MSI Codex R2, Core Ultra 7 265, 32GB, 2TB SSD + 1TB SSD, RTX 5060 Ti, Black
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 265
RAM 32 GB
Storage 3 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti
Form Factor mid-tower
OS Windows 11 Pro
78 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong cpu (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong gpu (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong port selection (75th percentile) 75th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
| Cores | 20 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 2 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| Weight | 13.2 kg / 29.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Codex R2 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OMEN TPC-W062-MT | ASUS ROG GM700 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 3072 | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | sff | tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 850 | 180 | - | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | 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 Codex R2 | 88.4 | 82 | 72.4 | 74.5 | 96.3 | 37.3 | 70.4 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.7 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| 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 TPC-W062-MT Compare | 98.1 | 97.8 | 93.9 | 99.3 | 90.1 | 70 | 66.9 |
| ASUS ROG GM700 Compare | 80.6 | 93.1 | 81.7 | 96.2 | 90.1 | 37.3 | 99.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall77.7
- AI/LLM50.7
- Gaming78.7
- Portability26.4
- Creator74.9
- Business69.3
- Developer73.9
- Home Office80.1
- Workstation73.8
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