MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US Black 2025

MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US Black 2025

MSI
81 Overall Score
vs
Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 (30L AMD) Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Eclipse Black 2025

Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 (30L AMD) Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Eclipse Black 2025

Lenovo
94 Overall Score

Scores

Home Office
MSI
81
Lenovo
96
Gaming
MSI
77
Lenovo
96
Business
MSI
74
Lenovo
93
Creator
MSI
74
Lenovo
91
Workstation
MSI
72
Lenovo
91
Developer
MSI
74
Lenovo
89
Ai Llm
MSI
46
Lenovo
69
Compact
MSI
34
Lenovo
33

Specifications

MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484USLenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 (30L AMD) Legion Tower 5a Gen 10
Processor
CPU*AMD Ryzen 7 8700FAMD Ryzen 7 7700X★
CPU Multi-Core Score
30,931
35,519
Cores88
Frequency4.1 GHz4.5 GHz★
L3 Cache16 MB32 MB★
Graphics
GPU*NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50605070 Ti★
GPU Benchmark Score
20,712
32,372
Typediscretediscrete
VRAM8 GB12 GB★
VRAM TypeGDDR7GDDR7
Memory & Storage
RAM16 GB32 GB★
RAM GenerationDDR5DDR5
Storage 12 TB2 TB
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Storage 2—2 TB★
Storage 2 Type—NVMe SSD★
Build
Form Factormid-towermid-tower
PSU650W850W★
Weight9.70 kg15.00 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports12★
USB Ports8★7
HDMI1 x HDMI 2.1HDMI
DisplayPort3x DisplayPort 1.4a3x DisplayPort
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 6E
BluetoothBluetooth 5.3Bluetooth 5.3
EthernetGigabit EthernetEthernet (RJ45)
System
OSWindows 11 HomeWindows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US Black 2025

  • Strong storage (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
  • Strong social proof (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong port selection (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Strong gpu (76th percentile)

Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 (30L AMD) Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Eclipse Black 2025

  • Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong storage (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong port selection (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong gpu (88th percentile)88th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 (30L AMD) Legion Tower 5a Gen 10

Scores 94 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 12 of 27 specs.

Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 (30L AMD) Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCreatorBusinessDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation