ASUS NUC 14 Essential
CPU Intel Processor N150
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
form factor mini
OS Windows 11 Pro
25 Overall Score
Price CA$0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average storage (2th percentile)
- Below average cpu (5th percentile)
- Below average social proof (7th percentile)
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Processor N150 |
| Cores | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
Memory & Storage
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.6 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 0 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | 2.5G LAN |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS NUC 14 Essential | Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 | HP Omen GT22 | MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS | Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Processor N150 | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | NVIDIA GB | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | - | 64 | 64 | 128 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | - | 3072 | 8096 | 4096 | 8512 | 8000 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 1200 | - | 240 | - | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | NVIDIA DGX OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS NUC 14 Essential | 5.1 | 10.2 | 13.6 | 36.2 | 1.7 | 39.2 | 6.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 Compare | 97.7 | 87.8 | 96.5 | 91.7 | 96.4 | 71.1 | 81.6 |
| HP Omen GT22 Compare | 97.7 | 87.8 | 95.4 | 98.1 | 99.3 | 71.1 | 85.7 |
| MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS Compare | 99.6 | 95.2 | 98.7 | 87.5 | 98.4 | 39.2 | 81.6 |
| Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Compare | 97.7 | 81 | 94.1 | 84.8 | 99.8 | 71.1 | 54.4 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 93.9 | 81 | 96.5 | 86.6 | 99.2 | 12 | 95.2 |
Usage Scores
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