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 (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average storage (1st percentile)
- Below average ram (15th percentile)
- Below average cpu (26th 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 M02-0234 | Dell Optiplex 7070 | Apple Mac mini M4 | iBUYPOWER Element EWA7N5601 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 3 N355 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Core i7-9700 | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| RAM (GB) | - | 32 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | - | 1000 | 1536 | 5120 | 256 | 1000 |
| GPU | Intel Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel HD Graphics 630 | Apple M4 10-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mini-tower | tower | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 65 | 500 | 280 | - | 155 | 600 |
| OS | No OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS NUC 14 Essential | 26 | 45.7 | 14.8 | 74.1 | 1.4 | 36.7 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 71.8 | 82.7 | 94.1 | 63.5 | 69.8 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 70.2 | 54.7 | 51.4 | 95.3 | 81.1 | 69.8 |
| Dell Optiplex 7070 Compare | 85.1 | 42.3 | 64 | 77.7 | 97 | 69.8 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54.2 | 56.7 | 30.4 | 96.7 | 13 | 99.4 |
| iBUYPOWER Element EWA7N5601 Compare | 68.7 | 71.8 | 51.4 | 91.6 | 63.5 | 26.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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