| Attribute |
MSI Creator M16 A11UC-855NL (CREATOR M16 A11UC-855NL) × | 
Acer Nitro Nitro 5 (NH.Q9HET.009) × |
| General | | |
| Model | MSI Creator M16 A11UC-855NL | Acer Nitro Nitro 5 |
| Product code | CREATOR M16 A11UC-855NL | NH.Q9HET.009 |
| Design | | |
| Product colour | Black | Black |
| Form factor | Clamshell | Clamshell |
| Brand | MSI | Acer |
| Family | Creator | Nitro |
| Series | M16 | 5 |
| Model name | M16 A11UC-855NL | Nitro 5 |
| Part number | CREATOR M16 A11UC-855NL | NH.Q9HET.009 |
| Market positioning | - | Gaming |
| Release year (year) | 2021 | 2020 |
| Processor | | |
| Processor manufacturer | Intel | AMD |
| Processor family | 11th gen Intel Core i7 | AMD Ryzen 7 |
| Processor frequency (GHz) | - | 2.9 |
| Processor boost frequency (GHz) | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| Processor model | i7-11800H | 4800H |
| Processor cores | 8 | 8 |
| Processor cache (MB) | 24 | 8 |
| Memory | | |
| Internal memory type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM |
| Maximum internal memory (GB) | - | 32 |
| Memory clock speed (MHz) | 3,200 | 3,200 |
| Internal memory (GB) | 16 | 8 |
| Display | | |
| Display diagonal (inch) | 16 | 15.6 |
| Panel type | - | IPS |
| HD type | Quad HD+ | Full HD |
| LED backlight | - | + |
| Touchscreen | - | - |
| Display resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Graphics | | |
| On-board graphics adapter | + | - |
| Discrete graphics adapter model | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti |
| Discrete graphics memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Discrete graphics adapter | + | + |
| Discrete graphics adapter memory (GB) | 4 | 4 |
| On-board graphics adapter model | Intel UHD Graphics | - |
| Storage | | |
| Total storage capacity (GB) | 512 | 512 |
| Number of SSDs installed | 1 | 1 |
| SSD capacity (GB) | 512 | 512 |
| Card reader integrated | - | - |
| Storage media | SSD | SSD |
| Optical drive | - | - |
| Networking | | |
| Wi-Fi standards | | - 802.11a
- 802.11b
- 802.11g
- wi-fi 4 (802.11n)
- wi-fi 5 (802.11ac)
- wi-fi 6 (802.11ax)
|
| Bluetooth | + | + |
| Ethernet LAN | + | + |
| Ethernet LAN data rates (Mbit/s) | | |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Ports and interfaces | | |
| USB 3.x Type-A ports | 2 | 3 |
| USB 3.x Type-C ports | 1 | 1 |
| Combo headphone/mic port | + | + |
| USB 2.0 ports | 1 | - |
| HDMI ports quantity | 1 | 1 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 1 | 1 |
| Audio | | |
| Built-in microphone | - | + |
| Camera | | |
| Front camera | + | + |
| Front camera HD type | HD | HD |
| Front camera resolution (pixels) | - | 1280 x 720 |
| Keyboard | | |
| Numeric keypad | + | + |
| Keyboard backlit | + | + |
| Full-size keyboard | - | + |
| Pointing device | Touchpad | Touchpad |
| Software | | |
| Operating system installed | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home |
| Operating system architecture (bit) | 64 | 64 |
| Battery | | |
| Battery capacity (watt-hours) (Wh) | 53 | 57 |
| Battery life (max) (h) | - | 6 |
| Weight and dimensions | | |
| Weight (kg) | 2.26 | 2.4 |
| Height (mm) | 23.9 | 23.9 |
| Depth (mm) | 259 | 255 |
| Width (mm) | 359 | 363.4 |
| Power | | |
| AC adapter power (W) | 150 | 135 |