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MSI Cubi 5 B0A8 Black 2025
CPU Intel Core i5 1235U
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
form factor mini
OS Windows 11 Pro
50 Overall Score
Price $749
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average social proof (7th percentile)
- Below average cpu (31st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1235U |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 1.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 5 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 1 x DisplayPort Out |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | 2 x RJ-45 (LAN) |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Cubi 5 B0A8 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | Dell Tower ECT1250 | Acer Nitro N60-180-UB33 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1235U | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 512 | 2000 | 1000 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 850 | - | 180 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Cubi 5 B0A8 | 30.7 | 44.5 | 64.3 | 74 | 58 | 37.8 | 6.6 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 73.7 | 82.7 | 94.2 | 64.5 | 70.4 | 99.6 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.2 | 82.9 | 87.8 | 98 | 58 | 70.4 | 99.1 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.7 | 67.2 | 69.7 | 94.6 | 32.1 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.6 | 32.8 | 82.7 | 86.7 | 82.8 | 70.4 | 99.1 |
| Acer Nitro N60-180-UB33 Compare | 86.6 | 82.9 | 87.8 | 97.7 | 64.5 | 32.5 | 99.6 |
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