On sale 12%
MSI Pro DP80 AI A2G-228CA
CPU Ultra 7 265
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU *Varies by Model
form factor mid-tower
psu w 300
OS Windows 11 Pro
52 Overall Score
Price CA$1,500
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (90th percentile) 90th
Cons
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average port selection (29th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Ultra 7 265 |
| Cores | 20 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | *Varies by Model |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 1 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 300 |
| Weight | 2.1 kg / 4.7 lbs |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | 2x Intel I226V (2.5G LAN) |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Pro DP80 AI A2G-228CA | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | Dell Tower ECT1250 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 2048 | 1000 | 512 | 2000 | 8000 |
| GPU | *Varies by Model | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Apple M4 Max 32-core | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 300 | 850 | 500 | - | 180 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Pro DP80 AI A2G-228CA | 89.5 | 12.3 | 47.4 | 29.3 | 58.5 | 37.4 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.7 | 90 | 79.5 | 93.4 | 92 | 70.1 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 74.6 | 83 | 94.2 | 65.1 | 70.1 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.7 | 68.4 | 70.2 | 94.6 | 32.4 | 99.3 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 34.8 | 83 | 86.7 | 83 | 70.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94 | 83.6 | 96.5 | 86.7 | 99.3 | 11.7 |
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