MSI Venture A16 AI+ (A3HMG) vs Summit A16 AI+
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Venture A16 AI+ (A3HMG)
- Easier to carry: weighs 200 grams less (around 0.44 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 96GB)
Advantages of the MSI Summit A16 AI+
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 110-150% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 2.3x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 57% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a a little bigger (~9%) battery – 82 against 75 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- Display has support for touch input
- 33% sharper screen – 189 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 14% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 350 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) | 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359.3 x 245.25 x 22.15-23.15 mm 14.15 x 9.66 x 0.87-0.91 inches |
358 x 258.55 x 16.9-17.35 mm 14.09 x 10.18 x 0.67-0.68 inches |
| Area | 881 cm2 (136.7 inches2) | 926 cm2 (143.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~84.2% | ~80.2% |
| Side bezels | 7.3 mm | 6.7 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | Yes |
| Opening angle | 180° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 189 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | - |
| Ambient light sensor | - | Yes |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes, 100 W |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 90 W | 100 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (3P + 3E) | 10 (4P + 6E) |
| Threads | 12 | 20 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 840M | AMD Radeon 880M |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 400 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2900 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS | 4.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 256 | 768 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 16 | 48 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 1.5 TFLOPS | 4.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 121 | 281 |
| Solar Bay | 7439 | 14075 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 7500 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 96 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 | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 3 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| 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 | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| 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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