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
53 Overall Score
Price $699
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (74th percentile) 74th
- Strong port selection (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (17th percentile)
- Below average storage (31st percentile)
- Below average cpu (32nd percentile)
What owners think
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82/100Our AI sentiment read
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 | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Modern AM242TP | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | Dell Tower ECT1250 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | ASUS ROG G700 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 3 100U | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1000 | 1024 | 2000 | 512 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Form Factor | aio | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 850 | 180 | - | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Modern AM242TP | 32 | 42.9 | 16.8 | 69.9 | 31.1 | 62.2 | 37.9 | 74.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 73 | 82.4 | 94 | 63.9 | 94.8 | 70.5 | 99.6 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 68.7 | 82.4 | 87.5 | 97.9 | 57.3 | 98.3 | 70.5 | 99.1 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 30.9 | 82.4 | 86.3 | 82.7 | 98.3 | 70.5 | 99.1 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.5 | 66.5 | 69.2 | 94.5 | 31.1 | 88.6 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| ASUS ROG G700 Compare | 95.4 | 73 | 82.4 | 98.9 | 91.6 | 0 | 37.9 | 78.2 |
Price
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