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.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong port (92th percentile) 92th
- Strong cpu (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong storage (84th percentile) 84th
Cons
What owners think
The proof
Performance
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 34IAS10 | HP Omen GT22 | Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | Apple Mac mini M4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Apple M4 |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 3072 | 8096 | 8512 | 2048 | 256 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | Apple M4 10-core |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | Desktop | mini |
| Psu W | 750 | 1200 | - | - | 850 | 155 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS Sequoia 15.1 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Aegis ZS2 | 85 | 81 | 94.3 | 92 | 83.8 | 39.1 |
| Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 Compare | 97.8 | 87.9 | 96.6 | 92 | 96.4 | 71.1 |
| HP Omen GT22 Compare | 97.8 | 87.9 | 95.5 | 98.2 | 99.3 | 71.1 |
| Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Compare | 97.8 | 81 | 94.3 | 85.3 | 99.8 | 71.1 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 77 | 94.3 | 97.5 | 90.9 | 39.1 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56.3 | 90.4 | 29.2 | 96.9 | 12.9 | 99.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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