Verdict — A Supercharged Prestige 16 In Many Ways
The 2026 Stealth 16 AI can be best described as a beefed up Prestige 16 with the power of a traditional gaming laptop. Users who want more performance than what the current Prestige series has to offer for gaming, content creation, or local agentic workloads will find the Stealth 16 to be a great fit especially since it supports discrete GeForce RTX 5080 graphics and up to 128 GB of removable memory. The new external design may be shifting away from the gaming roots of the Stealth series, but it is nonetheless sleeker and stronger to the touch.
The gaming-studio hybrid approach has some drawbacks. Most notably, the MSI model lacks certain features commonly found on most gaming or prosumer laptops like G-Sync, touchscreen, or Advanced Optimus despite the powerful hardware underneath. The speakers are relatively weak considering the size while the keyboard has been optimized for typing at the expense of gaming. In order to run the GPU at its advertised 125 W TGP, the system must also be set to Apex mode which is uncoincidentally the loudest mode.
Alternatives like the Razer Blade 16 are slightly heavier with superior port options and auxiliary features geared towards gaming including a higher 160 W TGP ceiling, but its non-upgradeable memory is arguably a dealbreaker for many professionals.
Pros
Cons
The ultrathin MSI Stealth series originated as a full-on gaming laptop way back in 2014. Since then, the series has shifted to incorporate both gaming and studio characteristics to attract a wider audience of content creators. The latest 2026 Stealth 16 is subsequently a hybrid with features from both the MSI gaming series as well as the professional-oriented Prestige series.
Our test unit is a middle configuration with the Panther Lake Core Ultra 9 386H CPU, 125 W GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU, and 1600p240 OLED display for approximately $3100. Lesser SKUs and higher SKUs may include the RTX 5060 or RTX 5080 instead, respectively, but the OLED display remains constant no matter the option.
Competitors in this space include other ultrathin gaming laptops or performance-oriented studio laptops like the Razer Blade 16, Asus ZenBook 16, or the Lenovo Yoga Pro series.
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Specifications
Case
The gray all-aluminum alloy chassis contrasts the gaming-centric darker tones of the previous generation Stealth design. It can easily be mistaken as a Prestige laptop or mobile workstation in professional environments.
Surfaces feel thicker and stronger than the 2023 Stealth 16 albeit with slightly more flexing than a 2025 Razer Blade 16. Note that while the hinges are slightly stiffer than the outgoing design, maximum lid angle has been reduced from 180 degrees down to just 140 degrees.
Connectivity
Communication
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit Wi-Fi6/7 RT-BE96U | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| iperf3 receive Wi-Fi6/7 RT-BE96U | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
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Maintenance
Input Devices
To align with the more professional aspects of the Stealth series, the model inherits the keyboard design of the Prestige 16 instead of a more gaming-centric model like the Crosshair 16. Four-zone RGB lighting is supported.
Display
The 240 Hz QHD+ OLED screen is similar to the panels available on the latest Razer Blade 16 or Asus ROG Zephyrus G16. However, keep in mind that it does not support G-Sync or Advanced Optimus and so the system must reboot when switching between dGPU, iGPU, and MSHybrid modes.
Maximum brightness tops out at 634 nits when on HDR mode to support the DisplayHDR600 standard. Otherwise, it reaches up to 385 nits when on SDR mode.
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Brightness Distribution: 98 %
Center on Battery: 384.8 cd/m²
Contrast: ∞:1 (Black: 0 cd/m²)
ΔE ColorChecker Calman: 0.7 | ∀{0.5-29.43 Ø4.69}
calibrated: 0.44
ΔE Greyscale Calman: 1 | ∀{0.09-98 Ø4.94}
97.8% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 3D)
99.5% Display P3 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 2.2
CCT: 6573 K
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH Samsung ATNA60DL07-0, OLED, 2560x1600, 16", 240 Hz | MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG AUO26A9, IPS, 2560x1600, 16", 240 Hz | Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H Samsung ATNA60HU06-0, OLED, 2560x1600, 16", 240 Hz | Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 ATNA60HU02-0, OLED, 2560x1600, 16", 240 Hz | Aorus Master 16 AM6J Samsung ATNA60HU02-0, OLED, 2560x1600, 16", 240 Hz | Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW ATNA60HU06-0, OLED, 2560x1600, 16", 240 Hz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | -5% | -1% | -3% | -5% | -8% | |
| HDR Peak Brightness (cd/m²) | 1138 | |||||
| Display P3 Coverage (%) | 99.5 | 96.4 -3% | 99.7 0% | 99.2 0% | 95.9 -4% | 91.7 -8% |
| sRGB Coverage (%) | 100 | 99.7 0% | 100 0% | 100 0% | 100 0% | 97.5 -2% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage (%) | 97.8 | 84.8 -13% | 93.5 -4% | 90.2 -8% | 88.2 -10% | 84.8 -13% |
| Response Times | -1267% | 2% | -131% | -4% | -73% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * (ms) | 0.29 ? | 4.4 ? -1417% | 0.28 ? 3% | 1.41 ? -386% | 0.371 ? -28% | 0.81 ? -179% |
| Response Time Black / White * (ms) | 0.46 ? | 5.6 ? -1117% | 0.4 ? 13% | 0.25 ? 46% | 0.206 ? 55% | 0.22 ? 52% |
| PWM Frequency (Hz) | 960.2 | 1441 | 1440 ? | 1158 ? | 1440 ? | |
| PWM Amplitude * (%) | 29 | 32 -10% | 44 -52% | 40 -38% | 56 -93% | |
| Screen | -201% | -55% | -122% | -139% | -32% | |
| Brightness middle (cd/m²) | 384.8 | 424 10% | 462.2 20% | 499 30% | 468 22% | 512 33% |
| Brightness (cd/m²) | 389 | 411 6% | 465 20% | 502 29% | 467 20% | 515 32% |
| Brightness Distribution (%) | 98 | 88 -10% | 97 -1% | 98 0% | 96 -2% | 98 0% |
| Black Level * (cd/m²) | 0.37 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | ||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 0.7 | 3.04 -334% | 3.03 -333% | 2.5 -257% | 4 -471% | 1.5 -114% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 2.95 | 7.5 -154% | 5.84 -98% | 7.8 -164% | 6.59 -123% | 3.4 -15% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.44 | 3.04 -591% | 0.6 -36% | |||
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 1 | 4.34 -334% | 0.6 40% | 4.7 -370% | 3.8 -280% | 2.3 -130% |
| Gamma | 2.2 100% | 2.32 95% | 2.2 100% | 2.21 100% | 2.597 85% | 2.16 102% |
| CCT | 6573 99% | 6952 93% | 6452 101% | 6715 97% | 6626 98% | 6589 99% |
| Contrast (:1) | 1146 | 24950 | 15600 | 51200 | ||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -491% /
-330% | -18% /
-30% | -85% /
-94% | -49% /
-72% | -38% /
-36% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 0.46 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.22 ms rise | |
| ↘ 0.24 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. » 1 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (19.7 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 0.29 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.15 ms rise | |
| ↘ 0.14 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 0.13 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 0 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (30.7 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 960.2 Hz Amplitude: 29 % | ||
The display backlight flickers at 960.2 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) . The frequency of 960.2 Hz is quite high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering. In comparison: 52 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 7614 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance
Testing Conditions
We set MSI Center to discrete graphics mode and Performance mode with Apex toggled on prior to running the benchmarks below. These were also the default settings upon receiving our test unit.
Processor Performance
Raw processor performance with the Core Ultra 9 386H is roughly comparable to the Ryzen AI 9 HX 470.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench 2024: CPU Multi Core | CPU Single Core
Cinebench 2026: CPU Multi
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 6.7: Multi-Core | Single-Core
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 | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J -1! | |
| HP Omen Max 16-ah1932nr | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 -3! | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Schenker XMG Core 16 M25 -1! | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH -2! | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 -5! | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG -5! | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H -7! | |
| Cinebench 2024 / CPU Multi Core | |
| HP Omen Max 16-ah1932nr | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| Schenker XMG Core 16 M25 | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (873 - 1271, n=10) | |
| Cinebench 2024 / CPU Single Core | |
| HP Omen Max 16-ah1932nr | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (118.1 - 126.8, n=10) | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 16 M25 | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| Cinebench 2026 / CPU Multi | |
| HP Omen Max 16-ah1932nr | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (3799 - 5151, n=6) | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| HP Omen Max 16-ah1932nr | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 16 M25 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (12144 - 22084, n=10) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| HP Omen Max 16-ah1932nr | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (2010 - 2123, n=10) | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 16 M25 | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| HP Omen Max 16-ah1932nr | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 16 M25 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (4757 - 8447, n=10) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| HP Omen Max 16-ah1932nr | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Schenker XMG Core 16 M25 | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (762 - 806, n=10) | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| HP Omen Max 16-ah1932nr | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 16 M25 | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (2197 - 3347, n=10) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| HP Omen Max 16-ah1932nr | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (249 - 319, n=10) | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 16 M25 | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (156 - 299, n=10) | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 16 M25 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| HP Omen Max 16-ah1932nr | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 | |
| HP Omen Max 16-ah1932nr | |
| Schenker XMG Core 16 M25 | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (44980 - 72882, n=10) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| HP Omen Max 16-ah1932nr | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 16 M25 | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (5488 - 6493, n=10) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H | |
| Geekbench 6.7 / Multi-Core | |
| HP Omen Max 16-ah1932nr | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| Schenker XMG Core 16 M25 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (13776 - 17405, n=11) | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| Geekbench 6.7 / Single-Core | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| HP Omen Max 16-ah1932nr | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 16 M25 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (2778 - 2947, n=11) | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| HP Omen Max 16-ah1932nr | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Schenker XMG Core 16 M25 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (13098 - 17557, n=9) | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| HP Omen Max 16-ah1932nr | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (1992 - 2162, n=9) | |
| Schenker XMG Core 16 M25 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| HP Omen Max 16-ah1932nr | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 16 M25 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (13.2 - 25.8, n=10) | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 16 M25 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (38.5 - 56.1, n=10) | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| HP Omen Max 16-ah1932nr | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (0.4055 - 0.4384, n=10) | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Schenker XMG Core 16 M25 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX9 | |
| HP Omen Max 16-ah1932nr | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx | CPU CheckMate
| Performance rating | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J -1! | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 -1! | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG -1! | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW -1! | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H -1! | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH -1! | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H -1! | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW (v8.20.8100) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH (v8.20.8100) | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (10001 - 21921, n=10) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG (v6.85.6300) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW (v8.20.8100) | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H (v8.20.8100) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (53370 - 113595, n=10) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG (v6.85.6300) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW (v8.20.8100) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (2776 - 5604, n=10) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG (v6.85.6300) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG (v6.85.6300) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG (v6.85.6300) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW (v8.20.8100) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH (v8.20.8100) | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (5314 - 7333, n=10) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW (v8.20.8100) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH (v8.20.8100) | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (28414 - 61578, n=10) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG (v6.85.6300) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG (v6.85.6300) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW (v8.20.8100) | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H (v8.20.8100) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (46362 - 72112, n=10) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH (v8.20.8100) | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (669 - 1273, n=10) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG (v6.85.6300) | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW (v8.20.8100) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH (v8.20.8100) | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (5138 - 11672, n=10) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG (v6.85.6300) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (54042 - 89891, n=10) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG (v6.85.6300) | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J (v8.20.8100) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU CheckMate | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW (v8.20.8100) | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H (v8.20.8100) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (4051 - 4858, n=9) | |
PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity | Digital Content Creation
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
Geekbench AI: Quantized GPU 1.7 | Half Precision GPU 1.7 | Single Precision GPU 1.7
| Performance rating | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J -3! | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 -3! | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG -3! | |
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop (9049 - 10211, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop (10068 - 10648, n=2) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop (13132 - 18000, n=2) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop (15074 - 15207, n=2) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop (2029 - 2061, n=2) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop (1802 - 1926, n=2) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop (2300 - 2404, n=2) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop (1745 - 1818, n=2) | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop (309 - 327, n=2) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop (292 - 304, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop (450 - 461, n=2) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| Geekbench AI / Quantized GPU 1.7 | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop (16823 - 16842, n=2) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Geekbench AI / Half Precision GPU 1.7 | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop (36110 - 37148, n=2) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Geekbench AI / Single Precision GPU 1.7 | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop (21236 - 21341, n=2) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
* ... smaller is better
| PCMark 10 Score | 10211 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (75437 - 129946, n=10) | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (81021 - 118858, n=10) | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (75959 - 135096, n=10) | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 386H (87.2 - 118.6, n=10) | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
The Samsung PM9C1b in our system does not exhibit the throttling issues we experienced on the 2023 Stealth 16.
| Drive Performance rating - Percent | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
When compared to a typical RTX 5070 laptop, users can expect a 15 to 20 percent performance boost with the 125 W RTX 5070 Ti in the Stealth 16. However, note that a desktop with the same RTX 5070 Ti would still run almost 70 percent faster.
| Power Profile | Graphics Score | Physics Score | Combined Score (Time Spy) |
| Performance mode w/ Apex and CoolerBoost enabled | 17090 | 14559 | 16655 |
| Performance mode w/ Apex enabled | 16726 (-2%) | 14266 (-2%) | 16304 (-2%) |
| Performance mode | 16508 (-3%) | 14690 (+1%) | 16207 (-3%) |
| Balanced mode | 14186 (-17%) | 12209 (-16%) | 13849 (-17%) |
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 39497 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 54298 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 29948 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 16304 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Score | 3781 points | |
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* ... smaller is better
| Performance rating - Percent | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J -3! | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG -2! | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16 | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3) | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| Black Myth: Wukong | |
| 1920x1080 cinematic TSR 100 | |
| KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti HoF Gaming | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| 2560x1440 cinematic TSR 100 | |
| KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti HoF Gaming | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| 3840x2160 cinematic TSR 100 | |
| KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti HoF Gaming | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| 2560x1440 cinematic DLSS 68 | |
| KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti HoF Gaming | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| 3840x2160 cinematic DLSS 68 | |
| KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti HoF Gaming | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| 3840x2160 cinematic RT: Very High DLSS 68 FG | |
| KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti HoF Gaming | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| 2560x1440 cinematic RT: Very High DLSS 68 FG | |
| KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti HoF Gaming | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| 3840x2160 cinematic RT: Very High | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| GTA V | |
| 3840x2160 Highest AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| 3840x2160 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:FX AF:8x | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 - 3840x2160 high (fps_test=3) | |
| KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti HoF Gaming | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | |
| 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
| KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti HoF Gaming | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| 2560x1440 Ultra Preset + Quality DLSS | |
| KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti HoF Gaming | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| 2560x1440 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
| KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti HoF Gaming | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| 3840x2160 Ultra Preset + Quality DLSS | |
| KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti HoF Gaming | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| F1 24 | |
| 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
| KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti HoF Gaming | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| 2560x1440 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
| KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti HoF Gaming | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
| 3840x2160 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
| KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti HoF Gaming | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| 3840x2160 Ultra High Preset + Quality DLSS AF:16x | |
| KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti HoF Gaming | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| 2560x1440 Ultra High Preset + Quality DLSS AF:16x | |
| KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti HoF Gaming | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H | |
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH | |
| MSI Crosshair A16 HX E8WGK | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD DLSS | QHD | 4K DLSS | 4K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA V (2015) | 131.8 | 127.2 | 135.2 | |||||
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 170.2 | 152.5 | 148.5 | 140 | 132 | |||
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 215 | 196 | 150.3 | 118.8 | 65.7 | |||
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 108.8 | 98.9 | 84.9 | 71.9 | ||||
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 284 | 207 | 112.7 | |||||
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 154.5 | 151.9 | 103.8 | 92.8 | 55.6 | |||
| Cyberpunk 2077 (2023) | 144.9 | 131.4 | 118.7 | 88.4 | 75 | 42.1 | 33.2 | |
| F1 24 (2024) | 238 | 105.2 | 102.4 | 65.3 | 55.6 | 33.7 | ||
| Black Myth: Wukong (2024) | 71 | 40 | 45 | 31 | 31 | 18 |
Emissions
System Noise
Fan noise generally tops out at just 28 dB(A) against a background of 23 dB(A) when simply web browsing or video streaming. Otherwise, it averages 47.1 dB(A), 50.8 dB(A), 52.3 dB(A), and 56.7 dB(A) when gaming on Balanced mode, Performance mode with Apex inactive, Performance mode with Apex active, and Performance mode with both Apex and CoolerBoost active, respectively. The low to mid 50 dB(A) range is common on most ultrathin gaming laptops.
Noise level
| Idle |
| 23.4 / 23.4 / 27.4 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 37.8 / 56.7 dB(A) |
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| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH Ultra 9 386H, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop | MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG i7-13700H, GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H Ultra 9 386H, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 Ryzen AI 9 HX 470, GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop | Aorus Master 16 AM6J R9 9955HX3D, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop | Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW Ultra 9 386H, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noise | 3% | -4% | 0% | -22% | -17% | |
| off / environment * (dB) | 23.4 | 24 -3% | 23.1 1% | 24.5 -5% | 25 -7% | 24.4 -4% |
| Idle Minimum * (dB) | 23.4 | 24 -3% | 23.4 -0% | 24.5 -5% | 28 -20% | 32.8 -40% |
| Idle Average * (dB) | 23.4 | 24 -3% | 25.4 -9% | 24.5 -5% | 29 -24% | 32.8 -40% |
| Idle Maximum * (dB) | 27.4 | 24 12% | 29.3 -7% | 27.1 1% | 35 -28% | 32.8 -20% |
| Load Average * (dB) | 37.8 | 34.81 8% | 42.6 -13% | 34.6 8% | 58 -53% | 42.6 -13% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (dB) | 52.3 | 53.6 -2% | 53 -1% | 59 -13% | 54.8 -5% | |
| Load Maximum * (dB) | 56.7 | 51.57 9% | 53.7 5% | 53 7% | 60 -6% | 54.8 3% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * (dB) | 44.05 |
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Temperature
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 38.8 °C / 102 F, compared to the average of 40.4 °C / 105 F, ranging from 21.2 to 68.8 °C for the class Gaming.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 38.6 °C / 101 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 29.5 °C / 85 F, compared to the device average of 33.9 °C / 93 F.
(±) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 36.3 °C / 97 F, compared to the average of 33.9 °C / 93 F for the class Gaming.
(±) The palmrests and touchpad can get very hot to the touch with a maximum of 39.4 °C / 102.9 F.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.8 °C / 83.8 F (-10.6 °C / -19.1 F).
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH Ultra 9 386H, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop | MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG i7-13700H, GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H Ultra 9 386H, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 Ryzen AI 9 HX 470, GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop | Aorus Master 16 AM6J R9 9955HX3D, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop | Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW Ultra 9 386H, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | -33% | -13% | -2% | -32% | -8% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * (°C) | 38.8 | 60 -55% | 45.6 -18% | 44.9 -16% | 50 -29% | 46.3 -19% |
| Maximum Bottom * (°C) | 38.6 | 61 -58% | 47 -22% | 50.5 -31% | 52 -35% | 45.9 -19% |
| Idle Upper Side * (°C) | 32.6 | 38.2 -17% | 35.2 -8% | 27.3 16% | 32.1 2% | |
| Idle Bottom * (°C) | 36.6 | 37.7 -3% | 37.6 -3% | 27.5 25% | 34.5 6% |
* ... smaller is better
Stress Test
The CPU would stabilize at 3.6 GHz, 57 C, and 88 W when running Prime95 stress.
TGP would average 79 W, 96 W, and 123 W when running Cyberpunk 2077 on Balanced mode, Performance mode with Apex off, and Performance mode with Apex on, respectively. Thus, the Apex feature must be enabled to reach the advertised 125 W TGP ceiling. Note that performance will not increase by any appreciable amount if both Apex and Coolerboost options are enabled.
| CPU Clock (GHz) | GPU Clock (MHz) | Average CPU Temperature (°C) | Average GPU Temperature (°C) | |
| System Idle | -- | 270 | 56 | 52 |
| Prime95 Stress | 3.6 | -- | 57 | 48 |
| Prime95 + FurMark Stress | 2.8 | 2130 | 72 | 85 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 Stress (Balanced mode) | 2.2 | 1935 | 67 | 74 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 Stress (Performance mode, Apex off, CoolerBoost off) | 2.5 | 2167 | 70 | 77 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 Stress (Performance mode, Apex on, CoolerBoost off) | 2.6 | 2512 | 74 | 86 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 Stress (Performance mode, Apex on, CoolerBoost on) | 2.5 | 2437 | 73 | 85 |
Speakers
MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.4 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 15.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.6% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (13.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 21% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 72% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 15% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 81% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 136%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | bass is linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (4.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 0% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 17%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 136%
Energy Management
Power Consumption
At ~210 W when gaming, the Stealth16 is about average for an RTX-based gaming laptop. The system is notably more efficient than the AMD-based Crosshair A16 HX which comes with the weaker RTX 5070.
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| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH Ultra 9 386H, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, Samsung PM9C1b MZVL81T0HFLB-00BTW, OLED, 2560x1600, 16" | MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG i7-13700H, GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Micron 3400 2TB MTFDKBA2T0TFH, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H Ultra 9 386H, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Lexar NM790 2TB, OLED, 2560x1600, 16" | Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 Ryzen AI 9 HX 470, GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop, Lenovo UMIS AM541 1TB, OLED, 2560x1600, 16" | Aorus Master 16 AM6J R9 9955HX3D, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Samsung PM9C1b MZVL81T0HFLB-00BTW, OLED, 2560x1600, 16" | Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW Ultra 9 386H, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Samsung PM9C1b MZVL82T0HBL1, OLED, 2560x1600, 16" | |
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| Power Consumption | -25% | -22% | 23% | -46% | -1% | |
| Idle Minimum * (Watt) | 6.5 | 11 -69% | 4.4 32% | 5.7 12% | 14.4 -122% | 7.8 -20% |
| Idle Average * (Watt) | 7.8 | 18 -131% | 22.3 -186% | 8.7 -12% | 16.8 -115% | 13.3 -71% |
| Idle Maximum * (Watt) | 24.5 | 19 22% | 30.4 -24% | 9.1 63% | 19.3 21% | 13.6 44% |
| Load Average * (Watt) | 135.6 | 91 33% | 110.7 18% | 88.7 35% | 151 -11% | 122.9 9% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * (Watt) | 212 | 216 -2% | 156.9 26% | 188.1 11% | ||
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (Watt) | 209 | 216 -3% | 160.3 23% | 272 -30% | 190 9% | |
| Load Maximum * (Watt) | 284.3 | 228 20% | 251.3 12% | 234.9 17% | 338 -19% | 245.6 14% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * (Watt) | 130 |
* ... smaller is better
Power Consumption Cyberpunk / Stress Test
Power Consumption external Monitor
Battery Life
WLAN runtimes are even longer than what we recorded on the 2023 Stealth 16 despite the 10 percent smaller battery capacity. However, be sure to set the system to iGPU mode for the extended battery life.
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH Ultra 9 386H, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, 90 Wh | MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG i7-13700H, GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, 99.9 Wh | Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H Ultra 9 386H, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, 90 Wh | Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 Ryzen AI 9 HX 470, GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop, 84 Wh | Aorus Master 16 AM6J R9 9955HX3D, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, 99 Wh | Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW Ultra 9 386H, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, 90 Wh | |
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| Battery runtime | -16% | 26% | -1% | -44% | 33% | |
| WiFi v1.3 (h) | 9.3 | 7.8 -16% | 11.7 26% | 9.2 -1% | 5.2 -44% | 12.4 33% |
| Reader / Idle (h) | 11 | |||||
| H.264 (h) | 7.7 | |||||
| Load (h) | 2.4 |
Notebookcheck Rating
A gaming laptop wrapped in Prestige clothing designed for professional environments and RAM-intensive tasks.
MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH
- 10/03/2026 v8
Allen Ngo
Potential Competitors in Comparison
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Height | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Stealth 16 AI B3WH Intel Core Ultra 9 386H ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1000 GB SSD | List Price: 3100 USD | 2 kg | 19.99 mm | 16.00" 2560x1600 189 PPI OLED | |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG Intel Core i7-13700H ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $1,583.99 MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG-... 2. $3,099.99 msi Stealth 16 AI+ 16” 240... 3. $2,699.00 msi Stealth A16 AI+ 16” 24... List Price: 3100 EUR | 2 kg | 19.95 mm | 16.00" 2560x1600 189 PPI IPS | |
| Razer Blade 16 Core Ultra 9 386H Intel Core Ultra 9 386H ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $4,699.99 Razer Blade 16 (2026) Gaming... 2. $3,499.99 Razer Blade 16 (2026) Gaming... 3. $3,999.99 Razer Blade 16 Gaming Laptop... List Price: 4900 USD | 2.1 kg | 17.4 mm | 16.00" 2560x1600 189 PPI OLED | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16 AGP11 AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | List Price: 2500€ | 1.8 kg | 16.9 mm | 16.00" 2560x1600 189 PPI OLED | |
| Aorus Master 16 AM6J AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1000 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $3,399.99 GIGABYTE - AORUS Master 16 G... 2. $4,415.99 GIGABYTE - AORUS Master 16 G... 3. $4,799.00 GIGABYTE AORUS Master 16 Gam... | 2.3 kg | 24.5 mm | 16.00" 2560x1600 189 PPI OLED | |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU606AW Intel Core Ultra 9 386H ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | List Price: 5400€ | 1.9 kg | 17.9 mm | 16.00" 2560x1600 189 PPI OLED |
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