ASUS NUC 14 Essential
CPU Intel Processor N150
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
form factor mini
OS Windows 11 Pro
24 Overall Score
Price £440
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average storage (2th percentile)
- Below average cpu (5th percentile)
- Below average social proof (6th percentile)
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Processor N150 |
| Cores | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
Memory & Storage
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.6 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 0 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | 2.5G LAN |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS NUC 14 Essential | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OmniDesk M03-0074 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Dell Tower DECT1250-7104BLK-PUS | MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Processor N150 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| RAM (GB) | - | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | - | 1000 | 1024 | 256 | 2000 | 3000 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple M4 10-core | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 400 | 155 | 180 | 650 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS NUC 14 Essential | 5.1 | 10.2 | 13.6 | 35.7 | 1.7 | 39.3 | 6.4 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 86.7 | 74.4 | 81.6 | 94.2 | 61.9 | 71.1 | 99.9 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0074 Compare | 86.7 | 69.7 | 81.6 | 99.4 | 55.3 | 71.1 | 97.2 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56.3 | 90.4 | 28.7 | 96.7 | 12.9 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| Dell Tower DECT1250-7104BLK-PUS Compare | 89 | 31.2 | 81.6 | 86.6 | 81.8 | 71.1 | 99 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US Compare | 70.5 | 69.7 | 54.7 | 91.8 | 96.5 | 39.3 | 99.9 |
Price
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