MSI Raider A18 HX

MSI Raider A18 HX
  • Launched: April 2024
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~75.6%
  • Dimensions: 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm (15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Raider A18 HX.
Performance
93
Gaming
82
Display
62
Battery Life
67
Connectivity
62
Portability
26
NanoReview Score
78
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the MSI Raider A18 HX

Case

Weight 3.6 kg (7.94 lbs)
Dimensions 404 x 307.5 x 24-32.05 mm
15.91 x 12.11 x 0.94-1.26 inches
Area 1242 cm2 (192.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~75.6%
Side bezels 8.2 mm
Colors Black
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No
Opening angle 145°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2

Display

Size 18 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 240 Hz
PPI 168 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor No
Display tests
DCI-P3 color gamut 100%
Response time 3 ms
Max. brightness
500 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:30 hr
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 140 W
Charging port position Right, Bottom
Charge power 330 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.5 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.4 GHz
Cores 16
Threads 32
L3 Cache 64 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 610M
Fabrication process 5 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3162
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
19648
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
126
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
1995

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 175 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm
GPU base clock 1860 MHz
GPU boost clock 2280 MHz
FLOPS 37.6 TFLOPS
Memory size 12 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 192 bit
Memory speed ~18 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 7424
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 232
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 80
GPU performance 37.6 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
22913
Blender GPU 6495
Solar Bay 95072
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x16 GB
Clock 5200 MHz
Type DDR5
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 96 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 4x2W, 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7
Bluetooth v5.4
Fingerprint No
Infrared sensor Yes
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
SD card reader Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Backlight Yes
Touchpad
Size 13.0 x 8.2 cm
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes
Notes
    - The first PCI slot is 5.0, and the second is 4.0.

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