Origin PC Millennium Desktop Review: A Smart Build but Not the Perfect Configuration
Key takeaways
- Each product we score is evaluated by criteria specific to its category with most assessing pricing, quality, features and performance.
- Make no mistake, it's a strong machine, but spending close to $4,000 for decent 1080p gaming, lagging 4K performance is probably not a compelling choice.
- Our test unit came with the configuration above, notably including a motherboard that's not offered in Origin PC's configuration choices any longer, currently replaced by an Asus ROG motherboard.
When we assign a score, we use a scale of 1-10. Each product we score is evaluated by criteria specific to its category with most assessing pricing, quality, features and performance. Read more on: How we test Origin PC Millennium Pros Exceptional 1080p performance Good upgradeability Convenient air filtration Clean aesthetic and cable management Cons Premium pricing Needs a lot of space Included storage is just so-so Table of Contents Origin PC Millennium Desktop Review: A Smart Build but Not the Perfect Configuration Origin PC Millennium Making the most of 3D V-Cache Big and roomy with some smart (and not so smart) choices Geekbench 6 (single core) Geekbench 6 (multicore) Cinebench 2024 CPU (multicore) Shadow of the Tomb Raider gaming test (1080p) Guardians of the Galaxy gaming test (4K) 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (4K) 3DMark Speed Way (4K) The Rift Breaker CPU (1080p) Procyon Stable Diffusion XL Configurations The Origin PC Millennium makes some curious choices, but its strong foundation and customization options let you make smarter ones. The giant gaming desktop starts at $3,139, but as our test unit was configured, it's not a very smart buy against RTX 5080-powered machines like the Starforge Explorer III Pro or Lenovo Legion Tower 7 Gen 10. It's also dramatically more expensive than the Lenovo Legion Tower 5 Gen 10 without providing much extra performance.
Make no mistake, it's a strong machine, but spending close to $4,000 for decent 1080p gaming, lagging 4K performance is probably not a compelling choice. Still, there's room to improve here with different options. That may not get the Millennium deep enough into value territory to compete against the Lenovo Legion Tower 5 Gen 10, but the Origin is a solid, well-built (if massive) PC that should be a lot easier to upgrade than any Lenovo desktop. That's a long-term value that can add up. With PC component pricing as messy as it is lately, the Origin PC Millennium at least manages to stack up well against the price of building a similar machine yourself.
Our test unit came with the configuration above, notably including a motherboard that's not offered in Origin PC's configuration choices any longer, currently replaced by an Asus ROG motherboard. At the time of writing, this configuration had a listed price of $4,196, but an ongoing discount until July 31 lowers that to $3,693. That may be a critical discount, as the Origin PC Millennium otherwise costs nearly as much as many RTX 5080-packed systems, like the Lenovo Legion T7 34IAS10 or Starforge Explorer III Pro, while only carrying an RTX 5070 Ti itself. Also, given the price fluctuations caused by RAM, SSD and GPU shortages, this price could go up (then again, so will the others).