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The Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025) takes the lead in gaming due to its powerful GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB graphics, outperforming the MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026)'s GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB graphics by a significant margin.
The Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025) excels in professional work with its Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor, delivering a 17-point advantage over the MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026)'s AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX processor.
The MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026) is more portable due to its smaller 16-inch display and lighter weight, making it easier to carry around compared to the Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 10 (2025)'s 18-inch display.
96 | Performance | 79 |
93 | Gaming | 51 |
88 | Display | 65 |
56 | Battery Life | 66 |
82 | Connectivity | 61 |
31 | Portability | 57 |
90 | QuickComparisons Score | 62 |
| May 2025 | Launched | January 2026 |
| ~78.6% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~77.6% |
| 403 x 296.5 x 23.9-27.95 mm (15.87 x 11.67 x 0.94-1.1 inches) | Dimensions: | 359 x 266.4 x 21.8-27.9 mm (14.13 x 10.49 x 0.86-1.1 inches) |
| 18 inches | Size | 16 inches |
| Mini LED | Type | IPS LCD |
| 240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| — | Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| 252 ppi | PPI | 189 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 3840 x 2400 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | No |
| G-Sync | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy | Coating | Matte |
| — | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1200:1 | Contrast | — |
| 100% | sRGB color space | — |
| 96.80% | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 88.90% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| 3 ms | Response time | 3 ms |
| 520 nits | Max. brightness | 400 nits |
| 3236 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2785 |
| 22129 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 15758 |
| 138 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 114 |
| 2079 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 1698 |
| 3.5 kg (7.72 lbs) | Weight | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) |
| 403 x 296.5 x 23.9-27.95 mm 15.87 x 11.67 x 0.94-1.1 inches | Dimensions | 359 x 266.4 x 21.8-27.9 mm 14.13 x 10.49 x 0.86-1.1 inches |
| 1195 cm 2 (185.2 inches 2 ) | Area | 956 cm 2 (148.2 inches 2 ) |
| ~78.6% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.6% |
| 7.7 mm | Side bezels | 7.2 mm |
| Black | Colors | Gray |
| Aluminum | Material | Plastic |
| No | Transformer | No |
| 180° | Opening angle | — |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| Yes | Vapor chamber | No |
| Yes | Liquid metal | No |
| 4 | Number of fans | 2 |
| 56 dB | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | CPU name | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX |
| 2.7 GHz | Base frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| 24 (8P + 16E) | Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Threads | 32 |
| Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Integrated GPU | Radeon 610M |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB |
| Dedicated | Type | Dedicated |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | — |
| 42 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 18.4 TFLOPS |
| 16 GB | Memory size | 8 GB |
| GDDR7 | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 256 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| ~28 Gbps | Memory speed | ~24 Gbps |
| 7680 | Shading units (cores) | 3328 |
| 240 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 104 |
| 96 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 |
| 42 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 18.4 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| — | Solar Bay | — |
| 32GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x16 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 5600 MHz | Clock | 5200 MHz |
| DDR5 | Type | DDR5 |
| Yes | Upgradable | Yes |
| 1024GB | Storage size | 1024GB |
| PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x1024 GB | Channels | 1x1024 GB |
| Yes | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 99.9 Wh | Capacity | 90 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 140 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Left, Bottom | Charging port position | Left, Bottom |
| 400 W | Charge power | 240 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| 1247 grams | Weight of AC adapter | — |
| v7 | Wi-Fi | v6E |
| v5.4 | Bluetooth | v5.3 |
| No | Fingerprint | No |
| Yes | Infrared sensor | No |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 2560 x 1440 | Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 |
| 3x USB 3.2 | USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 |
| 3x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt 5 | Thunderbolt | No |
| 1x HDMI 2.1 | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| Yes | Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes |
| Yes | SD card reader | No |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| Yes | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1.6 mm | Key Travel | 1.7 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 15.0 x 9.5 cm | Size | — |
| Glass | Surface | Plastic |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | Speakers | 2 |
| No | Dolby Atmos | No |
| ~79 dB | Loudness | — |
| 2 | Microphones | 2 |
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