MSI Cubi 5 Black 2022

MSI Cubi 5 Black 2022

MSI
52 Overall Score
vs
Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2025

Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2025

Dell
94 Overall Score

Scores

Home Office
MSI
50
Dell
92
Business
MSI
46
Dell
89
Developer
MSI
50
Dell
84
Workstation
MSI
39
Dell
70
Compact
MSI
52
Dell
38
Ai Llm
MSI
22
Dell
34
Creator
MSI
19
Dell
31
Gaming
MSI
11
Dell
16

Specifications

MSI Cubi 5Dell Tower ECT1250
Processor
CPU*Intel Core i3-1215UIntel Core Ultra 7 265★
CPU Multi-Core Score
10,149
49,732
Cores620★
Frequency3.3 GHz★2.4 GHz
L3 Cache10 MB30 MB★
Graphics
GPUIntel UHD GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics
GPU Benchmark Score
1,534
1,534
Typeintegratedintegrated
VRAM TypeSharedShared
Memory & Storage
RAM32 GB32 GB
RAM GenerationDDR4DDR5★
Storage 11 TB2 TB★
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSD★SSD
Build
Form Factorminimid-tower
PSU65W180W★
Weight—6.41 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports11
USB Ports48★
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4—
HDMI1x HDMI1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort1x DP-out (1.4)1x DisplayPort 1.4
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6
BluetoothYesBluetooth
Ethernet2.5GbpsGigabit Ethernet
System
OSWindows 11 ProWindows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

MSI Cubi 5 Black 2022

  • Strong storage (74th percentile)
  • Strong port selection (66th percentile)
  • Below average cpu (25th percentile)
  • Below average gpu (35th percentile)

Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2025

  • Strong social proof (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong cpu (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong port selection (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Below average gpu (35th percentile)

Pricing

MSI Cubi 5 Black 2022 is $641 cheaper (1.9x less).

MSI Cubi 5 Black 2022

Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2025

Verdict

★ Winner: Dell Tower ECT1250

Scores 94 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 8 of 25 specs.

MSI Cubi 5 Better at:

Compact

Dell Tower ECT1250 Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCreatorBusinessDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation

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