MSI Cubi 5 Business Desktop 2025, Core i3-1215U, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i3 1215U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
Form Factor mini
OS Windows 11 Pro
39 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average storage (29th percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
- Below average cpu (35th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i3 1215U |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 1.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1 DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Ethernet | 2 x Ethernet ports |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Cubi 5 Business Desktop | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OMEN GT16-0285t | ASUS ROG GM700 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3 1215U | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Form Factor | mini | sff | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 850 | 180 | 850 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Cubi 5 Business Desktop | 34.5 | 35.5 | 31.6 | 37.7 | 29.4 | 37.3 | 70.3 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76.1 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.5 | 93.2 | 78 | 88.5 | 98.1 | 70 | 100 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 74.6 | 82.8 | 70 | 99.1 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0285t Compare | 98.1 | 95.9 | 97.6 | 93.8 | 90.1 | 70 | 70.3 |
| ASUS ROG GM700 Compare | 80.6 | 93.2 | 81.8 | 96.2 | 90.1 | 37.3 | 99.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall39.3
- AI/LLM14.8
- Gaming9.4
- Portability40.1
- Creator15.6
- Business41.7
- Developer33.2
- Home Office39.5
- Workstation31.8
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