MSI Titan 18 HX A2WJ 18" UHD+ 240Hz Mini LED Ultra 9-290HX Plus RTX 5090 128 GB DDR5 2 TB

Purpose-built mobile workstation

The MSI Titan 18 HX A2WJ is an 18-inch gaming laptop built around an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor with 24 cores and a 5.5 GHz max turbo frequency. It pairs that CPU with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 laptop GPU carrying 24 GB of GDDR7 video memory. The system ships with 128 GB of DDR5 5600 MHz memory in a dual-channel layout and a 2 TB PCIe NVMe Gen5 SSD. Windows 11 Pro is pre-installed.

Thermals noise and power in typical use

HIDevolution applies Gelid GC Extreme thermal compound to the CPU and GPU during assembly to lower operating temperatures and reduce throttling risk. The 18-inch UHD+ Mini LED panel runs at a 240 Hz refresh rate with a 3840 x 2400 resolution. The chassis measures 15.91 by 12.11 by 0.94-1.26 inches and weighs 7.94 lbs. LAN and WLAN connectivity are integrated.

Sustained load behaviour

The 24-core processor maintains a 2.7 GHz base frequency and can reach 5.5 GHz turbo under heavy multi-threaded workloads thanks to the upgraded thermal interface material. The 36 MB L3 cache supports large data sets during extended compute or rendering sessions. The 2 TB Gen5 NVMe SSD provides consistent throughput for prolonged asset streaming. The 128 GB DDR5 capacity allows memory-intensive applications to run without paging.