MSI Aegis ZS2 Ryzen 9 9900X
Equipped with a 12-core Ryzen 9 9900X and 16GB GeForce RTX 5080, this mid-tower delivers high frame-rate 4K gaming with DLSS 4 support. The build includes a 360mm liquid cooler and an 850W Gold PSU, keeping thermals in check during sustained loads. It’s best for gamers who want a ready-to-run system for ray-traced titles without building from scratch.
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
RAM 32 GB
Storage 2 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
form factor mid-tower
psu w 850
OS Windows 11 Home
77 Overall Score
Price £5,663
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong gpu (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong port selection (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong storage (85th percentile) 85th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 4.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 128 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| 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 | 850 |
| Weight | 6.0 kg / 13.1 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 9 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 3 x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Ethernet | RJ45 Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Aegis ZS2 Ryzen 9 9900X | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | Dell Aurora DACT1250-7551BLK-PUS | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 64 | 36 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 2048 | 3072 | 512 | 2048 | 8000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 850 | 850 | 1200 | - | 1000 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Aegis ZS2 Ryzen 9 9900X | 92.3 | 90.3 | 73.9 | 86.9 | 85.4 | 37 | 38.7 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.7 | 90.3 | 79.8 | 93.5 | 92.1 | 69.9 | 87 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.2 | 90.3 | 96.6 | 92 | 96.6 | 69.9 | 85.3 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.6 | 68.9 | 70.6 | 94.7 | 32.9 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| Dell Aurora DACT1250-7551BLK-PUS Compare | 95.1 | 75.2 | 79.8 | 98 | 85.4 | 69.9 | 95.6 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94 | 84.1 | 96.6 | 86.9 | 99.3 | 11.6 | 95.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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