New
MSI Cubi 5 12M, Core i5-1235U, Black
CPU Intel Core i5 1235U
GPU Intel Iris Xe
Form Factor mini
OS No OS
28 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average storage (2nd percentile)
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th 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 |
Memory & Storage
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 1 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Ethernet | Dual LAN |
System
| OS | No OS |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Cubi 5 12M | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | iBUYPOWER Slate MESH SMI7N4601 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1235U | Apple M3 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core i7 14700F |
| RAM (GB) | - | 96 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | - | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| Form Factor | mini | sff | mid-tower | sff | mini-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 500 | 180 | 280 | 600 |
| OS | No OS | 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 5 12M | 36.3 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 52.7 | 1.9 | 37.3 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.7 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS Compare | 90.6 | 82 | 81.8 | 93.1 | 69 | 70 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 74.5 | 82.8 | 70 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 71.9 | 63.1 | 51.5 | 94.7 | 79.9 | 70 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate MESH SMI7N4601 Compare | 84.6 | 73.9 | 78.1 | 95.7 | 69 | 27.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Oct 20, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall28.3
- AI/LLM8
- Gaming4.2
- Portability33.9
- Creator8.8
- Business29.5
- Developer24.4
- Home Office27.6
- Workstation18.7
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
