ASUS NUC 14 Essential
CPU Intel Processor N150
RAM 16 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
form factor mini
OS No OS
31 Overall Score
No current retailer price
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 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS | MSI Infinite ZS 9NVR-1482US | HP OmniDesk M03-0054 | Corsair VENGEANCE i7500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Processor N150 | Intel Core i9 14900KF | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 64 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | - | 8000 | 3072 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 850 | 1200 | 750 | 280 | 1000 |
| OS | No OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| 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 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.2 | 84.7 | 96.9 | 85.7 | 99.2 | 11.2 | 96.1 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.4 | 90.8 | 96.9 | 49.5 | 96.5 | 69.4 | 67 |
| MSI Infinite ZS 9NVR-1482US Compare | 92.5 | 88.3 | 88.4 | 89.7 | 91.9 | 36 | 88.5 |
| HP OmniDesk M03-0054 Compare | 89.3 | 51.9 | 55.9 | 98.7 | 57.9 | 69.4 | 99.3 |
| Corsair VENGEANCE i7500 Compare | 94.2 | 90.8 | 88.4 | 99.1 | 64.4 | 31 | 92.8 |
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