MSI PRO DP21 Black 2024

MSI PRO DP21 Black 2024

MSI
70 Overall Score
vs
Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025

Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025

Apple
96 Overall Score

Scores

Business
MSI
72
Apple
96
Home Office
MSI
72
Apple
89
Compact
MSI
69
Apple
86
Developer
MSI
70
Apple
84
Workstation
MSI
59
Apple
75
Ai Llm
MSI
30
Apple
65
Creator
MSI
26
Apple
59
Gaming
MSI
13
Apple
43

Specifications

MSI PRO DP21Apple Mac Studio M4 Max
Processor
CPU*Intel core i7-14700Apple M4 Max★
CPU Multi-Core Score
40,487
43,903
Cores20★14
Frequency2.1 GHz★—
L3 Cache33 MB★—
Graphics
GPU*Intel UHD Graphics 770Apple M4 Max 32-core★
GPU Benchmark Score
1,534
17,798
Typeintegratedintegrated
VRAM TypeSharedUnified
Memory & Storage
RAM32 GB36 GB★
RAM GenerationDDR5★—
Storage 11 TB★512 GB
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSD★SSD
Build
Form Factormini-towersff
PSU120W★—
Weight—2.74 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports26★
USB Ports6★2
Thunderbolt—Thunderbolt 5 x 4
HDMI1x HDMI1x HDMI
DisplayPort1x DisplayPort0
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6E★Wi-Fi 6
BluetoothYesBluetooth
EthernetGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
System
OSWindows 11 PromacOS

Pros & Cons

MSI PRO DP21 Black 2024

  • Strong ram (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
  • Strong cpu (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Strong port selection (80th percentile)80th %ile
  • Strong storage (74th percentile)
  • Below average gpu (35th percentile)

Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025

  • Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong reliability (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong port selection (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Below average storage (32nd percentile)

Pricing

MSI PRO DP21 Black 2024 is $639 cheaper (1.5x less).

MSI PRO DP21 Black 2024

Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025

Verdict

★ Winner: Apple Mac Studio M4 Max

Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 6 of 25 specs.

Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorBusinessDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation

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