ASUS NUC 14 Essential
CPU Intel Core 3 N355
GPU Intel Graphics
form factor mini
psu w 65
OS No OS
36 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average storage (2nd 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 90YA003GUS | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Dell Tower Desktop ECT1250 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 3 N355 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 |
| RAM (GB) | - | 32 | 16 | 64 | 24 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | - | 1000 | 1536 | 4000 | 512 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mini-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini |
| Psu W | 65 | 500 | 280 | 180 | - | 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 | 23.5 | 51.9 | 17 | 72.2 | 1.9 | 36 |
| Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 76 | 83.3 | 93.9 | 51.8 | 69.4 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 70.6 | 60.1 | 53.3 | 95.1 | 81.4 | 69.4 |
| Dell Tower Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 89.3 | 37.6 | 96.9 | 80.2 | 97.1 | 69.4 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54.7 | 61.8 | 54 | 96.7 | 31.1 | 99.4 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64 | 60.1 | 83.3 | 78.1 | 57.9 | 11.2 |
Price
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