New On sale 8%
MSI Modern AM242TP Black 2024
CPU Intel Core 3 100U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
form factor aio
OS Windows 11 Home
47 Overall Score
Price $699
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (74th percentile) 74th
- Strong port (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
- Below average ram (15th percentile)
- Below average storage (29th percentile)
- Below average cpu (34th percentile)
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core 3 100U |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 1.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | aio |
| Weight | 6.2 kg / 13.6 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 2x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Modern AM242TP | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | ASUS ROG G700 G700 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 3 100U | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1000 | 1024 | 2048 | 256 | 1000 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Apple M4 10-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | aio | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 850 | - | 155 | 750 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Modern AM242TP | 33.5 | 10.4 | 15 | 70.5 | 29.4 | 61.5 | 39.1 | 73.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 86.8 | 74.4 | 82.1 | 94.2 | 62.3 | 95.5 | 71.1 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 70.7 | 81 | 87.6 | 98.1 | 55.8 | 98.6 | 71.1 | 99 |
| ASUS ROG G700 G700 Compare | 95.3 | 84.8 | 82.1 | 99 | 91.1 | 0 | 39.1 | 77.3 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56.3 | 90.5 | 29.1 | 96.7 | 12.8 | 95.5 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Compare | 89.1 | 81 | 78.1 | 74.9 | 62.3 | 0 | 71.1 | 78.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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