MSI Aegis Aegis ZS2 Black 2026
Powered by an AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 12-core processor and GeForce RTX 5080 16GB graphics, this desktop handles 4K gaming with ray tracing and AI acceleration. The generous 5TB storage (4TB SSD + 1TB docking station), bundled keyboard and mouse, and Wi-Fi 7 create a complete out-of-the-box experience. Best for gamers targeting high-frame-rate 4K play and video editors or developers needing 12 cores and 64GB RAM for rendering and compilation.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong port (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong ram (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong cpu (92th percentile) 92th
Cons
What owners think
The proof
Performance
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 | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 4 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1000 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | Desktop |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 9 |
| HDMI | 2 x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 3x DP-out |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | 802.11be Wireless LAN |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Aegis Aegis ZS2 | Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Intel Core i9 14900KF | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 5096 | 3072 | 2048 | 2048 | 8000 | 8512 |
| 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 4060 Ti |
| Form Factor | Desktop | mid-tower | mid-tower | Desktop | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 1200 | 850 | 850 | 850 | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Aegis Aegis ZS2 | 92 | 87.9 | 94.3 | 94.7 | 98.9 | 39.1 | 39.6 |
| Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 Compare | 97.8 | 87.9 | 96.6 | 92 | 96.4 | 71.1 | 82.3 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.9 | 87.9 | 78.2 | 93.5 | 90.9 | 71.1 | 86.6 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 77 | 94.3 | 97.5 | 90.9 | 39.1 | 73.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94 | 81 | 96.6 | 86.9 | 99.2 | 11.9 | 95.4 |
| Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Compare | 93 | 73.4 | 94.3 | 85.2 | 99.8 | 71.1 | 54.9 |
Usage Scores
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