MSI Aegis R2 C14NVZ9-1442US Black 2024

MSI Aegis R2 C14NVZ9-1442US Black 2024

MSI
80 Overall Score
vs
Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Graphite 2025

Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Graphite 2025

Dell
93 Overall Score

Scores

Home Office
MSI
78
Dell
93
Ai Llm
MSI
92
Dell
65
Gaming
MSI
90
Dell
82
Business
MSI
70
Dell
90
Developer
MSI
78
Dell
90
Workstation
MSI
86
Dell
90
Creator
MSI
83
Dell
85
Compact
MSI
24
Dell
31

Specifications

MSI Aegis R2 C14NVZ9-1442USDell Tower Plus EBT2250
Processor
CPU*Intel Core i9 14900FIntel Core Ultra 9 285K
CPU Multi-Core Score
46,735
67,399
Cores2424
Frequency2.0 GHz3.7 GHz
L3 Cache36 MB36 MB
Graphics
GPU*NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
GPU Benchmark Score
38,845
28,796
Typediscretediscrete
VRAM32 GB8 GB
VRAM TypeGDDR7GDDR6
Memory & Storage
RAM96 GB64 GB
RAM GenerationDDR5DDR5
Storage 14 TB4 TB
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Storage 27.8 TB
Storage 2 TypeNVMe SSD
Build
Form Factormid-towermid-tower
PSU1300W
Weight12.02 kg15.88 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports20
USB Ports49
HDMI1x HDMI-out (2.1)1x HDMI
DisplayPort3x DP-out (1.4a)1x DisplayPort
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7
BluetoothBluetooth
EthernetGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
System
OSWindows 11 ProWindows 11 Pro

Pros & Cons

MSI Aegis R2 C14NVZ9-1442US Black 2024

  • Strong ram (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong storage (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong gpu (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Strong cpu (86th percentile)86th %ile

Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Graphite 2025

  • Strong storage (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong cpu (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong ram (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong port (85th percentile)85th %ile

Verdict

Winner: Dell Tower Plus EBT2250

Scores 93 overall, wins 5 of 8 usage categories and 7 of 27 specs.

MSI Aegis R2 C14NVZ9-1442US Better at:

Ai LlmGaming

Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Better at:

CompactBusinessDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation