MSI Prestige 16 & 13 AI Evo with Intel Core Ultra Processors Launched

Amidst the flood of new laptops based on Intel Core Ultra chips, MSI too, is introducing its own series of new products. The MSI Prestige 16 AI Evo & Prestige 13 AI Evo are notably the first Core Ultra-based laptops to launch. Moreover, it seems like it is only MSI’s laptops that willlaunch this month itself, in December 2023.

MSI Prestige 16 & Prestige 13 are both marketed with the ‘AI Evo‘ moniker. This is because AI is amajor focusfor Intel’s new Core Ultra processors. The laptops can be configured with up to anIntel Core Ultra 9 185H. This is the Core i9 successor from Intel.

We could expect higher power limits, given the MSI Prestige 16 AI Evo laptop’s 16-inch design. Speaking of build quality, these come with a magnesium-aluminum chassis. The design is quite lightweight as the MSI Prestige 16 weighs just1.5kg, while the Prestige 13 weighs990g.

On the MSI Prestige 13 AI Evo (with 13-inch display), theIntel Core Ultra 7 155H14th Gen processor is offered at the highest-end variant. The base variant of the 13-inch laptop will come withIntel Core Ultra 5 125H.

The MSI’s new Prestige 13/16 laptops have up to32GB of LPDDR5memory. The battery size is huge here, with a 99.99 WHr battery on the 16-inch model and a 75 WHr battery on the 13-inch model. MSI has claimed its new laptop can have up to14 hours of battery life.

The new Core Ultra chips bring forwardseveral new features. These include theIntel Arc integrated graphics, an NPU chip for AI processing, and a new core type known asLow Power E-Core(LP E-Core).

MSI is also putting its own suite of AI features on the laptop. These include AI noise cancellation, AI artist (image generator), and more. MSI notes that its own AI Engine will launch later, in early 2024.

Speaking of the display, two different options are available here. One is a 2560×1600 resolution panel, as the standard display. The highest-end variants will have a3840×2400 OLED panel.

MSI also offers adedicated Nvidia GPUas an option for Prestige 16 AIStudioedition laptops. The Studio edition will offer RTX 4050/RTX 4060/RTX 4070 GPU options too. These are part of Nvidia’s RTX 40 Seriesmobile lineup. Another notable feature of these new laptops (all Prestige variants) is the support forWiFi 7connectivity (with Bluetooth 5.4).

This is technically useless without acompatibleWiFi 7 router. Still, it is good to know the adoption of WiFi 7 (which offers 5Gig networking) has already begun! For storage, MSI Prestige 16 AI Evo & the special Studio edition both come with up to a2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD. The smaller 13-inch Prestige 13 AI Evo will be available in up to 1TB capacity.

MSI’s new laptops have a featureful port selection too. The 13-inch Prestige 13 AI Evo features 2x Thunderbolt 4 Type-C ports and a 1x HDMI 2.1 port. However, the Studio variant and normal variants of the Prestige 16 AI come with 1x Thunderbolt 4 Type-C paired with a normal 1x USB Type-C 3.2 port. The Prestige 16 has a full-sized SD card slot, while the Prestige 13 has a microSD card slot.

MSI Prestige 13 & 16 AI Evo: Price & Availability

These new MSI Prestige 13 & 16 AI Evo laptops with Core Ultra CPUs are launching this month, i.e.,December 2023. Notably, very few Intel Core Ultra 14th Gen processors are launching in late 2023. Most of them will be available in early 2024, with some manufacturers quoting April/May 2024 as well.

In terms of prices, MSI Prestige 13 AI Evo starts at$1,049. The MSI Prestige 16 AI Evo starts at$1,399, with the specialStudio editionMSI Prestige 16 AI Evo available at $1,899. Intel said that the Core Ultra 9 processor will launch later, so the highest-end Core Ultra 9 variants will not be for sale.

What are your thoughts on MSI’s latest Prestige laptops with the latest Intel Core Ultra processors? Let us know in the comments below.

Satyam Kumar

Highly passionate about technology. Major expertise in PC hardware, the VR industry, esports-centric gear, and other gadgets. In my spare time, I’m usually researching exciting hardware breakthroughs or playing competitive games.

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