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MEPC Prime 78X DIY Barebones Computer Kit¹ Black
CPU AMD® Ryzen™ 7 7800X3D 4.2GHz 8 Core Processor w/ 5.0GHz Max Boost, 16 Threads, 104MB L2 + L3 X3D Caches, 5nm, 120W
RAM 256 GB
GPU AMD Required, but not included PCI Express 5.0 / 4.0 x16 Card Slot compatible Graphics Card Recommended
form factor mid-tower
psu w 850
OS Windows
59 Overall Score
Price CA$1,330
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong port selection (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong cpu (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average storage (3rd percentile)
- Below average reliability (12th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD® Ryzen™ 7 7800X3D 4.2GHz 8 Core Processor w/ 5.0GHz Max Boost, 16 Threads, 104MB L2 + L3 X3D Caches, 5nm, 120W |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 4.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 96 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Required, but not included PCI Express 5.0 / 4.0 x16 Card Slot compatible Graphics Card Recommended |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 256 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 850 |
| Weight | 18.0 kg / 39.7 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 10 |
| Thunderbolt | USB 4 (40Gbps) |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI™ port |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth v5.4 |
| Ethernet | Wi-Fi 7 802.11 be Chipset* Tri-Band 2.4 / 5 / 6 GHz w/ up to 2.9Gbps transfer rates via 160MHz bandwidth Supports IEEE 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac / ax / be Wireless Protocols * Windows 11 version 24H2 required for WiFi 7 / Bluetooth v5.4, earlie |
System
| OS | Windows |
vs Competition
| Spec | MEPC Prime 78X DIY Barebones Computer Kit¹ | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | Dell Tower ECT1250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD® Ryzen™ 7 7800X3D 4.2GHz 8 Core Processor w/ 5.0GHz Max Boost, 16 Threads, 104MB L2 + L3 X3D Caches, 5nm, 120W | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
| RAM (GB) | 256 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 36 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | - | 2048 | 1000 | 2048 | 512 | 2000 |
| GPU | AMD Required, but not included PCI Express 5.0 / 4.0 x16 Card Slot compatible Graphics Card Recommended | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | Apple M4 Max 32-core | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | desktop | sff | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 850 | 850 | 500 | 850 | - | 180 |
| OS | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEPC Prime 78X DIY Barebones Computer Kit¹ | 72.6 | 95.9 | 99.7 | 98.9 | 2.8 | 11.7 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 96 | 89.4 | 79.1 | 93.4 | 91.9 | 70.4 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 73.7 | 82.7 | 94.2 | 64.5 | 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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