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The last 17-inch Blackwell Mohican: MSI Vector 17 HX AI gaming laptop review

DiskSpd seq read MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD

7663 (6790.63min – 7662.56max) MB/s +341%

Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB

4598 (4514.74min – 4598.04max) MB/s +164%

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAX10H
Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00

4144 (3878.27min – 4144.39max) MB/s +138%

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 16 Gen 10
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N

3998 (3658.3min – 3998.4max) MB/s +130%

Average of class Gaming
  (281 – 8300, n=126, last 2 years) Alienware 16 Area-51
 

2874 (2861.08min – 2873.64max) MB/s +65%

MSI Vector 16 HX AI A2XWHG
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM

2149 (1298.27min – 2149.37max) MB/s +24%

MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XWIG
Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032

1739 (1532.26min – 1739.46max) MB/s

Average Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032
  (n=1) seq write MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD

9101 (8905.56min – 9100.64max) MB/s +65%

MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XWIG
Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032

5503 (4353.06min – 5502.62max) MB/s

Average Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032
  (n=1) Alienware 16 Area-51
 

4495 (4454.56min – 4495.48max) MB/s -18%

Average of class Gaming
  (1247 – 9699, n=126, last 2 years) Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB

3688 (3107.22min – 3688.43max) MB/s -33%

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAX10H
Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00

2082 (2048.29min – 2081.87max) MB/s -62%

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 16 Gen 10
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N

1922 (1819.62min – 1921.76max) MB/s -65%

MSI Vector 16 HX AI A2XWHG
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM

1626 (1509.24min – 1625.61max) MB/s -70%

seq q8 t1 read MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD

14373 (12674.3min – 14373max) MB/s +128%

Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB

9937 (8400.54min – 9936.52max) MB/s +57%

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 16 Gen 10
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N

7069 (5962.41min – 7069.08max) MB/s +12%

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAX10H
Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00

6949 (5894.47min – 6948.86max) MB/s +10%

Average of class Gaming
  (2594 – 15056, n=126, last 2 years) MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XWIG
Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032

6316 (5391.27min – 6315.94max) MB/s

Average Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032
  (n=1) Alienware 16 Area-51
 

6190 (5787.05min – 6190.16max) MB/s -2%

MSI Vector 16 HX AI A2XWHG
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM

4602 (4035.76min – 4602.22max) MB/s -27%

seq q8 t1 write MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD

13519 (13492.9min – 13519.1max) MB/s +133%

Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB

8173 (7220.11min – 8172.82max) MB/s +41%

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAX10H
Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00

6236 (6118.79min – 6236.41max) MB/s +8%

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 16 Gen 10
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N

6169 (6112.09min – 6168.56max) MB/s +6%

MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XWIG
Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032

5800 (5086.74min – 5799.67max) MB/s

Average Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032
  (n=1) Average of class Gaming
  (1281 – 13519, n=126, last 2 years) Alienware 16 Area-51
 

4809 (4768.82min – 4809.43max) MB/s -17%

MSI Vector 16 HX AI A2XWHG
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM

1808 (1700.58min – 1807.9max) MB/s -69%

4k q1 t1 read Alienware 16 Area-51
 

85.2 (83.53min – 85.24max) MB/s +1%

MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XWIG
Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032

84.1 (82.9min – 84.12max) MB/s

Average Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032
  (n=1) Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAX10H
Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00

75.6 (75.3min – 75.62max) MB/s -10%

Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB

74.5 (73.98min – 74.53max) MB/s -11%

MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD

74 (73.16min – 73.96max) MB/s -12%

Average of class Gaming
  (32.2 – 110.2, n=126, last 2 years) Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 16 Gen 10
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N

68.3 (67.41min – 68.26max) MB/s -19%

MSI Vector 16 HX AI A2XWHG
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM

32.2 (32.04min – 32.19max) MB/s -62%

4k q1 t1 write Alienware 16 Area-51
 

279 (276.45min – 278.98max) MB/s +15%

MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XWIG
Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032

243 (227.18min – 243.1max) MB/s

Average Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032
  (n=1) Average of class Gaming
  (78 – 397, n=126, last 2 years) MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD

173.9 (169.48min – 173.92max) MB/s -28%

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAX10H
Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00

161.9 (135.91min – 161.88max) MB/s -33%

Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB

158.3 (155.02min – 158.29max) MB/s -35%

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 16 Gen 10
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N

153.8 (106.82min – 153.79max) MB/s -37%

MSI Vector 16 HX AI A2XWHG
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM

128 (121.34min – 128.01max) MB/s -47%

4k q32 t16 read MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD

6152 (6099.65min – 6151.61max) MB/s +97%

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 16 Gen 10
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N

4760 (4699.8min – 4760.03max) MB/s +53%

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAX10H
Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00

4494 (4467.04min – 4494.06max) MB/s +44%

Alienware 16 Area-51
 

3671 (3657.2min – 3670.82max) MB/s +18%

MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XWIG
Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032

3117 (2921.62min – 3117.03max) MB/s

Average Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032
  (n=1) Average of class Gaming
  (417 – 8067, n=126, last 2 years) Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB

908 (899.22min – 908.45max) MB/s -71%

MSI Vector 16 HX AI A2XWHG
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM

718 (699.38min – 717.55max) MB/s -77%

4k q32 t16 write Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 16 Gen 10
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N

4433 (4354.58min – 4433.43max) MB/s +46%

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAX10H
Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00

4289 (3869.88min – 4288.69max) MB/s +41%

MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD

3772 (3744.69min – 3771.85max) MB/s +24%

Alienware 16 Area-51
 

3400 (3262.44min – 3400.47max) MB/s +12%

MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XWIG
Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032

3040 (2868.03min – 3039.51max) MB/s

Average Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032
  (n=1) Average of class Gaming
  (162.3 – 5653, n=126, last 2 years) Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB

513 (498.49min – 513.17max) MB/s -83%

MSI Vector 16 HX AI A2XWHG
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM

498 (400.43min – 497.63max) MB/s -84%

AS SSD Score Total Alienware 16 Area-51
  MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XWIG
Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032 Average Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032
  (n=1) Average of class Gaming
  (2319 – 13854, n=124, last 2 years) Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAX10H
Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 16 Gen 10
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB MSI Vector 16 HX AI A2XWHG
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Score Read Alienware 16 Area-51
  Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 16 Gen 10
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XWIG
Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032 Average Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032
  (n=1) Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAX10H
Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 Average of class Gaming
  (776 – 4721, n=124, last 2 years) MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB MSI Vector 16 HX AI A2XWHG
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Score Write MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD Alienware 16 Area-51
  Average of class Gaming
  (989 – 7208, n=124, last 2 years) Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAX10H
Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XWIG
Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032 Average Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032
  (n=1) Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 16 Gen 10
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N MSI Vector 16 HX AI A2XWHG
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Seq Read MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAX10H
Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 16 Gen 10
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N Alienware 16 Area-51
  Average of class Gaming
  (2260 – 9890, n=124, last 2 years) MSI Vector 16 HX AI A2XWHG
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XWIG
Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032 Average Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032
  (n=1) Seq Write MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XWIG
Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032 Average Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032
  (n=1) Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB Alienware 16 Area-51
  Average of class Gaming
  (722 – 9926, n=124, last 2 years) Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAX10H
Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 16 Gen 10
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N MSI Vector 16 HX AI A2XWHG
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM 4K Read Alienware 16 Area-51
  Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAX10H
Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XWIG
Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032 Average Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032
  (n=1) Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB Average of class Gaming
  (27.8 – 112.1, n=124, last 2 years) Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 16 Gen 10
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD MSI Vector 16 HX AI A2XWHG
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM 4K Write Alienware 16 Area-51
  Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 16 Gen 10
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAX10H
Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 MSI Vector 16 HX AI A2XWHG
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB Average of class Gaming
  (75.6 – 512, n=124, last 2 years) MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XWIG
Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032 Average Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032
  (n=1) MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD 4K-64 Read Alienware 16 Area-51
  Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 16 Gen 10
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XWIG
Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032 Average Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032
  (n=1) Average of class Gaming
  (451 – 3630, n=124, last 2 years) Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAX10H
Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 MSI Vector 16 HX AI A2XWHG
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB 4K-64 Write MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD Alienware 16 Area-51
  Average of class Gaming
  (521 – 5909, n=124, last 2 years) Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAX10H
Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XWIG
Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032 Average Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032
  (n=1) Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 16 Gen 10
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N MSI Vector 16 HX AI A2XWHG
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Access Time Read MSI Vector 16 HX AI A2XWHG
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAX10H
Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 Alienware 16 Area-51
  Average of class Gaming
  (0.016 – 0.379, n=124, last 2 years) MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XWIG
Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032 Average Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032
  (n=1) MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 16 Gen 10
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N Access Time Write MSI Vector 16 HX AI A2XWHG
Micron 2400 MTFDKBA512QFM Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 16 Gen 10
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X115N Average of class Gaming
  (0.011 – 1.028, n=124, last 2 years) Alienware 16 Area-51
  MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080
Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD MSI Vector 17 HX AI A2XWIG
Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032 Average Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEPNSJ-2T00-1032
  (n=1) Medion Erazer Beast 18 X1 MD62731
Phison E31 2 TB Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16IAX10H
Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00

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