ASUS TUF 18" A18
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong cpu (83th percentile) 83th
- Strong gpu (83th percentile) 83th
- Strong social proof (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average compact (2th percentile)
- Below average port (10th percentile)
- Below average screen (22th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i9 13905H |
| Cores | 14 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | RTX 5060 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| Storage | 2 TB |
Display
| Size | 18" |
Physical
| Weight | 2.4 kg / 5.2 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS TUF 18" A18 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i9 13905H | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2048 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.4 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 100 | - | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS TUF 18" A18 | 83.4 | 83.1 | 73.9 | 10.2 | 21.9 | 2.3 | 89.3 | 58.3 | 74 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 82 | 18.5 | 81.2 | 79.6 | 99 | 70.4 | 98.7 | 96.3 | 95.6 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US Compare | 96.7 | 92.4 | 90.3 | 97.9 | 94.4 | 8.6 | 97.4 | 78.6 | 89.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.2 | 82.8 | 90 | 95.3 | 73.8 | 58.3 | 85.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.5 | 94.8 | 85.5 | 81.4 | 78.6 | 96.3 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.9 | 60.2 | 84 | 82.8 | 71.7 | 77.5 | 69.4 | 31.9 | 96.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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