MSI Raider 18 HX AI 2025
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
RAM 64 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 18" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 3.6 kg
Battery 100 Wh
75 Overall Score
Price €6,297
About This Laptop
MSI Raider 18 HX AI 2025 — CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285H, RAM 64 GB, storage 2048 GB, screen 18" 2560x1600, GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, OS Windows 11 Home.
- CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
- RAM 64 GB
- Storage 2048 GB
- Screen 18" 2560x1600
- GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
- OS Windows 11 Home
- Weight kg 3.6
- Battery wh 100
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong storage (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong port (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong screen (96th percentile) 96th
Cons
- Below average compact (1th percentile) 1th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 2.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 2 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 2 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 240 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 | GB LAN (Up to 2.5G) |
Physical
| Weight | 3.6 kg / 7.9 lbs |
| Battery | 100 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
May 4, 2026 €6,297
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Raider 18 HX AI | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14.5" 3200x2000 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | Intel Arc | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 100 | 72 | - | 99 | 62 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Raider 18 HX AI | 88.6 | 91.4 | 98.6 | 96 | 96 | 0.9 | 97.9 | 58.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.9 | 18.5 | 99.5 | 79.5 | 99 | 67.3 | 98.6 | 96.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.4 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 66.4 | 95.3 | 72.6 | 90 | 58.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.7 | 89.9 | 90.3 | 97.9 | 94.4 | 8.5 | 81.4 | 78.6 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 84.9 | 64 | 90.3 | 72.9 | 96 | 55.6 | 64.3 | 31.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 Compare | 66.1 | 64 | 93.2 | 60.9 | 86.6 | 86.9 | 81.4 | 78.6 |
Usage Scores
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