ASUS Zenbook A16 (UX3607OA) / MSI Vector A18 HX A9WIG-223US

ASUS Zenbook A16 (UX3607OA): UX3607OA-ZB/A16_X0 · X2E-94-100 · touch, 48 GB / 1 TB

MSI Vector A18 HX A9WIG-223US: Vector A18 HX A9WIG-223US: Ryzen 9 9955HX, RTX 5080 Laptop GPU 16 GB, 32 GB DDR5, 1 TB SSD, 18-inch QHD+ 240 Hz, Cosmo Gray. The A9WIG-076US comes with 64 GB / 2 TB and Windows 11 Pro; the RTX 5070 Ti A9WHG and other display options are separate SKUs.

SpecificationASUS Zenbook A16 (UX3607OA)MSI Vector A18 HX A9WIG-223US
Release year20262025
Announcement7 January 2026 ASUS—
Availability7 April 2026: manufacturer confirmed this configuration was on sale ASUS—
ProcessorSnapdragon X2 Elite Extreme X2E-94-100; 18 cores / 18 threads ASUSAMD Ryzen 9 9955HX; 16 cores / 32 threads, 2.5–5.4 GHz

This is the Zen 5 version with 64 MB of L3 cache; the 9955HX3D with 128 MB of cache is a separate processor. AMD gives a 55 W default TDP with a 55–75 W configurable range.

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Graphics and NPUQualcomm Adreno; Hexagon NPU, up to 80 TOPS ASUS—
Display16-inch touch OLED; 2880 × 1800; 16:10; 120 Hz ASUS18-inch 16:10 QHD+ (2560 × 1600), 240 Hz, IPS-level panel, 100% DCI-P3

The same family also has SKUs with FHD+ 144/165 Hz, UHD+ 220 Hz and UHD+ Mini LED 120 Hz panels. 240 Hz shows motion more smoothly in fast games, provided the game reaches high frame rates.

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Brightness500 nits; 1100 nits HDR peak

HDR peak brightness is not a sustained full-screen figure.

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Memory48 GB LPDDR5X, onboard; not user-upgradeable ASUS32 GB (2 × 16 GB) DDR5-5600

There are two SO-DIMM slots; MSI supports up to 96 GB. Actual speed depends on the memory combination and the processor.

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Storage1 TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD; one M.2 2280 slot ASUS1 TB NVMe SSD (PCIe Gen4 x4)

Of the two M.2 slots one is PCIe Gen4 and the other PCIe Gen5 compatible; a second SSD can be added.

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Operating systemWindows 11 Home, Arm64 ASUS—
USB ports2 × USB4 USB-C, up to 40 Gbit/s, display output and power input; 1 × USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ASUS—
Other portsHDMI 2.1 TMDS; SD 4.0 reader; 3.5 mm combo audio jack ASUS—
WirelessWi-Fi 7, tri-band, 2 × 2 ASUSMediaTek Wi-Fi 7; Bluetooth 5.4 MSI
CameraFHD with infrared for Windows Hello ASUS—
Battery70 Wh, 3-cell lithium-ion ASUS—
Power adapter130 W USB-C; original ASUS VDM adapter for best performance ASUS—
Body353.5 × 242.4 × 13.8–16.5 mm; touch version approximately 1.30 kg ASUS—
Graphics—NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU, 16 GB GDDR7; up to 175 W with Dynamic Boost; boost up to 2287 MHz

The laptop RTX 5080 is a different chip from the desktop RTX 5080. 175 W is the top power limit for this GPU; with MSI OverBoost Ultra the combined CPU and GPU power reaches 260 W. The GPU is soldered and cannot be replaced.

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Ports—2 × USB4 Type-C (DisplayPort, Power Delivery 3.1); 3 × USB-A; HDMI 2.1; RJ45 2.5 GbE; SD card reader; headphone/mic jack

MSI describes the USB-C ports as Thunderbolt 4 compatible. HDMI 2.1 outputs 8K at 60 Hz or 4K at 120 Hz. The USB-A generation differs between MSI documents, so it is not given here.

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Keyboard and camera—SteelSeries 26-zone RGB keyboard (99 keys, with number pad); IR FHD camera with privacy shutter

The IR camera enables Windows Hello face sign-in.

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Audio—4 × 2 W speakers; array microphone MSI
Battery and adapter—4-cell 99.9 Wh lithium-ion; 400 W adapter

Gaming performance is available on the adapter; power limits drop on battery.

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Size and weight—404 × 307.5 × 24–32.05 mm; 3.6 kg MSI
Operating system and warranty—Windows 11 Home; 1-year limited warranty (including 1-year global coverage) MSI