MSI Stealth 18 HX AI Midnight Black
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
RAM 64 GB
Storage 8 TB
Screen 18"
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 2.7 kg
Battery 99 Wh
61 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong cpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong ram (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong port selection (95th percentile) 95th
Cons
- Below average portability (2nd percentile)
- Below average social proof (23rd 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 5090 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 24 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 8 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Color Gamut | DisplayHDR 1000 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.7 kg / 6.0 lbs |
| Battery | 99 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Stealth 18 HX AI | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 | HP ZBook BP6Z4UT#ABA | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 NP964QHA-KG2US | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | AMD Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360 | Intel Core 7 240H |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 32 | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 8192 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2400 | 14" 2560x1600 | 16" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | Intel Arc 140T | Intel Arc 140V | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 99 | - | 90 | 77 | 76 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI | 96 | 94.6 | 95.8 | 94.9 | 78.6 | 1.9 | 99.6 | 60.2 | 23 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Compare | 88.6 | 93.7 | 91.3 | 78.3 | 96.2 | 74.3 | 88.6 | 60.2 | 96.3 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 Compare | 78.4 | 84.1 | 98.8 | 86.3 | 98.3 | 25.4 | 94 | 81 | 95.1 |
| HP ZBook BP6Z4UT#ABA Compare | 88 | 65.6 | 97.7 | 92.7 | 88.5 | 79 | 79.7 | 33 | 0 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 NP964QHA-KG2US Compare | 71 | 65.6 | 80.1 | 65.1 | 94.6 | 32.6 | 88.7 | 81 | 95.1 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF Compare | 75 | 93.7 | 89.5 | 97.5 | 91.8 | 41.6 | 79.7 | 9.8 | 96.3 |
Price
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