MSI Cubi NUC 13MQG-227US Mini
CPU Intel Core i5 1345U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
form factor Mini
psu w 120
OS Windows 11 Pro
47 Overall Score
Price £1,535
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
- Below average port (18th percentile)
- Below average cpu (34th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1345U |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | Mini |
| PSU | 120 |
| Weight | 0.6 kg / 1.4 lbs |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6E |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Cubi NUC 13MQG-227US Mini | Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1345U | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Intel Core i9 14900KF | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 3072 | 2048 | 2048 | 8000 | 8512 |
| GPU | - | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti |
| Form Factor | Mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | Desktop | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 120 | 1200 | 850 | 850 | 850 | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Cubi NUC 13MQG-227US Mini | 34.4 | 10.4 | 44.2 | 17.9 | 71.2 | 39.1 |
| Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 Compare | 97.8 | 87.9 | 96.6 | 92 | 96.4 | 71.1 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.9 | 87.9 | 78.2 | 93.5 | 90.9 | 71.1 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 77 | 94.3 | 97.5 | 90.9 | 39.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94 | 81 | 96.6 | 86.9 | 99.2 | 11.9 |
| Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Compare | 93 | 73.4 | 94.3 | 85.2 | 99.8 | 71.1 |
Price
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