MSI Raider 18" A2XWJG-416US Black 2025
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
RAM 64 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 18" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 3.6 kg
63 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong port selection (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong cpu (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong storage (94th percentile) 94th
Cons
- Below average portability (1st percentile)
- Below average social proof (26th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 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 | 2560x1600 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 x 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | 2.5GbE |
Physical
| Weight | 3.6 kg / 7.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Raider 18" A2XWJG-416US | Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 | HP ZBook C5NB7UT#ABA | Acer Nitro V ANV16S-41-R3Q0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX | Intel Core Ultra 5 225U | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | AMD Ryzen 7 260 |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 2048 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 18" 2560x1600 | 16" | 16" 1920x1200 | 16" |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | - | NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 |
| Weight (kg) | 3.6 | - | 3 | 3.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 83 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Raider 18" A2XWJG-416US | 97.7 | 92.5 | 98.6 | 98.6 | 88.1 | 0.6 | 94 | 60 | 25.5 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 Compare | 58.3 | 14 | 95.9 | 64.9 | 63.4 | 19.4 | 94 | 81 | 85 |
| HP ZBook C5NB7UT#ABA Compare | 87.9 | 88.6 | 86.8 | 94.8 | 67.1 | 8.6 | 66.6 | 33 | 2.2 |
| Acer Nitro V ANV16S-41-R3Q0 Compare | 81.2 | 93.2 | 51 | 14 | 63 | 8.2 | 51.7 | 10.1 | 72.6 |
Price
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