MSI Aegis ZS2 | R7 9700X |
Combining the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X with an RTX 5080 and 16GB of GDDR7 VRAM delivers top-tier 86.2/100 gaming performance in a standard mid-tower form factor. The 2TB NVMe SSD and 32GB of DDR5 RAM provide a strong out-of-the-box foundation, though its 35.5/100 compact score confirms this is a full-sized desktop. This system is best for gamers who want high frame rates at 4K resolution without building their own PC.
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
RAM 32 GB
Storage 2 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 256-bit
form factor mid-tower
psu w 850
OS Windows 11 Pro
74 Overall Score
Price $4,399
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong port (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong ram (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong gpu (88th percentile) 88th
Cons
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 256-bit |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 2 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 850 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 7 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI-out (2.1) |
| DisplayPort | 3x DP-out (1.4a) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Aegis ZS2 | R7 9700X | | Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 | HP Omen GT22 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 3072 | 8096 | 2048 | 12096 | 8000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 256-bit | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | Desktop | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 850 | 1200 | - | 850 | - | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Aegis ZS2 | R7 9700X | | 77.6 | 87.5 | 87.7 | 87.8 | 91.4 | 38.2 |
| Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 Compare | 97.7 | 87.5 | 96.6 | 91.8 | 96.5 | 70.6 |
| HP Omen GT22 Compare | 97.7 | 87.5 | 95.5 | 98.1 | 99.3 | 70.6 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.7 | 77.1 | 94.2 | 97.5 | 91.4 | 38.2 |
| Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Compare | 97.7 | 80.9 | 94.2 | 84.7 | 99.9 | 70.6 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.1 | 80.9 | 96.6 | 86.6 | 99.2 | 11.7 |
Price
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