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MSI Crosshair 16 Max HX E2W
MSI's 16-inch gaming laptop pairs the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus with an RTX 5070 Laptop GPU and a 165Hz QHD+ OLED panel. The 32GB/1TB model lists at $2,599 in the US; MSI also sells Core Ultra 7 251HX and 255HX versions and RTX 5060 options, with up to 200W combined CPU and GPU power.
Pros
- 16-inch 2560x1600 OLED at 165Hz with 100% DCI-P3 and VESA DisplayHDR True Black 1000 certification
- Up to 200W combined CPU and GPU power with MSI OverBoost
- Two memory slots (up to 128GB DDR5-6400) and two M.2 SSD slots, one of them PCIe Gen5 compatible
- Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, three USB-A ports and 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
- 240W power adapter included
Cons
- Only a 720p webcam
- Wi-Fi 6E rather than Wi-Fi 7
- 2.2kg and up to 23.85mm thick, heavy for a 16-inch laptop
- The RTX 5070 VRAM is listed differently on regional MSI sheets (8GB vs 12GB), so check the exact SKU
Good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the MSI Crosshair 16 Max HX E2W
Display
- Screen size
- 16 ″
- Panel type
- OLED
- Resolution
- 2560x1600
- Refresh rate
- 165 Hz
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU
- RAM
- 32 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5
- Storage
- 1,024 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD
Battery
- Capacity
- 80 Wh
- Charging
- 240 W
Design
- Weight
- 2.2 kg
- Thickness
- 23.9 mm
Connectivity
- Ports
- 3x USB-A 3.2 Gen2, 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 (DisplayPort, PD 3.0), 1x Thunderbolt 4 (DisplayPort, PD 3.1), HDMI 2.1, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 3.5mm combo jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Webcam
- 720p HD
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Home
Quick answers
Is the MSI Crosshair 16 Max HX E2W good in 2026?
The MSI Crosshair 16 Max HX E2W earns an Inno Score of 61.5/100 (“Good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. MSI's 16-inch gaming laptop pairs the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus with an RTX 5070 Laptop GPU and a 165Hz QHD+ OLED panel. The 32GB/1TB model lists at $2,599 in the US; MSI also sells Core Ultra 7 251HX and 255HX versions and RTX 5060 options, with up to 200W combined CPU and GPU power.
What are the key specs of the MSI Crosshair 16 Max HX E2W?
Processor: Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus · RAM: 32 GB · Screen size: 16 ″ · Weight: 2.2 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the MSI Crosshair 16 Max HX E2W?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Gen 10 (14-inch AMD), MECHREVO Yaoshi 16 Air, Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 9 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
