iBUYPOWER Scale SCA5N5501 2026
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
form factor mid-tower
psu w 600
OS Windows 11 Home
45 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong gpu (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average port selection (13th percentile)
- Below average reliability (26th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 8400F |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 4.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB |
| 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 | 600 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | iBUYPOWER Scale SCA5N5501 | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 10 | Dell Area-51 | The Horizon Pcs Autherium Dragon PITPJ7JXJ | Apple Mac mini M4 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 8400F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Core i9 | Apple M4 Pro |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 | 2000 | 5120 | 512 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 OC | Apple M4 Pro 16-core |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | desktop | mid-tower | mini |
| Psu W | 600 | 850 | 850 | 1500 | - | 155 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | macOS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iBUYPOWER Scale SCA5N5501 | 56 | 67.4 | 53.2 | 13.3 | 73.2 | 26.3 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.8 | 90.8 | 79.7 | 92.9 | 91.8 | 69.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.2 | 90.8 | 83.3 | 98 | 91.8 | 69.5 |
| Dell Area-51 Compare | 97.4 | 90.8 | 91.6 | 99.5 | 87.1 | 69.5 |
| The Horizon Pcs Autherium Dragon PITPJ7JXJ Compare | 99.1 | 84.7 | 93 | 98.9 | 97.4 | 11.2 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Pro Compare | 77.8 | 64.9 | 53.9 | 96.6 | 30.9 | 99.4 |
Usage Scores
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