Key Differences
In short — MSI Creator M16HX Notebook outperforms the cheaper Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing MSI Creator M16HX Notebook is 13 days newer than the cheaper Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42.
Advantages of MSI Creator M16HX Notebook
- Performs up to 15% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 - 85 vs 74 FPS
Advantages of Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 Gaming Laptop
- Up to 28% cheaper than MSI Creator M16HX Notebook - £1299.99 vs £1799.0
- Up to 17% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than MSI Creator M16HX Notebook - £17.57 vs £21.16 per FPS
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
May 1st, 2024
FPS
85
100%
Value, £/FPS
£21.16/FPS
83.03402646502835%
Price, £
£1799
72%
FPS Winner
Buy for £1,799 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 307 minutes ago
Apr 18th, 2024
FPS
74
87.05882352941177%
Value, £/FPS
£17.57/FPS
100%
Price, £
£1299.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £1,299.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 307 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
May 1st, 2024
Apr 18th, 2024
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
May 1st, 2024
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
81.36 GPixel/s
89.68253968253968%
Texel Fillrate
244.1 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
Apr 18th, 2024
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit
Pixel Fillrate
90.72 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
181.4 GTexel/s
74.313805817288%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
May 1st, 2024
Core i9-14900HX
2.2 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2802
100%
Multi-Core
16516
100%
CPU Winner
Apr 18th, 2024
Ryzen 7 8845HS
3.8 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2486
88.72234118486794%
Multi-Core
11671
70.6648098813272%
MSI Creator M16HX Notebook | vs | Acer Nitro 17 AN17-42 Gaming Laptop |
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May 1st, 2024 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2024 |
Core i9-14900HX | CPU | Ryzen 7 8845HS |
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile |
32 GB | RAM | 16 GB |
1 TB SSD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
60 Hz | Refresh Rate | 165 Hz |
16" | Screen Size | 17.3" |