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MSI CreatorPro Z16P laptop review - Mobile workstation with temperature problems

Nvidia Studio instead of GeForce. With the CreatorPro Z16P, MSI specifically targets customers who need professional graphics cards together with their drivers. Like the regular Creator Z16P with a GeForce GPU, the 16-inch device offers fast components but also has to struggle with some temperature problems.

We already tested the Creator Z16P from MSI extensively, which is a slim 16-inch laptop for content creators. However, the manufacturer also offers the device with professional GPUs from Nvidia using the name "CreatorPro Z16P," which we examine today. We are testing the configuration labeled "B12UKST-078" for 3,499 Euros (~$3,620), which combines an Intel Core i7-12700H with the Nvidia RTX A3000. In addition, there are 32 GB of RAM and a large, 1-TB SSD as well as a 16-inch IPS display with a WQHD resolution and 165-Hz refresh rate. In this test, we mainly concentrate on the performance. You can find detailed information on the case, equipment, input devices, and speakers in our test of the Creator Z16P:

MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Processor
Intel Core i7-12700H 14 x 1.7 - 4.7 GHz, 74 W PL2 / Short Burst, 64 W PL1 / Sustained, Alder Lake-H
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU - 12 GB VRAM, Core: 1440 MHz, Memory: 1750 MHz, 90 W TDP ( including 10 W Dynamic Boost), GDDR6, 517.4, Optimus
Memory
32 GB 
, DDR5-4800, dual-channel, max. 64 GB
Display
16.00 inch 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixel 189 PPI, B160QAN02.N, IPS, glossy: yes, 165 Hz
Mainboard
Intel Alder Lake-P PCH
Storage
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, 1024 GB 
, 870 GB free
Soundcard
Intel Alder Lake-P PCH - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)
Connections
2 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 USB 4.0 40 Gbps, 1 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm audio port, Card Reader: SDXC, 1 Fingerprint Reader, Brightness Sensor
Networking
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.2
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 19 x 359 x 256 ( = 0.75 x 14.13 x 10.08 in)
Battery
90 Wh, 5922 mAh Lithium-Polymer
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Camera
Webcam: 1080p
Primary Camera: 2 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: stereo, Dynaudio, Keyboard: chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 240W PSU, MSI Center Pro, 36 Months Warranty
Weight
2.372 kg ( = 83.67 oz / 5.23 pounds), Power Supply: 757 g ( = 26.7 oz / 1.67 pounds)
Price
3500 Euro
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Possible Competitors in Comparison

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
84.3 %
11/2022
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
2.4 kg19 mm16.00"2560x1600
90.1 %
11/2022
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
i7-12800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU
1.8 kg19 mm16.00"3840x2400
89.8 %
11/2021
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
i7-11850H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
2 kg17.7 mm16.00"3840x2400
88.3 %
10/2021
Dell Precision 5000 5560
i7-11850H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU
2 kg18 mm15.60"3840x2400
83.7 %
06/2022
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
2.4 kg20.4 mm16.00"2560x1600

Case, Equipment, and Input Devices

The case of the CreatorPro Z16P doesn't differ from that of the regular Creator Z16P, which of course also includes the connections and input devices. You shouldn't run into any problems with the dark-gray (Lunar Gray) case even in the office, as long as you restrain yourself with the keyboard illumination, where the color can be individually configured for each key. The keyboard itself offers a very comfortable typing experience and benefits from a long key stroke. In this regard, the CreatorPro can even keep up with good business laptops. The ClickPad also works without any problems.

In terms of the connections, you get a total of three USB ports, with one of them including Thunderbolt 4, and a full-size SD card reader. On the other hand, you have to make do without a dedicated graphics output. Due to the cooling, all the connections except for the power port are in the front areas of both sides, which is less than optimal in everyday operation.

Size Comparison

360 mm / 14.2 inch 256 mm / 10.1 inch 20.4 mm / 0.803 inch 2.4 kg5.26 lbs359 mm / 14.1 inch 256 mm / 10.1 inch 19 mm / 0.748 inch 2.4 kg5.23 lbs359.5 mm / 14.2 inch 253.8 mm / 9.99 inch 17.7 mm / 0.697 inch 2 kg4.34 lbs356 mm / 14 inch 242 mm / 9.53 inch 19 mm / 0.748 inch 1.8 kg4.03 lbs344.72 mm / 13.6 inch 230.14 mm / 9.06 inch 18 mm / 0.709 inch 2 kg4.42 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs
Left: power, USB-C 4.0 with Thunderbolt 4 (40 GB/s, PowerDelivery, DisplayPort ALT mode), USB-C 3.2 Gen.2 (10 GB/s, DisplayPort ALT mode), 3.5-mm stereo
Left: power, USB-C 4.0 with Thunderbolt 4 (40 GB/s, PowerDelivery, DisplayPort ALT mode), USB-C 3.2 Gen.2 (10 GB/s, DisplayPort ALT mode), 3.5-mm stereo
Right: SD card reader, USB-A 3.2 Gen.2 (10 GB/s)
Right: SD card reader, USB-A 3.2 Gen.2 (10 GB/s)
SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Intel Core i7-11850H (AV Pro V60)
196.9 MB/s +142%
Average of class Workstation
  (54.8 - 200, n=17, last 2 years)
95.8 MB/s +18%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H (AV Pro V60)
81.3 MB/s
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60)
76 MB/s -7%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H (Angelbird AV PRO V60)
72.9 MB/s -10%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Intel Core i7-11850H (AV Pro V60)
198.4 MB/s +132%
Average of class Workstation
  (78.6 - 262, n=17, last 2 years)
133.6 MB/s +56%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H (AV Pro V60)
85.5 MB/s
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H (Angelbird AV PRO V60)
79.6 MB/s -7%
Networking
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz
1690 (min: 1617) MBit/s ∼100%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz
1659 (min: 1602) MBit/s ∼100%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz
1646 (min: 1567) MBit/s ∼97%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz
1622 (min: 1552) MBit/s ∼98%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
iperf3 transmit AX12
981 (min: 864) MBit/s ∼65%
iperf3 receive AX12
1382 (min: 1340) MBit/s ∼100%
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter
iperf3 receive AXE11000
1700 (min: 1582) MBit/s ∼100%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4Z9DVUS
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
iperf3 transmit AX12
1506 (min: 796) MBit/s ∼100%
iperf3 receive AX12
1361 (min: 1205) MBit/s ∼98%
050100150200250300350400450500550600650700750800850900950100010501100115012001250130013501400145015001550160016501700Tooltip
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST; iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz: Ø1659 (1602-1702)
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST; iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz: Ø1690 (1617-1721)
ColorChecker
9 ∆E
8.1 ∆E
8.2 ∆E
6.7 ∆E
5.8 ∆E
7.3 ∆E
12.9 ∆E
12 ∆E
14.1 ∆E
6.3 ∆E
8.8 ∆E
8.2 ∆E
10.7 ∆E
12.4 ∆E
17.3 ∆E
10.3 ∆E
9.3 ∆E
6.4 ∆E
2.3 ∆E
7.6 ∆E
6.1 ∆E
5.1 ∆E
3.1 ∆E
5.2 ∆E
ColorChecker MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST: 8.46 ∆E min: 2.28 - max: 17.31 ∆E

Display - TrueColor with 165 Hz

We can also be brief in the Display section, since there are also no differences to the regular Creator Z16P here. Although the design of the reflective TrueColor WQHD panel (2560 x 1600 pixels, IPS) in the 16:10 format is targeted more towards a content creator audience, the subjective image quality is simply very good, and other users will also enjoy the panel very much. 

In our measurements, the panel delivers decent values (average brightness ~390 cd/m²), even though the contrast ratio of ~1,100:1 could still have been a bit better and the black value could have been lower. The response times of the 165-Hz panel are excellent, and the same goes for the stability of the viewing angles. Light halos won't be much of a problem, and PWM also isn't used.

Subpixel array
Subpixel array
Only minimal light halos
Only minimal light halos
Viewing angle stability
Viewing angle stability
384
cd/m²
394
cd/m²
399
cd/m²
385
cd/m²
407
cd/m²
397
cd/m²
358
cd/m²
389
cd/m²
375
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
B160QAN02.N tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 407 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 387.6 cd/m² Minimum: 9.1 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 88 %
Center on Battery: 408 cd/m²
Contrast: 1131:1 (Black: 0.36 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.3 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 0.7
ΔE Greyscale 2.1 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
87.4% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.9% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
97.6% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.26
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
B160QAN02.N, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
BOE0A52, IPS, 3840x2400, 16.00
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
LP160UQ1-SPB1, IPS LED, 3840x2400, 16.00
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Sharp LQ156R1, IPS, 3840x2400, 15.60
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
AUOD298, IPS True Pixel (~100% DCI-P3), 2560x1600, 16.00
Display
-0%
0%
4%
-0%
Display P3 Coverage
97.6
97.5
0%
85.7
-12%
94.9
-3%
97.6
0%
sRGB Coverage
99.9
99.9
0%
99.4
-1%
100
0%
99.9
0%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
87.4
86.3
-1%
98.9
13%
100
14%
86.8
-1%
Response Times
-1%
-327%
-290%
7%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
12.8 ?(6.2, 6.6)
15.3 ?(6.9, 8.4)
-20%
55.2 ?(26.8, 28.4)
-331%
47.2 ?(25.2, 22)
-269%
12.9 ?(6.4, 6.5)
-1%
Response Time Black / White *
7.4 ?(3.4, 4)
6.1 ?(2.1, 4)
18%
31.2 ?(16.4, 14.8)
-322%
30.4 ?(16.4, 14)
-311%
6.4 ?(2.6, 3.8)
14%
PWM Frequency
Screen
11%
-11%
-59%
-25%
Brightness middle
407
554
36%
630
55%
501.5
23%
428
5%
Brightness
388
516
33%
622
60%
467
20%
394
2%
Brightness Distribution
88
84
-5%
90
2%
83
-6%
86
-2%
Black Level *
0.36
0.47
-31%
0.41
-14%
0.44
-22%
0.42
-17%
Contrast
1131
1179
4%
1537
36%
1140
1%
1019
-10%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
1.3
1
23%
2.2
-69%
4.73
-264%
1.67
-28%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
2.5
2.4
4%
5
-100%
8.45
-238%
5.71
-128%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
0.7
0.6
14%
1
-43%
0.51
27%
0.71
-1%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
2.1
1.6
24%
2.7
-29%
3.6
-71%
3.1
-48%
Gamma
2.26 97%
2.29 96%
2.26 97%
2.08 106%
2.195 100%
CCT
6437 101%
6458 101%
6886 94%
6447 101%
6498 100%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
3% / 7%
-113% / -54%
-115% / -79%
-6% / -15%

* ... smaller is better

Our analysis with the professional CalMAN software (X-Rite i1 Pro 2) shows that the panel is already very well-calibrated in the state of delivery, and the DeltaE deviation of less than 2 advertised by MSI compared to the DCI-P3 reference color space is correct. The deviation is also very small in the Grayscale, and there is no color tint. We are able to improve the deviations further with our own calibration (available for free download from the link further above), but this isn't really necessary. 

The TrueColor software also allows you to switch the color space, if you want to work in the sRGB color space, for example. In addition, the software also allows you to calibrate the display, and in this regard, the CreatorPro Z16P even offers some advantages compared to some workstations (such as HP's ZBook models with DreamColor panels that at this point don't offer any display software anymore).

CalMAN Grayscale (DCI-P3 color target space)
CalMAN Grayscale (DCI-P3 color target space)
CalMAN Saturation (DCI-P3 color target space)
CalMAN Saturation (DCI-P3 color target space)
CalMAN ColorChecker (DCI-P3 color target space)
CalMAN ColorChecker (DCI-P3 color target space)
CalMAN Grayscale calibrated (DCI-P3 color target space)
CalMAN Grayscale calibrated (DCI-P3 color target space)
CalMAN Saturation calibrated (DCI-P3 color target space)
CalMAN Saturation calibrated (DCI-P3 color target space)
CalMAN ColorChecker calibrated (DCI-P3 color target space)
CalMAN ColorChecker calibrated (DCI-P3 color target space)
vs. sRGB
vs. sRGB
vs. DCI-P3
vs. DCI-P3
vs. AdobeRGB
vs. AdobeRGB

Display Response Times

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.
       Response Time Black to White
7.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 3.4 ms rise
↘ 4 ms fall
The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 16 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.6 ms).
       Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
12.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 6.2 ms rise
↘ 6.6 ms fall
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 21 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.9 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.
Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18100 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Even though the reflective display surface helps with the image quality, of course it also makes things more difficult outdoors. As long as you are able to avoid reflections of light sources or bright areas, the contents can still be recognized fairly easily, but those who occasionally like to do mobile work or who work in changing light conditions would be better served by a matte display.

In the sun
In the sun

Performance - MSI uses Intel Alder Lake and Nvidia Studio

 
 

Test Conditions

In addition to the Windows settings, MSI also offers its own power profiles in the preinstalled CenterPro software and also a Smart Auto AI mode, which controls the performance independent of the load. During our tests, we received results that varied in parts with the power profiles. We received the best results with the Performance mode, even though there were also some variations here.

Processor - Core i7-12700H

The Intel Core i7-12700H is currently used in a lot of laptops, offering very good performance values with its 6 Performance and 8 Efficiency cores, but there can be some vast differences depending on the TDP configuration. In the CreatorPro Z16P, the values are chosen fairly conservatively, and they are not always stable. Sometimes, the processor is allowed to consume up to 76 watts, but in the Cinebench loop, it is only 55-60 watts. MSI should take another stab at this and allow for reproduceable results.

However, across all the CPU benchmarks, the performance is very good overall, placing only minimally behind the HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 with the Core i7-12800H. The regular Creator Z16P in the configuration with the Core i9-12900H is about 9% faster on average. In battery operation, the power consumption of the processor is limited to 45 watts, resulting in a performance reduction of about 25% in the multicore tests. You can find additional CPU benchmarks in our mobile processors section.

Cinebench R15 Multi Constant Load Test

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MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST Intel Core i7-12700H: Ø2211 (2130.95-2274.54)
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA Intel Core i7-12800H: Ø2518 (2462.45-2642.53)
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 Intel Core i7-11850H: Ø1803 (1759.48-1988.07)
Dell Precision 5000 5560 Intel Core i7-11850H: Ø1525 (1468.05-1546.97)
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST Intel Core i9-12900H: Ø2720 (2672.55-2894.15)
CPU results in the Cinebench R15 Multi loop
CPU results in the Cinebench R15 Multi loop
CPU Performance Rating: Percent
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
CPU Performance Rating
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H
84 pt
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H
79.2 pt
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H
76.7 pt
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
 
72.5 pt
Average of class Workstation
 
71.2 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Intel Core i7-11850H
61.7 pt
Dell Precision 5000 5560 -2!
Intel Core i7-11850H
52.1 pt
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H
18444 Points +7%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H
17228 Points
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H
16597 Points -4%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (4032 - 19330, n=63)
15636 Points -9%
Average of class Workstation
  (4332 - 24560, n=27, last 2 years)
15109 Points -12%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Intel Core i7-11850H
11935 Points -31%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Intel Core i7-11850H
9779 (9273.99min - 9779.26max) Points -43%
Cinebench R23 / Single Core
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H
1921 Points +11%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H
1859 Points +7%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (778 - 1826, n=62)
1758 Points +1%
Average of class Workstation
  (1144 - 2106, n=26, last 2 years)
1751 Points +1%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H
1738 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Intel Core i7-11850H
1552 Points -11%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Intel Core i7-11850H
1513 Points -13%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H
6950 Points +3%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H
6742 Points
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H
6433 Points -5%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (1576 - 7407, n=63)
5933 Points -12%
Average of class Workstation
  (1669 - 9329, n=28, last 2 years)
5730 Points -15%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Intel Core i7-11850H
4663 Points -31%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Intel Core i7-11850H
3826 Points -43%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H
738 Points +9%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H
714 Points +6%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (300 - 704, n=63)
679 Points +1%
Average of class Workstation
  (528 - 816, n=28, last 2 years)
679 Points +1%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H
675 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Intel Core i7-11850H
607 Points -10%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Intel Core i7-11850H
583 Points -14%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H
2894 (2672.55min - 2894.15max) Points +31%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H
2518 (2462.45min, 2463.98P1 - 2642.53max) Points +14%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (1379 - 2916, n=69)
2517 Points +14%
Average of class Workstation
  (706 - 3625, n=27, last 2 years)
2343 Points +6%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H
2211 (2130.95min, 2137.41P1 - 2274.54max) Points
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Intel Core i7-11850H
1988 (1759.48min - 1988.07max) Points -10%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Intel Core i7-11850H
1547 (1468.05min - 1546.97max) Points -30%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H
275 Points +16%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H
269 Points +13%
Average of class Workstation
  (166.2 - 301, n=27, last 2 years)
254 Points +7%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (113 - 263, n=64)
253 Points +6%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H
238 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Intel Core i7-11850H
233 Points -2%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Intel Core i7-11850H
232 Points -3%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Intel Core i7-11850H
313 Seconds * -56%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Intel Core i7-11850H
257 Seconds * -28%
Average of class Workstation
  (137 - 684, n=27, last 2 years)
253 Seconds * -26%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (168 - 732, n=62)
225 Seconds * -12%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H
201 Seconds *
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H
192 Seconds * +4%
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H
190.3 Seconds * +5%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H
72610 MIPS +9%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H
68930 MIPS +3%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H
66768 MIPS
Average of class Workstation
  (20087 - 99351, n=27, last 2 years)
60746 MIPS -9%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (22844 - 73067, n=62)
60292 MIPS -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Intel Core i7-11850H
50552 MIPS -24%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Intel Core i7-11850H
44890 MIPS -33%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H
6120 MIPS +6%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H
5976 MIPS +4%
Average of class Workstation
  (4777 - 6670, n=27, last 2 years)
5891 MIPS +2%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H
5765 MIPS
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Intel Core i7-11850H
5762 MIPS 0%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Intel Core i7-11850H
5727 MIPS -1%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (2743 - 5972, n=62)
5648 MIPS -2%
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H
14376 Points +19%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H
12940 Points +7%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H
12125 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (5144 - 13745, n=63)
11729 Points -3%
Average of class Workstation
  (5022 - 17487, n=27, last 2 years)
11509 Points -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Intel Core i7-11850H
9451 Points -22%
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H
1886 Points +5%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H
1838 Points +3%
Average of class Workstation
  (1474 - 2095, n=27, last 2 years)
1816 Points +2%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H
1788 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (803 - 1851, n=63)
1732 Points -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Intel Core i7-11850H
1659 Points -7%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H
19.4 fps 0%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H
19.4 fps
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H
18.9 fps -3%
Average of class Workstation
  (5.09 - 26, n=27, last 2 years)
16.9 fps -13%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (4.67 - 21.8, n=63)
16.7 fps -14%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Intel Core i7-11850H
14.4 fps -26%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Intel Core i7-11850H
12.6 fps -35%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Average of class Workstation
  (36.5 - 95.2, n=27, last 2 years)
48.5 s * -27%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Intel Core i7-11850H
48 s * -26%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Intel Core i7-11850H
45.8 s * -20%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (34.2 - 95.3, n=62)
45.7 s * -20%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H
43.4 s * -14%
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H
39 s * -2%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H
38.2 s *
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Intel Core i7-11850H
0.543 sec * -20%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Intel Core i7-11850H
0.541 sec * -19%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (0.4441 - 1.052, n=62)
0.4723 sec * -4%
Average of class Workstation
  (0.3876 - 0.594, n=27, last 2 years)
0.4665 sec * -3%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H
0.4541 sec *
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H
0.4442 sec * +2%
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H
0.432 sec * +5%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
2211 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
135.8 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
97.8 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
238 Points
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Performance Rating
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
92.5 pt
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU
90.9 pt
Average of class Workstation
 
88.4 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4Z9DVUS
Intel Core i7-11800H, T1200 Laptop GPU
81.8 pt
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
76.3 pt
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
 
75.1 pt
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Average of class Workstation
  (2619 - 25776, n=27, last 2 years)
15714 KRay/s +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4Z9DVUS
Intel Core i7-11800H, T1200 Laptop GPU
15248 KRay/s +5%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU
15206 KRay/s +4%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
14572 KRay/s
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (2585 - 17957, n=62)
10834 KRay/s -26%
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
8552 KRay/s -41%
AIDA64 / FPU Julia
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU
80002 Points +8%
Average of class Workstation
  (12909 - 109059, n=27, last 2 years)
77642 Points +5%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
73967 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4Z9DVUS
Intel Core i7-11800H, T1200 Laptop GPU
63515 Points -14%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (12439 - 90760, n=62)
52825 Points -29%
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
40242 Points -46%
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4Z9DVUS
Intel Core i7-11800H, T1200 Laptop GPU
4217 MB/s +16%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU
3684 MB/s +1%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
3648 MB/s
Average of class Workstation
  (824 - 4981, n=27, last 2 years)
3469 MB/s -5%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (833 - 4242, n=62)
3077 MB/s -16%
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
3021 MB/s -17%
AIDA64 / CPU Queen
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU
108084 Points +6%
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
106489 Points +5%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
101642 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (57923 - 103202, n=62)
97916 Points -4%
Average of class Workstation
  (26716 - 131931, n=27, last 2 years)
97872 Points -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4Z9DVUS
Intel Core i7-11800H, T1200 Laptop GPU
91827 Points -10%
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Average of class Workstation
  (3105 - 14742, n=27, last 2 years)
10380 Points +10%
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
10146 Points +7%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4Z9DVUS
Intel Core i7-11800H, T1200 Laptop GPU
9783 Points +3%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU
9658 Points +2%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
9475 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (3249 - 9939, n=62)
9055 Points -4%
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Average of class Workstation
  (6967 - 58181, n=27, last 2 years)
39278 Points +9%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU
38179 Points +6%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4Z9DVUS
Intel Core i7-11800H, T1200 Laptop GPU
37783 Points +5%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
35917 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (7135 - 44760, n=62)
27939 Points -22%
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
23330 Points -35%
AIDA64 / CPU AES
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
132156 MB/s
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
103426 MB/s -22%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4Z9DVUS
Intel Core i7-11800H, T1200 Laptop GPU
88402 MB/s -33%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (31839 - 144360, n=62)
85388 MB/s -35%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU
73928 MB/s -44%
Average of class Workstation
  (19489 - 132156, n=27, last 2 years)
73265 MB/s -45%
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
1193 MB/s +18%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU
1047 MB/s +3%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
1013 MB/s
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (305 - 1171, n=62)
970 MB/s -4%
Average of class Workstation
  (314 - 1472, n=27, last 2 years)
920 MB/s -9%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4Z9DVUS
Intel Core i7-11800H, T1200 Laptop GPU
804 MB/s -21%
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU
8559 KRay/s +9%
Average of class Workstation
  (1473 - 13800, n=27, last 2 years)
8461 KRay/s +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4Z9DVUS
Intel Core i7-11800H, T1200 Laptop GPU
8170 KRay/s +4%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
7829 KRay/s
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (1437 - 9692, n=62)
5986 KRay/s -24%
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
4940 KRay/s -37%
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
42574 MPixel/s
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
40363 MPixel/s -5%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU
38574 MPixel/s -9%
Average of class Workstation
  (11898 - 48483, n=27, last 2 years)
35056 MPixel/s -18%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (12863 - 52207, n=62)
33149 MPixel/s -22%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4Z9DVUS
Intel Core i7-11800H, T1200 Laptop GPU
15524 MPixel/s -64%

System Performance

It is not very surprising that there are no problems at all in the basic system performance. In our tests, the laptop is always very responsive, and the benchmark results also turn out very good.

PCMark 10 / Score
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
8083 Points +14%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11850H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
7156 Points +1%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
7086 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
 
7086 Points 0%
Average of class Workstation
  (5488 - 8587, n=27, last 2 years)
6843 Points -3%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-11850H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
6676 Points -6%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
6321 Points -11%
PCMark 10 / Essentials
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
11019 Points +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11850H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
10894 Points +3%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-11850H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
10596 Points 0%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
10583 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
 
10583 Points 0%
Average of class Workstation
  (9151 - 12197, n=27, last 2 years)
10513 Points -1%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
9431 Points -11%
PCMark 10 / Productivity
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
11186 Points +20%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
9351 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
 
9351 Points 0%
Average of class Workstation
  (7846 - 10820, n=27, last 2 years)
9113 Points -3%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-11850H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
9005 Points -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11850H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
8913 Points -5%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
7889 Points -16%
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
11626 Points +19%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11850H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
10241 Points +5%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
9757 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
 
9757 Points 0%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
9212 Points -6%
Average of class Workstation
  (5399 - 13947, n=27, last 2 years)
9196 Points -6%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-11850H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
8463 Points -13%
CrossMark / Overall
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1932 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
 
1932 Points 0%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
1843 Points -5%
Average of class Workstation
  (1154 - 1972, n=26, last 2 years)
1709 Points -12%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11850H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1644 Points -15%
CrossMark / Productivity
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1823 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
 
1823 Points 0%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
1723 Points -5%
Average of class Workstation
  (1188 - 1842, n=26, last 2 years)
1637 Points -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11850H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1613 Points -12%
CrossMark / Creativity
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2091 Points +1%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
2071 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
 
2071 Points 0%
Average of class Workstation
  (1180 - 2248, n=26, last 2 years)
1889 Points -9%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11850H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1726 Points -17%
CrossMark / Responsiveness
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1865 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
 
1865 Points 0%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
1545 Points -17%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11850H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1507 Points -19%
Average of class Workstation
  (990 - 1865, n=26, last 2 years)
1448 Points -22%
PCMark 10 Score
7086 points
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AIDA64 / Memory Copy
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
63091 MB/s +1%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
62711 MB/s
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU
61978 MB/s -1%
Average of class Workstation
  (24508 - 74486, n=27, last 2 years)
57253 MB/s -9%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (25615 - 80511, n=62)
53891 MB/s -14%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4Z9DVUS
Intel Core i7-11800H, T1200 Laptop GPU
39344 MB/s -37%
AIDA64 / Memory Read
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
66727 MB/s +2%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
65648 MB/s
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU
65470 MB/s 0%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (25586 - 79442, n=62)
57340 MB/s -13%
Average of class Workstation
  (25882 - 73331, n=27, last 2 years)
56622 MB/s -14%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4Z9DVUS
Intel Core i7-11800H, T1200 Laptop GPU
40872 MB/s -38%
AIDA64 / Memory Write
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
65459 MB/s
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
64500 MB/s -1%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU
64424 MB/s -2%
Average of class Workstation
  (22240 - 92336, n=27, last 2 years)
61299 MB/s -6%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (23679 - 88660, n=62)
54793 MB/s -16%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4Z9DVUS
Intel Core i7-11800H, T1200 Laptop GPU
40723 MB/s -38%
AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Average of class Workstation
  (83.4 - 138.9, n=27, last 2 years)
97.3 ns * -2%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
95.2 ns *
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
95 ns * -0%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU
89.3 ns * +6%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4Z9DVUS
Intel Core i7-11800H, T1200 Laptop GPU
83.8 ns * +12%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (76.2 - 133.9, n=60)
77.8 ns * +18%

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latencies

With the BIOS at the time of our testing, the test unit shows no limitations in our latency test (surfing the Internet, 4K YouTube reproduction, CPU load). Even though one of the drivers causes a slight outlier, there shouldn't be any problems using real-time audio applications.

LatencyMon - Overview
LatencyMon - Overview
LatencyMon - Drivers
LatencyMon - Drivers
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
1136.6 μs * -122%
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
809 μs * -58%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-11850H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
759 μs * -48%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11850H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
737 μs * -44%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
512.3 μs *

* ... smaller is better

Storage Solution

A total of two M.2-2280 slots
A total of two M.2-2280 slots

The MSI CreatorPro Z16P includes two slots for M.2-2280 SSDs with the fast PCIe 4.0 interface. Our test unit is equipped with the fast PM9A1 from Samsung (OEM version of 980 Pro). Its storage capacity is 1 TB, with 870 GB of that available to the user after the first startup. The transfer rates are very high, but due to temperature problems, the performance doesn't remain stable, dropping from more than 6 to around 4 GB/s after a few minutes. However, this is still fast, and there shouldn't be any limitations in practice. You can find additional SSD benchmarks here.

Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 7097.1 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 5255.8 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 884.83 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 677.66 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 92.21 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 238.39 MB/s
CDM 6 Write 4K Q8T8: 2830.34 MB/s
CDM 6 Read 4K Q8T8: 3031.56 MB/s
Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
92.4 pt
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
92.1 pt
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST -8!
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
91.5 pt
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
 
74.3 pt
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
65.2 pt
Average of class Workstation
 
63.5 pt
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
63 pt
DiskSpd
seq read
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
4409 (4405.49min - 4409.47max) MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4273 (4264.35min - 4273.21max) MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (1761 - 4677, n=80)
3777 MB/s
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
3491 (3384.54min - 3491.28max) MB/s
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3402 (3327.13min - 3402.21max) MB/s
Average of class Workstation
  (1844 - 4658, n=26, last 2 years)
3246 MB/s
seq write
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
4357 (4242.96min - 4356.83max) MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4295 (4283.22min - 4294.77max) MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (2220 - 4564, n=80)
3589 MB/s
Average of class Workstation
  (1309 - 7185, n=26, last 2 years)
3581 MB/s
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
3248 (2832.2min - 3247.86max) MB/s
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
2950 (2919.03min - 2949.85max) MB/s
seq q8 t1 read
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
7036 (6609.8min - 7035.53max) MB/s
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
6693 (6099.78min - 6692.85max) MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
6680 (5888.14min - 6680.33max) MB/s
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
6607 (6240.5min - 6607.08max) MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (3421 - 7100, n=80)
6466 MB/s
Average of class Workstation
  (3290 - 7157, n=26, last 2 years)
6125 MB/s
seq q8 t1 write
Average of class Workstation
  (2526 - 9243, n=26, last 2 years)
5213 MB/s
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
5109 (5060.79min - 5108.66max) MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4955 (4937.34min - 4954.89max) MB/s
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
4935 (4927.47min - 4934.6max) MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (2216 - 5281, n=80)
4802 MB/s
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
4543 (4312.16min - 4542.64max) MB/s
4k q1 t1 read
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
90.6 (90.4min - 90.59max) MB/s
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
90.1 (89.91min - 90.07max) MB/s
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
80.8 (80.46min - 80.76max) MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (48.4 - 97.4, n=80)
76.9 MB/s
Average of class Workstation
  (44.3 - 92.2, n=26, last 2 years)
63.2 MB/s
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
49.4 (46.05min - 49.39max) MB/s
4k q1 t1 write
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
254 (252.76min - 253.97max) MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
237 (235.61min - 236.6max) MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (49.9 - 280, n=80)
188.2 MB/s
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
183 (182.04min - 183.17max) MB/s
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
153 (151.36min - 152.95max) MB/s
Average of class Workstation
  (106.8 - 251, n=26, last 2 years)
150.8 MB/s
4k q32 t16 read
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4185 (2647.96min - 4185.28max) MB/s
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
4071 (4066.2min - 4071.03max) MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (376 - 4185, n=80)
2574 MB/s
Average of class Workstation
  (577 - 3965, n=26, last 2 years)
1342 MB/s
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
920 (850.96min - 920.44max) MB/s
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
756 (747.7min - 756.38max) MB/s
4k q32 t16 write
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3512 (1778.55min - 3512.14max) MB/s
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3453 (3433.02min - 3452.67max) MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (291 - 3559, n=80)
1938 MB/s
Average of class Workstation
  (332 - 3306, n=26, last 2 years)
913 MB/s
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
425 (417.87min - 425.06max) MB/s
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
422 (415.41min - 421.56max) MB/s
AS SSD
Score Total
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
8992 Points
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
8935 Points -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
8821 Points -2%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (2577 - 9147, n=80)
6860 Points -24%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
5753 Points -36%
Average of class Workstation
  (2512 - 8992, n=25, last 2 years)
5477 Points -39%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
5422 Points -40%
Score Read
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3378 Points
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3363 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3287 Points -3%
Average of class Workstation
  (983 - 26650, n=25, last 2 years)
2725 Points -19%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (983 - 3469, n=80)
2419 Points -28%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
1827 Points -46%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
1490 Points -56%
Score Write
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3941 Points
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3919 Points -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3876 Points -2%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (921 - 4043, n=80)
3275 Points -17%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
3258 Points -17%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3133 Points -21%
Average of class Workstation
  (742 - 4410, n=25, last 2 years)
2895 Points -27%
Seq Read
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
5367 MB/s +7%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
5169 MB/s +3%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
5033 MB/s
Average of class Workstation
  (2684 - 7437, n=25, last 2 years)
4991 MB/s -1%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (2638 - 5621, n=80)
4902 MB/s -3%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
4845 MB/s -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4526 MB/s -10%
Seq Write
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3994 MB/s +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3988 MB/s +3%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3879 MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (1617 - 4526, n=80)
3328 MB/s -14%
Average of class Workstation
  (1352 - 6302, n=25, last 2 years)
3048 MB/s -21%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2831 MB/s -27%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
1986 MB/s -49%
4K Read
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
84 MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
82.9 MB/s -1%
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
80.4 MB/s -4%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
78 MB/s -7%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (45.9 - 89.2, n=80)
72.5 MB/s -14%
Average of class Workstation
  (43.7 - 84, n=25, last 2 years)
62 MB/s -26%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
59.57 MB/s -29%
4K Write
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
225.3 MB/s +4%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
217.2 MB/s
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
214.6 MB/s -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
207.5 MB/s -4%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (118.6 - 246, n=80)
186.1 MB/s -14%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
168.04 MB/s -23%
Average of class Workstation
  (97.9 - 237, n=25, last 2 years)
166.1 MB/s -24%
4K-64 Read
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
2790.34 MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
2751 MB/s -1%
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
2746 MB/s -2%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (421 - 2854, n=80)
1856 MB/s -33%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
1232 MB/s -56%
Average of class Workstation
  (421 - 2790, n=25, last 2 years)
1204 MB/s -57%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
945.86 MB/s -66%
4K-64 Write
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3336.29 MB/s
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3294 MB/s -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3270 MB/s -2%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2807.07 MB/s -16%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (367 - 3451, n=80)
2756 MB/s -17%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
2719 MB/s -19%
Average of class Workstation
  (431 - 3818, n=25, last 2 years)
2425 MB/s -27%
Access Time Read
Average of class Workstation
  (0.017 - 0.124, n=25, last 2 years)
0.04564 ms * -107%
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
0.042 ms * -91%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (0.018 - 0.083, n=79)
0.03744 ms * -70%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
0.027 ms * -23%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
0.024 ms * -9%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
0.024 ms * -9%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
0.022 ms *
Access Time Write
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
0.059 ms * -211%
Average of class Workstation
  (0.017 - 0.092, n=25, last 2 years)
0.04256 ms * -124%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (0.017 - 0.101, n=80)
0.03428 ms * -80%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
0.023 ms * -21%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
0.021 ms * -11%
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
0.02 ms * -5%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
0.019 ms *

* ... smaller is better

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST: Ø4990 (4272.53-6510.59)

Graphics Card - Nvidia RTX A3000

GPU-Z Nvidia RTX A3000
GPU-Z Nvidia RTX A3000

Our test unit is equipped with the professional Nvidia RTX A3000 that received an upgrade from 6 to 12 GB of GDDR6-VRAM in 2022. There are many technical similarities with the consumer GeForce RTX 3060, but the RTX A3000 offers an additional 256 CUDA cores. This is the version with a TGP of 80 watts, with an additional 10 watts of dynamic boost that can be used by the CPU. 

The graphics performance falls fully within the target for the RTX A3000, and we also see a significant advantage to the smaller RTX A2000 in the ZBook Studio 16 G9. In terms of pure performance, the RTX 3070 or 3080 Ti consumer GPUs are of course faster, but the professional tests also show the advantage of the driver certifications. The MSI passes the 3DMark Time Spy stress test with 97.9%.

On the other hand, the gaming benchmarks show a slightly different picture, since the performance drops after a few minutes here, as you can also see clearly in our The Witcher 3 test. We were able to observe a similar behavior in the Creator Z16P with the RTX 3080 Ti, although there is no real technical reason for this, and we again suspect some problems with the performance profiles as the culprits here.

In battery operation, the RTX A3000 is allowed to consume a maximum of 40 watts, leading to a significant performance reduction of 75%. You can find additional GPU benchmarks here.

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
30237 Points +16%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
25990 Points
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (23699 - 27523, n=3)
25737 Points -1%
Average of class Workstation
  (7432 - 54334, n=27, last 2 years)
23544 Points -9%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
18058 Points -31%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
16236 Points -38%
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H
13920 Points -46%
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H
26718 Points +36%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
22472 Points +14%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
19710 Points
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (17034 - 20417, n=3)
19054 Points -3%
Average of class Workstation
  (4816 - 35868, n=28, last 2 years)
16313 Points -17%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
13157 Points -33%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
11970 Points -39%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H
10063 Points +37%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
8391 Points +15%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
7320 Points
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (6530 - 7536, n=3)
7129 Points -3%
Average of class Workstation
  (1882 - 16218, n=28, last 2 years)
6389 Points -13%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
5016 Points -31%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
4616 Points -37%
V-Ray Benchmark Next 4.10 - GPU
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
436 mpaths +20%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
362 mpaths
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H
311 mpaths -14%
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (242 - 362, n=3)
295 mpaths -19%
Average of class Workstation
  (44 - 986, n=19, last 2 years)
247 mpaths -32%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
194 mpaths -46%
Geekbench 5.5 - OpenCL Score
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
109988 Points +17%
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H
102488 Points +9%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
93937 Points
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (87630 - 93937, n=3)
90083 Points -4%
Average of class Workstation
  (4201 - 174402, n=27, last 2 years)
78488 Points -16%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
58687 Points -38%
SPECviewperf 13
Solidworks (sw-04)
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (149.8 - 156.7, n=3)
152.7 fps +1%
Average of class Workstation
  (91.8 - 227, n=26, last 2 years)
151.8 fps 0%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
151.63 fps
Dell Precision 5000 5560
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
140.8 fps -7%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
121.26 fps -20%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
91.6 fps -40%
Siemens NX (snx-03)
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
279.21 fps
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (233 - 279, n=3)
254 fps -9%
Average of class Workstation
  (48.9 - 551, n=26, last 2 years)
242 fps -13%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
190.69 fps -32%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
176.3 fps -37%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
17.36 fps -94%
Showcase (showcase-02)
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
114 fps +14%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
99.91 fps
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (84.1 - 99.9, n=3)
91.3 fps -9%
Average of class Workstation
  (24.8 - 190.3, n=26, last 2 years)
82.5 fps -17%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
67.42 fps -33%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
63 fps -37%
Medical (medical-02)
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
102.82 fps
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (89.2 - 102.8, n=3)
95.6 fps -7%
Average of class Workstation
  (34.5 - 176.2, n=26, last 2 years)
90.2 fps -12%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
69.14 fps -33%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
66.6 fps -35%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
60.7 fps -41%
Maya (maya-05)
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
231.5 fps +1%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
228.37 fps
Average of class Workstation
  (77.5 - 449, n=26, last 2 years)
220 fps -4%
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (194.8 - 228, n=3)
212 fps -7%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
162 fps -29%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
157.65 fps -31%
Energy (energy-02)
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
44.09 fps
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (41.2 - 45.1, n=3)
43.5 fps -1%
Average of class Workstation
  (7.71 - 109.7, n=26, last 2 years)
41.2 fps -7%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
33.46 fps -24%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
29.09 fps -34%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
22.6 fps -49%
Creo (creo-02)
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
235.49 fps
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (186.9 - 235, n=3)
211 fps -10%
Average of class Workstation
  (76.8 - 398, n=25, last 2 years)
205 fps -13%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
168.8 fps -28%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
161.4 fps -31%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
149 fps -37%
Catia (catia-05)
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
252.25 fps
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (231 - 257, n=3)
247 fps -2%
Average of class Workstation
  (99.5 - 409, n=26, last 2 years)
231 fps -8%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
186.1 fps -26%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
185.92 fps -26%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
133.1 fps -47%
3ds Max (3dsmax-06)
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
193.3 fps +7%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
181.04 fps
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (145.9 - 181, n=3)
168.6 fps -7%
Average of class Workstation
  (61.6 - 284, n=25, last 2 years)
155.8 fps -14%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
135.1 fps -25%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
120.96 fps -33%
SPECviewperf 2020
1920x1080 Solidworks (solidworks-05)
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
175.5 fps +3%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
170.08 fps
Average of class Workstation
  (46.3 - 347, n=27, last 2 years)
156.1 fps -8%
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (147.4 - 170.1, n=3)
155.1 fps -9%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
114.52 fps -33%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
114.3 fps -33%
1920x1080 Siemens NX (snx-04)
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
284.49 fps
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (232 - 284, n=3)
256 fps -10%
Average of class Workstation
  (48.5 - 554, n=27, last 2 years)
237 fps -17%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
179.08 fps -37%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
175.1 fps -38%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
17.03 fps -94%
1920x1080 Medical (medical-03)
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
46.59 fps
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (42.7 - 46.6, n=3)
44.6 fps -4%
Average of class Workstation
  (13.5 - 92, n=27, last 2 years)
43.4 fps -7%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
33.98 fps -27%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
31.84 fps -32%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
27.94 fps -40%
1920x1080 Maya (maya-06)
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
286.54 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
268.3 fps -6%
Average of class Workstation
  (86.9 - 460, n=27, last 2 years)
246 fps -14%
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (207 - 287, n=3)
243 fps -15%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
196.6 fps -31%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
172.4 fps -40%
1920x1080 Energy (energy-03)
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
44.7 fps
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (43.1 - 45, n=3)
44.3 fps -1%
Average of class Workstation
  (6.72 - 109.7, n=27, last 2 years)
40.9 fps -9%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
33.53 fps -25%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
29.44 fps -34%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
22.47 fps -50%
1920x1080 Creo (creo-03)
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (101.1 - 124.5, n=3)
115.1 fps +14%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
101.07 fps
Average of class Workstation
  (44.5 - 169.5, n=27, last 2 years)
99.2 fps -2%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
93.92 fps -7%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
91.5 fps -9%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
64.2 fps -36%
1920x1080 CATIA (catia-06)
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
80.27 fps
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (73.7 - 80.5, n=3)
78.2 fps -3%
Average of class Workstation
  (21 - 130, n=27, last 2 years)
66 fps -18%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
57.81 fps -28%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
54.9 fps -32%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
53.5 fps -33%
1920x1080 3ds Max (3dsmax-07)
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
103.02 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
97.2 fps -6%
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (69.7 - 103, n=3)
83.6 fps -19%
Average of class Workstation
  (28.3 - 174.7, n=27, last 2 years)
78.7 fps -24%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
62.64 fps -39%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11850H
59.6 fps -42%
3DMark 11 Performance
24865 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
18097 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
7703 points
Help
Blender / v3.3 Classroom OPTIX/RTX
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G9-6B8A2EA
NVIDIA T550 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1265U
265 Seconds * -679%
Average of class Workstation
  (15 - 269, n=23, last 2 years)
66.1 Seconds * -94%
Dell Precision 5000 5470
NVIDIA RTX A1000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H
61 Seconds * -79%
HP Envy 16 h0112nr
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
56 Seconds * -65%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
53 Seconds * -56%
Dell Precision 7670
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12850HX
42 Seconds * -24%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
34 Seconds *
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
 
34 Seconds * -0%
Blender / v3.3 Classroom CUDA
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G9-6B8A2EA
NVIDIA T550 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1265U
283 Seconds * -372%
Dell Precision 5000 5470
NVIDIA RTX A1000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H
112 Seconds * -87%
Average of class Workstation
  (21 - 285, n=23, last 2 years)
96.7 Seconds * -61%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
93 Seconds * -55%
HP Envy 16 h0112nr
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
89 Seconds * -48%
Dell Precision 7670
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12850HX
79 Seconds * -32%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
60 Seconds *
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
 
60 Seconds * -0%
Blender / v3.3 Classroom CPU
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G9-6B8A2EA
NVIDIA T550 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1265U
1202 Seconds * -255%
HP Envy 16 h0112nr
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
462 Seconds * -36%
Dell Precision 5000 5470
NVIDIA RTX A1000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H
448 Seconds * -32%
Average of class Workstation
  (254 - 1326, n=27, last 2 years)
432 Seconds * -27%
Dell Precision 7670
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12850HX
359 Seconds * -6%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
339 Seconds *
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
 
339 Seconds * -0%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12800H
337 Seconds * +1%

* ... smaller is better

The Witcher 3 FPS Chart

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MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU: Ø59.6 (54-68)
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA i7-12800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU: Ø48.8 (46-52)
CPU/GPU results of The Witcher 3 loop (Ultra settings)
CPU/GPU results of The Witcher 3 loop (Ultra settings)
low med. high ultraQHD
GTA V (2015) 185.8 182.5 168.5 95.3 71.3
The Witcher 3 (2015) 381 262 151 59.6
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 182 166.8 155.8 147.1
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 176 83.8 64.3 45.6
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 142.1 120.7 97.5
Far Cry 5 (2018) 170 128 117 108 76
Strange Brigade (2018) 344 152 121 108 85
F1 2021 (2021) 334 187 151.1 77.5 56.3
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022) 77 66 53 43 27
F1 22 (2022) 181 167.5 120.9 39 26.2

Emissions and Power Management

Noise Levels

The two fans of the CreatorPro Z16P are always running, but you can only hear their whirring when holding your ear directly to the case in a quiet room. In everyday operation, you also benefit from the defensive fan curve, since it takes about 30 seconds even under full load, before they become louder. While gaming, we then measure around 44 and under full load 47 dB(A), with the whirring being clearly audible without being offensive. We do not hear any other electronic noises such as coil whine.

Noise Level

Idle
27.1 / 27.1 / 27.1 dB(A)
Load
42.9 / 47 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
 
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 24.1 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2029.433.630.230.73329.42526.431.83228.330.626.43121.526.226.523.322.621.54028.529.133.928.628.628.55028.53029.224.82628.56323.526.332.723.123.223.58021.121.520.925.42021.110021.923.223.735.71721.912523.624.625.722.220.823.616022.622.523.321.419.422.620038.336.436.32018.338.325029.733.742.824.416.729.731524.225.329.426.716.524.240026.127.928.315.41326.150027.428.631.91811.227.463031.132.132.715.413.431.180028.631.433.613.511.428.6100030.932.133.812.711.230.9125033.734.336.112.210.633.7160034.734.937.511.51134.7200034.935.83911.41134.925003233.73811.61132315029.231.234.712.511.629.2400027.829.832.91311.827.8500026.128.131.312.911.926.1630023.524.927.912.612.423.5800020.822.725.412.912.320.81000017.219.722.512.612.217.21250015.91716.612.512.415.91600014.615.513.211.911.614.6SPL42.9444727.124.142.9N4.14.55.70.90.64.1median 27.4median 28.6median 31.9median 12.9median 12.2median 27.4Delta4.95.36.13.81.84.9hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseMSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11850H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
Dell Precision 5000 5560
RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, i7-11850H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
Noise
2%
3%
15%
-4%
off / environment *
24.1
24
-0%
23.8
1%
23.4
3%
26
-8%
Idle Minimum *
27.1
24
11%
23.8
12%
23.6
13%
27
-0%
Idle Average *
27.1
27.7
-2%
23.8
12%
23.6
13%
29
-7%
Idle Maximum *
27.1
27.7
-2%
28.3
-4%
23.6
13%
31
-14%
Load Average *
42.9
39.8
7%
38.6
10%
25.8
40%
43
-0%
Witcher 3 ultra *
44
44.3
-1%
47.4
-8%
40.1
9%
43
2%
Load Maximum *
47
47.7
-1%
47.4
-1%
41.4
12%
46
2%

* ... smaller is better

Temperatures

The temperature development was already a big problem in our test unit of the Creator Z16P with the Core i9 and the RTX 3080 Ti. The CreatorPro with the weaker Core i7 and RTX A3000 fares slightly better but still remains problematic, even though it also uses a vapor chamber cooling system. Subjectively, the problem is also increased by the metal case. With less demanding tasks, there are no limitations, but already after some brief load phases of only a few minutes, the top of the base unit heats up very strongly, and using the keyboard actually becomes uncomfortable. In addition, under no circumstances should you run the device on your lap under load, since we measure almost 70 °C (158 °F) at the case bottom. The cooling system is simply too weak overall, even for the slower components.

The stress test shows that the system gives preference to the GPU, which remains fairly stable at around 80 watts, while the CPU drops below 20 watts. There is no performance reproduction following the stress test. 

CPU/GPU measurements during the stress test
CPU/GPU measurements during the stress test
Max. Load
 56.3 °C
133 F
53.3 °C
128 F
56.3 °C
133 F
 
 51.4 °C
125 F
52 °C
126 F
46.6 °C
116 F
 
 38.2 °C
101 F
30.7 °C
87 F
33.2 °C
92 F
 
Maximum: 56.3 °C = 133 F
Average: 46.4 °C = 116 F
65 °C
149 F
68.3 °C
155 F
56.3 °C
133 F
52.8 °C
127 F
58.9 °C
138 F
53.6 °C
128 F
35.9 °C
97 F
39 °C
102 F
38.6 °C
101 F
Maximum: 68.3 °C = 155 F
Average: 52 °C = 126 F
Power Supply (max.)  42.8 °C = 109 F | Room Temperature 21.1 °C = 70 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900
(-) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 46.4 °C / 116 F, compared to the average of 32 °C / 90 F for the devices in the class Workstation.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 56.3 °C / 133 F, compared to the average of 38.1 °C / 101 F, ranging from 22.2 to 69.8 °C for the class Workstation.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 68.3 °C / 155 F, compared to the average of 41.3 °C / 106 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 24.1 °C / 75 F, compared to the device average of 32 °C / 90 F.
(-) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 44 °C / 111 F, compared to the device average of 32 °C / 90 F.
(±) The palmrests and touchpad can get very hot to the touch with a maximum of 38.2 °C / 100.8 F.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.8 °C / 82 F (-10.4 °C / -18.8 F).
Surface temperatures - stress test (top)
Surface temperatures - stress test (top)
Surface temperatures - stress test (bottom)
Surface temperatures - stress test (bottom)
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
Intel Core i7-11850H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
Dell Precision 5000 5560
Intel Core i7-11850H, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
Heat
6%
1%
-6%
-12%
Maximum Upper Side *
56.3
38.7
31%
51
9%
48.2
14%
67
-19%
Maximum Bottom *
68.3
53.4
22%
53.5
22%
42.6
38%
69
-1%
Idle Upper Side *
25.2
27.3
-8%
28.8
-14%
34.8
-38%
29
-15%
Idle Bottom *
25.9
31.6
-22%
29.3
-13%
35.2
-36%
29
-12%

* ... smaller is better

Speakers

dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs203331.72530.631.73122.629.94028.630502630.16323.233.7802035.21001741.912520.844.616019.443.720018.349.425016.75231516.556.24001363.850011.266.563013.472.380011.471.5100011.268.7125010.668.116001166.120001173.425001171.3315011.675.8400011.871.2500011.973.2630012.469800012.371.31000012.266.71250012.463.71600011.657.7SPL24.183.3N0.657.1median 12.2median 66.7Delta1.87.331.836.129.532.436.431.333.73224.533.222.334.419.936.321.64020.249.218.86118.266.917.164.116.564.211.968.611.467.113.365.910.271.510.17110.271.410.668.810.872.51172.611.370.911.767.812.163.212.465.612.365.412.364.412.159.911.657.32481.60.654.1median 12.1median 65.92.24hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseMSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKSTHP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83.3 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 18.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (6.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.6% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (6.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (15.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 27% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 66% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 18%, worst was 35%
Compared to all devices tested
» 17% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 79% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 8.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.7% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.7% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (10.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 5% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 91% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 18%, worst was 35%
Compared to all devices tested
» 4% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 95% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Power Consumption

Our measurements of the consumption show now surprises. The powerful components including the WQHD panel simply need power, and we already measure almost 17 watts at full display brightness during idle operation. Under load, the values then increase significantly higher, and we measure about 150 watts while gaming. During the stress test, there is a short load peak at almost 180 watts, but the value also levels out quickly to around 157 watts here. As already with the Creator Z16P sibling model, MSI includes a hefty 240-Watt power supply with the CreatorPro, even though in our configuration, a more compact 200-Watt power supply (or even only 180 watts) would have been completely sufficient.

Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.26 / 0.28 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 10.8 / 16.3 / 16.9 Watt
Load midlight 111.7 / 177.4 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.

Power Consumption The Witcher 3 / Stress Test

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MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø152.1 (148.4-157.3)
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø159.7 (156.6-177.4)

Power Consumption With External Monitor

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MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø90 (81.1-97.6)
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø107.7 (102.8-126.6)
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST; Cinebench R23 Single (external Monitor): Ø43.6 (38.2-86.4)
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST; Cinebench R23 Multi (external Monitor): Ø86.3 (78.5-110.9)
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø119 (116.2-125.8)
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø144.5 (140.3-147.9)
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø12.5 (5.81-17.6)

Battery Life

Charging process
Charging process

Mobile workstations are only rarely able to score with a long battery life, particularly configurations with high-resolution displays. Although the 90-Wh battery of the CreatorPro Z16P is very large, we still only measure barely 6 hours in our WLAN test at 150 cd/m², corresponding to 39% of the maximum brightness. At full brightness, it even lasts only about 4.5 hours. 

With the laptop turned on, a full charging process takes 142 minutes, but 65% of the capacity are already reached after almost 37 minutes and about 80% after 54 minutes. The charging curve flattens significantly only after that. 

Battery Runtime
WiFi Websurfing (Edge 107)
5h 48min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness (Edge 107)
4h 39min
Battery Runtime
WiFi Websurfing
Average of class Workstation
  (252 - 897, n=26, last 2 years)
533 min +53%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
i7-11850H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh
417 min +20%
Dell Precision 5000 5560
i7-11850H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, 86 Wh
380 min +9%
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
i7-12800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, 86 Wh
377 min +8%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh
348 min
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, 90 Wh
310 min -11%
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness
Average of class Workstation
  (272 - 724, n=14, last 2 years)
439 min +57%
MSI Creator Z16P B12UHST
i9-12900H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, 90 Wh
371 min +33%
MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST
i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh
279 min
HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA
i7-12800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, 86 Wh
272 min -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00
i7-11850H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh
246 min -12%

Pros

+ high-quality case
+ very good input devices
+ high system performance
+ Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6E & PCIe 4.0
+ great display with accurate colors

Cons

- performance profiles not always stable
- too high surface temperatures already under short loads
- short battery life

Verdict - The cooling of the CreatorPro Z16P is overwhelmed

Testing the MSI CreatorPro Z16P. Test unit provided by MSI Germany.
Testing the MSI CreatorPro Z16P. Test unit provided by MSI Germany.

While the professional graphics card turns the MSI Creator Z16P into the CreatorPro Z16P, there are no other differences. So it is not surprising that the devices also share the advantages and disadvantages. The advantages definitely include the good case, the great display, and also the good keyboard. But there are also some problems, since the performance of the components was not always reliable (even though we used the Highest Performance profile). The temperature development also remains a massive problem. Using the keyboard becomes uncomfortable already after short load phases, and under longer loads, we were able to measure surface temperatures higher than 65 °C (149°F). 

The performance of the MSI CreatorPro Z16P doesn't always remain stable, and the surface temperatures become too high under load. Using the keyboard becomes uncomfortable already after a few minutes. 

Overall, we are having some difficulties in recommending the MSI CreatorPro Z16P as a workstation. Although there are some positive aspects, the problems with the performance and the extreme surface temperatures are not good qualifications for a workstation. The recently tested HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 was able to leave a significantly better impression overall and is also available with more powerful GPUs. We will also test the other current workstation models from the competitors in the coming weeks. 

Price and Availability

A top configuration of the MSI CreatorPro Z16P with an Intel Core i9-12900H, RTX A5500, 64GB of RAM, 1 TB SSD, and QHD+ display is available from Amazon for $4862.

MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST - 11/14/2022 v7
Andreas Osthoff

Chassis
89 / 98 → 91%
Keyboard
82%
Pointing Device
83%
Connectivity
59 / 80 → 74%
Weight
61 / 10-66 → 90%
Battery
68 / 95 → 71%
Display
89%
Games Performance
93%
Application Performance
93%
Temperature
41 / 95 → 43%
Noise
82 / 90 → 91%
Audio
82%
Camera
36 / 85 → 43%
Average
75%
84%
Workstation - Weighted Average

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Andreas Osthoff, 2022-11-15 (Update: 2022-11-15)