ASUS NUC 15 Pro+ Barebone Kit
CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
GPU Intel Arc Graphics
form factor Mini
psu w 120
OS Windows 11
51 Overall Score
Price £696
About This Desktop
ASUS NUC 15 Pro+ Barebone Kit — CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 225H, GPU Intel Arc Graphics, form factor Mini, psu 120 W, OS Windows 11.
- CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
- GPU Intel Arc Graphics
- Form factor Mini
- Psu 120 W
- OS Windows 11
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong cpu (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average storage (2th percentile) 2th
- Below average ram (14th percentile) 14th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 225H |
| Cores | 13 |
| Frequency | 1.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Arc Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
Build
| Form Factor | Mini |
| PSU | 120 |
| Weight | 0.6 kg / 1.3 lbs |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 2x HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
System
| OS | Windows 11 |
Value & Pricing
May 30, 2026 £696
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS NUC 15 Pro+ Barebone Kit | Dell XPS EBT2250 | HP OMEN 16L | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 | MSI Aegis RS2 | Apple Mac mini M4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 225H | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core i7 14700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Apple M4 |
| RAM (GB) | - | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | - | 4096 | 4096 | 2048 | 2048 | 256 |
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 10-core |
| Form Factor | Mini | mid-tower | mini-tower | mid-tower | Mid Tower | mini |
| Psu W | 120 | 460 | 61 | 850 | 750 | - |
| OS | Windows 11 | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS Sequoia 15.1 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS NUC 15 Pro+ Barebone Kit | 65.4 | 51.6 | 13.5 | 37 | 2 | 46 | 40 | 75.7 |
| Dell XPS EBT2250 Compare | 89 | 69.7 | 95.9 | 80.1 | 98.3 | 0 | 71.6 | 99.6 |
| HP OMEN 16L Compare | 83.1 | 69.7 | 95.6 | 98.2 | 98.3 | 0 | 71.6 | 83.6 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Legion Tower 5i Gen 10 Compare | 86.8 | 81 | 82.4 | 90.3 | 91.2 | 0 | 71.6 | 95.1 |
| MSI Aegis RS2 Compare | 96 | 81 | 87.7 | 97 | 83.8 | 0 | 40 | 74.9 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56 | 90.6 | 29.9 | 97.1 | 13.3 | 95.4 | 99.3 | 99.6 |
Usage Scores
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