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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Raider A18 HX
- Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 165 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 158-216% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 2.4x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a bigger (~20%) battery – 99.9 against 83 watt-hours
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
- 18% sharper screen – 168 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the HP Omen Max 16
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1120 grams less (around 2.47 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Much smaller footprint: 23% more compact case (148.6 vs 192.5 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 3.6 kg (7.94 lbs) | 2.48 kg (5.47 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm 15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches |
356.62 x 268.99 x 22.86-27.69 mm 14.04 x 10.59 x 0.9-1.09 inches |
| Area | 1242 cm2 (192.7 inches2) | 959 cm2 (148.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.6% | ~77.4% |
| Side bezels | 8.2 mm | 6 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 145° | 140° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 61.1 dB |
Display
| Size | 18 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes (60-165 Hz) |
| PPI | 168 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Raider A18 HX
18″ (16:10 ratio) = 145.6 in2
Omen Max 16
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~26% more screen space
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | 3 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:30 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 140 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right, Bottom | Left, Bottom |
| Charge power | 330 W | 280 / 330 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 933 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.4 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Cores | 16 | 20 (8P + 12E) |
| Threads | 32 | 20 |
| L3 Cache | 64 MB | 30 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 610M | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 175 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1860 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 2280 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 37.6 TFLOPS | 9.7-16.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~18 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 7424 | 3328 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 232 | 104 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 80 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 37.6 TFLOPS | 9.7-16.6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 6495 | 2715 |
| Solar Bay | 95072 | 40583 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x16 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 96 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x1024 GB | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x2W, 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | ~77.9 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Monolith |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 13.0 x 8.2 cm | 12.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Raider A18 HX:
- The first PCI slot is 5.0, and the second is 4.0.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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