MSI Stealth 18 AI Studio, Intel Ultra 9-185H, 64GB, 8TB SSD + 4TB SSD, 4080, Black
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
RAM 64 GB
Storage 8 TB
Screen 18"
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.9 kg
61 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong gpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong ram (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong cpu (85th percentile) 85th
Cons
- Below average portability (2nd percentile)
- Below average affordability (7th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 3.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | RTX 4080 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 12 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 8 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD |
| Storage 2 | 4 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI v2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.9 kg / 6.4 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Stealth 18 AI Studio | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 | HP OmniBook X Flip | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP964XHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core 7 240H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 32 | 64 | 24 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 8192 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2400 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Intel Arc Graphics 140V |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 90 | 59 | - | 76 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Stealth 18 AI Studio | 85.2 | 96.6 | 95.7 | 51.5 | 71.1 | 1.9 | 99.8 | 60.4 | 69.4 | 7.1 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Compare | 91.2 | 95.7 | 90.9 | 77.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 88.5 | 60.4 | 96 | 8.4 |
| 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 OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 89.1 | 97.3 | 92 | 42.3 | 79.3 | 10.7 | 96 | 14.4 |
| 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 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall60.5
- AI/LLM60.4
- Gaming80.4
- Portability38.1
- Creator78
- Student52.5
- Business54.5
- Developer72.7
- Entertainment63.5
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