MSI Modern 16S AI+ (G3M) vs Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3
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Review
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Modern 16S AI+ (G3M)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 950 grams less (around 2.09 lbs)
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3
- Can run popular games at about 486-662% higher FPS
- Around 2.6x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a much bigger (~67%) battery – 99.9 against 60 watt-hours
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 192GB)
- Better webcam recording quality
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.59 kg (3.51 lbs) | 2.54 kg (5.6 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359.6 x 250.9 x 17.9 mm 14.16 x 9.88 x 0.7 inches |
362 x 252 x 15.8 mm 14.25 x 9.92 x 0.62 inches |
| Area | 902 cm2 (139.9 inches2) | 912 cm2 (141.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.3% | ~81.4% |
| Side bezels | 7.5 mm | 8.7 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 53.9 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | - | Yes |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1200:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:26 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 | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 180 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 521 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 14 (6P + 8E) |
| Threads | 6 | 14 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) |
| Fabrication process | 2 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 25 W | 105 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 2300 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 1.2 TFLOPS | 11.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 8.53 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 256 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 16 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 1.2 TFLOPS | 11.8 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 2477 |
| Solar Bay | - | 36170 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8533 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 4 |
| Max. ram size | - | 192 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 3 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Cirrus Logic CS42L43 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~83.5 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Size | - | 11.5 x 6.7 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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