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MSI DP21, Core i5-14400, 16GB, 500GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5 14400
RAM 16 GB
Storage 500 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 730
Form Factor mini
psu w 120
OS Windows 11 Home
40 Overall Score
Price $495
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average social proof (4th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 14400 |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 20 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 730 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| PSU | 120 |
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 7 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit LAN |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI DP21 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | Thermaltake View i560T-170 V17B-B76B-56T-LCS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 14400 | Apple M3 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Intel Core i7-14700F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 96 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1024 | 2048 | 1536 | 2048 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | Intel UHD Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| Form Factor | mini | sff | sff | mini-tower | aio | tower |
| Psu W | 120 | - | 180 | 280 | 170 | 600 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI DP21 | 59.9 | 35.5 | 46.1 | 65.3 | 35.8 | 37.3 | 4.1 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76.1 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 74.6 | 82.8 | 70 | 99.1 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 71.9 | 63.2 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 79.8 | 70 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 70.4 | 58.7 | 57.7 | 60.7 | 82.8 | 70 | 98.2 |
| Thermaltake View i560T-170 V17B-B76B-56T-LCS Compare | 84.6 | 82 | 56.7 | 98.2 | 68.9 | 11.6 | 97 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall40.3
- AI/LLM16.9
- Gaming9.2
- Portability48
- Creator16.9
- Business40.1
- Developer41.2
- Home Office38.4
- Workstation36.3
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