MSI Crosshair MSI 16" Crosshair 16 HX AI Gaming Laptop Review
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.5 kg
Battery 90 Wh
78.3 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (91th percentile) 93th
- Strong gpu (83th percentile) 88th
- Strong screen (83th percentile) 85th
- Strong ram (81th percentile) 83th
Cons
- Below average compact (13th percentile) 11th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | RTX 5060 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 Output |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.5 kg / 5.5 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
Price History
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Crosshair MSI 16" Crosshair 16 HX AI Gaming Laptop | ASUS ROG Flow ASUS ROG Flow - AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 AMD Radeon | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Silver) | Lenovo ThinkPad Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 16" UHD+ OLED Touchscreen | MSI Creator MSI Creator M14 A13V A13VF-081US 14" 2.8K Laptop, | HP ZBook HP 14" ZBook Ultra G1a Multi-Touch Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H | Intel Core i7 13620H | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 128 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 128 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 3840x2160 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon 8060 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | AMD Radeon |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro, English | Windows 11 Home (MSI recommends Windows 11 Pro for business) | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 70 | 72 | 90 | - | 74 |