MSI Raider 18" A2XWJG-069US Core Black
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
RAM 32 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 18" 3840x2400
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 3.6 kg
Battery 100 Wh
66 Overall Score
Price ¥922,786
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong port selection (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong cpu (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong storage (94th percentile) 94th
Cons
- Below average portability (1st 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 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Resolution | 3840x2400 (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 5 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | BT 5.4 |
| Ethernet | GB LAN (Up to 2.5G) |
Physical
| Weight | 3.6 kg / 7.9 lbs |
| Battery | 100 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Raider 18" A2XWJG-069US | ASUS ROG Strix G16 G615LP-XS97 | Lenovo ThinkPad Gen 13 Aura Edition | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Acer Swift X SFX14-61G-R1HV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 2048 | 512 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" 3840x2400 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14.5" |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | 100 | 90 | 57 | 63 | 66 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Raider 18" A2XWJG-069US | 98 | 93.9 | 90 | 98.6 | 99.7 | 0.7 | 94.3 | 59.7 |
| ASUS ROG Strix G16 G615LP-XS97 Compare | 96.3 | 92.2 | 87.5 | 98.6 | 91.7 | 10.4 | 94.3 | 59.7 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Gen 13 Aura Edition Compare | 63.7 | 63.9 | 93 | 85.8 | 96.2 | 91.8 | 37.7 | 80.5 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US Compare | 66.9 | 63.9 | 52.1 | 75.1 | 91.3 | 89 | 52.3 | 80.5 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 65.8 | 63.9 | 90 | 64.1 | 90.7 | 57.3 | 80.4 | 80.5 |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-61G-R1HV Compare | 77.5 | 88.2 | 80.9 | 85.8 | 79.2 | 61.2 | 80.4 | 10 |
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