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MSI Codex R2 AI, Core Ultra 7 265F, 16GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5060, Black
CPU Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 265F 2.4GHz 20 Core Processor w/ 8 Performance & 12 Efficiency Cores, 20 Threads, 5.3GHz Turbo, 30MB Smart Cache
Intel® AI Boost NPU w/ 13 NPU TOPS
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
Form Factor mid-tower
psu w 650
OS Windows 11 Home
64 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong port selection (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong gpu (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong storage (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 265F 2.4GHz 20 Core Processor w/ 8 Performance & 12 Efficiency Cores, 20 Threads, 5.3GHz Turbo, 30MB Smart Cache Intel® AI Boost NPU w/ 13 NPU TOPS |
| Cores | 20 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 650 |
| Weight | 9.7 kg / 21.4 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 8 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | 2.5Gbps Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Codex R2 AI | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OMEN GT16-0285t | ASUS ROG GM700 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 265F 2.4GHz 20 Core Processor w/ 8 Performance & 12 Efficiency Cores, 20 Threads, 5.3GHz Turbo, 30MB Smart Cache Intel® AI Boost NPU w/ 13 NPU TOPS | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 650 | - | 850 | 180 | 850 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Codex R2 AI | 90.6 | 78.2 | 56.7 | 78.7 | 68.9 | 37.3 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76.1 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.5 | 93.2 | 78 | 88.5 | 98.1 | 70 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 74.6 | 82.8 | 70 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0285t Compare | 98.1 | 95.9 | 97.6 | 93.8 | 90.1 | 70 |
| ASUS ROG GM700 Compare | 80.6 | 93.2 | 81.8 | 96.2 | 90.1 | 37.3 |
Usage Scores
- Overall64
- AI/LLM41.2
- Gaming64.9
- Portability27.6
- Creator65.9
- Business55.6
- Developer62.6
- Home Office62.4
- Workstation65
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