MSI Crosshair 16" A16 HX 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.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong storage (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong screen (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong gpu (82nd percentile) 82nd
Cons
- Below average portability (11th percentile)
- Below average port selection (23rd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 6 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
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" A16 HX | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | Microsoft Surface Laptop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | Apple M4 Pro | 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 | 24 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 2560x1440 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple (20-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | - | 71 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Crosshair 16" A16 HX | 94.1 | 81.8 | 53.1 | 23.4 | 83.5 | 10.9 | 90 | 59.3 | 77.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.5 | 72.3 | 67.1 | 88.1 | 99.2 | 67.9 | 98.7 | 96.9 | 99.9 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.9 | 91.6 | 92.4 | 91.4 | 96 | 73.3 | 90.1 | 59.3 | 97.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.4 | 92.6 | 98.8 | 99.8 | 95.2 | 6.2 | 97.7 | 79.7 | 87.2 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.2 | 86.5 | 91.3 | 91.4 | 96 | 72.1 | 68.8 | 32.2 | 97 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Compare | 98.9 | 23.8 | 81.7 | 59 | 88.1 | 88.6 | 81.3 | 79.7 | 91.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon.co.uk 1 offer From £1,729
We started tracking prices for this product on May 30, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
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