MSI PRO AP222T 13M-276 2023, Core i5-13400, 8GB, 512GB SSD, Black

Good CPU, embarrassing RAM. Buy it cheap, add a RAM stick, and it's a fine office AIO. Pay full price and you're getting fleeced.

The i5-13400 sits at the 54th percentile for CPUs in our database, which is solid middle-of-the-pack territory for an office AIO. It'll chew through spreadsheets, video calls, and a dozen browser tabs without breaking a sweat. But that 8GB of RAM lands in the 9th percentile, one of the worst configs we've seen at this price point. Windows 11 Pro alone will happily eat half of that before you open Chrome. The 512GB NVMe SSD is about average, and the integrated UHD 730 graphics are fine for productivity but useless for anything beyond casual games. The 10-point touchscreen is responsive and the in-cell tech keeps the display thin, which is a nice touch for a business machine.

Against the Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS, the MSI loses on raw performance but wins on business features like dual LAN and TPM 2.0. The Apple Mac Studio M5 Max is in a completely different universe of performance and price, so that's not a fair fight. The HP OMEN GT16-0364 and ASUS ROG GM700 are gaming machines that'll crush this for graphics but lack the touchscreen and business security features. The Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 is probably the closest real competitor, and Dell typically offers better port selection and reliability scores. If you need an AIO with a touchscreen for a front desk or light office use, the MSI is fine. If you need raw performance, look elsewhere.

Pricing is all over the place. US listings range from USD 949 to USD 1,170, a USD 221 spread for what appears to be the same machine. At USD 949 it's a reasonable office workhorse if you immediately drop in another 8GB stick. At USD 1,170 it's a hard pass. The GBP 1,697 UK listing is frankly absurd for these specs. If you're buying, hunt for the lower end of that US range and budget USD 30-40 for a RAM upgrade on day one.

The MSI PRO AP222T is a business all-in-one that gets the CPU right and then fumbles the RAM. That i5-13400 is a genuinely capable 10-core chip for office work, but pairing it with just 8GB of DDR4 in 2025 feels like putting economy tires on a decent sedan. It'll get you to work, just don't expect to merge onto the highway with confidence.

If you're looking for any kind of gaming performance, this isn't it. Go get a machine with a dedicated GPU like the HP OMEN or ASUS ROG instead. If you need serious multitasking muscle out of the box without tinkering, the 8GB RAM will frustrate you daily. And if you're in the UK, that GBP 1,697 price is a straight-up bad deal. Look at the Dell Tower Plus or a similarly specced Lenovo instead.

The MSI PRO AP222T is a decent business AIO hamstrung by a stingy RAM config. Buy it only if you find it at the low end of the US price range and you're willing to spend five minutes upgrading the memory. The i5-13400, touchscreen, and business security features make it a solid front-desk or light office machine. Just don't pay full price for 8GB of RAM in 2025.