New

MSI Codex Z2 B8NVM-800US Forge 121R 2026

★★★★☆ 4.4 (4)
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti
form factor mid-tower
psu w 650
OS Windows 11 Home
MSI Codex Z2 B8NVM-800US Forge 121R 2026 desktop
66 Overall Score
Also available in:

Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong port selection (83rd percentile) 83rd
  • Strong gpu (73rd percentile) 73rd
  • Strong storage (73rd percentile) 73rd

Cons

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 55.9
GPU 73
RAM 45.6
Ports 82.5
Storage 72.8
Reliability 37.8
Social Proof 40.3

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
Cores 6
Frequency 4.2 GHz
L3 Cache 16 MB

Graphics

GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti
Type Discrete
VRAM 8 GB
VRAM Type GDDR7

Memory & Storage

RAM 16 GB
RAM Generation DDR5
Storage 1 TB
Storage Type NVMe SSD

Build

Form Factor mid-tower
PSU 650

Connectivity

USB Ports 9
Thunderbolt No
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet 2.5GbE

System

OS Windows 11 Home

vs Competition

Spec MSI Codex Z2 B8NVM-800US HP OMEN GT22-3080 Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Dell Tower ECT1250
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 8400F Intel Core Ultra 7 265K Intel Core Ultra 9 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Apple M4 Max Intel Core Ultra 7 265
RAM (GB) 16 32 64 64 36 32
Storage (GB) 1024 2048 3072 2048 512 2000
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Apple M4 Max 32-core Intel UHD Graphics
Form Factor mid-tower mid-tower mid-tower desktop sff mid-tower
Psu W 650 850 1200 850 - 180
OS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home macOS Windows 11 Home
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsStorageReliabilitySocial Proof
MSI Codex Z2 B8NVM-800US 55.97345.682.572.837.840.3
HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare 9688.978.793.291.570.587.3
Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare 97.588.996.491.796.470.584.2
ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare 98.879.593.997.291.537.874.2
Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare 85.566.469.294.531.199.499.9
Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare 89.530.882.486.382.670.599.1

Usage Scores

Overall (65.9)AI/LLM (39)Gaming (65.5)Portability (32.6)Creator (63.5)Business (56.9)Developer (59.9)Home Office (61.6)Workstation (59.3)

A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.

Similar Products