MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1670CA Black Review
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
Specifications
Full Specifications
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 |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1670CA | HP OMEN 45L GT22-3080 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 | Dell XPS EBT2250 | Apple Mac mini M4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen™ 7 8700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Apple M4 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 256 |
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple M4 10-core |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini |
| Psu W | 650 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 460 | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | macOS Sequoia 15.1 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1670CA | 70.1 | 69.4 | 55.4 | 83.2 | 91.1 | 39.8 |
| HP OMEN 45L GT22-3080 Compare | 95.9 | 88.3 | 78 | 93.8 | 91.1 | 71.6 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 77.3 | 94.1 | 97.4 | 91.1 | 39.8 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 Compare | 86.5 | 81.3 | 82.1 | 90 | 91.1 | 71.6 |
| Dell XPS EBT2250 Compare | 88.8 | 69.4 | 78 | 79.6 | 83.8 | 71.6 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 55.4 | 95.4 | 29.2 | 96.8 | 12.8 | 99.3 |