MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-011US Black 2025

MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-011US Black 2025

MSI
53 Overall Score
vs
Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 (30L AMD) Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Eclipse Black 2025

Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 (30L AMD) Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Eclipse Black 2025

Lenovo
94 Overall Score

Scores

Home Office
MSI
51
Lenovo
96
Gaming
MSI
10
Lenovo
96
Creator
MSI
19
Lenovo
91
Workstation
MSI
35
Lenovo
91
Business
MSI
48
Lenovo
91
Developer
MSI
41
Lenovo
84
Ai Llm
MSI
17
Lenovo
68
Compact
MSI
60
Lenovo
32

Specifications

MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-011USLenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 (30L AMD) Legion Tower 5a Gen 10
Processor
CPU*Intel Core 3 100UAMD Ryzen 7 7700X★
CPU Multi-Core Score
12,620
35,519
Cores68★
Frequency1.2 GHz4.5 GHz★
L3 Cache10 MB32 MB★
Graphics
GPU*Intel Graphics5070 Ti★
GPU Benchmark Score
3,170
32,372
Typeintegrated★discrete
VRAM—12 GB★
VRAM Type—GDDR7
Memory & Storage
RAM8 GB32 GB★
RAM GenerationDDR5DDR5
Storage 1500 GB2 TB★
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Storage 2—2 TB★
Storage 2 Type—NVMe SSD★
Build
Form Factorminimid-tower
PSU120W850W★
Weight1.61 kg15.00 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports22
USB Ports47★
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4 x 2—
HDMI2x HDMIHDMI
DisplayPort0x DisplayPort3x DisplayPort
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 6E
BluetoothBluetooth 5.3Bluetooth 5.3
Ethernet2.5GbEEthernet (RJ45)
System
OSWindows 11 HomeWindows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-011US Black 2025

  • Strong port selection (78th percentile)
  • Below average ram (17th percentile)17th %ile
  • Below average cpu (31st percentile)

Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 (30L AMD) Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Eclipse Black 2025

  • Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong storage (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong port selection (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Strong gpu (88th percentile)88th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 (30L AMD) Legion Tower 5a Gen 10

Scores 94 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 28 specs.

MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-011US Better at:

Compact

Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 (30L AMD) Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCreatorBusinessDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation