Velztorm Pilum Black 2022
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong storage (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average reliability (11th percentile)
- Below average ram (31st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 8-core Processor |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR5 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1000 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | desktop |
| PSU | 750 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x Display Port (DP) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 4 |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Ethernet | Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Velztorm Pilum | Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 | HP Omen 45L | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | MSI MEG Vision X AI 2NVZ9-045US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 8-core Processor | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 36 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1512 | 3072 | 8096 | 2048 | 512 | 2048 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Form Factor | desktop | mid-tower | mid-tower | desktop | sff | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 750 | 1200 | - | 850 | - | 1300 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velztorm Pilum | 50.8 | 53.4 | 30.5 | 91.7 | 80.2 | 11.2 | 39.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 Compare | 97.6 | 87.7 | 96.6 | 91.7 | 96.5 | 69.9 | 84.7 |
| HP Omen 45L Compare | 97.6 | 87.7 | 95.6 | 98 | 99.4 | 69.9 | 87.1 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.9 | 78.1 | 94.3 | 97.4 | 91.4 | 36.8 | 75.2 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.5 | 65 | 69.6 | 94.6 | 30.3 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI 2NVZ9-045US Compare | 97.6 | 89.5 | 97.6 | 98.3 | 91.4 | 36.8 | 87.3 |
Usage Scores
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