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MSI Crosshair 16 HX E14W
MSI's 16-inch gaming laptop pairs a 14th-gen Intel HX chip with an RTX 5060 or RTX 5070 Laptop GPU. The configuration described here has the Core i7-14650HX, an RTX 5070, 16GB of DDR5, 1TB of storage and a 240Hz 2560x1600 IPS display; an i9-14900HX option also exists. US pricing starts at $1,299 for the i7 and RTX 5060 model.
Pros
- 240Hz 2560x1600 IPS display with 100% DCI-P3 typical coverage and about 447 nits measured in review testing
- 80Wh battery and a 240W adapter
- RTX 5070 Laptop GPU with 8GB GDDR7
- Two DDR5 slots (up to 96GB) and two M.2 slots, one PCIe Gen4 and one Gen5
- HDMI 2.1, RJ45 Ethernet, two USB-C with DisplayPort and a webcam privacy shutter
Cons
- Heavy at 2.3kg and up to 25.55mm thick
- Battery life is poor in review testing, around 2.5 hours in light use
- Fans are loud under load in review testing
- Only 16GB of RAM and a 720p webcam, with no SD card slot or Thunderbolt/USB4
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the MSI Crosshair 16 HX E14W
Display
- Screen size
- 16 ″
- Panel type
- IPS-level
- Resolution
- 2560x1600
- Refresh rate
- 240 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 447 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-14650HX
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (8GB GDDR7)
- RAM
- 16 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5-5600
- Storage
- 1,024 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,732Bottom 41%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 15,982Top 33%
Battery
- Capacity
- 80 Wh
- Charging
- 240 W
Design
- Weight
- 2.3 kg
- Thickness
- 25.6 mm
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort, PD 3.0), 1x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, HDMI 2.1, RJ45, 3.5mm combo jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Webcam
- 720p HD
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Home
Quick answers
Is the MSI Crosshair 16 HX E14W good in 2026?
The MSI Crosshair 16 HX E14W earns an Inno Score of 54/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. MSI's 16-inch gaming laptop pairs a 14th-gen Intel HX chip with an RTX 5060 or RTX 5070 Laptop GPU. The configuration described here has the Core i7-14650HX, an RTX 5070, 16GB of DDR5, 1TB of storage and a 240Hz 2560x1600 IPS display; an i9-14900HX option also exists. US pricing starts at $1,299 for the i7 and RTX 5060 model.
What are the key specs of the MSI Crosshair 16 HX E14W?
Processor: Intel Core i7-14650HX · RAM: 16 GB · Screen size: 16 ″ · Weight: 2.3 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the MSI Crosshair 16 HX E14W?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are ASUS ExpertBook P5 G2 (P5605CAA), ASUS TUF Gaming A14 (2024), HP ZBook 8 G1i 14 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
