iBUYPOWER Y40BA7R9702 2025, Ryzen 7 9700X, 32GB, 2TB SSD, Radeon RX 9070, Black
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 with 16GB VRAM and Ryzen 7 9700X processor drives smooth 1440p gaming, backed by a 240mm liquid cooler that keeps temperatures in check during long sessions. A 2TB NVMe SSD and 32GB of DDR5 RAM provide ample, fast storage and headroom for streaming or content creation without slowdowns. This mid-tower is best for gamers who also edit video or multitask heavily, prioritizing raw performance and thermal headroom over a compact footprint.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong gpu (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong ram (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong cpu (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average reliability (27th percentile)
- Below average port selection (32nd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 9070 16GB |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| Weight | 16.3 kg / 36.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi Ready |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | iBUYPOWER Y40BA7R9702 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | 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 M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 8192 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 9070 16GB | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iBUYPOWER Y40BA7R9702 | 77.7 | 84.7 | 78 | 31.7 | 90.1 | 27.2 | 70.5 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 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 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
- Overall60.4
- AI/LLM60.1
- Gaming70.9
- Portability18.4
- Creator64.8
- Business52.2
- Developer60.1
- Home Office62
- Workstation63.3
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