MSI Stealth STEALTH18A2036 2025, Core Ultra 9 275HX, 64GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080, Midnight Black
A 24-core Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX and NVIDIA RTX 5080 with 16GB VRAM power this 18-inch 3840x2400 120Hz touchscreen, delivering desktop-grade rendering in a 2.9kg chassis. 64GB of DDR5 RAM and a 2TB SSD handle large workloads without slowdowns, while the 4K display offers sharp detail for both editing and high-refresh gaming. It’s best for video editors and 3D artists working with 4K footage who need a powerful mobile workstation, though its size trades off compactness.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
RAM 64 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 18" 3840x2400
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 2.9 kg
Battery 100 Wh
65 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong ram (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong gpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong cpu (97th percentile) 97th
Cons
- Below average portability (2nd percentile)
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 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 | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 (2.5Gbps) |
Physical
| Weight | 2.9 kg / 6.4 lbs |
| Battery | 100 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Stealth STEALTH18A2036 | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 | HP ZBook Ultra G1a | ASUS ROG Strix G16 G615LP-XS97 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP964XHA-KG2US | Microsoft Surface EP2-33232 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 2048 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" 3840x2400 | 16" 3840x2400 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | AMD Radeon 8050S | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Integrated Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 100 | 90 | 74 | 90 | 76 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Stealth STEALTH18A2036 | 97.2 | 97.4 | 97.7 | 89.4 | 99.7 | 1.9 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 41.5 | 4.3 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 Compare | 81.9 | 84.5 | 98.8 | 85.5 | 98.6 | 25.7 | 93.9 | 81.8 | 94.6 | 2.7 |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a Compare | 92.8 | 85.2 | 99.1 | 80 | 74 | 61.6 | 98.5 | 33.4 | 0 | 3 |
| ASUS ROG Strix G16 G615LP-XS97 Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 92 | 10.6 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 85.3 | 12.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP964XHA-KG2US Compare | 66 | 68.8 | 79.5 | 83.3 | 91.6 | 33.2 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 15.6 |
| Microsoft Surface EP2-33232 Compare | 67.8 | 68.8 | 89.1 | 94.5 | 91.1 | 59.3 | 65.2 | 81.8 | 0 | 9.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall64.7
- AI/LLM70.1
- Gaming85.2
- Portability41.1
- Creator85
- Student53
- Business57.3
- Developer79.4
- Entertainment71.5
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