ASUS Extreme 2KD A-318
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 9800X
RAM 64 GB
Storage 2 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
form factor sff
psu w 850
OS Windows 11 Pro
61 Overall Score
Price CA$4,999
About This Desktop
ASUS Extreme 2KD A-318 — CPU AMD Ryzen 7 9800X, RAM 64 GB, storage 2048 GB, GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, form factor sff, psu 850 W.
- CPU AMD Ryzen 7 9800X
- RAM 64 GB
- Storage 2048 GB
- GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
- Form factor sff
- Psu 850 W
- OS Windows 11 Pro
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong gpu (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong storage (84th percentile) 84th
Cons
- Below average port (26th percentile) 26th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 4.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 96 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 850 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS Extreme 2KD A-318 | Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Dell XPS EBT2250 | MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS | CLX Horus TGMHORRTU5106BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Intel Core Ultra 7 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | NVIDIA GB | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 128 | 96 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 4096 | 4000 | 10048 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 850 | 1200 | 1000 | 460 | 240 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | NVIDIA DGX OS | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Extreme 2KD A-318 | 40.3 | 88.1 | 94.4 | 25.9 | 83.8 | 40 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.8 | 88.1 | 96.7 | 90.3 | 83.8 | 71.6 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 96 | 88.1 | 82.4 | 94.1 | 83.8 | 71.6 |
| Dell XPS EBT2250 Compare | 89 | 69.7 | 95.9 | 80.1 | 98.3 | 71.6 |
| MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS Compare | 99.6 | 95.3 | 98.8 | 88.5 | 97.8 | 40 |
| CLX Horus TGMHORRTU5106BM Compare | 98.8 | 88.1 | 98.6 | 99 | 99.5 | 12.3 |
Usage Scores
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