Gigabyte AORUS MASTER AORUS MASTER 18 5-Degree Black 2025
About This Laptop
Gigabyte AORUS MASTER AORUS MASTER 18 5-Degree Black 2025 — CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, RAM 64 GB, storage 2048 GB, screen 18" 2560x1600, GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090, OS Windows 11 Home.
- CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- RAM 64 GB
- Storage 2048 GB
- Screen 18" 2560x1600
- GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
- OS Windows 11 Home
- Weight kg 3.5
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong port (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong cpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong screen (96th percentile) 96th
Cons
- Below average compact (1th percentile) 1th
- Below average reliability (4th percentile) 4th
- Below average social proof (4th percentile) 4th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 24 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 | 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, Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth V5.4 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 3.5 kg / 7.7 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigabyte AORUS MASTER AORUS MASTER 18 | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GU605CW-XS98 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 | MSI Vector 16" HX AI | HP ZBook ZBook X G1i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 18" 2560x1600 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.8" 2304x1536 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16" 3840x2400 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA RTX Pro 2000 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro High End |
| Weight (kg) | 3.5 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 90 | 90 | 54 | 90 | 83 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte AORUS MASTER AORUS MASTER 18 | 96.7 | 92.4 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 96 | 1.1 | 94.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 Compare | 79.3 | 74 | 98.9 | 88.9 | 98 | 24.8 | 94.5 | 78.6 | 85.3 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GU605CW-XS98 Compare | 88.6 | 91.4 | 98.9 | 82.7 | 94.4 | 20.6 | 94.5 | 58.2 | 67.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 Compare | 66.1 | 64 | 93.2 | 60.9 | 86.6 | 86.9 | 81.4 | 78.6 | 0 |
| MSI Vector 16" HX AI Compare | 96.7 | 89.9 | 87.7 | 96 | 90.5 | 8.9 | 94.5 | 58.2 | 22.4 |
| HP ZBook ZBook X G1i Compare | 88.6 | 81.2 | 97.9 | 96 | 97.4 | 18.8 | 94.5 | 31.9 | 0 |
Usage Scores
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