ASUS NUC 14 Essential
CPU Intel Processor N150
RAM 16 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
form factor mini
OS No OS
31 Overall Score
Price £325
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average storage (2nd percentile)
- Below average cpu (6th percentile)
- Below average social proof (10th percentile)
- Below average gpu (14th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Processor N150 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| Weight | 0.9 kg / 2.1 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 0 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| DisplayPort | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | 2.5G LAN |
System
| OS | No OS |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS NUC 14 Essential | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US | Dell Tower Desktop ECT1250 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Processor N150 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | - | 1536 | 1000 | 4000 | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple M4 10-core | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | mini | mini-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 260 | 180 | 155 | 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 | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS NUC 14 Essential | 6.1 | 14 | 51.6 | 30.2 | 1.9 | 36 | 10.2 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 70.6 | 60.1 | 53.3 | 95.1 | 81.4 | 69.4 | 98.6 |
| Lenovo IdeaCentre 91CX0002US Compare | 57.2 | 56.9 | 83.3 | 76.2 | 51.8 | 69.4 | 98.6 |
| Dell Tower Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 89.3 | 37.6 | 96.9 | 80.2 | 97.1 | 69.4 | 89.6 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54.7 | 61.8 | 32.7 | 96.7 | 13.9 | 99.4 | 80.8 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 64 | 60.1 | 83.3 | 78.1 | 57.9 | 11.2 | 95.7 |
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