MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US Black 2025

MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US Black 2025

MSI
63 Overall Score
vs
Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2025

Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2025

Dell
94 Overall Score

Scores

Home Office
MSI
61
Dell
92
Business
MSI
59
Dell
89
Developer
MSI
56
Dell
84
Workstation
MSI
45
Dell
70
Compact
MSI
68
Dell
38
Ai Llm
MSI
23
Dell
33
Creator
MSI
23
Dell
31
Gaming
MSI
13
Dell
15

Specifications

MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295USDell Tower ECT1250
Processor
CPU*Intel Core 3 100UIntel Core Ultra 7 265★
CPU Multi-Core Score
12,620
49,732
Cores620★
Frequency3.3 GHz★2.4 GHz
L3 Cache10 MB30 MB★
Graphics
GPU*Intel Graphics★Intel UHD Graphics
GPU Benchmark Score
3,170
1,534
Typeintegratedintegrated
VRAM Type—Shared
Memory & Storage
RAM16 GB32 GB★
RAM GenerationDDR5DDR5
Storage 1500 GB2 TB★
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSD★SSD
Build
Form Factorminimid-tower
PSU120W180W★
Weight0.63 kg6.41 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports2★1
USB Ports48★
Thunderbolt2 x Thunderbolt—
HDMI2 x HDMI1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort01x DisplayPort 1.4
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6E★Wi-Fi 6
BluetoothBluetooth 5.4★Bluetooth
Ethernet2.5GbEGigabit Ethernet
System
OSWindows 11 HomeWindows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US Black 2025

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong port selection (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Below average cpu (33rd percentile)

Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2025

  • Strong social proof (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong cpu (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong port selection (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Below average gpu (34th percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Dell Tower ECT1250

Scores 94 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 8 of 25 specs.

MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US Better at:

Compact

Dell Tower ECT1250 Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCreatorBusinessDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation