iBUYPOWER Trace 5 MR 181i Black 2021
CPU Intel Core i9 11900KF
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
form factor mid-tower
OS Windows 10 Home
55 Overall Score
Price CA$5,013
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average social proof (15th percentile)
- Below average reliability (27th percentile)
What owners think
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i9 11900KF |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| Weight | 15.9 kg / 35.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | iBUYPOWER Trace 5 MR 181i | Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | Dell Tower ECT1250 | MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i9 11900KF | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 9 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 3072 | 2048 | 512 | 2000 | 2048 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 1200 | 850 | - | 180 | 1300 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iBUYPOWER Trace 5 MR 181i | 57.5 | 79.7 | 58.9 | 62.1 | 58.5 | 27.3 | 15.2 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.3 | 90 | 96.5 | 91.9 | 96.5 | 70.1 | 84.7 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.7 | 90 | 79.5 | 93.4 | 92 | 70.1 | 86.4 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.7 | 68.4 | 70.2 | 94.6 | 32.4 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 34.8 | 83 | 86.7 | 83 | 70.1 | 99.2 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 Compare | 97.3 | 91.8 | 97.5 | 98.3 | 92 | 37.4 | 87.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$5,013
Amazon.ca 1 offer From CA$5,013
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