MSI Aegis ZS2
The liquid-cooled 4.7 GHz Ryzen 9 7900X and 16 GB GeForce RTX 5080 deliver high frame rates at 4K without throttling. The 32 GB of 6000 MHz DDR5 RAM and a 2 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD load games instantly, while Wi-Fi 7 and the 360mm AIO keep connectivity and thermals steady. This tower is built for esports competitors and streamers encoding gameplay simultaneously.
About This Desktop
Immerse yourself in your favorite games with the Aegis ZS2 Gaming Desktop Computer from MSI. Outfitted with a liquid cooled AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 graphics, this desktop computer delivers rich gaming experiences while accelerating content creation.
- 4.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core
- 32GB 6000 MHz DDR5 RAM
- 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (16GB GDDR7)
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong storage (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong cpu (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong gpu (88th percentile) 88th
Cons
- Below average social proof (20th percentile) 20th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 4.7 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 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 850 |
| Weight | 12.2 kg / 26.9 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 9 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Aegis ZS2 | HP OMEN 45L GT22 | Lenovo Legion T7 34IAS10 | ASUS ROG NUC NUC15JNK | Corsair ONE i600 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Intel Core i9 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 1000 | 2048 | 8000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | sff | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 850 | - | 1200 | 330 | 1000 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Aegis ZS2 | 90.5 | 88.3 | 87.5 | 95 | 90.9 | 40 | 19.5 |
| HP OMEN 45L GT22 Compare | 97.8 | 90.4 | 94.2 | 99.3 | 90.9 | 71.7 | 63.6 |
| Lenovo Legion T7 34IAS10 Compare | 97.8 | 88.3 | 96.6 | 42 | 83.4 | 71.7 | 80.2 |
| ASUS ROG NUC NUC15JNK Compare | 91.4 | 81.3 | 90.9 | 93.8 | 63.1 | 40 | 99.7 |
| Corsair ONE i600 Compare | 97.8 | 88.3 | 98.1 | 97.6 | 90.9 | 34.4 | 0 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 93.8 | 81.3 | 96.6 | 32.8 | 99.1 | 12.3 | 98.6 |
Usage Scores
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