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MSI Raider 16 Max HX B2WI-079 Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus Laptop 40.6 cm (16") Quad HD+ 32 GB DDR5-SDRAM 2 TB SSD NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5080 Laptop GPU Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) Windows 11 Home Black German

MSI Raider 16 Max HX B2WI-079, Intel Core Ultra 9, 40.6 cm (16"), 2560 x 1600 pixels, 32 GB, 2 TB, Windows 11 Home

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30 October 2026£3,820
30 October 2026£3,820
2 November 2026£3,803

Compare MSI Raider 16 Max HX B2WI-079 Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus Laptop 40.6 cm (16") Quad HD+ 32 GB DDR5-SDRAM 2 TB SSD NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5080 Laptop GPU Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) Windows 11 Home Black German prices UK

Product Information

MSI Raider 16 Max HX B2WI-079. Product type: Laptop, Form factor: Clamshell. Processor family: Intel Core Ultra 9, Processor model: 290HX Plus. Display diagonal: 40.6 cm (16"), HD type: Quad HD+, Display resolution: 2560 x 1600 pixels. Internal memory: 32 GB, Internal memory type: DDR5-SDRAM. Total storage capacity: 2 TB, Storage media: SSD. On-board graphics card model: Intel Arc Graphics, Discrete graphics card model: NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5080 Laptop GPU. Operating system installed: Windows 11 Home. Product colour: Black

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Product

Name
MSI Raider 16 Max HX B2WI-079 Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus Laptop 40.6 cm (16") Quad HD+ 32 GB DDR5-SDRAM 2 TB SSD NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5080 Laptop GPU Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) Windows 11 Home Black German
Category
Laptops
Brand
MSI

Display

Display diagonal
40.6 cm (16")
Display resolution
2560 x 1600 pixels
Touchscreen
No
HD type
Quad HD+
Panel type
OLED
Native aspect ratio
16:10
Anti-glare screen
Yes
Display brightness
500 cd/m²
RGB colour space
DCI-P3
Colour gamut
100%
Maximum refresh rate
240 Hz
High Dynamic Range (HDR) supported
Yes
High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology
DisplayHDR True Black 1000

Processor

Processor family
Intel Core Ultra 9
Processor manufacturer
Intel
Processor model
290HX Plus
Processor generation
Intel Core Ultra (Series 2)
Processor cores
24
Processor threads
24
Processor boost frequency
5.5 GHz
Performance cores
8
Efficient cores
16
Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
Performance-core base frequency
2.7 GHz
Efficient-core base frequency
1.8 GHz
Processor cache
36 MB
Processor cache type
Smart Cache
Processor base power
55 W
Maximum turbo power
160 W

Ports & interfaces

USB 2.0 ports quantity
0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
0
HDMI ports quantity
1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
3
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
1
HDMI version
2.1
Thunderbolt 4 ports quantity
2
Intel® Thunderbolt 4
Yes
Combo headphone/mic port
Yes
USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode
Yes

Memory

Internal memory
32 GB
Maximum internal memory
128 GB
Internal memory type
DDR5-SDRAM
Memory clock speed
6400 MHz
Memory form factor
SO-DIMM
Memory layout (slots x size)
2 x 16 GB
Memory slots
2x SO-DIMM

Weight & dimensions

Weight
2.6 kg
Width
363 mm
Depth
269.7 mm
Height (front)
2.19 cm
Height (rear)
2.85 cm

Power

USB Type-C charging port
Yes
AC adapter power
400 W
USB Power Delivery (USB PD)
Yes

Audio

Audio system
Nahimic 3
Number of built-in speakers
4
Speakers manufacturer
Dynaudio
Speaker power
2 W
Built-in microphone
Yes

Keyboard

Numeric keypad
Yes
Pointing device
Touchpad
Keyboard backlit
Yes
Keyboard backlit colour
RGB
Keyboard backlit zone
Per-key RGB
Keyboard language
German
Copilot key
Yes

Network

Mobile network connection
No
Top Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi standards
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN controller model
Killer Wi-Fi 7 BE1750
WLAN controller manufacturer
Killer
Ethernet LAN
Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates
2500 Mbit/s
Bluetooth
Yes
Bluetooth version
5.4

Security

Cable lock slot
Yes
Cable lock slot type
Kensington
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
Yes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version
2.0

Software

Operating system installed
Windows 11 Home

Camera

Front camera
Yes
Front camera resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels
Front camera HD type
Full HD
Video capturing speed
30 fps
Infrared (IR) camera
Yes
Privacy camera
Yes
Privacy type
Privacy shutter

Storage

Total storage capacity
2 TB
Storage media
SSD
Optical drive type
No
Total SSDs capacity
2 TB
Number of SSDs installed
1
SSD capacity
2 TB
SSD interface
PCI Express 4.0
NVMe
Yes
SSD form factor
M.2
Card reader integrated
Yes
Compatible memory cards
SD

Battery

Battery capacity
91.8 Wh
Number of battery cells
4

Graphics

On-board graphics card
Yes
Discrete graphics card
Yes
Discrete graphics card model
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5080 Laptop GPU
On-board graphics card model
Intel Arc Graphics
Discrete GPU manufacturer
NVIDIA
Discrete graphics card memory
16 GB
Discrete graphics memory type
GDDR7
On-board GPU manufacturer
Intel
On-board graphics card family
Intel Arc Graphics

Design

Product type
Laptop
Product colour
Black
Form factor
Clamshell
Colour name
Core Black
Housing material
Metal, Plastic
Market positioning
Gaming
Original brand name
MSI

Performance

Motherboard chipset
Intel HM870

Packaging content

AC adapter included
Yes

Neural processor unit (NPU)

Neural processor unit (NPU)
Intel AI Boost
Sparsity support
Yes
Windows Studio effects support
Yes
AI software frameworks supported by NPU
OpenVINO, Windows ML, DirectML, ONNX RT
NPU performance up to
13 TOPs

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