MSI Aegis ZS2
A 12-core AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and GeForce RTX 5070 with 8GB VRAM drive this desktop, paired with 64GB DDR5 RAM and a fast 2TB SSD. A 360mm liquid cooler sustains thermals under load, while Wi‑Fi 7 and a bundled gaming keyboard, mouse, and USB‑C hub add out‑of‑box value. It's best for 1440p gamers and streamers who also run CPU‑intensive multi‑threaded workloads like video editing or 3D rendering.
About This Desktop
A 12-core AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and GeForce RTX 5070 with 8GB VRAM drive this desktop, paired with 64GB DDR5 RAM and a fast 2TB SSD. A 360mm liquid cooler sustains thermals under load, while Wi‑Fi 7 and a bundled gaming keyboard, mouse, and USB‑C hub add out‑of‑box value. It's best for 1440p gamers and streamers who also run CPU‑intensive multi‑threaded workloads like video editing or 3D rendering.
- CPU Intel Core i9 14900HX
- RAM 64 GB
- Storage 2048 GB
- GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
- Form factor mid-tower
- Psu 750 W
- OS Windows 11 Home
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong port (93th percentile) 93th
- Strong cpu (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong storage (84th percentile) 84th
Cons
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 4.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 750 |
| Weight | 6.0 kg / 13.1 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 9 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Aegis ZS2 | Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Dell XPS EBT2250 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | CLX Horus TGMHORRTU5106BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Intel Core Ultra 7 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 64 | 96 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 4096 | 2048 | 10048 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 750 | 1200 | 1000 | 460 | 850 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Aegis ZS2 | 84.9 | 81 | 94.4 | 92.7 | 83.8 | 40 | 47.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.8 | 88.1 | 96.7 | 90.3 | 83.8 | 71.6 | 79.5 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 96 | 88.1 | 82.4 | 94.1 | 83.8 | 71.6 | 92.3 |
| Dell XPS EBT2250 Compare | 89 | 69.7 | 95.9 | 80.1 | 98.3 | 71.6 | 99.6 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 77.1 | 94.4 | 97.7 | 91.2 | 40 | 70.8 |
| CLX Horus TGMHORRTU5106BM Compare | 98.8 | 88.1 | 98.6 | 99 | 99.5 | 12.3 | 87.3 |
Usage Scores
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