MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-446US Black 2025
The Ryzen 7 8700F and GeForce RTX 5060 with 8GB VRAM drive smooth 1440p gaming, paired with 32GB DDR5 RAM and a 1TB NVMe SSD. Its four-fan cooling (three front, one rear) and ARGB air cooler maintain temperatures under load, complemented by a minimalist case with customizable RGB lighting. This desktop suits gamers and home-office users who need VR-ready performance and heavy multitasking without a bulky tower.
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
form factor mid-tower
OS Windows 11 Home
72 Overall Score
Price €0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong ram (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong gpu (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong cpu (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has improved over time
75/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 4.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 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 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| Weight | 9.7 kg / 21.3 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ax |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-446US | Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 | HP Omen 45L | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 36 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 3072 | 8096 | 2048 | 512 | 8000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | desktop | sff | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 1200 | - | 850 | - | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-446US | 68.7 | 71.8 | 73 | 65.1 | 56.9 | 40.3 | 36.7 | 88.9 |
| Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 Compare | 97.6 | 87.8 | 96.7 | 91.6 | 96.5 | 0 | 69.8 | 85 |
| HP Omen 45L Compare | 97.6 | 87.8 | 95.6 | 98 | 99.4 | 0 | 69.8 | 87.3 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 78.2 | 94.3 | 97.4 | 91.5 | 98.2 | 36.7 | 75.4 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.5 | 65.2 | 69.6 | 94.5 | 30.2 | 87.6 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.3 | 81.2 | 96.7 | 86.2 | 99.2 | 98.2 | 11.1 | 95.6 |
Usage Scores
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