Skytech Aqua ST-AQUA-2657-BL-AM, Ryzen 7 9700X, 16GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5060, Blue/White
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
Form Factor mid-tower
psu w 850
OS Windows 11 Home
45 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong cpu (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong storage (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average social proof (18th percentile)
- Below average port selection (18th percentile)
- Below average reliability (27th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 850 |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Skytech Aqua ST-AQUA-2657-BL-AM | Apple Mac Studio M5 Max | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | Apple M5 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 8192 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 850 | 480 | 850 | 180 | 850 | 850 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skytech Aqua ST-AQUA-2657-BL-AM | 77.7 | 78.2 | 51.4 | 18.4 | 68.9 | 27.2 | 18.2 |
| Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Compare | 95.8 | 83.6 | 98.4 | 89.1 | 98.1 | 99.3 | 81.4 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.4 | 93.1 | 78 | 88.4 | 98.1 | 70 | 100 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.7 | 74.5 | 82.8 | 70 | 99.1 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 97.9 | 53.6 | 70 | 99.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 | 94.8 |
Usage Scores
- Overall45.1
- AI/LLM34.4
- Gaming60.4
- Portability19.8
- Creator54.8
- Business37.6
- Developer44.5
- Home Office44.1
- Workstation53.2
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