MSI Creator Z16 is MSI's powerful creator-focused laptop for 2021. The MSI Creator Z16 looks perfect on paper coming with the latest i7-11800H and NVIDIA RTX 3060 graphics. But one small design flaw may take this one out of the running for me. ►⏩►⏩ Check specs and pricing in the links below…

💻 MSI Creator Z16 *RTX 3060 ( [ Ссылка ] - Commission Earned )

I love the build and aesthetics of this laptop. I think they have vastly improved over the Creator 15 by launching the new Z16. It has great styling and build quality, but there are a few things that I am not impressed with about this laptop, especially for the premium price point.

Timestamps:
0:00 - MSI Creator Z16 Review
0:16 - That fan noise!
0:45 - Good export times at any fan mode
1:00 - Build Quality and Materials
1:10 - Weight & Thickness
1:23 - Speakers & Audio Test
1:40 - Webcam
2:17 - Screen Brightness, Color Accuracy, & Color Gamut Range
2:28 - I/O Ports
3:13 - Battery Life Results
3:25 - MSI Pro Center Tour
4:35 - Touch Screen Laptop
5:09 - Keyboard
5:39 - Keyboard and Trackpad Noise Test
5:53 - Trackpad
6:41 - Performance Benchmarks
6:51 - Cinebench R20 & R23
7:11 - Geekbench Single Core & Multi-Core
7:30 - Autodesk 3DS Max & Autodesk Maya
7:47 - PTC Creo & Solidworks
7:16 - After Effects Benchmark
8:43 - 1080p, 4k, and 6k Premiere Pro Export
8:53 - 4k & 6k Premiere Pro Playback Test
9:08 - Thermals and Fan Noise
9:37 - 1080p & 4k DaVinci Resolve Export
9:47 - Photoshop Benchmark
10:21 - 4k Thermal Results
10:38 - Should you buy this laptop?

🎯 Benchmark test results:
Geekbench CPU: Single Core: 1570 / Multi-Core: 8919
Cinebench R23: Single Core: 1508 / Multi-Core: 11177
Cinebench R20: 4531

Blender Classroom (GPU): 1.45

1️⃣ 3D Modeling:
Autodesk 3DS Max - 32GB RAM: 155.19
Autodesk Maya - 32GB RAM: 180.39
PTC Creo - 32GB RAM: 142.69
Solidworks - 32GB RAM: 76.91

2️⃣ Puget Photoshop Score:
32GB of RAM - Performance Mode: 967

Puget Photoshop Score Based on Fan Mode
Battery Mode (Normal Fan Speed *61 Celsius* @ 32 dB) - 629
Super Power Saving Mode (Normal Fan Speed *66 Celsius* @ 30 dB) - 722
Silent Mode (Low Fan Speed *71 Celsius* @ 35 dB) - 854
Balanced Mode (Normal Fan Speed *73 Celsius* @ 42 dB) - 947
Performance Mode (Normal Fan Speed *75 Celsius* @ 40 dB) - 967

3️⃣ After Effects:
Puget After Effects Score - 32GB of RAM: 997
Puget After Effects Render - 32GB of RAM: 771

4️⃣ 4k Playback & Export

Playback (16GB RAM)
- Full quality: 0 (Old Test Project)
- Full quality: 0 (Fujifilm X-T2 Footage)
- Full quality: 0 (A7s III Footage)

Premiere Pro 4k Export to 4k - 2.45 (Fujifilm X-T2 Footage)
Premiere Pro 4k Export to 4k - 3.38 (on Battery Power)
Premiere Pro 4k Export to 4k - 3.01 (A7s III Footage)

DaVinci Resolve (Free) 4k Export to 4k - 8.18

5️⃣ 6K Playback and Export

6k R3D RAW Playback (16GB RAM) Full quality - 12635 dropped frames

6k BRAW Playback (16GB RAM) Full quality: 1924 dropped frames

Premiere Pro 6k Export to 6k - 20.34 (6k BRAW Footage)
Premiere Pro 6k Export to 6k - 37.21 (6k RED Footage)

Premiere Pro 4k Export at different fan mode configurations
Battery Mode (Normal Fan Speed *67 Celsius* @ 35 dB) - 2.48
Super Power Saving Mode (Normal Fan Speed *72 Celsius* @ 35 dB) - 2.47
Silent Mode (Low Fan Speed *77 Celsius* @ 40 dB) - 2.51
Balanced Mode (Normal Fan Speed *81 Celsius* @ 45 dB) - 2.49
Performance Mode (Normal Fan Speed *81 Celsius* @ 50 dB) - 2.45

💻 MSI Creator Z16 Spec Sheet for the model I reviewed:
CPU: Intel Core i7-11800H (8 Cores 16 Threads)
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3060 6GB VRAM
RAM: 32GB @ 3200Mhz
Storage: 1TB

⏩ Design Specs:
Weight: 4.9 Lbs
Thickness: 0.6

⏩ Screen, Color Gamut Range, and Color Accuracy:
Screen Size: 16.0
Screen Resolution: FHD 2560x1600
Screen Brightness: 400 nits
Color Gamut Range: 100% sRGB - 91% Adobe RGB - 100% DCI-P3
Color Accuracy: Delta E @ 1.82

⏩ Battery Life and Specs:
Battery Size: 90 Wh
Passmark Productivity Tasks Battery Life: 8.07 (Half-brightness)
Streaming Video Playback Battery Life: 7.16 (Half-brightness)
Photoshop Battery Life: 4.22 (Half-brightness)
Premiere Pro Playback Battery Life: 2.13 (Half-brightness)

⏩ MSI Creator Z16 Ports:
x2 Type-A USB
x2 Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C)
Mini SD Card Reader
Headphone Jack

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