MSI Raider 18" A18 HX A9W
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 9955X3D (55 W TDP)
RAM 64 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 18" 3840x2400
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 3.6 kg
Battery 99 Wh
71 Overall Score
Price CA$6,001
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong cpu (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong port (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong ram (98th percentile) 98th
Cons
- Below average compact (1th percentile)
- Below average social proof (6th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 9955X3D (55 W TDP) |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 64 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 24 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Resolution | 3840 (4K UHD) |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1000 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | 2.5 GbE |
Physical
| Weight | 3.6 kg / 7.9 lbs |
| Battery | 99 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Raider 18" A18 HX A9W | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 P16 Gen 3 | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS | HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 9955X3D (55 W TDP) | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 128 | 32 | 128 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2000 | 4096 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" 3840x2400 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3200x2000 | 14.5" 3200x2000 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Laptop GPU 24GB GDDR7 | Intel Arc | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | 99 | 72 | - | 100 | 62 | 71 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Raider 18" A18 HX A9W | 99.3 | 92.4 | 97.9 | 98.9 | 99.6 | 0.9 | 94.5 | 58.3 | 5.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.9 | 18.5 | 99.5 | 79.6 | 99 | 67.4 | 98.7 | 96.3 | 87.3 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.4 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 66.5 | 95.3 | 72.7 | 90 | 58.3 | 97.5 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 P16 Gen 3 Compare | 96.7 | 89.2 | 99.7 | 99.5 | 97.1 | 10.8 | 98.7 | 78.6 | 88.6 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 85 | 64 | 90.3 | 73 | 96 | 55.6 | 64.2 | 31.9 | 96.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare | 88.6 | 87.4 | 91 | 92.1 | 95.3 | 71.5 | 69.4 | 31.9 | 96.3 |
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