MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW review: Large screen without the large price

Name: MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW
Brand: MSI

Bigger doesn't mean more expensive.

MSI has more 18-inch gaming laptops to choose from than most competitors, but not everyone is willing to shell out for GeForce RTX 5090 graphics or a 4K display. The Crosshair 18 HX features more balanced specifications for a target range price of well under $2000.
Allen Ngo 👁 Published 08/30/2025 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 ...
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Verdict — Large And Powerful With Carefully Cut Corners

The Crosshair 18 HX is notable for being less expensive than most other 18-inch gaming laptops and even many 16-inch models for that matter. It achieves this by trimming away enthusiast-level niceties like vapor chamber cooling, fancy 4K or mini-LED options, metal alloy materials, or GeForce RTX 5080 or 5090 performance for lower starting prices. Gamers and editors who just want the spacious screen without the extreme prices may find the Crosshair 18 HX appealing especially since it still ships with the same Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU as found on pricier alternatives.

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The biggest drawbacks to the model are arguably its native QHD+ resolution and overly plastic construction. PPI is relatively low for an 18-inch screen while the fingerprint-loving keyboard deck and base don't feel very luxurious. It's still a decent 1080p or 1440p gaming machine with a high quality P3 display that mainstream gamers and students can equally appreciate.

Pros

+ relatively inexpensive for the size category

+ supports PCIe5 x4 NVMe SSD

+ good battery life for the size

+ full P3 colors come standard

+ fast Arrow Lake-HX CPU

Cons

- limited to GeForce RTX 5070 graphics

- no G-Sync or 4K options

- largely plastic chassis

- weak HDR support

- cramped numpad

Price and Availability

The MSI Crosshair 18 HX as configured in this review is now available at Costco.com for $1700. Amazon has the Crosshair A18 HX AMD version for over $3000.

$114.00

Black Laptop 24-Zone RGB Backlit Keyboard for MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW A2XWGKG A2XWFKG English US Without Frame New

$1,839.98
msi Crosshair 18 HX AI 18" 2560x1600 240Hz Display Gaming Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (24 Cores, 2.1-5.4 GHz), NVIDIA RTX 5070 8GB GDDR7, 32GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, Windows 11 Home
$1,929.00
msi Crosshair 18 HX AI Gaming Laptop, Intel Ultra 9-275HX, 32 GB DDR5 RAM, 1 TB PCIe SSD, 18" QHD+ (2560x1600) 240Hz Display, Nvidia G-Force RTX 5070, 24-Zone RGB Keyboard, W11 Home, Gray

Verdict — Large And Powerful With Carefully Cut Corners
Specifications
Case
Connectivity
Input Devices
Display
Performance
Emissions
Energy Management
Notebookcheck Rating
Potential Competitors in Comparison

The Crosshair 18 HX is a large 18-inch midrange gaming laptop from MSI to contrast the pricier Vector 18, Stealth 18, Raider 18, or Titan 18 series. It tops out at the 115 W GeForce RTX 5070 GPU and QHD+ display to save on costs whereas most other 18-inch gaming laptops can be configured with faster RTX 5090 or 4K UHD options.

Our unit in review is a higher-end configuration with the Core Ultra 9 275HX, 115 W RTX 5070 GPU, and QHD+ 240 Hz display for approximately $1700. Lesser configurations may ship with the Core Ultra 7 255HX CPU and RTX 5060 instead.

Alternatives include other 18-inch gaming laptops like the Acer Predator Helios 18 or Asus ROG Strix G18, but such options also tend to be more expensive. The 18-inch Crosshair 18 shares many physical characteristics with the AMD-powered 17-inch Crosshair A17 including their keyboards and ports.

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Specifications

MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW

Processor

Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX 24 x 2.1 - 5.4 GHz, 140 W PL2 / Short Burst, 96 W PL1 / Sustained, Arrow Lake-HX

Graphics adapter

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop - 8 GB VRAM, Core: 1425 MHz, RAM: 1500 MHz, 115 W TDP, GDDR7, 576.8, MUX

Memory

32 GB

, Kingston, DDR5-5600, Dual-Channel, 47-45-45-90, Removable

Display

18.00 inch 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixel 168 PPI, BOE NE180QDM-NZ4, IPS, Controller: BOE0C64, glossy: no, 240 Hz

Mainboard

Intel HM870 (Arrow Lake-HX PCH)

Storage

Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN, 1024 GB

Soundcard

Intel Arrow Lake-S PCH - ACE (Audio Context Engine)

Connections

3 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm combo

Networking

Realtek RTL8168/8111 Gigabit-LAN (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz), Bluetooth 5.3

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 29.9 x 404 x 280 ( = 1.18 x 15.91 x 11.02 in)

Battery

90 Wh Lithium-Polymer

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Home

Camera

Webcam: 720p30
Primary Camera: 1 MPix

Additional features

Speakers: 2x 2 W, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, MSI Center, 12 Months Warranty

Weight

3.116 kg ( = 109.91 oz / 6.87 pounds), Power Supply: 729 g ( = 25.71 oz / 1.61 pounds)

Price

1700 USD

Links

MSI homepage
MSI notebook section

Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

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Case

The chassis is largely plastic to save on costs much like on the Crosshair A17. Our 18-inch model is about 200 g heavier than the A17 while sharing the same thickness.

Size Comparison

Alienware m18 R1 AMD MSI Vector A18 HX A9W MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG DIN A4 ❌

Connectivity

Rear: USB-A 3.2 Gen. 1, HDMI 2.1, RJ-45 (1 Gbps), AC adapter

Left: Kensington lock, USB-C Thunderbolt 4 w/ DisplayPort 1.4 + Power Delivery, USB-A 3.2 Gen. 1

Communication

Networking
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card	1746 (1671^min, 1676.22^P1 - 1824^max) MBit/s +158%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Qualcomm WCN685x	1460 (1310^min - 1543^max) MBit/s +115%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W Mediatek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 Wireless LAN Card	1322 (1213^min - 1428^max) MBit/s +95%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 320MHz	1143 (813^min - 1407^max) MBit/s +69%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Killer Wi-Fi 7 BE1750x BE200NGW	976 (937^min - 1031^max) MBit/s +44%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	678 (607^min - 761^max) MBit/s
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card	1714 (1645^min, 1658.34^P1 - 1732^max) MBit/s +150%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W Mediatek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 Wireless LAN Card	1498 (1300^min - 1640^max) MBit/s +119%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Qualcomm WCN685x	1461 (766^min - 1548^max) MBit/s +113%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 320MHz	1459 (1375^min - 1525^max) MBit/s +113%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Killer Wi-Fi 7 BE1750x BE200NGW	900 (442^min - 910^max) MBit/s +31%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	685 (511^min - 802^max) MBit/s
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Qualcomm WCN685x	1862 (960^min - 1973^max) MBit/s +93%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Killer Wi-Fi 7 BE1750x BE200NGW	1619 (801^min - 1653^max) MBit/s +67%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W Mediatek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 Wireless LAN Card	1492 (1386^min - 1623^max) MBit/s +54%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 320MHz	1199 (1057^min - 1319^max) MBit/s +24%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	967 (517^min - 1033^max) MBit/s
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Killer Wi-Fi 7 BE1750x BE200NGW	1695 (1656^min - 1712^max) MBit/s +30%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W Mediatek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 Wireless LAN Card	1670 (1253^min - 1765^max) MBit/s +29%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Qualcomm WCN685x	1619 (818^min - 1660^max) MBit/s +25%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 320MHz	1315 (1269^min - 1369^max) MBit/s +1%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1299 (1003^min - 1452^max) MBit/s

MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW; iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø950 (517-1033)

MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW; iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1299 (1003-1452)

Webcam

The camera is only 720p with no IR support to save on costs. A physical shutter comes standard.

ColorChecker MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW: 5.18 ∆E min: 1.23 - max: 8.75 ∆E

Maintenance

MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI supports 2x DDR5 SODIMM and 2x M.2 2280 SSD upgrades

Input Devices

The keyboard is identical to the one on the Crosshair A17 for the same typing experience. Meanwhile, the clickpad is slightly larger at ~13 x 8.2 cm.

Numpad is unfortunately narrow and cramped despite the large 18-inch form factor

Display

The MSI ships with a similar BOE NE180QDM IPS panel as found on the Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 for full P3 colors and a similar viewing experience between them. Note that while response times are fast and brightness is good at ~500 nits, the monitor lacks support for G-Sync.


490.5 cd/m²	547.8 cd/m²	520.6 cd/m²
511.1 cd/m²	581.4 cd/m²	534.4 cd/m²
510 cd/m²	570.1 cd/m²	538 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

BOE NE180QDM-NZ4 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 3

Maximum: 581.4 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 533.8 cd/m² Minimum: 32.2 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 84 %
Center on Battery: 581.4 cd/m²
Contrast: 1264:1 (Black: 0.46 cd/m²)
ΔE ColorChecker Calman: 3.89 | ∀{0.5-29.43 Ø4.79}
calibrated: 0.97
ΔE Greyscale Calman: 5.6 | ∀{0.09-98 Ø5}
86.1% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 3D)
98% Display P3 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 2.1
CCT: 6835 K

Download ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 3)

	MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW BOE NE180QDM-NZ4, IPS, 2560x1600, 18", 240 Hz	Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 NE180QDM-NZC, IPS, 2560x1600, 18", 240 Hz	MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AU Optronics B180QAN01.0, IPS, 2560x1600, 18", 240 Hz	Alienware m18 R1 AMD BOE NE18NZ1, IPS, 1920x1200, 18", 480 Hz	Acer Predator Helios 18 AI B180QAN01.2 (AUO45A8), IPS, 2560x1600, 18", 250 Hz	MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG B170QAN01.2, IPS, 2560x1600, 17", 240 Hz
Display		1%	0%	1%	2%	-1%
Display P3 Coverage (%)	98	99.4 1%	98.1 0%	98.5 1%	99.7 2%	97.1 -1%
sRGB Coverage (%)	100	100 0%	99.9 0%	99.7 0%	100 0%	99.9 0%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage (%)	86.1	87.7 2%	86.3 0%	88.7 3%	90.1 5%	84.9 -1%
Response Times		32%	15%	24%	47%	-69%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * (ms)	4.7 ?(1.9, 2.8)	3.8 ?(1.6, 2.2) 19%	4.3 ?(1.8, 2.5) 9%	2.8 ?(1.2, 1.6) 40%	3.6 ?(1.6, 2) 23%	13.3 ?(6.3, 7) -183%
Response Time Black / White * (ms)	10.3 ?(5.1, 5.2)	5.8 ?(1.5, 4.3) 44%	8.1 ?(4, 4.1) 21%	9.6 ?(4.9, 4.7) 7%	3.1 ?(2.7, 0.4) 70%	5.7 ?(1.7, 4) 45%
PWM Frequency (Hz)					2500
PWM Amplitude * (%)					100
Screen		29%	5%	26%	158%	9%
Brightness middle (cd/m²)	581.4	582 0%	543 -7%	319.6 -45%	730 26%	471 -19%
Brightness (cd/m²)	534	557 4%	502 -6%	304 -43%	719 35%	468 -12%
Brightness Distribution (%)	84	93 11%	86 2%	87 4%	96 14%	96 14%
Black Level * (cd/m²)	0.46	0.4 13%	0.56 -22%	0.25 46%	0.04 91%	0.4 13%
Contrast (:1)	1264	1455 15%	970 -23%	1278 1%	18250 1344%	1178 -7%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	3.89	1.4 64%	3.41 12%	1.22 69%	3.34 14%	2.72 30%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	7.94	3.4 57%	6.4 19%	3.1 61%	6.56 17%	5.49 31%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	0.97	0.7 28%	0.66 32%	0.47 52%	2.44 -152%	1.12 -15%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	5.6	1.8 68%	3.4 39%	0.8 86%	3.86 31%	3.2 43%
Gamma	2.1 ^105%	2.24 ^98%	2.3 ^96%	2.23 ^99%	2.62 ^84%	2.227 ^99%
CCT	6835 ^95%	6633 ^98%	6070 ^107%	6471 ^100%	6859 ^95%	6925 ^94%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		21% / 23%	7% / 5%	17% / 20%	69% / 109%	-20% / -4%

* ... smaller is better

Saturation Sweeps before calibration (vs. P3)

ColorChecker before calibration (vs. P3)

Display Response Times

ℹ

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.

↔ Response Time Black to White
10.3 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 5.1 ms rise
10.3 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 5.2 ms fall
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 27 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.3 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
4.7 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 1.9 ms rise
4.7 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 2.8 ms fall
The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 15 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (31.7 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.

Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8152 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured.

Performance

Testing Conditions

We set MSI Center to Performance mode prior to running the benchmarks below.

Processor

The Core Ultra 9 275HX is one of the fastest processors available on Intel's Arrow Lake-HX platform. it's commonly found on other high-performance 16-inch or 18-inch laptops including the Alienware 18 Area-51. Raw performance is nonetheless comparable to the Ryzen 9 8940HX in the Crosshair A17.

Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX: Ø5222 (5148.67-5245.9)

Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX: Ø5642 (5588.93-5904.93)

MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX: Ø6020 (5962.14-6091.99)

Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX: Ø5466 (5377.07-5540.93)

Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX: Ø5233 (5169.96-5378.51)

Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX: Ø4163 (3956.09-4227.88)

MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX: Ø5221 (5186.05-5406.14)

CPU Performance rating: Percent
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 6.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
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R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean

CPU Performance rating
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	86.4 pt
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	84.7 pt
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	84.1 pt
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	83.9 pt
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	81.1 pt
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	78.3 pt
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	78.2 pt
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	77 pt
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	75.4 pt
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 ^-2! Intel Core i9-13950HX	70.8 pt
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX	70.6 pt
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK ^-2! Intel Core i7-13620H	45.7 pt

Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	39690 (37570.5^min - 39689.7^max) Points +15%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	38864 Points +13%
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	38431 (37240.9^min - 38430.9^max) Points +11%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	36604 Points +6%
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (30712 - 40970, n=27)	35899 Points +4%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	35589 Points +3%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	34613 (33896.2^min - 34613.2^max) Points 0%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	34500 (33034.3^min - 34500.3^max) Points
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	32521 Points -6%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	28681 (25585.5^min - 28680.9^max) Points -17%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX	27657 (23328.1^min - 27657.5^max) Points -20%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	15496 Points -55%

Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	2192 Points +2%
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (2009 - 2267, n=27)	2189 Points +2%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	2182 Points +2%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	2165 Points +1%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	2141 Points
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	2090 Points -2%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX	2088 Points -2%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	2076 Points -3%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	1948 Points -9%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	1930 Points -10%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	1828 Points -15%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	1805 Points -16%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	15524 Points +16%
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	15149 Points +13%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	15146 Points +13%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	14214 Points +6%
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (12026 - 16108, n=26)	14064 Points +5%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	13578 Points +1%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	13434 Points
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	13308 Points -1%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	12720 Points -5%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	10919 Points -19%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX	10871 Points -19%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	5905 Points -56%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	854 Points +5%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	851 Points +4%
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (774 - 870, n=26)	844 Points +3%
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	842 Points +3%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	819 Points 0%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	816 Points
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX	814 Points 0%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	797 Points -2%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	792 Points -3%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	747 Points -8%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	747 Points -8%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	693 Points -15%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	6092 (5962.14^min - 6091.99^max) Points +16%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	6041 (5888.41^min - 6041.38^max) Points +15%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	5905 (5588.93^min - 5904.93^max) Points +13%
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	5828 (5592.06^min - 5827.51^max) Points +11%
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (4756 - 6271, n=26)	5596 Points +7%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	5541 (5377.07^min - 5540.93^max) Points +6%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	5406 (5186.05^min - 5406.14^max) Points +3%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	5379 (5169.96^min - 5378.51^max) Points +3%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	5246 (5148.67^min - 5245.9^max) Points
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	4481 Points -15%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX	4228 (3956.09^min - 4227.88^max) Points -19%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	2349 (2246.31^min - 2349.07^max) Points -55%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	338 Points +6%
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	331 Points +3%
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (306 - 343, n=27)	331 Points +3%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	321 Points 0%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	320 Points 0%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	320 Points
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	309 Points -3%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	308 Points -4%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX	304 Points -5%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	297 Points -7%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	290 Points -9%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	258 Points -19%

Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	215 Seconds * -117%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX	117 Seconds * -18%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	111 Seconds * -12%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	101 Seconds * -2%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	99 Seconds * -0%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	99 Seconds *
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (82 - 116, n=25)	95.1 Seconds * +4%
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	88 Seconds * +11%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	88 Seconds * +11%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	87 Seconds * +12%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	80 Seconds * +19%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	80 Seconds * +19%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	145803 MIPS +34%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	141048 MIPS +29%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	140493 MIPS +29%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	135822 MIPS +25%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	133175 MIPS +22%
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	121759 MIPS +12%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	116665 MIPS +7%
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (98236 - 124155, n=26)	113567 MIPS +4%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	108965 MIPS
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX	107527 MIPS -1%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	106223 MIPS -3%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	62324 MIPS -43%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	7422 MIPS +18%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	7381 MIPS +17%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	7360 MIPS +17%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	7221 MIPS +15%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	7151 MIPS +14%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	6880 MIPS +9%
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (6026 - 7149, n=26)	6691 MIPS +6%
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	6585 MIPS +5%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX	6497 MIPS +3%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	6290 MIPS
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	6063 MIPS -4%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	5742 MIPS -9%

Geekbench 6.5 / Multi-Core
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	19922 Points +5%
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	19869 Points +5%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	19523 Points +3%
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (16033 - 21668, n=28)	19416 Points +2%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	18984 Points
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	18189 Points -4%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX	17231 Points -9%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	16362 Points -14%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	16316 Points -14%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	16313 Points -14%

Geekbench 6.5 / Single-Core
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	3253 Points +14%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	3175 Points +11%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	3146 Points +10%
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	3057 Points +7%
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (2843 - 3160, n=28)	3032 Points +6%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	2886 Points +1%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	2876 Points +1%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	2856 Points
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX	2842 Points 0%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	2835 Points -1%

Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	23468 Points +4%
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	23447 Points +4%
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (19105 - 25855, n=27)	22907 Points +1%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	22589 Points
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	22406 Points -1%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	22189 Points -2%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	21230 Points -6%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	20036 Points -11%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	19802 Points -12%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	19421 Points -14%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX	19310 Points -15%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	11289 Points -50%

Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	2401 Points +11%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	2343 Points +9%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	2307 Points +7%
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	2233 Points +4%
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (2033 - 2292, n=27)	2199 Points +2%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	2154 Points
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	2124 Points -1%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	2035 Points -6%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	2033 Points -6%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX	2015 Points -6%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	1925 Points -11%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	1793 Points -17%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	43 fps +19%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	42.7 fps +19%
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	40.5 fps +13%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	40 fps +11%
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (30.7 - 43.8, n=26)	38.1 fps +6%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	37.5 fps +4%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	36.7 fps +2%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	36.2 fps +1%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	36 fps
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	31 fps -14%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX	27.7 fps -23%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	17.1 fps -52%

LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	56.8 s * -60%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX	48.5 s * -36%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	46 s * -29%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	44.9 s * -26%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	44.5 s * -25%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	43.4 s * -22%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	41.8 s * -17%
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (33.2 - 62.1, n=26)	41.4 s * -16%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	40.5 s * -14%
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	37.4 s * -5%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	37.2 s * -4%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	35.6 s *

R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	0.4542 sec *
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H	0.4438 sec * +2%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	0.4392 sec * +3%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	0.4334 sec * +5%
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (0.3943 - 0.4568, n=26)	0.416 sec * +8%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	0.4145 sec * +9%
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	0.4088 sec * +10%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX	0.3955 sec * +13%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX	0.3937 sec * +13%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	0.3677 sec * +19%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	0.3573 sec * +21%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	0.3551 sec * +22%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

5246 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

290 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

99.6 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

320 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)

13434 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)

816 Points

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

34500 Points

Cinebench R23 Single Core

2141 Points

Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core

132 Points

Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core

1951 Points

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Performance rating
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	91.8 pt
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	88.4 pt
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M	87.5 pt
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	78.8 pt
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	65.9 pt
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	63.8 pt
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	62.6 pt
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	55.2 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	85542 KRay/s +140%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	75466 KRay/s +112%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M	60169 KRay/s +69%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	52718 KRay/s +48%
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (28067 - 39895, n=26)	35741 KRay/s 0%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	35676 KRay/s
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	34567 KRay/s -3%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	25098 KRay/s -30%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M	252486 Points +39%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	230480 Points +27%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	212855 Points +18%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	212581 Points +17%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	181117 Points
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (140254 - 200744, n=26)	180287 Points 0%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	174923 Points -3%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	128369 Points -29%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M	10389 MB/s +26%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	9780 MB/s +18%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	9308 MB/s +13%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	9259 MB/s +12%
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (6766 - 9817, n=26)	8655 MB/s +5%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	8448 MB/s +2%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	8260 MB/s
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	6159 MB/s -25%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M	200651 Points +58%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	172010 Points +36%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	164154 Points +30%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	160871 Points +27%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	139326 Points +10%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	136621 Points +8%
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (113887 - 140937, n=26)	133603 Points +6%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	126618 Points

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M	32988 Points +162%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	32647 Points +159%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	31581 Points +151%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	29514 Points +134%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	15500 Points +23%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	13545 Points +7%
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (11172 - 14425, n=26)	13521 Points +7%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	12602 Points

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M	134044 Points +41%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	128721 Points +36%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	113321 Points +20%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	113138 Points +19%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	94765 Points
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (72596 - 104508, n=26)	94125 Points -1%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	91604 Points -3%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	62867 Points -34%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	212322 MB/s +75%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	168749 MB/s +39%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	161678 MB/s +33%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M	149040 MB/s +23%
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (107195 - 247074, n=26)	131983 MB/s +9%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	124241 MB/s +2%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	121631 MB/s
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	117887 MB/s -3%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	2530 MB/s +32%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M	2409 MB/s +25%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	2304 MB/s +20%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	2092 MB/s +9%
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (1599 - 2263, n=26)	2040 MB/s +6%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	1996 MB/s +4%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	1923 MB/s
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	1794 MB/s -7%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	45446 KRay/s +136%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	39845 KRay/s +107%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M	31796 KRay/s +65%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	28180 KRay/s +46%
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (14847 - 21854, n=26)	19268 KRay/s 0%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	19236 KRay/s
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	18438 KRay/s -4%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	13680 KRay/s -29%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (37482 - 62916, n=26)	50509 MPixel/s +3%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	49114 MPixel/s
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	47472 MPixel/s -3%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	41047 MPixel/s -16%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	41027 MPixel/s -16%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	39524 MPixel/s -20%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M	34957 MPixel/s -29%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	34819 MPixel/s -29%

Stress Test

The CPU would boost to 3.7 GHz and 130 W when initiating Prime95 stress before falling and stabilizing at 3.5 GHz, 92 C, and 97 W about 70 seconds later. High Turbo Boost sustainability is therefore good albeit at very warm core temperatures.

GPU board power draw averages around 105 W, 110 W, and 64 W when running Cyberpunk 2077 on Cooler Boost mode, Performance, and Balanced mode, respectively. GPU clock rates and temperature differ between the modes as shown by the table and screenshots below.

	Average CPU Clock (GHz)	GPU Clock (MHz)	Average CPU Temperature (°C)	Average GPU Temperature (°C)
System Idle	--	--	49	38
Prime95 Stress	3.5	--	92	53
Prime95 + FurMark Stress	3.0	1635	90	79
Cyberpunk 2077 Stress (Balanced mode)	1.2	2115	71	70
Cyberpunk 2077 Stress (Performance mode)	1.4	2617	79	86
Cyberpunk 2077 Stress (Cooler Boost mode)	1.5	2625	76	80

System Performance

Performance rating
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, R9 9955HX	89.3 pt
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 9955HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	86.6 pt
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	86.3 pt
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 ^-1! GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX	82.9 pt
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	82.1 pt
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	81.9 pt
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 8940HX, Samsung PM9C1 MZVL81T0HELB-00BTW	75.7 pt

PCMark 10 / Score
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	9852 Points +23%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, R9 9955HX	9399 Points +17%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 9955HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	8879 Points +11%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX	8805 Points +10%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	8511 Points +6%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 8940HX, Samsung PM9C1 MZVL81T0HELB-00BTW	8106 Points +1%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	8018 Points

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	12334 Points +12%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 9955HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	11730 Points +6%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, R9 9955HX	11430 Points +4%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX	11378 Points +3%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 8940HX, Samsung PM9C1 MZVL81T0HELB-00BTW	11371 Points +3%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	11025 Points
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	10677 Points -3%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 9955HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	11432 Points +17%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	11388 Points +17%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, R9 9955HX	10835 Points +11%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX	10186 Points +4%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	9751 Points
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	9723 Points 0%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 8940HX, Samsung PM9C1 MZVL81T0HELB-00BTW	9492 Points -3%

PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	18475 Points +42%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, R9 9955HX	18192 Points +40%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	16115 Points +24%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX	15985 Points +23%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 9955HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	14166 Points +9%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 8940HX, Samsung PM9C1 MZVL81T0HELB-00BTW	13392 Points +3%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	13010 Points

CrossMark / Overall
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 9955HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	2228 Points +7%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, R9 9955HX	2178 Points +5%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	2084 Points
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	2051 Points -2%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX	2048 Points -2%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 8940HX, Samsung PM9C1 MZVL81T0HELB-00BTW	1977 Points -5%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	1929 Points -7%

CrossMark / Productivity
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 9955HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	1987 Points +3%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, R9 9955HX	1950 Points +1%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	1932 Points
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	1931 Points 0%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX	1902 Points -2%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 8940HX, Samsung PM9C1 MZVL81T0HELB-00BTW	1844 Points -5%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	1793 Points -7%

CrossMark / Creativity
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 9955HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	2701 Points +14%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, R9 9955HX	2660 Points +12%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	2371 Points
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX	2316 Points -2%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	2293 Points -3%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 8940HX, Samsung PM9C1 MZVL81T0HELB-00BTW	2225 Points -6%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	2212 Points -7%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	1779 Points
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 9955HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	1766 Points -1%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX	1765 Points -1%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	1757 Points -1%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 8940HX, Samsung PM9C1 MZVL81T0HELB-00BTW	1709 Points -4%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, R9 9955HX	1664 Points -6%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	1594 Points -10%

WebXPRT 3 / Overall
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	387 Points +18%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, R9 9955HX	361 Points +10%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX	339 Points +3%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 9955HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	335 Points +2%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	329 Points
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	306 Points -7%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 8940HX, Samsung PM9C1 MZVL81T0HELB-00BTW	274 Points -17%

WebXPRT 4 / Overall
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, R9 9955HX	322 Points +2%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	317 Points
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	295 Points -7%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 9955HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	287 Points -9%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	285 Points -10%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 8940HX, Samsung PM9C1 MZVL81T0HELB-00BTW	230 Points -27%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 8940HX, Samsung PM9C1 MZVL81T0HELB-00BTW	507 ms * -18%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	459 ms * -6%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX	449 ms * -4%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	432 ms * -0%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	431 ms *
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 9955HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	430 ms * -0%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, R9 9955HX	404 ms * +6%

* ... smaller is better

PCMark 10 Score		8018 points
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AIDA64: Memory Copy | Memory Read | Memory Write | Memory Latency

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (56003 - 94460, n=26)	79822 MB/s +3%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	77263 MB/s
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	76268 MB/s -1%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	63022 MB/s -18%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	60949 MB/s -21%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	60796 MB/s -21%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M	51423 MB/s -33%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	51173 MB/s -34%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (55795 - 97151, n=26)	84540 MB/s 0%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	84242 MB/s
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	82992 MB/s -1%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	65869 MB/s -22%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	64758 MB/s -23%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	64608 MB/s -23%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	62219 MB/s -26%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M	61564 MB/s -27%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (55663 - 106063, n=26)	80144 MB/s +4%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	77252 MB/s
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	70065 MB/s -9%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	69753 MB/s -10%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	67801 MB/s -12%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	61929 MB/s -20%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	61633 MB/s -20%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M	61092 MB/s -21%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	151.7 ns * -42%
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (105.8 - 161.6, n=26)	118.3 ns * -11%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	106.8 ns *
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	103.5 ns * +3%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	102.8 ns * +4%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M	91.3 ns * +15%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	87.6 ns * +18%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	83.9 ns * +21%

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latency

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	2284.9 μs * -116%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX	1479.7 μs * -40%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	1155.8 μs * -9%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	1057.2 μs *
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 8940HX, Samsung PM9C1 MZVL81T0HELB-00BTW	759.9 μs * +28%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 9955HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	506.9 μs * +52%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, R9 9955HX	416.5 μs * +61%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

Supports up to two M.2 2280 NVMe SSDs (One PCIe5 + one PCIe4)

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 6843 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 5855 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 529.4 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 574.7 MB/s

CDM 5 Read Seq: 1126 MB/s

CDM 5 Write Seq: 3016 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 78.57 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 173.2 MB/s

Drive Performance rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance rating - Percent
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	78.9 pt
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	72 pt
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	63.1 pt
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W	61.5 pt
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	57.1 pt
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509	55 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	5038 (4879.75^min - 5037.98^max) MB/s +111%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W	3781 (3742.43^min - 3780.52^max) MB/s +58%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509	3560 (3002.28^min - 3559.93^max) MB/s +49%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	3504 (3460.3^min - 3503.92^max) MB/s +47%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	3201 (3172.94^min - 3201.4^max) MB/s +34%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	2388 (557.15^min - 2387.86^max) MB/s
seq write
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	4889 (4680.84^min - 4888.75^max) MB/s +59%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	4257 (4064.33^min - 4256.67^max) MB/s +39%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W	4065 (3985.01^min - 4064.96^max) MB/s +32%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	3784 (3726.22^min - 3784.1^max) MB/s +23%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509	3367 (3255.82^min - 3366.95^max) MB/s +10%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	3071 (2466.77^min - 3070.8^max) MB/s
seq q8 t1 read
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	12845 (11712.5^min - 12844.7^max) MB/s +88%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W	7303 (6716.75^min - 7302.99^max) MB/s +7%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	7237 (5771.57^min - 7237.48^max) MB/s +6%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	6833 (5759.01^min - 6833.32^max) MB/s
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509	6797 (5573.18^min - 6797.33^max) MB/s -1%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	6329 (5886.29^min - 6328.58^max) MB/s -7%
seq q8 t1 write
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	7448 (7101.64^min - 7448.24^max) MB/s +28%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W	6578 (6568.15^min - 6577.77^max) MB/s +13%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	6010 (5853.57^min - 6010.3^max) MB/s +3%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	5822 (5624.01^min - 5822^max) MB/s
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	5398 (5134.26^min - 5397.97^max) MB/s -7%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509	4902 (4309.42^min - 4901.73^max) MB/s -16%
4k q1 t1 read
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	87.1 (85.12^min - 87.1^max) MB/s +39%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	65.8 (65.71^min - 65.83^max) MB/s +5%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W	63.3 (61.68^min - 63.27^max) MB/s +1%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	62.8 (61.81^min - 62.77^max) MB/s
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509	61.8 (61.2^min - 61.81^max) MB/s -2%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	61 (60.38^min - 61.01^max) MB/s -3%
4k q1 t1 write
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	219 (216.03^min - 218.97^max) MB/s +39%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	182.6 (179.29^min - 182.56^max) MB/s +16%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	167.6 (165.28^min - 167.57^max) MB/s +6%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509	164 (110.95^min - 164^max) MB/s +4%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	157.4 (152.37^min - 157.35^max) MB/s
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W	157.1 (155.12^min - 157.1^max) MB/s 0%
4k q32 t16 read
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	3829 (3814.3^min - 3829.16^max) MB/s +453%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	1267 (1226.17^min - 1266.73^max) MB/s +83%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W	1096 (1067.61^min - 1095.51^max) MB/s +58%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509	1005 (964.75^min - 1004.59^max) MB/s +45%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	712 (660.11^min - 712.47^max) MB/s +3%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	692 (675.6^min - 691.51^max) MB/s
4k q32 t16 write
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	2627 (2557.39^min - 2627.4^max) MB/s +370%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W	572 (550.57^min - 572.35^max) MB/s +2%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	571 (555.53^min - 571.32^max) MB/s +2%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	559 (548.85^min - 558.58^max) MB/s
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	536 (521.73^min - 535.9^max) MB/s -4%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509	442 (336.87^min - 441.83^max) MB/s -21%

AS SSD
Score Total
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	8633 Points +24%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	8209 Points +18%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W	7098 Points +2%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	6959 Points
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	6329 Points -9%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509	4927 Points -29%
Score Read
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	3403 Points +108%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	1940 Points +19%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509	1667 Points +2%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	1635 Points
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	1608 Points -2%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W	1607 Points -2%
Score Write
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	5824 Points +28%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W	4748 Points +4%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	4567 Points
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	3979 Points -13%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	3106 Points -32%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509	2518 Points -45%
Seq Read
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	7862 MB/s +46%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	5753.68 MB/s +7%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	5531 MB/s +3%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509	5476.6 MB/s +2%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	5390.71 MB/s
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W	5327.09 MB/s -1%
Seq Write
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	5132.02 MB/s +44%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	4917 MB/s +38%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	3760 MB/s +6%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	3554.23 MB/s
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W	3535.2 MB/s -1%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509	2995.22 MB/s -16%
4K Read
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	92.6 MB/s +49%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509	65.49 MB/s +5%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	62.2 MB/s
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	61.69 MB/s -1%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W	55.61 MB/s -11%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	53.6 MB/s -14%
4K Write
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	278 MB/s
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	272 MB/s -2%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509	219.58 MB/s -21%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	212 MB/s -24%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W	199.4 MB/s -28%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	184.27 MB/s -34%
4K-64 Read
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	2765.55 MB/s +167%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	1061 MB/s +3%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509	1053.83 MB/s +2%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	1033.87 MB/s
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W	1019.02 MB/s -1%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	1001 MB/s -3%
4K-64 Write
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	5060 MB/s +29%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W	4195.39 MB/s +7%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	3933.95 MB/s
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	3391 MB/s -14%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	2408.06 MB/s -39%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509	1998.53 MB/s -49%
Access Time Read
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	0.111 ms * -11%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	0.1 ms *
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	0.059 ms * +41%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W	0.046 ms * +54%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509	0.025 ms * +75%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	0.025 ms * +75%
Access Time Write
Alienware m18 R1 AMD Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	0.067 ms * -29%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W	0.058 ms * -12%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509	0.057 ms * -10%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	0.052 ms *
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	0.032 ms * +38%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	0.018 ms * +65%

* ... smaller is better

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø6762 (5259.83-6887.53)

GPU Performance

Running on Cooler Boost mode (i.e., Turbo mode) won't necessarily improve performance over Performance mode as shown by the Fire Strike results table below. On the other hand, dropping down to Balanced mode incurs a performance deficit of about 10 percent.

Configuring with the RTX 5060 instead of our RTX 5070 is expected to impact graphics performance by about 20 percent.

Power Profile	Graphics Score	Physics Score	Combined Score
Cooler Boost Mode	36908	41856	10151
Performance Mode	36095 (-2%)	42319 (+1%)	10317 (+2%)
Balanced Mode	32198 (-13%)	37821 (-10%)	10807 (-7%)
Battery Power	23250 (-37%)	27045 (-35%)	6514 (-36%)

3DMark Performance rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark Performance rating - Percent
Alienware 18 Area-51 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	93.8 pt
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	93.4 pt
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 ^-1! NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	85.3 pt
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	85 pt
Alienware m18 R1 AMD ^-1! AMD Radeon RX 7900M, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	80.1 pt
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI ^-1! NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	79.6 pt
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	74.2 pt
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 ^-1! NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	59 pt
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG ^-1! NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	57.7 pt
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	57.5 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	56.3 pt
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI ^-1! NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13650HX	50.9 pt
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK ^-1! NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H	45.3 pt
Alienware 16 Aurora NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop, Intel Core 7 240H	45.1 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	71642 Points +63%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	67738 Points +55%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	64952 Points +48%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Radeon RX 7900M, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	59943 Points +37%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	59359 Points +35%
Alienware 18 Area-51 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	58943 Points +34%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	54363 Points +24%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (36721 - 49568, n=19)	44369 Points +1%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	43834 Points
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	43136 Points -2%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	42665 Points -3%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13650HX	40413 Points -8%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H	36323 Points -17%
Alienware 16 Aurora NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop, Intel Core 7 240H	36253 Points -17%

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	58426 Points +59%
Alienware 18 Area-51 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	50772 Points +38%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Radeon RX 7900M, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	50241 Points +37%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	49102 Points +34%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	47933 Points +31%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	47322 Points +29%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	44702 Points +22%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	36728 Points
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	36639 Points 0%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	36212 Points -1%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (28759 - 38680, n=21)	35385 Points -4%
Alienware 16 Aurora NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop, Intel Core 7 240H	29332 Points -20%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13650HX	28374 Points -23%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H	27681 Points -25%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Alienware 18 Area-51 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	25763 Points +90%
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	22423 Points +65%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	21246 Points +56%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	21149 Points +56%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	19831 Points +46%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Radeon RX 7900M, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	19434 Points +43%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	17981 Points +32%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	14224 Points +5%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	13586 Points
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	13580 Points 0%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (10851 - 14771, n=21)	13342 Points -2%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13650HX	12111 Points -11%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H	10299 Points -24%
Alienware 16 Aurora NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop, Intel Core 7 240H	10262 Points -24%
2560x1440 Time Spy Score
Alienware 18 Area-51 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	24013 Points +72%
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	21110 Points +51%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	20561 Points +47%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	19302 Points +38%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	18607 Points +33%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Radeon RX 7900M, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	18114 Points +30%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	16883 Points +21%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	14085 Points +1%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	13953 Points
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	13400 Points -4%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (11192 - 14448, n=21)	13233 Points -5%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13650HX	12364 Points -11%
Alienware 16 Aurora NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop, Intel Core 7 240H	10688 Points -23%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H	10345 Points -26%
2560x1440 Speed Way Score
Alienware 18 Area-51 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	6400 Points +90%
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	5895 Points +75%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	5736 Points +71%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	4684 Points +39%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	3360 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (2796 - 3608, n=5)	3338 Points -1%
Alienware 16 Aurora NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop, Intel Core 7 240H	2585 Points -23%

3DMark Performance rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark 11 Performance		37868 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		68025 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		31470 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		13953 points
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... in comparison

Blender
v3.3 Classroom OPTIX/RTX
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	26 Seconds * -37%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H	25 Seconds * -32%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13650HX	24 Seconds * -26%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (17 - 24, n=20)	19.5 Seconds * -3%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	19 Seconds *
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	18 Seconds * +5%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	17 Seconds * +11%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	15 Seconds * +21%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	14 Seconds * +26%
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	13 Seconds * +32%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	13 Seconds * +32%
Alienware 18 Area-51 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	10 Seconds * +47%
v3.3 Classroom CUDA
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	49 Seconds * -58%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H	44 Seconds * -42%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (29 - 228, n=21)	41.4 Seconds * -34%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13650HX	37 Seconds * -19%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX	31 Seconds * -0%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	31 Seconds *
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	30 Seconds * +3%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	24 Seconds * +23%
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	22 Seconds * +29%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	20 Seconds * +35%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	19 Seconds * +39%
Alienware 18 Area-51 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	15 Seconds * +52%
v3.3 Classroom CPU
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13620H	353 Seconds * -125%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-13650HX	273 Seconds * -74%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (137 - 372, n=18)	255 Seconds * -62%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-14900HX	207 Seconds * -32%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	160 Seconds * -2%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	157 Seconds *
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Radeon RX 7900M, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX	138 Seconds * +12%
Alienware 18 Area-51 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX	138 Seconds * +12%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	137 Seconds * +13%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D	123 Seconds * +22%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX	122 Seconds * +22%

* ... smaller is better

Gaming Performance

The mobile RTX 5070 is a solid GPU for 1080p gaming, but it can begin to struggle at the native QHD+ resolution if playing more demanding titles. Black Myth: Wukong, for example, clocks in at just under 40 FPS at QHD+ maximum settings even with DLSS enabled meaning that medium or medium-high settings are recommended instead to reach over 60 FPS. It's a shame that MSI offers no mobile RTX 5070 Ti options as the Ti version is almost 50 percent faster than the RTX 5070.

Performance rating - Percent
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W ^-1! AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	98.3 pt
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	90.5 pt
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG ^-1! AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	82.3 pt
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	80.5 pt
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	78 pt
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	76 pt

Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off)
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	139.6 (105.5^min) fps +37%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	135.5 (109.8^min, 99.5^P1) fps +33%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	129.6 (54.1^min) fps +27%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	106.7 (86^min) fps +5%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	106.4 (84.5^min) fps +4%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	101.9 (84.1^min, 80.1^P1) fps

Baldur's Gate 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	246.1 fps +91%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	178 fps +38%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	152.6 fps +18%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	128.8 fps
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	124.9 (109.1^min, 111^P0.1, 114.8^P1) fps -3%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	121.9 fps -5%

GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	160.2 (1.922^min, 111.1^P1) fps +13%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	153.5 (4.28^min, 100^P1) fps +8%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	146.1 (3.64^min, 100^P1) fps +3%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	142.1 (3.56^min, 100^P1) fps
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	105 (4.76^min, 62.5^P1) fps -26%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	180.1 fps +24%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	176.3 fps +21%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	152.8 fps +5%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	145.3 fps
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	141.5 fps -3%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	140.6 fps -3%

Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	371 (173.4^min, 262^P1) fps +52%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	347 (134.3^min, 254^P1) fps +42%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	344 (145.8^min, 227^P1) fps +41%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	259 (23^min, 197.4^P1) fps +6%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	244 (149.7^min, 179.2^P1) fps

Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	193 (156.6^min) fps +16%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	184.2 (153.5^min) fps +11%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	180.9 (147.3^min) fps +9%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	165.8 (139.8^min) fps
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	158.3 (133.6^min) fps -5%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	146.2 (121.3^min) fps -12%

X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	116.3 fps +17%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	115.5 fps +16%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	107.4 fps +8%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	105.1 fps +5%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	99.8 fps
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	83.7 fps -16%

Baldur's Gate 3
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	246.1 fps +91%
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop	236.5 fps +84%
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	190.6 (164.5^min, 170.2^P0.1, 175.4^P1) fps +48%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	178 fps +38%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	169.3 (132.3^min, 136.5^P0.1, 143.1^P1) fps +31%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	160.5 (65^P0.1, 99.5^P1) fps +25%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	152.6 fps +18%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	128.8 fps
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	124.9 (109.1^min, 111^P0.1, 114.8^P1) fps -3%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	121.9 fps -5%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (87.3 - 141.4, n=22)	121.2 fps -6%
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	105.3 fps -18%
2560x1440 Ultra Preset AA:T
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	175.5 fps +94%
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop	174.8 fps +93%
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	138.3 (120.1^min, 122.3^P0.1, 125.1^P1) fps +53%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	132.8 (115.1^min, 115.8^P0.1, 118.4^P1) fps +47%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	123 fps +36%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	119.2 (40.8^P0.1, 73.2^P1) fps +32%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	118.5 fps +31%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	90.5 fps
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	88.6 fps -2%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	84.9 (58.9^min, 73.8^P0.1, 77.6^P1) fps -6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (61 - 96.4, n=20)	83.7 fps -8%
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	70.2 fps -22%
2560x1440 Ultra Preset + Quality DLSS
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop	237.3 fps +86%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	181 fps +42%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	127.4 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (97.7 - 140, n=6)	124.6 fps -2%
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	101.3 fps -20%

GTA V
1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	185 (4.04^min, 111.1^P1) fps +30%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	160.2 (1.922^min, 111.1^P1) fps +13%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	153.5 (4.28^min, 100^P1) fps +8%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	146.1 (3.64^min, 100^P1) fps +3%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	142.1 (3.56^min, 100^P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (102.5 - 160.2, n=20)	132.1 fps -7%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	129.8 (16.1^min, 90.9^P1) fps -9%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	121.4 (3.6^min, 76.9^P1) fps -15%
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	120 (7.07^min, 76.9^P1) fps -16%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	117.2 (6.43^min, 76.9^P1) fps -18%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	112.1 (8^min, 62.5^P1) fps -21%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	105 (4.76^min, 62.5^P1) fps -26%
2560x1440 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	177.8 (2.41^min, 111.1^P1) fps +41%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	143.9 (2.86^min, 100^P1) fps +14%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	126.6 (5.15^min, 83.3^P1) fps 0%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	126.2 (11.6^min, 83.3^P1) fps
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	124.7 (5.52^min, 76.9^P1) fps -1%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	122.5 (1.908^min, 83.3^P1) fps -3%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (96 - 129.1, n=18)	115.6 fps -8%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	105.6 (5.02^min, 62.5^P1) fps -16%
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	96.7 (30.6^min, 58.8^P1) fps -23%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	87.6 (4.62^min, 55.6^P1) fps -31%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	83 (5.89^min, 45.5^P1) fps -34%

Dota 2 Reborn
1920x1080 high (2/3)
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	312 (254.5^min) fps +72%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	271 (216.5^min) fps +49%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	215 (177.7^min) fps +18%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	203 (171.9^min) fps +12%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	201 (162.4^min) fps +11%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	191 (165.9^min) fps +5%
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop	188.3 (160.2^min) fps +4%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	181.8 (154.7^min) fps
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	180.5 (150.3^min) fps -1%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	173.2 (146.3^min) fps -5%
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	171.9 (140.3^min) fps -5%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	164.4 (141.6^min) fps -10%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	164.1 (140.2^min) fps -10%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	162.8 (140.2^min) fps -10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (129.3 - 203, n=20)	161.5 fps -11%
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	289 (229.1^min) fps +74%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	239 (192.5^min) fps +44%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	193 (156.6^min) fps +16%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	184.2 (153.5^min) fps +11%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	180.9 (147.3^min) fps +9%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	178.6 (153.9^min) fps +8%
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop	171.5 (139.4^min) fps +3%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	165.8 (139.8^min) fps
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	164 (140^min) fps -1%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	158.3 (133.6^min) fps -5%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	156.3 (132.3^min) fps -6%
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	156.1 (129.9^min) fps -6%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	154.7 (134.1^min) fps -7%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (123.2 - 184.2, n=20)	149.9 fps -10%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	146.2 (121.3^min) fps -12%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1920x1080 High Quality
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop	212 fps +46%
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	206 fps +42%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	194.8 fps +34%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	180.1 fps +24%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	176.3 fps +21%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	156.9 fps +8%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	152.8 fps +5%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	145.3 fps
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	141.5 fps -3%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	140.6 fps -3%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (96 - 150.7, n=19)	135.6 fps -7%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	115.5 fps -21%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	115.2 fps -21%
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	109.5 fps -25%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	96.1 fps -34%
2560x1440 High Quality
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop	183.6 fps +76%
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	162.4 fps +55%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	151.2 fps +45%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	144.5 fps +38%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	139.1 fps +33%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	134.2 fps +28%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	114.6 fps +10%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	104.5 fps
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	103.7 fps -1%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	102.3 fps -2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (82.5 - 110, n=18)	100.7 fps -4%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	82 fps -22%
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	79.1 fps -24%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	70.1 fps -33%

Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty
1920x1080 Ray Tracing Ultra Preset (DLSS off)
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop	84.9 (73.4^min, 69.7^P1) fps +85%
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	75 (65.9^min) fps +64%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	68.2 (60.1^min, 56.9^P1) fps +49%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	65.3 (55.5^min) fps +43%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	60.7 (53.3^min, 50.7^P1) fps +33%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	45.8 (40^min, 38.1^P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (35.3 - 45.8, n=4)	42.7 fps -7%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	42.5 (32.6^min) fps -7%
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	32.5 (28.5^min, 26.6^P1) fps -29%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off)
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	170.3 (140.8^min) fps +67%
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop	166.5 (132.2^min, 120^P1) fps +63%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	151.9 (122.7^min, 110.3^P1) fps +49%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	139.6 (105.5^min) fps +37%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	135.5 (109.8^min, 99.5^P1) fps +33%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	129.6 (54.1^min) fps +27%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	106.7 (86^min) fps +5%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	106.4 (84.5^min) fps +4%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	101.9 (84.1^min, 80.1^P1) fps
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	101.25 (77.2^min) fps -1%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (81.5 - 109.4, n=22)	99.6 fps -2%
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	80.1 (63.1^min, 56.7^P1) fps -21%
1920x1080 High Preset (FSR off)
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	187.6 (156.6^min) fps +64%
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop	179.1 (147.6^min, 132.6^P1) fps +56%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	167.9 (138.8^min, 126.1^P1) fps +46%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	154.1 (127.2^min, 112^P1) fps +34%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	150.4 (116.1^min) fps +31%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	130.7 (21.1^min) fps +14%
MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	121.3 (101^min) fps +6%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	118.6 (97.7^min) fps +3%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	114.7 (97.3^min, 90.7^P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (84.5 - 122.8, n=18)	111.3 fps -3%
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	86.7 (70.1^min, 65.1^P1) fps -24%
2560x1440 Ultra Preset DLSS4 quality no FG
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop	136.6 (116.7^min, 109.3^P1) fps +84%
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	128.7 (111.7^min) fps +73%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	103.8 (88.8^min) fps +40%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	102.1 (88.5^min, 84.2^P1) fps +37%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	80.1 (68.8^min) fps +8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (61.4 - 81, n=11)	75.5 fps +2%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	74.3 (65.2^min, 62.7^P1) fps
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	58.9 (49.7^min, 46.1^P1) fps -21%

F1 24
1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop	155.4 (73^min, 89^P1) fps +78%
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	138.2 (96^min, 107^P1) fps +59%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	134.8 (90^min, 95^P1) fps +55%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	114.8 (81^min, 88^P1) fps +32%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	87.1 (67^min, 69^P1) fps
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	85.3 (67^min, 67^P1) fps -2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (63.8 - 90.2, n=12)	83.8 fps -4%
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	46.1 (38^min, 37^P1) fps -47%
2560x1440 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop	106.4 (72^min, 80^P1) fps +94%
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	88.3 (71^min, 72^P1) fps +61%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	79.3 (66^min, 65^P1) fps +45%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	72.1 (57^min, 58^P1) fps +32%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	54.8 (45^min, 44^P1) fps
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	52.7 (44^min, 43^P1) fps -4%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (40.3 - 56.9, n=12)	52.2 fps -5%
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	29.8 (24^min, 24^P1) fps -46%
2560x1440 Ultra High Preset + Quality DLSS AF:16x
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop	156.3 (72^min, 89^P1) fps +80%
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	138.7 (103^min, 109^P1) fps +60%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	126.9 (90^min, 93^P1) fps +46%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	115.8 (82^min, 89^P1) fps +34%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	86.7 (66^min, 67^P1) fps
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	81.8 (64^min, 65^P1) fps -6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (62.9 - 86.7, n=10)	80.6 fps -7%
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	46 (37^min, 36^P1) fps -47%

Black Myth: Wukong
1920x1080 high TSR 100
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop	109 (18^min) fps +76%
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	96 (19^min) fps +55%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	96 (19^min) fps +55%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	62 (17^min) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (49 - 66, n=4)	60.5 fps -2%
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	48 (43^min) fps -23%
1920x1080 cinematic TSR 100
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop	65 (52^min) fps +81%
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	56 (48^min) fps +56%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	56 (49^min) fps +56%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	36 (31^min) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (28 - 37, n=4)	34.3 fps -5%
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	26 (23^min) fps -28%
2560x1440 cinematic TSR 100
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop	50 (43^min) fps +92%
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	42 (37^min) fps +62%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	41 (36^min) fps +58%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	26 (23^min) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (20 - 27, n=4)	24.8 fps -5%
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	19 (12^min) fps -27%
2560x1440 cinematic DLSS 68
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop	73 (60^min) fps +87%
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	61 (53^min) fps +56%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	39 (34^min) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (31 - 41, n=4)	37.8 fps -3%
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	30 (25^min) fps -23%

Monster Hunter Wilds
1920x1080 medium, no upscaling
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	111 fps +46%
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	102.1 fps +35%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	75.9 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (61.6 - 78.2, n=4)	72.4 fps -5%
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	45.2 fps -40%
1920x1080 ultra, RT: high, no upscaling
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop	95.34 fps +121%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	90 fps +108%
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	81.9 fps +90%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	70.8 fps +64%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	43.2 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (39.1 - 44.5, n=3)	42.3 fps -2%
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	33.5 fps -22%
2560x1440 ultra, RT: high, no upscaling
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop	80.51 fps +231%
MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	70.6 fps +191%
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	64.1 fps +164%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	55 fps +126%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (21.1 - 31.7, n=3)	25.7 fps +6%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	24.3 fps
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	17.8 fps -27%
2560x1440 ultra, RT: high, DLSS3 quality
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop	92.77 fps +205%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	70.6 fps +132%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (30.4 - 41.9, n=2)	36.2 fps +19%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	30.4 fps

Strange Brigade
1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop	456 (177^min, 324^P1) fps +87%
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	437 (139^min, 310^P1) fps +79%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	371 (173.4^min, 262^P1) fps +52%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	347 (134.3^min, 254^P1) fps +42%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	344 (145.8^min, 227^P1) fps +41%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	325 (49.1^min, 213^P1) fps +33%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	259 (23^min, 197.4^P1) fps +6%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	244 (149.7^min, 179.2^P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (203 - 261, n=17)	241 fps -1%
Asus ROG Strix G18 G814JI Intel Core i7-13650HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	209 (45^min, 152.5^P1) fps -14%
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	208 (39.5^min, 154.8^P1) fps -15%
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	191.1 (119.1^min, 141.4^P1) fps -22%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	185.1 (15.5^min, 136.7^P1) fps -24%
2560x1440 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop	350 (109.7^min, 272^P1) fps +108%
NVIDIA KFA2 GeForce RTX 5070 1-Click OC AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	318 (147.4^min, 246^P1) fps +89%
Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	278 (70.8^min, 216^P1) fps +65%
Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	268 (8^min, 182^P1) fps +59%
Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	249 (137.9^min, 183.7^P1) fps +48%
MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	246 (161.1^min, 195^P1) fps +46%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop (137 - 230, n=15)	169 fps 0%
Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	168.9 (16.7^min, 138.8^P1) fps 0%
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	168.6 (99.8^min, 135.8^P1) fps
Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU	136.7 (54.8^min, 112.1^P1) fps -19%
Alienware 16 Aurora Intel Core 7 240H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop	133.7 (93.6^min, 106.6^P1) fps -21%
MSI Katana 17 B13VFK Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	126.4 (31.6^min, 98.8^P1) fps -25%

Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS Chart

MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop: Ø96.3 (91-97.6)

	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD DLSS	QHD
GTA V (2015)	185.4	180.4	176.7	142.1		126.2
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	220	189.7	181.8	165.8
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	234	193.7	145.3			104.5
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	128.6	114.7	99.8
Strange Brigade (2018)	510	339	280	244		168.6
Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)	178.7	152	132.8	128.8	127.4	90.5
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty (2023)	168.2	141.7	114.7	101.9	74.3	63.4
F1 24 (2024)	288	275	223	87.1	86.7	54.8
Black Myth: Wukong (2024)	106	79	62	36	39	26
Monster Hunter Wilds (2025)	86.5	75.9		43.2	30.4	24.3

Emissions

System Noise

Fan noise averages 47.7 dB(A), 54.4 dB(A), and 58.6 dB(A) when running Cyberpunk 2077 on Balanced mode, Performance mode, and Cooler Boost mode, respectively.

Fan noise profile (White: Background, Red: System idle, Blue: 3DMark 06, Orange: Cyberpunk 2077, Green: Prime95+FurMark stress)

Noise level

Idle		27.3 / 27.3 / 27.6 dB(A)
Load		30.1 / 58.6 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 23.1 dB(A)

	MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 9955HX, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN	MSI Vector A18 HX A9W GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, R9 9955HX	Alienware m18 R1 AMD Radeon RX 7900M, R9 7945HX, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02	Acer Predator Helios 18 AI GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N	Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, i9-14900HX	MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, R9 8940HX, Samsung PM9C1 MZVL81T0HELB-00BTW
Noise		-1%	-7%	2%	-1%	-4%	-24%
off / environment * (dB)	23.1	24.6 -6%	22.5 3%	22.4 3%	24 -4%	23.4 -1%	24 -4%
Idle Minimum * (dB)	27.3	24.6 10%	26 5%	23 16%	24 12%	23.9 12%	25 8%
Idle Average * (dB)	27.3	30 -10%	26 5%	23.4 14%	24 12%	28.2 -3%	30 -10%
Idle Maximum * (dB)	27.6	30 -9%	32 -16%	33.5 -21%	31.31 -13%	29 -5%	47 -70%
Load Average * (dB)	30.1	34.4 -14%	44.4 -48%	33.5 -11%	40.31 -34%	36.8 -22%	57 -89%
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (dB)	54.4	49.7 9%	49.8 8%		50.33 7%		57 -5%
Load Maximum * (dB)	58.6	49.7 15%	61.6 -5%	53.6 9%	50.33 14%	61.1 -4%	58 1%
Witcher 3 ultra * (dB)				53.6		54.1

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

Surface temperatures are never uncomfortably warm on the keyboard or palm rests owing to the large form factor and plentiful ventilation.

AC adapter reaches over 56 C when running demanding loads

Max. Load

Idle

Cyberpunk


40 °C 104 F	39 °C 102 F	40.2 °C 104 F
35.2 °C 95 F	34.6 °C 94 F	37 °C 99 F
28.4 °C 83 F	27.6 °C 82 F	28.2 °C 83 F

Maximum: 40.2 °C = 104 F
Average: 34.5 °C = 94 F


39 °C 102 F	44 °C 111 F	41.8 °C 107 F
34.6 °C 94 F	38.4 °C 101 F	38 °C 100 F
25.8 °C 78 F	27.6 °C 82 F	28.4 °C 83 F

Maximum: 44 °C = 111 F
Average: 35.3 °C = 96 F

Power Supply (max.) 58 °C = 136 F | Room Temperature 20 °C = 68 F | Fluke 62 Mini IR Thermometer

Max. Load

Idle

Cyberpunk


25.6 °C 78 F	25.6 °C 78 F	25.2 °C 77 F
25.4 °C 78 F	25.4 °C 78 F	24.8 °C 77 F
24.6 °C 76 F	24.4 °C 76 F	24.6 °C 76 F

Maximum: 25.6 °C = 78 F
Average: 25.1 °C = 77 F


26.8 °C 80 F	26.2 °C 79 F	26.6 °C 80 F
24.8 °C 77 F	26 °C 79 F	25.4 °C 78 F
25.4 °C 78 F	24.8 °C 77 F	24.6 °C 76 F

Maximum: 26.8 °C = 80 F
Average: 25.6 °C = 78 F

Room Temperature 20 °C = 68 F | Fluke 62 Mini IR Thermometer

Max. Load

Idle

Cyberpunk


42.2 °C 108 F	40.4 °C 105 F	42.4 °C 108 F
35.8 °C 96 F	36.2 °C 97 F	39.2 °C 103 F
28.4 °C 83 F	28.2 °C 83 F	28.6 °C 83 F

Maximum: 42.4 °C = 108 F
Average: 35.7 °C = 96 F


43 °C 109 F	44 °C 111 F	42.8 °C 109 F
39.4 °C 103 F	37 °C 99 F	37.6 °C 100 F
25.2 °C 77 F	26 °C 79 F	25.8 °C 78 F

Maximum: 44 °C = 111 F
Average: 35.6 °C = 96 F

Power Supply (max.) 57 °C = 135 F | Room Temperature 20 °C = 68 F | Fluke 62 Mini IR Thermometer

(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 34.5 °C / 94 F, compared to the average of 33.9 °C / 93 F for the devices in the class Gaming.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 40.2 °C / 104 F, compared to the average of 40.5 °C / 105 F, ranging from 21.2 to 68.8 °C for the class Gaming.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 44 °C / 111 F, compared to the average of 43.3 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 25.1 °C / 77 F, compared to the device average of 33.9 °C / 93 F.
(±) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 35.7 °C / 96 F, compared to the average of 33.9 °C / 93 F for the class Gaming.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 28.6 °C / 83.5 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (+0.3 °C / 0.5 F).

	MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, AMD Radeon RX 7900M	Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop	Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop
Heat		-2%	-12%	-6%	-26%	-20%	-32%
Maximum Upper Side * (°C)	40.2	42.8 -6%	46.6 -16%	40.2 -0%	48 -19%	43.2 -7%	51 -27%
Maximum Bottom * (°C)	44	43.1 2%	45.6 -4%	37.4 15%	59 -34%	42.6 3%	49 -11%
Idle Upper Side * (°C)	25.6	26.8 -5%	31.2 -22%	31.6 -23%	33 -29%	36 -41%	40 -56%
Idle Bottom * (°C)	26.8	26.6 1%	28.6 -7%	30.6 -14%	33 -23%	36.4 -36%	36 -34%

* ... smaller is better

Speakers

Pink noise shows good maximum volume but poor bass reproduction

Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)

MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 14.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (14.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 11.9% higher than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (10% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (22.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 79% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 15% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 64% of all tested devices were better, 6% similar, 30% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%

Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | bass is linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (4.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 0% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 17%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%

Energy Management

Power Consumption

Running games demand an average of 233 W from the medium-sized 240 W AC adapter. In fact, consumption can spike to as high as 323 W when the CPU and GPU are fully stressed as shown by the graph below. This suggests that the laptop could have benefited from a larger 280 W or greater AC adapter especially if charging and gaming simultaneously.

Consumption would spike to 221 W when initiating Prime95 stress before falling to 165 W after 70 seconds into the test

Prime95+FurMark stress initiated at 10s mark

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.05 / 0.14 Watt
Idle	8.8 / 14.1 / 35.4 Watt
Load	106.2 / 322.3 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: Metrahit Energy

	MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN, IPS, 2560x1600, 18"	Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 R9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN, IPS, 2560x1600, 18"	MSI Vector A18 HX A9W R9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, , IPS, 2560x1600, 18"	Alienware m18 R1 AMD R9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02, IPS, 1920x1200, 18"	Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X186N, IPS, 2560x1600, 18"	Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 i9-14900HX, GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, , Mini-LED, 2560x1600, 18"	MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG R9 8940HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Samsung PM9C1 MZVL81T0HELB-00BTW, IPS, 2560x1600, 17"
Power Consumption		-3%	-77%	-156%	-25%	-87%	-64%
Idle Minimum * (Watt)	8.8	13.1 -49%	20.8 -136%	30.3 -244%	17.3 -97%	25.4 -189%	32 -264%
Idle Average * (Watt)	14.1	20.6 -46%	52.8 -274%	55.6 -294%	23 -63%	37.7 -167%	36 -155%
Idle Maximum * (Watt)	35.4	21.1 40%	54.5 -54%	101.1 -186%	25.3 29%	57.9 -64%	47 -33%
Load Average * (Watt)	106.2	123.4 -16%	146.6 -38%	160.3 -51%	123 -16%	128.4 -21%	132 -24%
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * (Watt)	225	179.2 20%	278 -24%		243 -8%		216 4%
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (Watt)	233	215 8%	285 -22%		244 -5%		222 5%
Load Maximum * (Watt)	322.3	249.7 23%	297.3 8%	332.1 -3%	375 -16%	297.9 8%	261 19%
Witcher 3 ultra * (Watt)				216		273.1

* ... smaller is better

Power Consumption Cyberpunk / Stress Test

MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø222 (211-322)

Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 R9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø211 (178.9-250)

MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop; Idle 150cd/m2: Ø14.1 (7.18-19.3)

Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 R9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop; Idle 150cd/m2: Ø15.7 (8.96-28.2)

MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop; Cyberpunk 2077 FHD ultra no FSR 150cd: Ø233 (208-251)

Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 R9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop; Cyberpunk 2077 FHD ultra no FSR 150cd: Ø215 (212-218)

Power Consumption external Monitor

MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø186.4 (165.2-221)

Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 R9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø147.8 (145.1-193.7)

MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø195.2 (191.9-199.3)

Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 R9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø180.3 (154.2-185)

MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø160.8 (157.3-179)

Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 R9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø162.1 (157.8-189.7)

MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø13.2 (6.02-28.3)

Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 R9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø35.6 (30.4-39.6)

MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop; Cyberpunk 2077 FHD ultra no FSR (external Monitor): Ø225 (206-245)

Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 R9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop; Cyberpunk 2077 FHD ultra no FSR (external Monitor): Ø179.2 (169.4-185.3)

Battery Life

WLAN runtime is almost 11 hours when set to iGPU mode to be longer than many other gaming laptops.

Battery Runtime


WiFi Websurfing		10h 54min

	MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, 90 Wh	Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 R9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, 90 Wh	MSI Vector A18 HX A9W R9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, 99 Wh	Alienware m18 R1 AMD R9 7945HX, Radeon RX 7900M, 97 Wh	Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, 99 Wh	Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 i9-14900HX, GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, 91.7 Wh	MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG R9 8940HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, 90 Wh
Battery runtime		-35%	-65%	-87%	-55%	-60%	-60%
WiFi v1.3 (h)	10.9	7.1 -35%	3.8 -65%	1.4 -87%	4.9 -55%	4.4 -60%	4.4 -60%
Reader / Idle (h)			7	4.5		6.6
Load (h)				0.7	1.5	1
H.264 (h)					4.3

Notebookcheck Rating

The Crosshair 18 HX offers a big screen with extremely fast CPU performance, but it pares back the GPU and display resolution to improve affordability.

Back to the verdict

MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW - 08/30/2025 v8
Allen Ngo

Chassis

82 / 98 → 83%

Keyboard

81%

Pointing Device

81%

Connectivity

60 / 80 → 75%

Weight

56 / 10-68 → 79%

Battery

89 / 95 → 93%

Display

80%

Games Performance

90%

Application Performance

91%

AI Performance

97%

Temperature

89 / 95 → 94%

Noise

62 / 90 → 69%

Audio

74%

Camera

32 / 75 → 42%

Average

62%

82%

Gaming - Weighted Average

CO2 Emissions
No Data

Materials
0%

Packaging
50%

Power Use
87.9%

Repairability
40%

Software Updates
22.3%

Total Sustainability Score: 33.4%

Potential Competitors in Comparison

Image	Model / Review	Price	Weight	Height	Display
1. 81.7%	MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD	Amazon: 1. $114.00 Black Laptop 24-Zone RGB Bac... 2. $1,839.98 msi Crosshair 18 HX AI 18" 2... 3. $1,929.00 msi Crosshair 18 HX AI Gamin... List Price: 1700 USD	3.1 kg	29.9 mm	18.00" 2560x1600 168 PPI IPS
2. 86.4%	Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD	Amazon: 1. $1,699.99 EXCaliberPC [2025] ASUS ROG ... 2. $2,099.00 EXCaliberPC [2025] ASUS ROG ... 3. $1,949.00 EXCaliberPC [2025] ASUS ROG ... List Price: 2299€	2.9 kg	30.8 mm	18.00" 2560x1600 168 PPI IPS
3. 84.8%	MSI Vector A18 HX A9W AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop ⎘ 32 GB Memory	Amazon: $4,799.00 List Price: 3200 USD	3.5 kg	32.05 mm	18.00" 2560x1600 189 PPI IPS
4. 89.2% ^{v7 (old)}	Alienware m18 R1 AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX ⎘ AMD Radeon RX 7900M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD	Amazon: 1. $48.99 9JRV0 Battery 97Wh 6-Cell 11... 2. $19.80 Deal4GO RAM Memory Small Coo... 3. $62.74 97Wh 9JRV0 Laptop Battery Re... List Price: 2300 USD	3.9 kg	26.7 mm	18.00" 1920x1200 126 PPI IPS
5. 86.4%	Acer Predator Helios 18 AI Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop ⎘ 31.6 GB Memory, SSD	Amazon: 1. $2,099.99 Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 ... 2. $2,599.99 acer Predator Helios Neo 18"... 3. $1,549.00 acer Predator Helios Neo 16 ... List Price: 3999 Euro	3.5 kg	29.55 mm	18.00" 2560x1600 168 PPI IPS
6. 90.5% ^{v7 (old)}	Razer Blade 18 2024 RZ09-0509 Intel Core i9-14900HX ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory	Amazon: $4,399.99 List Price: 4500 USD	3.1 kg	21.9 mm	18.00" 2560x1600 168 PPI Mini-LED
7. 79.6%	MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD	Amazon: 1. $12.99 Rujcloud HDMI 2.1 Cable for ... 2. $49.99 SLRIOYS 240W 200W Charger Co... 3. $1,599.99 MSI Crosshair A16 HX 16" QHD... List Price: 2000 EUR	2.9 kg	29.7 mm	17.00" 2560x1600 178 PPI IPS

Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core in comparison
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV (min) N200, UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs	91
...
Chuwi Gamebook, R9 9955HX R9 9955HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	1918
Alienware 16X Aurora, RTX 5070 Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	1931
Schenker XMG Neo 16 (Early 24) i9-14900HX, GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	1940
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	1951
Aorus Elite 16 AE6H Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	1964
Intel Core i7-14700K i7-14700K, GeForce RTX 4090	1982
R9 7950X, GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8G	1991
...
(max) TR Pro 7995WX, RTX 6000 Ada Generation	5372

3DMark 11 in comparison
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex-1570 81CA000RUS (min) i5-8550U, GeForce MX130	28
...
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 2025 5070 Ti Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	37247
R9 5900X, Radeon RX 6800	37402
Lenovo LOQ 17IRX10 i7-14700HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	37532
MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop	37868
R9 5900X, GeForce RTX 3090	37897
Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 GU605MY Ultra 9 185H, GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU	38012
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS i7-13800H, GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU	38087
...
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition (max) R7 9800X3D, GeForce RTX 5090	82642

Verdict — Large And Powerful With Carefully Cut Corners

Pros

Cons

Price and Availability

Table of Contents

Specifications

Case

Size Comparison

Connectivity

Communication

Webcam

Maintenance

Input Devices

Display

Display Response Times

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

Performance

Testing Conditions

Processor

Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

Stress Test

System Performance

DPC Latency

Storage Devices

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

GPU Performance

Gaming Performance

Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS Chart

Emissions

System Noise

Temperature

Speakers

MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW audio analysis

Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro audio analysis

Energy Management

Power Consumption

Power Consumption Cyberpunk / Stress Test

Power Consumption external Monitor

Battery Life

Notebookcheck Rating

Potential Competitors in Comparison

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