Key Differences
In short — Gigabyte AORUS 15 XE4 15.6" QHD 165Hz Notebook outperforms the cheaper MSI Creator Z16 Professional on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing MSI Creator Z16 Professional is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Gigabyte AORUS 15 XE4 15.6" QHD 165Hz Notebook is 260 days newer than the cheaper MSI Creator Z16 Professional.
Advantages of Gigabyte AORUS 15 XE4 15.6" QHD 165Hz Gaming Notebook
- Performs up to 28% better in Dishonored 2 than MSI Creator Z16 Professional - 119 vs 93 FPS
Advantages of MSI Creator Z16 Professional Laptop
- Up to 49% cheaper than Gigabyte AORUS 15 XE4 15.6" QHD 165Hz Notebook - $1399.04 vs $2719.34
- Up to 34% better value when playing Dishonored 2 than Gigabyte AORUS 15 XE4 15.6" QHD 165Hz Notebook - $15.04 vs $22.85 per FPS
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
FPS
119
100%
Value, $/FPS
$22.85/FPS
65%
Price, $
$2719.34
51%
FPS Winner
Buy for $2,719.34 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 98 minutes ago
May 17th, 2021
FPS
93
78%
Value, $/FPS
$15.04/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1399.04
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $1,399.04 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 104 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
May 17th, 2021
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit
Pixel Fillrate
135.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
259.4 GTexel/s
100%
GPU Winner
May 17th, 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
6 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
68.4 GPixel/s
50%
Texel Fillrate
171 GTexel/s
65%
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
May 17th, 2021
Core i9-11900
2.5 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2130
92%
Multi-Core
8816
81%
Gigabyte AORUS 15 XE4 15.6" QHD 165Hz Gaming Notebook | vs | MSI Creator Z16 Professional Laptop |
|---|---|---|
Feb 1st, 2022 | Release Date | May 17th, 2021 |
| Core i7-12700 | CPU | Core i9-11900 |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile | GPU | GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile |
| 16 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 1 TB SSD | Storage | 2 TB SSD |
| 2560x1440 | Resolution | 2560x1440 |
165 Hz | Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| 15.6" | Screen Size | 16" |
