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MSI Pro AP242 12M-057US review

MSI Pro AP242 12M-057US. Product type: All-in-One PC. Display diagonal: 60.5 cm (23.8"), HD type: Full HD, Display resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels, Panel type: IPS. Processor family: Intel® Core™ i7, Processor frequency: 2.1 GHz. Internal memory: 16 GB, Internal memory type: DDR4-SDRAM. Total storage capacity: 500 GB, Storage media: SSD. On-board graphics card model: Intel Iris Xe Graphics. Built-in camera. Operating system installed: Windows 11 Home. Product colour: Black

PRO AP242 SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE

PRO AP242 Series All-in-one PC with eye-care panel, strong computing performance and FHD built-in webcam provides you the best working experience and take care of your health. Also, the 23.8 inch screen size, 2 color ways and slim design make PRO AP242 Series fit anywhere in your house or office.

MSI Eye Care:

Anti-Flicker + Less Blue Light Technology + Anti-Glare Display MSI Anti-Flicker, Less Blue Light technologies and anti-glare panel help to protect your eyes over extended periods of viewing your data and research.

FULL HD WEBCAM

WINDOWS HELLO WEBCAM COVER With MSI Full HD webcam, you can also join a clearer online conference call or online course while working from home or learning at home.

Matrix Display

With one HDMI and one DP port, users are able to extend two more monitors for multi-tasking and enhance your productivity.

MSI Center

The MSI Center takes optimization to the next level with easily adjustable system modes; it helps to prioritize & allocate the resource on your hand to accelerate the performance of those software which you work with everyday.

HW TPM 2.0 Support

TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) technology is designed to provide hardware-based, security-related functions. You can store your sensitive data & passwords by encryption keys for advanced security.

STABLE & POWERFUL

Equips up to 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700 Desktop Processor with 12 cores and 20 treads provides faster and reliable performance. Featuring 4.90 GHz Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Frequency help users with multi-tasking a variety of applications.

Improve Your Viewing Experience With IPS Panel

The IPS panel with an extremely wide viewing angle vertically as well horizontally of 178 degrees. It instantly optimized the screen color and brightness to ensure that you enjoy every detail at its best and allows you to have a consistent picture quality from any angle.

Connect All of Your Productive Devices

Wi-Fi 6 puts more emphasis on transmission security and improves the signal between the interference problem can also be connected to more devices at the same time, thereby meeting the trend of higher and higher data transmission bandwidth requirements with speed up to 2.4Gbps.

Easy & Efficient Tool Less Design

Assemble and disassemble the stand with tool less design, you will no longer have troubles with finding no tools to install your PRO AP242. The only thing you will need is your hands.

Immerse in Sound

Immerse yourself in lossless music and premium sound quality with DTS Audio Processing. Experience and listen to natural sounding audio, music, videos, and more - the way it was intended.

Cool & Silence Your World Even You Didn’t Notice It

PRO AP242 Series is equipped with Silent Pro Cooling System. Part of this system is a Server Grade Thermal Module that handles the cooling of different components within the system. Besides that we put the most important key components on the top side so warm air can easily move out and we separate the air flow to make sure the system's temperature stays perfectly under control for a cool and silent operation. Just enjoy the Silent, Stable & Professional Experience.

Successful & Stylish B2B projects

Over the past years, MSI has successfully supported Countless of commercial projects, including government tenders, restaurant & hotel facilitation, shopping mall navigation projects, school & university developments and professional office projects. Find more details about many of these projects on:

MSI Pro AP242 12M-057US specs

Display

Panel type: IPS
Display surface: Matt
HD type: Full HD
Touchscreen: no
Display resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels
Display diagonal: 60.5 cm (23.8")

Processor

Bus type: DMI4
Maximum turbo power: 180 W
Processor base power: 65 W
Processor cache type: Smart Cache
Processor cache: 25 MB
Processor cores: 12
Processor boost frequency: 4.9 GHz
Processor frequency: 2.1 GHz
Processor model: i7-12700
Processor generation: 12th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor family: Intel® Core™ i7
Processor manufacturer: Intel

Memory

Memory layout (slots x size): 2 x 8 GB
Memory clock speed: 3200 MHz
Memory slots type: SO-DIMM
Memory slots: 2
Maximum internal memory: 64 GB
Internal memory type: DDR4-SDRAM
Internal memory: 16 GB

Storage

Optical drive type: N
SSD interface: M.2,NVMe
SSD capacity: 500 GB
Number of SSDs installed: 1
Total SSDs capacity: 500 GB
Storage media: SSD
Total storage capacity: 500 GB

Graphics

On-board graphics adapter model: Intel Iris Xe Graphics
On-board graphics adapter family: Intel Iris Xe
On-board graphics adapter: yes
Discrete graphics adapter model: Not available
Discrete graphics adapter: no

Audio

RMS rated power: 3 W
Number of speakers: 2
Built-in speaker(s): yes

Camera

Camera HD type: Full HD
Camera resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels
Built-in camera: yes

Network

Bluetooth version: 5.2
Bluetooth: yes
Ethernet LAN data rates: 1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN: yes
WLAN controller model: Realtek RTL8111H
WLAN controller manufacturer: Realtek
Wi-Fi standards: 802.11a,802.11ad,802.11b,802.11g,Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n),Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac),Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi: yes

Ports & interfaces

Headphone outputs: 1
Microphone in: yes
DisplayPorts quantity: 1
HDMI ports quantity: 1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity: 1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity: 1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity: 2
USB 2.0 ports quantity: 2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports: 1

Design

Product colour: Black

Performance

Product type: All-in-One PC

Software

Operating system installed: Windows 11 Home

Processor special features

CPU configuration (max): 1
Embedded options available: no
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology: yes
Execute Disable Bit: yes
Idle States: yes
Intel 64: yes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP): yes
Intel Trusted Execution Technology: yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT): yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x): yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d): yes

Power

AC adapter power: 120 W

Weight & dimensions

Weight (without stand): 4.63 kg
Height (without stand): 48.6 cm
Depth (without stand): 22.3 cm
Width (without stand): 62 cm

Packaging content

Keyboard included: yes
Mouse included: yes