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The MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026) takes the lead in gaming performance, thanks to its GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB graphics.
The MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026) excels in professional work with its high performance AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX processor.
The Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Edge (14) is the clear winner in portability, with its 14-inch display making it significantly more portable.
79 | Performance | 68 |
51 | Gaming | 35 |
65 | Display | 78 |
66 | Battery Life | 74 |
61 | Connectivity | 72 |
57 | Portability | 92 |
62 | QuickComparisons Score | 72 |
| January 2026 | Launched | May 2024 |
| ~77.6% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~81.3% |
| 359 x 266.4 x 21.8-27.9 mm (14.13 x 10.49 x 0.86-1.1 inches) | Dimensions: | 312.3 x 223.8 x 10.9 mm (12.3 x 8.81 x 0.43 inches) |
| 16 inches | Size | 14 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | OLED |
| 240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| — | Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| 189 ppi | PPI | 243 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| No | HDR support | Yes, HDR10 |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | Yes |
| Matte | Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| No | Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| — | Display tests | — |
| — | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| — | sRGB color space | 100% |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 100% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 120% |
| 3 ms | Response time | 1 ms |
| 400 nits | Max. brightness | 500 nits |
| 2785 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2659 |
| 15758 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 13844 |
| 114 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 117 |
| 1698 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 892 |
| 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) | Weight | 1.16 kg (2.56 lbs) |
| 359 x 266.4 x 21.8-27.9 mm 14.13 x 10.49 x 0.86-1.1 inches | Dimensions | 312.3 x 223.8 x 10.9 mm 12.3 x 8.81 x 0.43 inches |
| 956 cm 2 (148.2 inches 2 ) | Area | 699 cm 2 (108.4 inches 2 ) |
| ~77.6% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.3% |
| 7.2 mm | Side bezels | 5.4 mm |
| Gray | Colors | Blue |
| Plastic | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| — | Opening angle | 130° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | Yes |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 2 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 27.2 dB |
| AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | CPU name | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) |
| 2.4 GHz | Base frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| 16 | Cores | 12 |
| 32 | Threads | 12 |
| Radeon 610M | Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB | GPU name | Adreno X1-85 |
| Dedicated | Type | Integrated |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz |
| 18.4 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 3.8 TFLOPS |
| 8 GB | Memory size | System Shared |
| GDDR7 | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | — |
| ~24 Gbps | Memory speed | 8.45 Gbps |
| 3328 | Shading units (cores) | 1536 |
| 104 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 96 |
| 48 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 |
| 18.4 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 3.8 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| — | Solar Bay | 8652 |
| 16GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 5200 MHz | Clock | 8448 MHz |
| DDR5 | Type | LPDDR5X |
| Yes | Upgradable | No |
| 1024GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | Bus | Custom |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x1024 GB | Channels | 1x512 GB |
| Yes | Upgradable | No |
| Yes | NVMe | No |
| 90 Wh | Capacity | 55.9 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Left, Bottom | Charging port position | Left |
| 240 W | Charge power | 65 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| — | Weight of AC adapter | 163 grams |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.3 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| No | Fingerprint | Optional |
| No | Infrared sensor | No |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1280 x 720 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| 3x USB 3.2 | USB-A | No |
| 1x USB 3.2 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| No | 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) | No |
| No | SD card reader | No |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | No |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| Yes | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1.7 mm | Key Travel | 1 mm |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | 11.5 x 8.3 cm |
| Plastic | Surface | Glass |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2 | Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| No | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| — | Loudness | ~78.4 dB |
| 2 | Microphones | 2 |
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