MSI Cubi Cubi 5 12M-266US Black
CPU Intel Core i3-1215U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
form factor mini
psu w 65
OS Windows 11 Home 64-bit
51 Overall Score
Price $729
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong user sentiment (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong storage (73th percentile) 73th
- Strong port (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (8th percentile)
- Below average cpu (26th percentile)
- Below average social proof (29th percentile)
- Below average gpu (33th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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85/100Our AI sentiment read
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i3-1215U |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 1.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| PSU | 65 |
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.2 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0b |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | 2.5Gbps + 1Gbps |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home 64-bit |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Cubi Cubi 5 12M-266US | HP Omen GT22 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | Apple Mac mini M4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3-1215U | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Intel Core i9 14900KF | Apple M4 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 64 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 8096 | 1000 | 12096 | 8000 | 256 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 10-core |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini |
| Psu W | 65 | - | 500 | - | 850 | 155 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home 64-bit | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS Sequoia 15.1 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Cubi Cubi 5 12M-266US | 26.3 | 33 | 8.2 | 70 | 72.7 | 75.5 | 37.5 | 28.5 |
| HP Omen GT22 Compare | 97.8 | 87 | 95.6 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 0 | 70.2 | 86.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 74.4 | 82.7 | 94.2 | 63.5 | 95.4 | 70.2 | 99.9 |
| Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Compare | 97.8 | 80.6 | 94.4 | 84.7 | 99.9 | 0 | 70.2 | 54.4 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.2 | 80.6 | 96.7 | 86.7 | 99.2 | 98.6 | 11.4 | 95.4 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 58.1 | 89.5 | 30.5 | 96.8 | 13.2 | 95.4 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
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