MSI Stealth 18 HX AI (2025) vs Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16IAX10H, 2025)

Compared 2 laptops: MSI Stealth 18 HX AI (2025), vs Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16IAX10H, 2025). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Battery n/a - 80 W
- 99.9 W
Processor - Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
- Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
- Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
n/a
Storage - 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
RAM - 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 96 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB

Review

Key Specs MSI Stealth 18 HX AI (2025) and Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16IAX10H, 2025)
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 2.89 kg 2.57 kg
Pixel size 399.99x289.67x19.9-23.99 mm 364.38x275.94x21.9-26.65 mm
Area 1159 cm² 1005 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 81.1 % 73.8 %
Side bezels 6.1 mm 9.9 mm
Colors Black Black
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle n/a 180 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberYesYes
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count23
Noise Leveln/a53.9 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 18 in 16 in
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 144 Hz 240 Hz
Pixel density 126 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920x1200 pixels 2560x1600 pixels
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Sync Tech No G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Glossy
Light sensor No Yes
Display test
Max brightness
MSI Stealth 18 HX AI (2025)
n/a
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16IAX10H, 2025)
500 nits
Contrastn/a1000000:1
DCI-P3 gamutn/a100 %
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a94.4 %
Response timen/a1 ms

Battery

Capacity 99.9 Wh 80 Wh
Full Charge Time n/a 1:30 h
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes, 100 W Yes, 100 W
Charge Port Location Right, Bottom Left, Bottom
Charge Power 280 W 400 W
Charger weight n/a 1206 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
Base frequency 2.4 GHz 2.7 GHz
Turbo Frequency 5.2 GHz 5.4 GHz
Cores 20 (8P + 12E) 24 (8P + 16E)
Threads 20 24
L3 Cache 30 MB 36 MB
Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MSI Stealth 18 HX AI (2025)
3125
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16IAX10H, 2025)
3241
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MSI Stealth 18 HX AI (2025)
18907
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16IAX10H, 2025)
21928
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
MSI Stealth 18 HX AI (2025)
2215
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16IAX10H, 2025)
2278
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
MSI Stealth 18 HX AI (2025)
27880
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16IAX10H, 2025)
33431

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB
TGP 175 W 140 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX Yes, Advanced Optimus
Graphics Type Discrete Discrete
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
GPU Frequency 975 MHz n/a
FLOPS 42 TFLOPS 35.4 TFLOPS
Video Memory 16 12
Memory Type GDDR7 GDDR7
Tire Width 256 bit 192 bit
Memory speed 28 Gbit/s 25.4 Gbit/s
Shader Units 7680 5888
TMUs 240 184
ROPs 96 64

RAM

RAM Size 32 GB 16 GB
Channels 2x16 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 5600 MHz 6400 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 2
Max RAM 96 64

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 1x1024 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 1024 GB 1024 GB

Sound

Audio Chipset n/a Realtek ALC3306
Audio Formats 2.4 2.2
Speaker Power 2x2 W 2x2 W
Dolby Atmos No No
Max Volume n/a 81.4 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v7 v7
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.4
Fingerprint sensor Yes No
IR sensor Yes No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 2560x1440
Ports
USB-A2x3.23x3.2
USB-C2x4.02x3.2
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 4
HDMI1x2.11x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)YesYes
Card ReaderYesNo
Charging PortYesYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel n/a 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Sizen/a12.0x7.5 cm
Surfacen/aPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

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