MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (2026) vs Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024)

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Review

MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (2026)
Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024)
Performance
87
70
Gaming
54
36
Display
65
55
Battery Life
60
77
Connectivity
61
72
Portability
57
97
QuickComparisons Score
65
67
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (2026) and Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024)

Reasons to consider the MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (2026)

  • + Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
  • + GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB graphics
  • + 16GB/1024GB
  • + 16 inches display
  • + 90 Wh battery

Reasons to consider the Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024)

  • + Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
  • + Adreno X1-85 graphics
  • + 16GB/512GB
  • + 13.4 inches display
  • + 55 Wh battery

Pros & Cons

MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (2026)
  • Strong performance
  • Thunderbolt connectivity
  • Heavy (2.5 kg (5.51 lbs))

"A premium MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (2026) laptop with strong performance (87/100). Suited for demanding professional and gaming workloads."

Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024)
  • Highly portable
  • Thunderbolt connectivity
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A high-end Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024) laptop with capable performance (70/100). Suited for demanding professional and gaming workloads."

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Benchmarks

Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (2026) +15%
3150
Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024)
2728
MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (2026) Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 16770 14120
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 140 121
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) 1911 910

Specifications

Case
Specification MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024) ↗
Weight 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) 1.17 kg (2.58 lbs)
Dimensions 359 x 266.4 x 21.8-27.9 mm 14.13 x 10.49 x 0.86-1.1 inches 295.3 x 199.1 x 14.8-15.3 mm 11.63 x 7.84 x 0.58-0.6 inches
Area 956 cm 2 (148.2 inches 2 ) 588 cm 2 (91.2 inches 2 )
Screen-to-body ratio ~77.6% ~88.6%
Side bezels 7.2 mm 3.3 mm
Colors Gray Silver, Gray
Material Plastic Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135°
Cooling Solution
Specification MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024) ↗
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 40.6 dB
Display
Specification MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024) ↗
Size 16 inches 13.4 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh Rate 240 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz)
PPI 189 ppi 169 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No Yes
Display tests
Contrast 2000:01:00
sRGB color space 100%
Adobe RGB profile 71.70%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 97.80%
Response time 3 ms 35 ms
Max. brightness 400 nits 500 nits
Battery
Specification MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024) ↗
Capacity 90 Wh 55 Wh
Full charging time 1:35 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes
Charging port position Left, Bottom Left, Right
Charge power 240 W 60 W
Cable length 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 287 grams
CPU
Specification MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024) ↗
CPU name Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
Base frequency 2.4 GHz 3.4 GHz
Cores 20 (8P + 12E) 12
Threads 20 12
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Qualcomm Adreno X1-85
Fabrication process 3 nm 4 nm
Graphics Card
Specification MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024) ↗
GPU name GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB Adreno X1-85
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 4 nm 4 nm
GPU boost clock 1250 MHz
FLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS 3.8 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR7 LPDDR5X
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps 8.45 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3328 1536
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 104 96
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 48
GPU performance 18.4 TFLOPS 3.8 TFLOPS
Blender GPU
Solar Bay 8473
RAM
Specification MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024) ↗
RAM size 16GB 16GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 6400 MHz 8448 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Upgradable Yes No
Storage
Specification MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024) ↗
Storage size 1024GB 512GB
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
NVMe Yes Yes
Sound
Specification MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024) ↗
Speakers 2 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness ~82.3 dB
Microphones 2 2
Connectivity
Specification MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024) ↗
Wi-Fi v6E v7
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.4
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor No Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1920 x 1080
Ports
Specification MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024) ↗
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 No
USB Type-C 1x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 No
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes No
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes No
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port Yes No
Input
Specification MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024) ↗
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlit Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.7 mm 1 mm
Size 11.2 x 6.4 cm
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes

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