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MSI PRO DP80 AI A2G-072CA Black
CPU Ultra 5 225
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU *Varies by Model
form factor sff
psu w 300
OS Windows 11 Pro
47 Overall Score
Price CA$1,100
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong cpu (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average gpu (11th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Ultra 5 225 |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 20 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | *Varies by Model |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 300 |
| Weight | 2.1 kg / 4.7 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 5 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 1 |
| HDMI | 2x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | 2x 2.5G LAN (Intel I226V) |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI PRO DP80 AI A2G-072CA | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | Dell Tower ECT1250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Ultra 5 225 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 36 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1000 | 1024 | 2048 | 512 | 2000 |
| GPU | *Varies by Model | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | Apple M4 Max 32-core | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | desktop | sff | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 300 | 500 | 850 | 850 | - | 180 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI PRO DP80 AI A2G-072CA | 66.7 | 11.2 | 46.6 | 78.6 | 42.6 | 37.8 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 73.7 | 82.7 | 94.2 | 64.5 | 70.4 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.2 | 82.9 | 87.8 | 98 | 58 | 70.4 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.7 | 80 | 94 | 97.3 | 91.9 | 37.8 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.7 | 67.2 | 69.7 | 94.6 | 32.1 | 99.3 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.6 | 32.8 | 82.7 | 86.7 | 82.8 | 70.4 |
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