ASUS NUC 13 Pro 2023, Core i5-13420H, 16GB, 1TB SSD
CPU Intel Core i5 13420H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Form Factor mini
OS Windows 11 Pro
44 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average port selection (31st percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13420H |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 256 MB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS NUC 13 Pro | Apple Mac Studio M5 Max | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 13420H | Apple M5 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 8192 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | mini | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 480 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS NUC 13 Pro | 46.4 | 48.9 | 31.7 | 30.7 | 69.1 | 37.4 |
| Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Compare | 95.8 | 83.6 | 98.4 | 89.1 | 98.2 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.6 | 93.1 | 78.1 | 88.4 | 98.2 | 70 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.6 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 74.5 | 82.9 | 70 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.8 | 89.3 | 87.3 | 98 | 53.7 | 70 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 95 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall44.3
- AI/LLM17.7
- Gaming11.6
- Portability46.6
- Creator19.6
- Business43.5
- Developer38.4
- Home Office44.9
- Workstation39.2
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