MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-011US Black 2025
CPU Intel Core 3 100U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 500 GB
GPU Intel Graphics
form factor mini
psu w 120
OS Windows 11 Home
49 Overall Score
Price £798
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average ram (15th percentile)
- Below average social proof (28th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core 3 100U |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 1.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| PSU | 120 |
| Weight | 0.6 kg / 1.4 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 2 |
| HDMI | 2x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 0x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | 2.5GbE |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-011US | HP Omen GT22 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 | Apple Mac mini M4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 3 100U | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core i9 14900KF | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Apple M4 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 64 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 8096 | 1000 | 8000 | 12096 | 256 |
| GPU | Intel Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 10-core |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini |
| Psu W | 120 | - | 500 | 850 | - | 155 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | macOS Sequoia 15.1 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-011US | 35.1 | 47.6 | 15.4 | 79.8 | 36.3 | 37.5 | 27.7 |
| HP Omen GT22 Compare | 97.8 | 87 | 95.6 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 70.2 | 86.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 74.4 | 82.7 | 94.2 | 63.5 | 70.2 | 99.9 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.2 | 80.6 | 96.7 | 86.7 | 99.2 | 11.4 | 95.4 |
| Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Compare | 97.8 | 80.6 | 94.4 | 84.7 | 99.9 | 70.2 | 54.4 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 58.1 | 89.5 | 30.5 | 96.8 | 13.2 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
Price
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