Apple Mac Studio M2 Max Silver 2023

Apple Mac Studio M2 Max Silver 2023

Apple
72 Overall Score
vs
MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Black 2025

MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Black 2025

MSI
88 Overall Score

Scores

Gaming
Apple
37
MSI
84
Home Office
Apple
68
MSI
80
Workstation
Apple
63
MSI
78
Business
Apple
77
MSI
74
Developer
Apple
68
MSI
77
Creator
Apple
50
MSI
76
Ai Llm
Apple
55
MSI
65
Compact
Apple
60
MSI
27

Specifications

Apple Mac Studio M2 MaxMSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US
Processor
CPU*Apple M2 MaxAMD Ryzen 7 7700★
CPU Multi-Core Score
26,850
34,354
Cores12★8
Frequency3.7 GHz3.8 GHz★
L3 Cache—32 MB★
Graphics
GPU*Apple M2 Max 30-coreNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070★
GPU Benchmark Score
13,770
28,703
Typeintegrated★discrete
VRAM—12 GB★
VRAM TypeSystem SharedGDDR7
Memory & Storage
RAM32 GB32 GB
RAM Generation—DDR5★
Storage 1512 GB1 TB★
Storage 1 TypeSSDNVMe SSD★
Build
Form Factoraiomid-tower
PSU—750W★
Weight2.68 kg12.20 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports6★1
USB Ports29★
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4 x 4—
HDMI1 x HDMI1 x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort03 x DisplayPort 1.4a
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 6E
BluetoothBluetooth 5.3Bluetooth 5.3
Ethernet10Gb EthernetGigabit Ethernet
System
OSmacOSWindows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

Apple Mac Studio M2 Max Silver 2023

  • Strong reliability (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong port selection (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Below average social proof (29th percentile)
  • Below average storage (31st percentile)

MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Black 2025

  • Strong user sentiment (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong port selection (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong ram (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Strong social proof (85th percentile)85th %ile

Pricing

Apple Mac Studio M2 Max Silver 2023 is $1,261 cheaper (3.3x less).

Apple Mac Studio M2 Max Silver 20230.133score per dollar
vs
MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Black 20250.049score per dollar

Apple Mac Studio M2 Max Silver 2023 offers 2.7x better value for money

Apple Mac Studio M2 Max Silver 2023

Best Buy
$539
Newegg
refurbished$1,909

MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Black 2025

Best Buy
$1,800
Newegg
used$1,800
Adorama
$1,999

Verdict

★ Winner: MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US

Scores 88 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 12 of 26 specs.

Apple Mac Studio M2 Max Better at:

CompactBusiness

MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCreatorDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation

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