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 (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong storage (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong gpu (83th percentile) 83th
- Strong screen (83th percentile) 83th
Cons
- Below average compact (11th percentile)
- Below average port (25th 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 | 2560 (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 | Lenovo Legion Pro Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-XS97 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 | HP ZBook 8 G1i | LG gram 14Z90T-G.ADB6U1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | Intel Core Ultra 7 265H | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 2560x1440 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 | 14" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.5 | 5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 73 | 54 | 77 | 72 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Crosshair 16" A16 HX | 94.6 | 83.2 | 54 | 24.9 | 83.2 | 11.1 | 90.2 | 59.1 | 76.6 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.7 | 92.3 | 98.7 | 99.8 | 95.2 | 6.2 | 97.7 | 79.3 | 86.7 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-XS97 Compare | 86.6 | 89.9 | 92.4 | 95.8 | 96 | 72.9 | 94.8 | 59.1 | 40.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 Compare | 66.9 | 61.5 | 93.4 | 60.4 | 87.9 | 87.3 | 81.8 | 79.3 | 53.1 |
| HP ZBook 8 G1i Compare | 89.5 | 61.5 | 98 | 94 | 88.1 | 77.1 | 81.8 | 32.5 | 44.2 |
| LG gram 14Z90T-G.ADB6U1 Compare | 85.3 | 61.5 | 91.3 | 82.2 | 71 | 88.5 | 81.8 | 9.7 | 82.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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