MSI Codex R2 AI A2NVL7-477CA
The Intel Ultra 7 265F 20-core processor and RTX 5060 with 8GB VRAM provide capable 1080p and entry-level 1440p gaming performance in a standard mid-tower form factor. It ships with a generous 32GB of DDR5 RAM and a 2TB SSD, offering strong out-of-the-box multitasking and storage capacity without immediate upgrades. This desktop is best for mainstream gamers and streamers who want a ready-to-run system for current titles without building their own PC.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
RAM 32 GB
Storage 2 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
form factor mid-tower
psu w 650
OS Windows 11 Home
60 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong storage (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong gpu (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong ram (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average port selection (17th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F |
| 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 | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 2 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 650 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Ethernet | Realtek 8126 5Gbps LAN |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Codex R2 AI A2NVL7-477CA | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 10 | Apple Mac Studio M5 Max | Dell Aurora Gaming | The Horizon Pcs Autherium Dragon PITPJ7JXJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Apple M5 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | 3.3 GHz core_i9 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 2048 | 1024 | 512 | 2000 | 5120 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Apple M5 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 OC |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | desktop | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 650 | 850 | 850 | 480 | 1000 | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Codex R2 AI A2NVL7-477CA | 87.1 | 75.7 | 73.7 | 17.1 | 84.3 | 36.3 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.8 | 90.7 | 79.3 | 92.8 | 91.7 | 69.4 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 10 Compare | 97.3 | 88.1 | 82.9 | 100 | 73 | 69.4 |
| Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Compare | 94.3 | 92 | 93.1 | 96 | 30.7 | 99.3 |
| Dell Aurora Gaming Compare | 97.3 | 90.7 | 79.3 | 98.3 | 86.8 | 69.4 |
| The Horizon Pcs Autherium Dragon PITPJ7JXJ Compare | 99.1 | 84.5 | 92.7 | 98.9 | 97.3 | 11.2 |
Usage Scores
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