At the end of March this year, MSI launched a sub-flagship positioned second only to the Titan 18 Ultra of the Year, the Titan 18 Pro (Core Edition), featuring four memory slots, which is nearly 10,000 yuan cheaper than the Titan 18 Ultra with a similar configuration, and the cost performance has been greatly improved. However, the price of the Titan 18 Pro, which uses the combination of 14th generation Core i9-14900HX and RTX 4090 independent graphics card, has been maintained at about 30,000 yuan, which is still beyond the purchase budget of many gamers.
If you have always liked the design of the Titan 18 series, then you might as well focus on the Titan 18 Pro Ryzen Edition that MSI has just put on the shelves, this machine debuted Ryzen 9 7945HX3D and RTX 4090 independent display combination, the initial price is only 21999 yuan, and the entry threshold is further reduced.
The core competitiveness of the Titan 18 Pro Ryzen Edition is the replacement Ryzen 9 7945HX3D processor, which introduces 3D V-Cache stacking technology compared with the standard 7945HX, with an L3 cache capacity of up to 128MB, and a total L2+L3 capacity of an astonishing 144MB, which is the same as the desktop Ryzen 9 7950X3D CPU. The biggest advantage of a large cache is that it can reduce the loading time of the application and greatly increase the minimum frame rate in the game.
Originally, the multi-core performance of the Ryzen 9 7945HX surpassed that of the i9-14900HX, unless your commonly used software has special optimization for the Core platform, otherwise the 7945HX3D with increased cache will definitely be more valuable than the i9.
It should be noted that the Titan 18 Pro Ryzen Edition has dropped in other configuration levels. What's more intuitive is that the screen has been changed from the Core version of the 4K 120Hz mini LED panel to a 2.5K IPS, the brightness and resolution have been reduced, but the refresh rate has reached 240Hz, which is helpful for enthusiast gamers.
In addition, the Ryzen version only comes standard with 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD, with 2 built-in memory slots. The Core version of the RTX 4090 is 64GB+2TB in one step, with 4 built-in memory slots, which can be upgraded to a capacity of up to 192GB by itself.
Otherwise, the Core and Ryzen versions of the Titan 18 Pro have not changed much. They use the same mold, the same size and weight on the three measurements, red decorative lines are added to the tail, there is also an aurora matrix light bar on the front of the fuselage, and it is equipped with a SteelSeries single-key RGB backlit keyboard, which is still very recognizable.
The product still has a luxurious Dynaudio six-speaker design, equipped with an anti-peeping camera, supports face recognition and fingerprint recognition functions, and dual biometric security unlocking is more secure.
In terms of heat dissipation design, the Titan 18 Pro Ryzen Edition is also a dual-fan with six heat pipes, and the power consumption of dual baking is released by 250W, which is still not as extreme as the 270W of the Titan 18 Ultra, but it is also considered a top-level game laptop in the same level.
In addition, this product also offers an SD card reader, 3 USB-A3.2 Gen2, 2 USB-C 3.2 Gen2 (both support video output, 1 of which also supports PD3.1 charging), HDMI2.1, RJ45, audio interface, and power jack, a large 99.9Wh battery, and a Wi-Fi 7 killer network card.
In general, the MSI Titan 18 Pro Ryzen Edition is relocated after the processor, screen, storage capacity and the number of memory slots are downgraded, and the initial price is 8000 yuan cheaper than the Core version of the same level. Ryzen 9 7945HX3D's large cache, the theoretical actual gaming experience is more than the Core version, upgrade to 64GB, add a 4TB SSD, plus a mainstream-level 4K miniLED display It doesn't cost 6000 yuan, which is worth considering for gamers who like the MSI brand.