MSI Aegis R2 AI 2nd, Core Ultra 9 285, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5070 Ti
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285
RAM 32 GB
Storage 2 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
Form Factor mid-tower
psu w 750
OS Windows 11 Home
68 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong gpu (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong port selection (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong storage (83rd percentile) 83rd
Cons
- Below average social proof (23rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 750 |
| Weight | 12.2 kg / 27.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 9 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Ethernet | 5GbE |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Aegis R2 AI 2nd | Apple Mac Studio M5 Max | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OMEN TPC-W062-MT | ASUS ROG GM700 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 | Apple M5 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 4096 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | sff | tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 750 | 480 | 850 | 180 | - | 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 | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Aegis R2 AI 2nd | 94.1 | 93.2 | 72.4 | 90.6 | 82.8 | 37.3 | 23 |
| Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Compare | 95.8 | 83.7 | 98.4 | 89.2 | 98.1 | 99.3 | 81.4 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.5 | 93.2 | 78 | 88.5 | 98.1 | 70 | 100 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.7 | 74.6 | 82.8 | 70 | 99.1 |
| HP OMEN TPC-W062-MT Compare | 98.1 | 97.8 | 93.9 | 99.3 | 90.1 | 70 | 66.9 |
| ASUS ROG GM700 Compare | 80.6 | 93.2 | 81.7 | 96.2 | 90.1 | 37.3 | 99.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall68.4
- AI/LLM65
- Gaming80.3
- Portability23.8
- Creator74.4
- Business57
- Developer68.9
- Home Office65.1
- Workstation73.1
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
