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MSI Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG 2026, Core Ultra 9, 16GB, 1TB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 Series 3
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel Graphics
Form Factor mini
psu w 120
OS Windows 11 Home
51 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 Series 3 |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| PSU | 120 |
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 2 |
| HDMI | 2x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2 x DisplayPort 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 Series 3 | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 8192 |
| GPU | Intel Graphics | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | sff | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 120 | - | 850 | 180 | 850 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG | 72.4 | 7.6 | 46.2 | 41.2 | 53.7 | 37.3 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.7 | 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
- Overall51.2
- AI/LLM16.7
- Gaming7.8
- Portability57
- Creator18.7
- Business52.9
- Developer51.6
- Home Office58.2
- Workstation40.1
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