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MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW
MSI's 18-inch gaming laptop is documented here with the Core Ultra 9 275HX, a 115W GeForce RTX 5070, 32GB DDR5, a 1TB SSD, a 2560x1600 240Hz IPS display and a 90Wh battery. MSI sells the A2XW family in other configurations.
Pros
- 18-inch 2560x1600 IPS panel at 240Hz with about 100% DCI-P3 (typical)
- Core Ultra 9 275HX with a 115W RTX 5070 (8GB GDDR7), up to 170W combined power
- Two M.2 slots (PCIe Gen4 and Gen5-compatible) and two DDR5 slots up to 96GB
- 90Wh battery, Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1 and Gigabit Ethernet
- Geekbench 6.7 scores of 2,856 single-core and 18,984 multi-core in review testing
Cons
- 3.1kg with a 729g power adapter, and up to 29.9mm thick
- Mostly plastic chassis in review testing
- Wi-Fi 6E and a 720p webcam rather than Wi-Fi 7 and a higher-resolution camera
- In review testing the panel lacked G-Sync, and 168 PPI is modest for 18 inches
Good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW
Display
- Screen size
- 18 ″
- Panel type
- IPS-level
- Resolution
- 2560x1600
- Refresh rate
- 240 Hz
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (8GB GDDR7)
- RAM
- 32 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5-5600 (2 slots, up to 96GB)
- Storage
- 1,024 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,856Top 44%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 18,984Top 16%
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (GPU)
- 13,644Top 31%
Battery
- Capacity
- 90 Wh
- Charging
- 240 W
Design
- Weight
- 3.1 kg
- Thickness
- 29.9 mm
- Material
- Plastic
Connectivity
- Ports
- 1x Thunderbolt 4 (DisplayPort, PD 3.0), 3x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, HDMI 2.1, Gigabit Ethernet, 3.5mm combo jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Webcam
- 720p30
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Home
Quick answers
Is the MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW good in 2026?
The MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW earns an Inno Score of 67.1/100 (“Good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. MSI's 18-inch gaming laptop is documented here with the Core Ultra 9 275HX, a 115W GeForce RTX 5070, 32GB DDR5, a 1TB SSD, a 2560x1600 240Hz IPS display and a 90Wh battery. MSI sells the A2XW family in other configurations.
What are the key specs of the MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW?
Processor: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX · RAM: 32 GB · Screen size: 18 ″ · Weight: 3.1 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the MSI Crosshair 18 HX AI A2XW?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are HP OmniBook Ultra 14 (Snapdragon, 2026), ASUS TUF Gaming F16 (2025), Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Gen 11 (14-inch Snapdragon) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
