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The MSI Stealth A18 AI+ (2025) takes the lead in gaming due to its higher score and more powerful GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB graphics.
Both laptops deliver strong performance, but the MSI Stealth A18 AI+ (2025) edges out the Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16) by just 2 points.
The Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16) is more portable due to its smaller 16-inch display and lower weight compared to the MSI Stealth A18 AI+ (2025).
79 | Performance | 81 |
40 | Gaming | 56 |
72 | Display | 53 |
69 | Battery Life | 69 |
79 | Connectivity | 72 |
68 | Portability | 40 |
71 | QuickComparisons Score | 63 |
| January 2026 | Launched | January 2025 |
| ~83% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~81.1% |
| 360.6 x 247.9 x 17.2 mm (14.2 x 9.76 x 0.68 inches) | Dimensions: | 399.99 x 289.67 x 19.9-23.99 mm (15.75 x 11.4 x 0.78-0.94 inches) |
| 16 inches | Size | 18 inches |
| OLED | Type | IPS LCD |
| 120 Hz | Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| Yes | Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| 212 ppi | PPI | 126 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 2880 x 1800 pixels | Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Yes, Dolby Vision | HDR support | No |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| Yes | Touchscreen | No |
| Glossy (Antireflective) | Coating | Matte |
| Yes | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| 1000000:1 | Contrast | — |
| 100% | sRGB color space | — |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| 100% | DCI-P3 color gamut | — |
| 1 ms | Response time | — |
| 500 nits | Max. brightness | — |
| 2796 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3064 |
| 14030 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 15602 |
| 125 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 126 |
| 1114 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 1179 |
| 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) | Weight | 2.89 kg (6.37 lbs) |
| 360.6 x 247.9 x 17.2 mm 14.2 x 9.76 x 0.68 inches | Dimensions | 399.99 x 289.67 x 19.9-23.99 mm 15.75 x 11.4 x 0.78-0.94 inches |
| 894 cm 2 (138.6 inches 2 ) | Area | 1159 cm 2 (179.6 inches 2 ) |
| ~83% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.1% |
| 8 mm | Side bezels | 6.1 mm |
| Gray | Colors | Black |
| Aluminum | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| — | Opening angle | — |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | Yes |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 2 |
| 50.1 dB | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| Intel Core Ultra 7 356H | CPU name | AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 |
| 1.9 GHz | Base frequency | 2.0 GHz |
| 16 (4P + 12E) | Cores | 10 (4P + 6E) |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
| Intel Xe3 Graphics | Integrated GPU | AMD Radeon 880M |
| 2 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB |
| Dedicated | Type | Dedicated |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | — |
| 13.6 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 17-26.8 TFLOPS |
| 8 GB | Memory size | 12 GB |
| GDDR7 | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 192 bit |
| ~24 Gbps | Memory speed | ~28 Gbps |
| 2560 | Shading units (cores) | 5888 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 184 |
| 32 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 80 |
| 13.6 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 17-26.8 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| — | Solar Bay | — |
| 32GB | RAM size | 32GB |
| 2x16 GB | Channels | 2x16 GB |
| 7467 MHz | Clock | 5600 MHz |
| LPDDR5X | Type | DDR5 |
| No | Upgradable | Yes |
| 1024GB | Storage size | 1024GB |
| PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x1024 GB | Channels | 1x1024 GB |
| Yes | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 92.2 Wh | Capacity | 99.9 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W |
| Left | Charging port position | Right, Bottom |
| 170 / 245 W | Charge power | 280 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| 753 grams | Weight of AC adapter | — |
| v7 | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v6.0 | Bluetooth | v5.4 |
| No | Fingerprint | Yes |
| Yes | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| — | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| 2x USB 3.2 | USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 |
| 2x USB 3.2 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1 | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| No | Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes |
| Yes | SD card reader | Yes |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| No | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1.5 mm | Key Travel | — |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| 15.0 x 9.5 cm | Size | — |
| Glass | Surface | — |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) |
| Yes | Dolby Atmos | No |
| ~83.1 dB | Loudness | — |
| 4 | Microphones | 2 |
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