kg+17%
Thickness25.6 mm16.9 mm+34%
MaterialPlastic—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W versus MSI Prestige N16 Flip AI+
SpecMSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WMSI Prestige N16 Flip AI+
Ports3x 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 jack2x USB4 Type-C (DisplayPort, PD 3.1, Thunderbolt 4 compatible), 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, HDMI 2.1, SD card reader, 3.5mm combo jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.45.4
Webcam720p HD with privacy shutter1080p FHD IR
Biometrics—Fingerprint reader, IR facial recognition

Software

Software comparison: MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8W versus MSI Prestige N16 Flip AI+
SpecMSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WMSI Prestige N16 Flip AI+
Operating systemWindows 11 HomeWindows 11 (Arm)

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