New On sale 7%
MSI Codex R2 Black 2024
CPU Intel Core i5 14400F
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1000 GB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
form factor desktop
OS Windows 11 Home
49 Overall Score
Price $1,300
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (71th percentile) 71th
- Strong port (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average social proof (6th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 14400F |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 20 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | desktop |
| Weight | 9.7 kg / 21.3 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Codex R2 | HP Omen 45L | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 14400F | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 8096 | 1000 | 2048 | 12096 | 8000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | desktop | mid-tower | mid-tower | desktop | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 500 | 850 | - | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Codex R2 | 62.6 | 70.6 | 45.8 | 67.6 | 50.7 | 36.9 | 6.3 |
| HP Omen 45L Compare | 97.8 | 87.3 | 95.5 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 69.9 | 86.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 74.9 | 82.7 | 94.2 | 63.4 | 69.9 | 99.9 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 77.2 | 94.3 | 97.4 | 91.5 | 36.9 | 74.9 |
| Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Compare | 97.8 | 80.9 | 94.3 | 84.4 | 99.9 | 69.9 | 54.7 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.3 | 80.9 | 96.6 | 86.4 | 99.2 | 11.3 | 95.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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