MSI Raider 18" A18 HX A9W
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 9955X3D (55 W TDP)
RAM 64 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 18" 3840x2400
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 3.6 kg
Battery 99 Wh
77 Overall Score
Price MX$138,199
About This Laptop
MSI Raider 18" A18 HX A9W — CPU AMD Ryzen 9 9955X3D (55 W TDP), RAM 64 GB, storage 2048 GB, screen 18" 3840x2400, GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090, OS Windows 11 Pro.
- CPU AMD Ryzen 9 9955X3D (55 W TDP)
- RAM 64 GB
- Storage 2048 GB
- Screen 18" 3840x2400
- GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
- OS Windows 11 Pro
- Weight kg 3.6
- Battery wh 99
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong cpu (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong port (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong ram (98th percentile) 98th
Cons
- Below average compact (1th percentile) 1th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 9955X3D (55 W TDP) |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 64 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 | 3840 (4K UHD) |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1000 nits |
| 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 | 99 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
May 29, 2026 MX$138,199
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Raider 18" A18 HX A9W | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95NT | HP ZBook Ultra G1a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 9955X3D (55 W TDP) | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" 3840x2400 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | AMD Radeon | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | AMD Radeon 8040S Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 99 | 70 | 57 | 54 | 90 | 74 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Raider 18" A18 HX A9W | 99.3 | 92.4 | 97.8 | 98.9 | 99.6 | 0.9 | 94.5 | 58.2 | 79.3 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 95.3 | 79.9 | 99.8 | 77.3 | 89.4 | 92.9 | 81.4 | 58.2 | 99.1 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition Compare | 63.6 | 64 | 93.2 | 92 | 94.8 | 90.3 | 94.5 | 78.6 | 78.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 Compare | 66.1 | 64 | 93.2 | 61 | 86.6 | 87.1 | 69.5 | 78.6 | 68.9 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95NT Compare | 96.7 | 89.9 | 98.6 | 98.9 | 94.4 | 8.9 | 94.5 | 9.7 | 81.7 |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a Compare | 76.8 | 96.4 | 68.7 | 84.9 | 94.8 | 55.5 | 81.4 | 31.9 | 81.5 |
Usage Scores
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