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MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1670CA Black
Featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 8700F and GeForce RTX 5060 8GB, this mid-tower handles 1080p gaming and multitasking efficiently. A 2TB NVMe SSD and Wi-Fi 6E diversify its appeal beyond just gaming, with robust wired and wireless connectivity. It's best for home users and casual gamers who want a capable, pre-built desktop with ample storage, rather than a compact machine, as reflected by a home office score of 75.1 and gaming score of 72.1.
CPU AMD Ryzen™ 7 8700F
RAM 16 GB
Storage 2 TB
GPU NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5060
form factor mid-tower
psu w 650
OS Windows 11 Home
73 Overall Score
Price CA$1,800
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Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen™ 7 8700F |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 4.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5060 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 650 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 7 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI-out (2.1) |
| DisplayPort | 3x DP-out (1.4a) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | BT 5.3 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1670CA | Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen™ 7 8700F | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Intel Core i9 14900KF | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 3072 | 2048 | 2048 | 8000 | 8512 |
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | Desktop | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 650 | 1200 | 850 | 850 | 850 | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1670CA | 70.7 | 69.7 | 55 | 82.2 | 91.1 | 39.1 |
| Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 Compare | 97.8 | 87.9 | 96.5 | 91.8 | 96.4 | 71.1 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.9 | 87.9 | 78.1 | 93.3 | 91.1 | 71.1 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 77 | 94.2 | 97.4 | 91.1 | 39.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94 | 81 | 96.5 | 86.8 | 99.2 | 11.9 |
| Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Compare | 93.1 | 73.3 | 94.2 | 85 | 99.8 | 71.1 |
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