ASUS NUC 14 Essential
CPU Intel Core 3 N355
GPU Intel Graphics
form factor mini
psu w 65
OS No OS
36 Overall Score
Price CA$378
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (75th percentile) 75th
Cons
- Below average storage (3rd percentile)
- Below average ram (17th percentile)
- Below average cpu (24th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core 3 N355 |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| PSU | 65 |
| Weight | 0.9 kg / 2.1 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 5 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | 2.5 GbE |
System
| OS | No OS |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS NUC 14 Essential | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OmniDesk M03-0054 | Dell Optiplex 7070 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 3 N355 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Core i7 | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 |
| RAM (GB) | - | 32 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | - | 1000 | 1024 | 5120 | 512 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Intel Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 630 | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | tower | mini | mini |
| Psu W | 65 | 500 | 280 | - | - | 120 |
| OS | No OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS NUC 14 Essential | 24.2 | 47.3 | 16.5 | 74.9 | 2.6 | 38 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 73.2 | 82.5 | 94.1 | 64.2 | 70.6 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0054 Compare | 89.6 | 47.3 | 54.4 | 98.6 | 57.7 | 70.6 |
| Dell Optiplex 7070 Compare | 85.2 | 44.2 | 64 | 78.1 | 96.9 | 70.6 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54.5 | 58.1 | 31.4 | 96.6 | 31.7 | 99.3 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64 | 56.2 | 82.5 | 70.3 | 57.7 | 11.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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