MSI Aegis ZS2
The 12-core Ryzen 9 9900X and RTX 5080 16GB, sustained by a 360mm liquid cooler, deliver high-frame-rate 4K gaming and rapid multi-threaded rendering. A full 850W Gold PSU, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 2TB SSD pair with a bundled keyboard, mouse, and USB-C hub for a complete out-of-box setup. This tower suits high-refresh 4K gamers and 3D artists who want DLSS 4 acceleration and fluid multi-core performance without building their own rig.
About This Desktop
The 12-core Ryzen 9 9900X and RTX 5080 16GB, sustained by a 360mm liquid cooler, deliver high-frame-rate 4K gaming and rapid multi-threaded rendering. A full 850W Gold PSU, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 2TB SSD pair with a bundled keyboard, mouse, and USB-C hub for a complete out-of-box setup. This tower suits high-refresh 4K gamers and 3D artists who want DLSS 4 acceleration and fluid multi-core performance without building their own rig.
- CPU AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
- RAM 32 GB
- Storage 2000 GB
- GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
- Form factor mid-tower
- Psu 850 W
- OS Windows 11 Home
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (92th percentile) 92th
- Strong gpu (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong port (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong storage (82th percentile) 82th
Cons
- Below average social proof (29th percentile) 29th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 4.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 128 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2.0 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 850 |
| Weight | 6.0 kg / 13.1 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 9 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 3 x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Ethernet | RJ45 Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Aegis ZS2 | Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 | CLX Horus TGMHORRTU5106BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 64 | 96 |
| Storage (GB) | 2000 | 3072 | 2048 | 2048 | 24000 | 10048 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 850 | 1200 | 850 | 850 | - | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Aegis ZS2 | 92 | 87.8 | 72.4 | 87.4 | 82.1 | 39.3 | 29.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 Compare | 97.8 | 87.8 | 96.8 | 92.4 | 96.5 | 71.2 | 80.2 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.9 | 87.8 | 78.8 | 93.8 | 91.3 | 71.2 | 98.7 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 77 | 94.5 | 97.6 | 91.3 | 39.3 | 71.7 |
| Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Compare | 97.8 | 80.9 | 94.5 | 85.8 | 100 | 71.2 | 47.7 |
| CLX Horus TGMHORRTU5106BM Compare | 98.8 | 87.8 | 98.6 | 99 | 99.5 | 12 | 87.9 |
Usage Scores
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