MSI Crosshair 16" CROSSHAIRA16D8090 Gray
The AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX and NVIDIA RTX 5060 with DLSS 4 drive high frame rates on the 16-inch 240Hz QHD+ display, making fast-paced games look sharp and fluid. Its dual-drive setup pairs a 1TB NVMe SSD with a 1TB HDD for ample storage, while Cooler Boost 5 and a 24-zone RGB keyboard add practical thermal management and customization. This laptop is best for gamers who want high-refresh 1440p performance and multitaskers needing substantial local storage without relying solely on external drives.
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 2560x1440
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.5 kg
56 Overall Score
Price CA$2,998
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 4.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 1 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 2560x1440 (QHD) |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 2.5 kg / 5.5 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Crosshair 16" CROSSHAIRA16D8090 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 2560x1440 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | - | 71 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Crosshair 16" CROSSHAIRA16D8090 | 94.1 | 81.9 | 52.2 | 23.3 | 83.8 | 11.9 | 89.3 | 3.3 | 59.6 | 76.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.4 | 84.3 | 96.2 | 77.4 | 99.3 | 69.5 | 98.7 | 98.6 | 97.3 | 88.3 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.8 | 90.8 | 91.9 | 90.9 | 96.3 | 74.7 | 89.5 | 98.6 | 59.6 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 91.6 | 98.7 | 99.7 | 95.4 | 6.9 | 97.5 | 94.8 | 80.4 | 86.2 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.1 | 92.3 | 90.7 | 90.9 | 96.3 | 73.5 | 68 | 79.1 | 32.7 | 97.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.9 | 25.9 | 98.7 | 64.5 | 90.8 | 57.2 | 80.6 | 79.1 | 80.4 | 79 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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