Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 (90YA003GUS) / MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US

Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 (90YA003GUS): Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 (Legion T5 30IAS10), MTM 90YA003GUS: Core Ultra 7 265F, desktop RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB, 32 GB DDR5-5600 (2 × 16 GB UDIMM), 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 TLC SSD, Windows 11 Home. The AMD-based Legion Tower 5 Gen 10 is a separate model.

MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US: A8NVL-484US (US): Ryzen 7 8700F, desktop RTX 5060 8 GB, 16 GB DDR5, 2 TB NVMe, Windows 11 Home, black; MSI keyboard and mouse in the box. Codex Z2 versions with RTX 5060 Ti or 1 TB, and the Intel-based Codex R2, are separate models.

SpecificationLenovo Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 (90YA003GUS)MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US
Release year20252025
ProcessorIntel Core Ultra 7 265F; 20 cores (8 P + 12 E), up to 5.3 GHz; no integrated graphics

The “F” version has no integrated graphics, so the monitor must always connect to the graphics card’s outputs rather than the motherboard.

Lenovo		AMD Ryzen 7 8700F; 8 cores / 16 threads, 4.1–5.0 GHz, 65 W

A Zen 4, 4 nm, AM5-socket processor with 8 MB L2 + 16 MB L3 cache. It has no integrated graphics, so video comes from the graphics card. AMD lists an AI engine of up to 16 TOPS.

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GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti; 8 GB GDDR7

This is the desktop card, not the laptop version. The 8 GB of memory can hit its limit sooner at high texture settings than the 16 GB RTX 5060 Ti.

Lenovo		NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (desktop), 8 GB GDDR7, 128-bit; 3840 CUDA cores; 145 W total graphics power

Figures are for NVIDIA’s reference design; the board partner card may differ in clock speed. It supports DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation. The laptop RTX 5060 is a different power class.

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Memory32 GB DDR5-5600 (2 × 16 GB UDIMM); four slots, up to 64 GB

Two slots stay free; Lenovo’s platform limit is 64 GB.

Lenovo		16 GB DDR5

AMD lists DDR5-5200 with one or two modules per channel and up to 256 GB for the Ryzen 7 8700F. The sheet does not state how many modules are installed.

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Storage1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 NVMe TLC SSD; three M.2 SSD slots in total (PCIe 4.0 x4 or 5.0 x4) and an optional 3.5-inch drive bay

Lenovo lists up to 2 TB per M.2 SSD; RAID is not supported.

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Motherboard and expansionIntel B860; 1 × PCIe 5.0 x16, 1 × PCIe 3.0 x4; 4 M.2 slots (1 for WLAN)

The B860 chipset does not support CPU overclocking; the graphics slot can take a stronger card later, but the power supply limit must be checked separately.

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Power supply and cooling optionsPlatform offers a 500 W (88% efficiency) or 850 W (90% efficiency) PSU; 65 W/80 mm, 150 W/120 mm ARGB air or 200 W/2 × 120 mm liquid CPU cooler

Lenovo’s platform document does not map which configuration ships with which PSU and cooler at MTM level.

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Front ports1 × USB-C 5 Gbps; 1 × USB-A 5 Gbps; 3.5 mm headphone/mic Lenovo—
Rear ports1 × USB-C 10 Gbps; 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps; 4 × USB 2.0; 2.5 GbE RJ-45 (Realtek RTL8125BGS); 5.1 audio outputs

Display outputs are on the graphics card only, since the CPU has no graphics.

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Case30 litres; 211 × 490.4 × 414 mm; about 15 kg; Eclipse Black; transparent side panel options Lenovo—
Operating systemWindows 11 Home Lenovo—
Video outputs—1 × HDMI 2.1; 3 × DisplayPort (on the graphics card)

Because the CPU has no integrated graphics, the monitor must be connected to the graphics card ports, not the motherboard.

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Chipset—AMD B650

AM5 platform; AMD supports this processor on several chipsets including B650 and X670/X870.

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Storage and expansion—2 TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 SSD; 2 × M.2 and 4 × SATA 6 Gbit/s connections in total

The second M.2 slot and SATA connections allow an extra SSD or drive to be added.

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Power supply and cooling—650 W 80 PLUS Gold; air CPU cooler

NVIDIA recommends at least 550 W system power for the desktop RTX 5060; 650 W leaves headroom above that.

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Front panel—1 × USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C; 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A; microphone and headphone jacks

USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 allows up to 20 Gbit/s with compatible external SSDs.

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Rear panel—3 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (5 Gbit/s); 4 × USB 2.0 MSI
Networking—Realtek 8111H 1 GbE; Wi-Fi 6E MSI
Weight—21.3 lb (about 9.7 kg) MSI
Software, box and warranty—Windows 11 Home; MSI gaming keyboard and mouse; 1-year warranty MSI