MSI Raider 18 HX AI 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
Price ¥875,146
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 (24th 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 | 2 x Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | 2.5Gbps |
Physical
| Weight | 3.6 kg / 7.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Raider 18 HX AI 18" A2XWJG-416US | ASUS ROG Strix G16 | 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 | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 1024 | 512 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" 2560x1600 | 16" 1900x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14.5" |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 90 | 57 | 63 | 66 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Raider 18 HX AI 18" A2XWJG-416US | 98 | 92 | 98.7 | 98.7 | 88.2 | 0.6 | 94.2 | 59.8 | 24.3 |
| ASUS ROG Strix G16 Compare | 94.1 | 90 | 97.9 | 86.1 | 77.3 | 12.1 | 80.3 | 59.8 | 96.2 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Gen 13 Aura Edition Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 92.7 | 86.1 | 96.4 | 92 | 38 | 80.6 | 54.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 52.1 | 75.3 | 91.6 | 89.2 | 52.5 | 80.6 | 74.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 65.7 | 65 | 89.9 | 64.2 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 48.3 |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-61G-R1HV Compare | 77.6 | 88.7 | 80.8 | 86.1 | 79.7 | 61.3 | 80.3 | 9.9 | 74.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From ¥875,146
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