MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026) vs Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16")

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Review

MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026)
Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16")
Performance
79
79
Gaming
51
40
Display
65
72
Battery Life
66
69
Connectivity
61
79
Portability
57
68
QuickComparisons Score
62
71
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026) and Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16")

Reasons to consider the MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026)

  • + AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
  • + GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB graphics
  • + 16GB/1024GB
  • + 16 inches display
  • + 90 Wh battery

Reasons to consider the Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16")

  • + Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
  • + GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB graphics
  • + 32GB/1024GB
  • + 16 inches display
  • + 92.2 Wh battery

Pros & Cons

MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026)
  • Reliable everyday laptop
  • Heavy (2.5 kg (5.51 lbs))

"A premium MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026) laptop with capable performance (79/100). Suited for productivity, content creation and gaming."

Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16")
  • Thunderbolt connectivity
  • Generous 32GB RAM
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A premium Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16") laptop with capable performance (79/100). Suited for productivity, content creation and gaming."

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Benchmarks

Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026)
2785
Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16")
2796
MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026) Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16")
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 15758 14030
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 114 125
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) 1698 1114

Specifications

Case
Specification MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16") ↗
Weight 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs)
Dimensions 359 x 266.4 x 21.8-27.9 mm 14.13 x 10.49 x 0.86-1.1 inches 360.6 x 247.9 x 17.2 mm 14.2 x 9.76 x 0.68 inches
Area 956 cm 2 (148.2 inches 2 ) 894 cm 2 (138.6 inches 2 )
Screen-to-body ratio ~77.6% ~83%
Side bezels 7.2 mm 8 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material Plastic Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle
Cooling Solution
Specification MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16") ↗
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 50.1 dB
Display
Specification MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16") ↗
Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh Rate 240 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes
PPI 189 ppi 212 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2880 x 1800 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No Yes
Coating Matte Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor No Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100%
Adobe RGB profile
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 3 ms 1 ms
Max. brightness 400 nits 500 nits
Battery
Specification MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16") ↗
Capacity 90 Wh 92.2 Wh
Full charging time
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left, Bottom Left
Charge power 240 W 170 / 245 W
Cable length
Weight of AC adapter 753 grams
CPU
Specification MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16") ↗
CPU name AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
Base frequency 2.4 GHz 1.9 GHz
Cores 16 16 (4P + 12E)
Threads 32 16
Integrated GPU Radeon 610M Intel Xe3 Graphics
Fabrication process 5 nm 2 nm
Graphics Card
Specification MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16") ↗
GPU name GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 5 nm
GPU boost clock
FLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS 13.6 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR7
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3328 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 104 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 32
GPU performance 18.4 TFLOPS 13.6 TFLOPS
Blender GPU
Solar Bay
RAM
Specification MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16") ↗
RAM size 16GB 32GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x16 GB
Clock 5200 MHz 7467 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Upgradable Yes No
Storage
Specification MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16") ↗
Storage size 1024GB 1024GB
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 1x1024 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
NVMe Yes Yes
Sound
Specification MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16") ↗
Speakers 2 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers)
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness ~83.1 dB
Microphones 2 4
Connectivity
Specification MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16") ↗
Wi-Fi v6E v7
Bluetooth v5.3 v6.0
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor No Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Ports
Specification MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16") ↗
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes No
SD card reader No Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes
Input
Specification MSI Crosshair A16 HX AI (2026) ↗ Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16") ↗
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlit Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.7 mm 1.5 mm
Size 15.0 x 9.5 cm
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes

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