MSI Modern AM273QAI1UM039 Black 2024

The MSI Modern AM273Q is a tidy all-in-one with a sharp 27-inch WQHD screen and fast 1TB SSD. It's fine for office work, but the integrated Intel Arc graphics are a serious limitation. Only worth it if you find a deal near the low end of the price range.

The Core Ultra 5 125H is a 14-core chip that handles everyday multitasking without breaking a sweat. Our database puts the CPU at the 46th percentile, so it's middle of the pack for all-in-ones. The 1TB NVMe SSD is a solid 74th percentile, which means fast boots and snappy app launches. But the GPU story is rough. Intel Arc integrated graphics land at the 58th percentile overall, and our gaming score for this machine is a brutal 13.6 out of 100. The 16GB of DDR5 is fine for office work, but the 120W power supply tells you everything: this is not a machine built for heavy lifting.

Stacked against something like the Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 or the HP OMEN GT16-0364, this MSI gets absolutely smoked in graphics performance. Those are dedicated GPU machines built for gaming, while the Modern AM273Q is an office tool wearing a sleek suit. The Apple Mac Studio M4 Max is in a completely different league for creative work, though it costs way more and isn't an all-in-one. The Dell Tower ECT1250 and ASUS ROG GM700TZ-BS978 also outclass this MSI on raw power. What the Modern AM273Q offers instead is simplicity: one box, one cable, no tower under the desk. For the right buyer, that convenience matters more than benchmark scores.

Pricing is all over the map depending on where you shop. In Canada, you'll see CAD 1,099 to CAD 1,300 across two listings, so it pays to hunt for the lower end. European buyers face a similar spread from EUR 899 to EUR 1,124. At the low end of those ranges, this is a reasonable deal for a clean home office AIO. At the high end, you're paying too much for integrated graphics and middling reliability. If you can grab it near the bottom of the price range, it's worth a look. Otherwise, keep scrolling.

The MSI Modern AM273Q is a 27-inch all-in-one that wants to be your clean, cable-free desk companion. It packs an Intel Core Ultra 5 125H, 16GB of DDR5, and a 1TB NVMe SSD into a slim chassis with a WQHD IPS display. On paper, that's a tidy productivity setup. In practice, it's a mixed bag. The screen is sharp and the port selection is genuinely useful, but the integrated Intel Arc graphics hold it back hard once you ask for anything beyond spreadsheets and video calls.

Skip this if you need any real graphics horsepower. Gamers, video editors, and 3D modelers should look at a tower with a dedicated GPU instead. Also skip it if reliability is your top concern, since the 36th percentile reliability score is below average for this category. And if you're already running a decent monitor, a small form factor PC plus that monitor will give you more performance per dollar.

Buy this if you want a clean, space-saving desktop for email, web browsing, video calls, and light office work. The 27-inch WQHD screen is genuinely nice, and the port selection is better than most AIOs in this range. Just don't expect to play games or run demanding creative apps. This is a productivity machine, full stop.