MSI Codex R2 AI 2nd, Ultra 7-265, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5060 Ti, Black

★★★★☆ 4.4 (4)

The Intel 15th Gen Ultra 7-265 processor with 20 cores and RTX 5060 Ti 8GB GDDR7 graphics drives capable 1080p and 1440p gaming with ray tracing. A generous 32GB of DDR5 RAM and a fast 2TB NVMe SSD provide ample headroom for multitasking and large project files, all housed in a tower with customizable RGB lighting. This desktop is best for developers and entry-level creators who need strong multi-threaded CPU performance and modern connectivity like Wi-Fi 7 and Thunderbolt 4.

CPU Intel Core Ultra 7
RAM 32 GB
Storage 2 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti
Form Factor tower
psu w 650
OS Windows 11 Pro
MSI Codex R2 AI 2nd, Ultra 7-265, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5060 Ti, Black desktop
62 Overall Score

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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong storage (90th percentile) 90th
  • Strong gpu (82nd percentile) 82nd
  • Strong ram (72nd percentile) 72nd
  • Strong cpu (68th percentile) 68th

Cons

  • Below average social proof (33rd percentile)

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 67.5
GPU 81.9
RAM 72.4
Ports 65.3
Storage 90.1
Reliability 37.3
Social Proof 33.4

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core Ultra 7
Cores 20
Frequency 2.4 GHz
L3 Cache 30 MB

Graphics

GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti
Type Discrete
VRAM 8 GB
VRAM Type GDDR7

Memory & Storage

RAM 32 GB
RAM Generation DDR5
Storage 2 TB
Storage Type NVMe SSD

Build

Form Factor tower
PSU 650

Connectivity

USB-C Ports 1
USB Ports 4
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
HDMI ✓
DisplayPort 3 Display Port
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.4
Ethernet RJ-45

System

OS Windows 11 Pro

vs Competition

Spec MSI Codex R2 AI 2nd Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Dell Desktop ECT1250 HP OMEN GT16-0364 CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 Apple M5 Max AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Intel Core Ultra 7 265 AMD Ryzen 7 8700F Intel Core i9 14900KF
RAM (GB) 32 64 32 32 32 64
Storage (GB) 2048 4096 4096 2048 1024 8192
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Apple (40-Core) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Intel UHD Graphics NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Form Factor tower mini mid-tower sff mid-tower mid-tower
Psu W 650 480 850 180 850 850
OS Windows 11 Pro macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsStorageReliabilitySocial Proof
MSI Codex R2 AI 2nd 67.581.972.465.390.137.333.4
Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Compare 95.883.698.489.198.199.381.4
Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare 73.493.178.188.498.170100
Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare 88.458.781.874.582.87099.1
HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare 69.789.387.297.953.67099.1
CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare 94.989.396.584.299.211.694.8

Usage Scores

Overall (62.3)AI/LLM (45.3)Gaming (74.1)Portability (31.3)Creator (71.3)Business (52.6)Developer (65.2)Home Office (60.9)Workstation (66)
  • Overall62.3
  • AI/LLM45.3
  • Gaming74.1
  • Portability31.3
  • Creator71.3
  • Business52.6
  • Developer65.2
  • Home Office60.9
  • Workstation66

A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.

Other Configurations3

Codex R2 AI 2nd64GB2TBCodex R2 AI 2nd32GB4TBCodex R2 AI 2nd32GB2TB

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