MSI Vector 18" A18 HX A9W Cosmo Gray 2025

★★★☆☆ 3.3 (4)
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
RAM 64 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 18" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 3.6 kg
Battery 100 Wh
MSI Vector 18" A18 HX A9W Cosmo Gray 2025 laptop
76 Overall Score
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About This Laptop

MSI Vector 18" A18 HX A9W Cosmo Gray 2025 — CPU AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, RAM 64 GB, storage 2048 GB, screen 18" 2560x1600, GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU, OS Windows 11 Pro.

  • CPU AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
  • RAM 64 GB
  • Storage 2048 GB
  • Screen 18" 2560x1600
  • GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU
  • OS Windows 11 Pro
  • Weight kg 3.6
  • Battery wh 100

Overview

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 99.3
GPU 91.4
RAM 97.8
Ports 98.9
Screen 88.3
Portability 0.9
Storage 94.5
Reliability 58.2
Social Proof 78.9

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong cpu (99th percentile) 99th
  • Strong port (99th percentile) 99th
  • Strong ram (98th percentile) 98th
  • Strong storage (95th percentile) 95th

Cons

  • Below average compact (1th percentile) 1th

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
Cores 16
Frequency 2.5 GHz
L3 Cache 64 MB

Graphics

GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU
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"
Resolution 2560 (QHD)
Panel IPS
Refresh Rate 240 Hz
Color Gamut 100% DCI-P3

Connectivity

USB-C Ports 2
USB Ports 3
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
HDMI HDMI 2.1
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.4
Ethernet 2.5 GbE

Physical

Weight 3.6 kg / 7.9 lbs
Battery 100 Wh
OS Windows 11 Pro

vs Competition

Spec MSI Vector 18" A18 HX A9W Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX Apple M4 Max AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX Intel Core Ultra 7 256V AMD Ryzen AI 7 350
RAM (GB) 64 128 32 32 32 24
Storage (GB) 2048 4096 2000 2048 1000 1024
Screen 18" 2560x1600 14.2" 3024x1964 14" 2880x1800 16" 2560x1600 14" 2880x1800 14" 1920x1200
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU Apple (40-Core) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Intel Arc AMD Radeon 860M
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 2.7 1.2 1.4
Battery (Wh) 100 72 - 100 15 -
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CpuGpuRamPortScreenCompactStorageReliabilitySocial Proof
MSI Vector 18" A18 HX A9W 99.391.497.898.988.30.994.558.278.9
Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare 91.918.499.579.59967.298.796.299.1
ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare 86.391.492.266.595.372.69058.296.7
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US Compare 96.792.490.397.994.48.697.478.690.5
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare 66.76481.166.593.485.464.378.694.3
HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare 74.760.283.982.771.577.469.531.994.3

Usage Scores

Overall (76.1)Ai Llm (81)Gaming (88.4)Compact (47.6)Creator (86.9)Student (65.6)Business (67.1)Developer (78.9)Entertainment (81.9)

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