MSI Aegis ZS2 2025
The 12-core Ryzen 9 9900X (5.6 GHz boost) and GeForce RTX 5070 with 12GB VRAM, sustained by a 360mm liquid cooler, push high frame rates and heavy multitasking without thermal dips. A bundled MSI gaming keyboard and mouse, plus a 2TB NVMe SSD and Wi-Fi 6E, deliver a complete, cable-ready system right out of the box. Best for gamers targeting 1440p high-refresh esports and streamers who simultaneously encode and edit video, leveraging the 24-thread CPU.
About This Desktop
Processor & Memory: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Processor (12-core) 32GB DDR5 RAM Drives: 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Communications: Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 Realtek 8111H 1 Gigabit LAN Realtek ALC897 Codec 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio Graphics & Video: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Graphics, 12GB Audio: 7.1-channel HD Realtek ALC897 Codec Audio Keyboard: MSI Gaming Keyboard MSI Gaming Mouse Ports & Slots: 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C 5Gbps (Front) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 5Gbps (Front) 1x Headphone/Microphone Combination Jack (Front) 4x USB 2.0 Type-A (Rear) 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A 5Gbps (Rear) 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type A 10Gbps (Rear) 3x DisplayPort (Rear) 1x HDMI (Rear) Power Supply: 750W 80 Plus Gold Certified Power Supply Dimensions: 19.4" x 9.1" x 19" Approximate Weight: 26.9lbs 360mm Liquid Cooling
- Serious Performance for Gamers and Creators: Enjoy serious speed and the ultimate power efficiency with AMD Ryzen 9 9900X CPUs for gaming and creating, featuring 12 Cores and 24 processing Threads.
- Simplistic Design: Enjoy the latest generation of Windows 11 Pro for your everyday needs.
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
- Liquid Cooling: With MSI's exclusive 360mm CPU liquid cooler, Aegis RS allows maximum heat dissipation and handles the most hardware-intensive games without breaking a sweat.
- MSI Gaming Keyboard and Mouse
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (92th percentile) 92th
- Strong storage (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong gpu (81th percentile) 81th
- Strong port (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 5.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 128 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 12 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 | 750 |
| Weight | 12.2 kg / 26.9 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI (Rear) |
| DisplayPort | 3x DisplayPort (Rear) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Aegis ZS2 | HP OMEN 45L GT22-3080 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 | Dell Tower Plus DEBT2250-7177BLK-PUS | Corsair ONE i600 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff |
| Psu W | 750 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 750 | 1000 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | 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 | 91.8 | 81.4 | 71.5 | 74 | 90.9 | 40 | 69.6 |
| HP OMEN 45L GT22-3080 Compare | 95.9 | 88.3 | 77.9 | 93.8 | 90.9 | 71.6 | 84.6 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 77.4 | 94.2 | 97.6 | 90.9 | 40 | 71.7 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 Compare | 86.6 | 81.4 | 82 | 89.9 | 90.9 | 71.6 | 95.3 |
| Dell Tower Plus DEBT2250-7177BLK-PUS Compare | 88.8 | 81.4 | 77.9 | 98.7 | 72.7 | 71.6 | 82.7 |
| Corsair ONE i600 Compare | 97.8 | 88.3 | 98.1 | 97.6 | 90.9 | 34.3 | 0 |
Usage Scores
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