MSI Raider A18 HX 2025, Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, 64GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5080
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
RAM 64 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 18"
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 3.6 kg
51 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong gpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong ram (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong storage (94th percentile) 94th
Cons
- Below average portability (1st percentile)
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)
- Below average port selection (19th percentile)
- Below average screen (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 64 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" |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
Connectivity
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 3.6 kg / 7.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Raider A18 HX | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 18" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 80 | 71 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Raider A18 HX | 99.9 | 97.4 | 95.7 | 18.8 | 31.8 | 0.7 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 1.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.7 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 5.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 27.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.8 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 8.4 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 14.1 |
Usage Scores
- Overall51.4
- AI/LLM66.4
- Gaming73.1
- Portability29.8
- Creator68.6
- Student42.2
- Business48.5
- Developer65.1
- Entertainment48.4
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