MSI - Aegis ZS Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen - R7-5800X - 16GB Memory - RX 6700XT - 1TB SSD - Black

I am so glad to purchase this tower as it did satisfy me in getting something at a great price.

Don’t want to spend time researching and building a gaming PC? Well, the MSI Aegis ZS is an excellent pre-built gaming desktop for gaming. With a high-end AMD processor and graphics card, this PC should be able to run all your favorite games on the market on high settings. After testing the Aegis ZS for a couple of days, I am exceptionally satisfied with its overall performance. This is my review of the MSI Aegis ZS. =============== IN THE BOX/SET UP: The box weighed a little less than 30lbs. The PC arrived well-packed and in excellent condition. The PC had a soft bag covering it and two foam inserts surrounding it. Upon taking the PC out of the box, it was clear that MSI took its time on working to ship this PC to the customer in perfect condition. There was a bag of inflatable foam inside the PC to prevent the components from moving around during shipping. In the box, you also get a good quality RGB keyboard and mouse, cables, Wi-Fi antenna, and a set-up guide. Set-up did not take too long. Make sure you carefully take the inflatable foam out, so you won’t damage the components. Also, make sure to check on all the cabling and make sure nothing is unplugged or out of place. Finally, make sure to plug your monitor(s) into the bottom HDMI or Display ports where the GPU is located. The ports on the top aren’t connected to anything. There is a sticker there reminding you of this. Once the check-up was ready, I plugged in the mouse and keyboard, flipped the PSU switch, and turned on the PC. Note, that this PC comes pre-installed with Windows 11. I did not upgrade to Windows 11 on my other computers, so it did take a bit to get used to the somewhat new UI. =============== DESIGN: I do enjoy the design that MSI chose with the casing. The tempered glass on one side and a small panel of tempered glass on the front does an excellent job at showcasing the components on the inside in gorgeous fashion. Cable management seemed fine to me. The CPU does have an AIO liquid cooler which I thought was pretty neat! There is also an RGB button on the opposite side of the power button that allows you to control the RGB lighting for the fans and the AIO liquid cooler. Overall, MSI did a wonderful job at designing the Aegis ZS desktop! Also, I would like to point out that the mouse and keyboard that arrived with the PC does also have RGB lighting too. I have been using these peripherals for the past couple of days and they are designed as ergonomic as possible. They feel comfortable and haven’t caused any issues. Although, I do prefer my Logitech TKL mechanical keyboard over this MSI one. =============== PERFORMANCE: In terms of performance, the Aegis ZS is a beast! I used three different benchmarks on this PC to see what it can do. I used 3DMark to test out the gaming capabilities. I then used Cinebench to test out its 3-D rendering capabilities. Finally, I used PCMark to test out the complete system performance based on real-world applications and activities. (video conferencing, web processing, etc.) The scores I received after running the benchmarks are down below: 3DMark Graphics Score: 13197 CPU Score: 11058 Time Spy Score: 12824 Cinebench CPU (Multi-Core): 15205 CPU (Single Core): 1573 PCMark Overall Score: 7706 *Individual scores for applications in images Benchmarks show that this is an excellent PC that is capable of pretty much anything whether you are using it for gaming, 3-D model rendering, video editing, or simple word processing. It is safe to say that this computer can handle a lot. I tested a myriad of games with this PC ranging from FPS like Destiny 2 and adventure games like Control, and Tomb Raider. I set all the games in the highest possible settings. This gaming PC handled Control beautifully on the highest settings which some PCs struggle with. Even on gaming with the highest settings the PC was quiet and cool. You won’t have to worry about the PC taking off while gaming. In terms of general productivity tasks like web browsing and word processing, this PC is lightning fast. The SSD allows for a quick boot up and swifter overall speeds so there wasn’t much waiting to go on when opening applications =============== FEATURES/OTHER NOTES: - MSI Center can be used for hardware monitoring - Radeon software can be used to track metrics such as frame rate while gaming - Extra M.2 SSD storage slot available (currently has 1TB SSD) - Two RAM slots available (currently has 2 8GB RAM sticks) - Liquid CPU cooler does an amazing job at keeping temperatures low. - Not a lot of bloatware preinstalled on the PC which was lovely to see - Desktop does take a large amount of space so prepare to set aside a decent amount of space for it - I would’ve liked a Wi-Fi 6 card with this PC, PC is using the Wi-Fi 5 protocol which isn’t bad, but Wi-Fi 6 could’ve been included at this price point - Windows 11 still feels a bit out of touch, I would’ve preferred this PC to arrive with Windows 10 with the option to upgrade to Windows 11 =============== CONCLUSION/TLDR: Overall, MSI did an excellent job at creating this beast of a PC. Benchmarks were all in the high scores. All games tested were smooth with the highest settings enabled. General multitasking was lighting fast, and opening applications did not take long at all. This pre-built PC can do anything whether that be gaming, 3-D rendering, video editing, multitasking, or even simple word processing. There is an extra M.2 SSD storage slot available if you are wanting more storage. If you are in the market for a pre-built, I do wholeheartedly recommend you try this one out!

Overall, the MSI Aegis ZS Gaming Desktop provides excellent gameplay and productivity with the latest AMD chips. I have been able to enjoy this PC for a little over a week and right out of the box I could already tell that it was well built. I am a fan of the tempered glass on the case and you can never go wrong with RGB lighting which in this case is on the fans. I am definitely going to install additional RGB lights. Aside from that, this PC has every connection and input/output that you can ask for in a gaming PC. Upgrading if needed is simple enough after removing the tempered glass. All slots have easy access to the motherboard and they did well in the cable management department to tuck everything away. Now, to get in to the performance. I would give this PC a performance rating of 9/10. I was able to play all of my games in my library on Ultra Setting without any stuttering. Although there are better processors on the market, for the price of this PC, this unit handled my games with ease. I have included some benchmark numbers down below for your evaluation. CineBench Scores Multi Score 15069 Ranking 4 Single Score 1596 Ranking 1 *** All scores are max scores*** In Game Benchmark Tests Flight Simulator: Ultra Settings GPU 2.615 GHz GPU TEMP 68 Celsius GPU 2 TEMP 112 Celsius Fan Speed 96% Framerate 57-60 Notes: During my gameplay on MS Flight Simulator, the GPU was working really hard to keep up. It was being maxed out due to all the rendering of the landscapes. The fans kicked up to nearly 100% and the temperatures were rising quickly. I went on and tried in High End Settings to compare results. High End GPU 2.123 GHz GPU GPU TEMP 64 C CPU TEMP 2 96 C Fan Speed 87% Frame Rate 60 Notes: I didn't notice a difference in performance on high end settings. I could barely notice a difference in the rendering of the map as I flew around the cities and landscapes. Red Dead Redemption 2: Ultra Settings GPU Maxed out CPU Clock Speed 2.676 Ghz GPU TEMP 62 C CPU TEMP 93 C Fan Speed 88% Max FPS 69.4256 Average FPS 59.7679 Notes: Similar performance to MS flight simulator on high end. I was getting steady 60 FPS and with everything on Ultra Settings, the gameplay was still smooth as the PC worked hard to render all graphics. I was pleased with the performance on this game. Although the PC was audibly working hard, the gameplay was smooth and the grpahics were eye pleasing. Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Highest Settings GPU Clock Speed 2.657 Ghz Fan Speed 91% GPU TEMP 65 c GPU TEMP 2 103 C Average 108 FPS Notes: Wow. Visibly pleasing and great gaming experience. Graphics were phenomenal and gameplay was smooth once again. This PC is able to handle all of the latest games at the highest settings. If you are ever in the need to upgrade for an even better experience, you can. I however, love this PC and will surely enjoy all the games that will be played on it. Great PreBuilt for a great price!

Everybody loves to get a new PC, especially gamers. And even though most gamers love building their own PC, its always a welcome thought when you don't have to worry about cable management. Although when buying a new PC vs building, you are a little limited in the packages you get, but at the same time you are getting a turn-key product. You don't have to worry about making sure you picked a big enough PSU, applied sufficient sink to your CPU, or tightened down the liquid cooling properly. A new PC is a chance for a fresh start. A chance to declutter. A chance to make sure you actually installed your OS on the correct drive and have your lightning fast bootup times. And these are all reasons that I was excited to receive this MSI Aegis ZS Gaming Desktop. This AMD/MSI gaming PC and I got off to a little bit of a rocky start. Although it arrived packaged very well and neatly organized, the initial setup was...well...dumb. The newest version of windows requires an internet connection to set up. REQUIRES. Now I know what you are thinking...yes, everyone has internet. I have a gigabit connection in my home. And this PC has a built in wifi card. So no problem right? Well, in theory. If everything works properly. As I was going through the setup process, my wifi card was not detected. So I was unable to connect to the internet. And with this issue, I was dead in the water. It would not let me skip connecting to the internet to continue setup. Absolutely frustrating. I did have a long length of ethernet cable, however was unable to access the cable due to being limited by crutches due to a recent surgery. I was dead in the water. I ended up having a friend bring be over a wifi dongle to try in the USB port if the PC to see if I could use it to access the internet and complete setup, and this did work. As soon as setup was complete, the PC performed an update, then my wifi card began to show and I was able to return the dongle. But this was a rough issue to have. After finally getting up and running, I have been thoroughly impressed with this PC. Typically being an intel fanboy, this was my first opportunity to try an AMD product line. I have previously viewed AMD as being the PC equipment you would get if you ordered on Wish. But I was wrong. This PC with its AMD Radeon RX6700XT GPU and AMD Ryzen 5800X Processor have vastly outperformed my other PC which sports intel equipment. Now this computer is newer with more modern hardware, however with the ability to pull over 100fps on high graphics settings in Escape from Tarkov and Overwatch has been nice, and I can't imagine needing anything more than that. I have not tried rendering 3D video which I regularly did with my other intel machine, but I can only imagine this PC will do just fine. I have attached a benchmark that I completed for this PC. On paper, it definitely performs. In actual use, this PC also performs. My eyes have been opened. AMD is a formidable competitor to Intel, and my future PC builds will definitely include parts from AMD.

MSI’s pre-built gaming PC is an upper mid-range rig that brings the essentials for AAA gaming. Equipped with a solid mid-range CPU from AMD (5800x), an upper mid-range AMD 6700XT, and other hardware to match, the Aegis represents a competently built computer. Is it more than the sum of its parts however? That’s the question. I'm a seasoned PC builder, so color me impressed to see MSI do a decent job. Before I get into this review, I must say I've seen the horror stories from Gamer's Nexus, and this is a complete different system than what Steve reviewed in March 2022. This system is much more competently built, although some things like GPU backplate, and not the greatest thermals are still observed. Thermals are what they are - and IMHO are more about the quality of cooler found on the CPU and GPU which are still better than most pre-builts IMHO. First of all, I was impressed with the packaging. Many prebuilts can come with cables either glued or cables disconnected. MSI’s approach is pretty sound. Inside the computer you will find expanded foam that fits around all the important bits, relieving stress from the inevitable shipping jarring. Everything is secured and well packaged. Another nice thing (which is pretty standard affair from MSI graphics cards), is the anti-sag bracket that helps keep the GPU from stressing the slot or it’s own PCB - both a boon during shipping and for the lifetime of the PC. Removing the glass and the foam, the PC is basically ready to go. The glass side panel, which is pretty standard these days, comes off easily and has thumb screws. You’ll need a screwdriver to get it started - obviously torqued tighter than what fingers would allow, but once past that you’ll be able to use thumbs for removing the side panel in the future. Attaching the included WiFi antennas, power cord, and keyboard/mouse (and obviously BYOM - bring your own monitor), and bam you’re rocking and rolling. Luckily they’ve figured out to put a sticker over the on board graphics ports so people don’t plug in their monitor to the non-existant onboard video. Windows 11 setup takes a few minutes, but then you’re dumped to a pretty vanilla Windows 11 install without much bloat. The Aegis itself is actually built from all retail channel MSI parts. Yes, everything down to the SSD is available in retail channel, which make it a pretty easy. In fact, as far as I can tell, the only non-MSI part in this build is the RAM (which MSI doesn’t make). WiFi is definitely the afterthought here (with a basic AC card), but easily upgraded if you so choose (thank you Amazon for OEM parts) for around $30-40. So being mostly retail parts, what is the raw cost? Well if you go by retail prices as of March 2022, allowing for a non-retail windows license (about $30), about $1700 on the nose. Considering that’s a price this machine has seen, it makes it a pretty ok value. At full retail, it’s a little less of a deal however. The video card itself accounts for over 40% of the total price, and is sure to fluctuate further, considering not even a month ago, this card trended at $1000 alone. Either way, I can tell you right now - MSI’s build quality is really good if you like the part selection, making this machine a value. Now, back to the parts. All of these can be bought separately at retail, but here you go: A 5800x from AMD, MSI Mech Radeon RX 6700XT 12GB, a B550-A Pro motherboard, MSI MPG A650GF 80 Plus Gold 650W PSU, XPG DDR4 3200MHz 16GB (2x8GB), a MSI Spatium M390 M.2 1TB NVMe SSD (Gen3), the MSI MPG Gungnir 110R case with 4 ARGB fans + controller, MSI MAG Coreliquid 120R aRGB cooler (can’t find this one currently at retail, but the bigger 240mm version is), MSI Dual Band AC AC905C. Considering MSI’s supply chain, I’m impressed at the completeness of how MSI this is. Many OEM’s won’t go to this length to use actual retail parts for their builds. Here you’re getting a pretty decent kit. There was one thing that bothered me out of the box. Given Ryzen’s love for fast RAM, you’d expect a 3200MHz kit to be the bare minimum, with 3600 being really the target. Unfortunately out of the box the ram is running basic 2400MHz settings because XMP isn’t enabled. Going into the bios (press delete after turning on) and finding and clicking the A-XMP button is worth the trouble. This put the RAM (and the Fclk) at 1600MHz (3200 effective) improving performance. Many will miss this, and it’s a ding in an otherwise competent build. Ok, so that’s the PC builder perspective. How does it game? Well, about as well as you’d expect from a 5800x and 6700XT together. This machine drives 1440p AAA gaming pretty well, and honestly I hooked it up to a (*gasp*) MSI 4k monitor and drove most games at high or ultra settings. Cyberpunk 2077 was playable at Ultra 4K with AMD’s Fidelity FX on Quality (mid-50’s on the benchmark with lows in the upper 30’s). Ray tracing hit AMD’s GPU really hard - making a proverbial slide show of the game. But games like Elden Ring, and played cranked up no problem. While neither the 5800x or 6700xt are the highest tier parts, they’re gaming prowess is unquestionable. The included keyboard and mouse are RGB, but the keyboard is definitely just a rubber dome keyboard (not mechanical) - named the Vigor GK20. This may not bother you, and it is quite comfortable to type and game on. The mouse seems to track really well for what it is. Neither parts are high end, but the mouse - the Clutch GM08 - is highly rated and respected. For the price, I would have liked to see another SSD, or a larger NVMe model - one with PCI-E gen 4 support (and speeds to match - the included one does max out the 4x3.0 lanes it uses). Also, the GPU is definitely the rock bottom tier 6700XT, offering no additional power budget, or overclocking headroom really. The board is nice, and pairs well with the 5800x, but I didn’t see too much improvement from enabling PBO, leading me to look at thermals. Honestly the 120mm cooler seems overwhelmed by the 5800x, maxing out around 85C with a 63C over ambient. That’s not a very impressive result for water cooling, so I check pump settings, etc - only to find the pump running at maximum (as it should) and the attached fan properly curved to temperature. That 120mm AIO is just kind of wimpy. Overall I have to give a pretty high recommendation for this build. Most parts are in the realm of things I would choose doing a custom build, the case is nice, and even has a easily removed dust filter in the front. Tempered glass won’t win any thermal challenges, but it sure is pretty and make this a nice show piece. The ability to change the ARGB effects via the button, while low tech, is still easy. Wire management is nice, and no glue was used in the making of this PC (only electrical tape!). Overall it’s competently put together, packaged, and shipped. Highly recommended!

If you're serious about PC gaming, then you will want a desktop gaming PC. You are then face with two choices, DIY and build it yourself or buy a prebuilt gaming PC. Given ongoing shortages of graphics cards, etc. it's now easier to buy than build if you want to get the latest components. The MSI Aegis ZS comes with a very good set of specs for a prebuilt machine. With a Ryzen R7 5800X, and a RX6700XT graphics card. Memory is average (16gb) and the SSD (1TB) is enough to get you started. The motherboard is a MSI B550-A. Everything is upgradeable, and MSI ship the PC with all the cables needed should you want to add an extra hard drive, etc. The CPU is liquid cooled, but FYI it's a single fan cool. There are 3 front facing RGB fans and then 1x rear fan for the liquid cooler. Also in the box are are gaming keyboard and mouse. So all you need to bring is your own monitor. Setup is straight forward. There's some padding inside the case to stop components shifting during transport. The glass access panel was easy to remove, no screwdriver needed. I don't know if it was intentional, but on my MSI Aegis, the GPU power wasn't connected to the motherboard, so I had to plug that in - not a showstopper, just FYI. After boot, like all new PCs there were a truckload of updates to install (Microsoft Windows 11) but after about an hour, I was ready to put this through gaming paces. I tested the MSI Aegis on Destiny and Elden Ring. To really put the PC through its paces. I benchmarked temperature (Celsius) and FPS, results below. Temperature Benchmarks (NZXTCAM) Idle Temps: CPU 48C / GPU 35C Destiny: CPU 79C / GPU 59C Elden Ring: CPU 70C / 57C FPS Destiny: 140-170 fps (Medium Settings) / 60 fps on High Elden Ring: 60 fps (High Settings) These are very good results out-of-the-box unoptimized and on Windows 11 Desktop Gaming Rig. I am confident I can push this higher by tweaking various BIOS settings on the Aegis and some software changes. But I think it's fair to only benchmark on standard settings, so you know what the starting position is with the Aegis. The included (wired) keyboard and mouse were good enough, but I own a Logitech Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Keyboard and Mouse, which I prefer over wired keyboards and somewhat biases my expectations on any other keyboard (sorry MSI). The MSI performs well and there is plenty of headroom to optimize this performance. The User Benchmark Scores reflect this, scores below. UserBenchmark Scores Gaming: 111% (UFO) Desktop: 100% (Nuclear Submarine) Workstation: 116% (UFO) UserBenchmark gives some suggestions for tweaks and I can see myself dropping in a faster SSD and more memory in time. I would go for more memory, as the SSD is fast. Overall, for what you get the MSI Aegis is great value. The case is nice, it's easy to open and access the internals for upgrades, included components are well spec'd. Plus it also has all the 'cool' RGB lighting that most people associate with gaming. I love that MSI include liquid cooling, which is a big plus. Would I recommend the MSI Aegis, yes - for those who aren't going to DIY, it's a great system. If you're more technical, you may find it better to build from components you buy - but do math first and check components. Having built my own gaming PC, I used a lot of MSI Components for my build anyway, so starting with the Aegis as a base build and tweaking performance could save you time and compatibility headaches. Plus you get an all-in-one warranty, which is peace of mind you don't get with a custom buid.

=== Summary === The AMD MSI Aegis ZS is a good-value, mid-range gaming PC with powerful components that can provide smooth gameplay from 1080P up to 4K gaming. The 8-core 16-thread Ryzen 7 5800X CPU and 12GB Radeon 6700XT GPU feel the most comfortable when doing 2K gaming although 4K gaming is certainly doable dependent on the game and the eye-candy settings turned on. The all-black compact case looks sleek with its tempered glass panels and brightly lit LED fans, and the 120mm watercooler keeps the noise level down and performance level up. With wild and unpredictable CPU and GPU prices, this $1699.99 (as of 2022-03-22) system offers solid performance in gaming, content creation, and for everyday use without the drama or hassle of hunting for components. It’s a solid Win. ____ *Pros: -Clean, sleek design in a compact formfactor with excellent fit-and-finish. -Comes water-cooled, keeping temperatures and noise level down. -Good airflow from large LED fans. -The Ryzen 7 5800X & Radeon 6700XT excel in 2K gaming and does well in 4K. -Surprisingly decent gaming mouse. -Wi-Fi is fast and stable. -Easy to upgrade in the future. ____ *Neutral: -I wish the PSU was at least 850W for future component upgrades. -Windows 11 feels too dumbed down compared to Windows 10. ____ *Cons: -The keyboard is wobbly, mushy, and not comfortable for long gaming sessions. The MSI Aegis ZS 5DS-263 is both my first PC system from MSI and my first time using an AMD CPU. I’ve been running Intel CPUs for the past two decades and my last Radeon GPU was the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro from 2003. I already knew AMD had made a strong come-back against Intel and its Ryzen CPUs were superior in multiple scenarios, such as content creation and video and audio editing. As it turns out, the Ryzen 5800X is also great for PC gaming and VR through my Oculus Rift S. On the GPU side, the 6700XT has also been a revelation. My newest GPU prior to the 6700XT is the Nvidia RTX 2080 and the 6700XT performs better in the games I play and it’s also more future-proof thanks to its 12GB of memory. Two games are taking up most of my free time right now and they’re God of War and Elden Ring. The Aegis is hooked up to my 4K Samsung TV in my living room and it’s been a blast. Both games run smoothly and thanks to the 120mm watercooler, the system’s fans are barely audible. Apparently, AMD has made huge strives toward higher driver quality and software and I didn’t have to relive driver problem nightmares from the early 2000’s. :D I also do some Nintendo Switch and Wii U emulation gaming with my 7-yo daughter, and all the apps run just as fine as they did on an Nvidia GPU and Intel CPU. Besides gaming, the Aegis excels in everything else as well, such video editing through Cyberlink PowerDirector and 3D printing software. I do lots of drone and GoPro video editing and the Aegis rips through them. There are two things about the Aegis that annoy me and one of them is Windows 11, which is not MSI’s fault obviously. I feel Microsoft dumbed down the user interface too much from Windows 10 and it’s been slightly frustrating during my learning curve time. Like it or not, Windows 11 is the future so I’ll get used to it or find ways to make it better. The second annoyance is the included “gaming keyboard.” Although it looks pretty spiffy with its rainbow LED lighting effect, the keys are awful. They’re too soft, mushy, wobbly, and the uptake rate is too slow. I only lasted less than an hour before I switched back to my Razor mechanical keyboard. The MSI gaming mouse was a pleasant surprise. It’s quite a bit heavy compared to my previous gaming mouse but it’s solidly built, responsive, and didn’t hinder my gaming experience. It, too, got replaced eventually by my Corsair M65 RGB Ultra gaming mouse. All in all, I’m very impressed with the AMD system that MSI crafted and I’m in love with it after I changed out the crappy keyboard. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this system to friends and family.

I will start out by saying I’m not a full-time gamer. This PC will be used for a variety of different purposes including gaming, video and photo editing, audio production, web surfing and streaming video watching. Typically, I have my computer on for 8-10 hours a day, so I get a TON of use out of it. I was looking for a PC that was up to the challenge and could handle everything I threw at it. Right out of the box, this is a beautiful looking PC. They paid a lot of attention to the design inside and out! From the glass side panel to the excellent cable routing inside the case and the lighted fans, this thing will turn some heads. It was so nicely packaged I had a hard time finding where I could install a secondary SATA hard drive on it! If you’re one of those people, you have to take the side off that isn’t glass and there are bays there to put the hard drives. Once I got everything put together, I fired it up and it booted up very quickly! The 1TB SSD makes this computer lighting fast! I was up and running in a matter of minutes after going through the usual Windows setup procedures. The PC has tons of ports available so you will have plenty of space to plug in whatever you need to. There is also plenty of room for expansion as well if you needed to add more hard drives or USB ports and things like that. As I stated before, the 3 fans in the front and one in the back have lights on them. There is a button on top of the tower that you can press to cycle through the different lighting modes. There is also software on the PC so you can customize it even further. The PC does include a keyboard and mouse. I found them to be OK, but they are nothing special. Very basic. I decided to use the keyboard and mouse I already have. I will just save them as a backup. There is also a bundle of other SATA and power cables and things like that for hooking up other peripherals inside the PC. One note, when I started it up, I noticed a clicking noise coming from the video card fan (like something was touching the fan blade). It only lasted for a little while and then stopped. Once the PC is running, I don’t hear it even when the fan is running, it just happens on startup. So, I’ll have to investigate that a little further and maybe get a replacement if there is a problem. I don’t see anything touching the fan. Since this is a gaming PC, I did some benchmarks using Red Dead Redemption 2. I basically opened the PC and set it up and installed the game and ran the benchmarks. I didn’t do any tweaking at all to the settings of the PC. I am running this into a Samsung AG900 Odyssey Neo G9 49” ultra-wide gaming monitor. I have it set at 240Hz with standard HDR. I have to say all 3 of the settings below looked beautiful on this monitor with this PC. I just used the in-game benchmark tool and used the preset quality slider since that’s the easiest to replicate across various systems. With the slider about ¾ of the way to the right (best quality) I got: Min – 37.26 fps Max – 60.3562 fps Average – 48.774 fps Then I put the slider in the middle Min – 32.3362 fps Max – 69.2324 fps Average – 53.0162 fps Then I put it to the left about ¼ of the way Min – 33.3743 fps Max – 133.533 fps Average – 86.225 fps Im sure if you tweak the settings more you can probably get more FPS out of this PC. I also tried running Photoshop, Premiere, and Cubase 12 as well. They all loaded up very quickly and ran like a dream. Very quick, peppy, and responsive. This is by far the fastest PC I have ever owned. I have no doubt that this will last me for many, many, many years before I will need to get an upgrade. I highly recommend this PC if you are a gamer. I also highly recommend it if you are like me and need a fast machine that can do a little bit of everything. You won't be disappointed!