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MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI D2XWFKG-076US vs MSI Crosshair A18 HX A8WGKG-009US

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  • 90specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 66identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Crosshair A18 HX A8WGKG-009US has 8,685 HX more processor model than the MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI D2XWFKG-076US (8940HX vs 255HX). The MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI D2XWFKG-076US has 4 more processor cores than the MSI Crosshair A18 HX A8WGKG-009US (20 vs 16). The MSI Crosshair A18 HX A8WGKG-009US has 12 more processor threads than the MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI D2XWFKG-076US (32 vs 20). Product colour: Grey on the MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI D2XWFKG-076US, Black on the MSI Crosshair A18 HX A8WGKG-009US. Display diagonal: 40.6 cm (16") on the MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI D2XWFKG-076US, 45.7 cm (18") on the MSI Crosshair A18 HX A8WGKG-009US.

  • Product colour
    • Crosshair 16 HX AI D2XWFKG-076US:Grey
    • Crosshair A18 HX A8WGKG-009US:Black
  • Display diagonal
    • Crosshair 16 HX AI D2XWFKG-076US:40.6 cm (16")
    • Crosshair A18 HX A8WGKG-009US:45.7 cm (18")
  • Processor manufacturer
    • Crosshair 16 HX AI D2XWFKG-076US:Intel
    • Crosshair A18 HX A8WGKG-009US:AMD
  • Processor family
    • Crosshair 16 HX AI D2XWFKG-076US:Intel Core Ultra 7
    • Crosshair A18 HX A8WGKG-009US:AMD Ryzen™ 9
  • Processor generation
    • Crosshair 16 HX AI D2XWFKG-076US:Intel Core Ultra (Series 2)
    • Crosshair A18 HX A8WGKG-009US:AMD Ryzen 8000 Series
  • Processor model
    • Crosshair 16 HX AI D2XWFKG-076US:255HX
    • Crosshair A18 HX A8WGKG-009US:8940HX
  • Processor cores
    • Crosshair 16 HX AI D2XWFKG-076US:20
    • Crosshair A18 HX A8WGKG-009US:16
  • Processor threads
    • Crosshair 16 HX AI D2XWFKG-076US:20
    • Crosshair A18 HX A8WGKG-009US:32

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125 specifications
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack
Colour nameKnown for oneCosmos GrayUnknown — not stated by the source
Housing materialKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMetal, Plastic
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers40.6 cm (16")45.7 cm (18")
Native aspect ratioKnown for one16:10Unknown — not stated by the source
Anti-glare screenKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor8 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor familyDiffersIntel Core Ultra 7AMD Ryzen™ 9
Processor generationDiffersIntel Core Ultra (Series 2)AMD Ryzen 8000 Series
Processor modelDiffers255HX8940HX
Processor coresDiffers2016
Processor threadsDiffers2032
Processor boost frequencyDiffers5.2 GHz5.3 GHz
Performance coresKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Efficient coresKnown for one12Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance-core Max Turbo FrequencyKnown for one5.2 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Efficient-core Max Turbo FrequencyKnown for one4.5 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance-core base frequencyKnown for one2.4 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Efficient-core base frequencyKnown for one1.8 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers30 MB64 MB
Maximum turbo powerKnown for one160 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor base powerKnown for one55 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.4 GHz
Processor cache typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceL2 & L3
Neural processor unit (NPU)identical
Neural processor unit (NPU)Known for oneIntel AI BoostUnknown — not stated by the source
Sparsity supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows Studio effects supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
AI software frameworks supported by NPUKnown for oneDirectML, OpenVINO, Windows ML, ONNX RT, WebNNUnknown — not stated by the source
Total processor performance up toKnown for one33 TOPsUnknown — not stated by the source
NPU performance up toKnown for one13 TOPsUnknown — not stated by the source
GPU performance up toKnown for one8 TOPsUnknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
SSD form factorKnown for oneM.2Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5060 Laptop GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
On-board GPU manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
On-board graphics card familyDiffersIntel® GraphicsAMD Radeon Graphics
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® GraphicsAMD Radeon 610M
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffersHi-Res AudioNahimic 3
Cameraidentical
Video capturing speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30 fps
Network3 differ
WLAN controller manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
WLAN controller modelDiffersIntel Wi-Fi 6E AX211AMD RZ616
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers30
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 4 ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Thunderbolt 4Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
USB Sleep-and-ChargeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard layoutKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAZERTY
Keyboard languageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFrench
Poweridentical
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers2.5 kg3.1 kg
WidthDiffers359 mm404 mm
DepthDiffers266.4 mm280 mm
Height (front)Differs2.18 cm2.56 cm
Height (rear)Differs2.79 cm2.99 cm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source29.7 mm
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel SoC

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