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MSI Raider 18 HX AI 2025
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
RAM 128 GB
Storage 16 TB
Screen 18" 3840x2400
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 3.6 kg
Battery 100 Wh
69 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong ram (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong screen (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong cpu (98th percentile) 98th
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 |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 128 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 16 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD |
| Storage 2 | 2 TB |
| Storage 2 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 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | 2.5GbE LAN |
Physical
| Weight | 3.6 kg / 7.9 lbs |
| Battery | 100 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Raider 18 HX AI | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 21RQ001SUS | HP ZBook BP6Z4UT#ABA | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core 7 240H | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V |
| RAM (GB) | 128 | 32 | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 16384 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" 3840x2400 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2400 | 14" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell | Intel Arc 140T | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 3.6 | 1.6 | 4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 100 | - | 100 | 77 | - | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Raider 18 HX AI | 97.7 | 92.4 | 99.8 | 94.8 | 99.7 | 0.6 | 99.9 | 60 | 74.8 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Compare | 88.6 | 93.8 | 91.3 | 78.3 | 96.2 | 74.2 | 88.6 | 60 | 96.3 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 21RQ001SUS Compare | 97.7 | 88.5 | 97.7 | 99.3 | 98.5 | 7.7 | 89.9 | 80.9 | 74.8 |
| HP ZBook BP6Z4UT#ABA Compare | 88 | 65.7 | 97.7 | 92.6 | 88.6 | 78.9 | 79.7 | 32.9 | 0 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF Compare | 75 | 93.8 | 89.5 | 97.4 | 91.8 | 41.5 | 79.7 | 9.8 | 96.3 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 Compare | 65.6 | 65.7 | 92.5 | 52.7 | 88.4 | 89.1 | 79.7 | 80.9 | 15.1 |
Price
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