MSI Cubi 5 12M-401US Black 2024
CPU Intel Core i3 1215U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 500 GB
GPU Intel UHD
form factor mini
psu w 65
OS Windows 11 Pro
44 Overall Score
Price £780
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average ram (10th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average cpu (25th percentile)
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 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| 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 DP 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Cubi 5 12M-401US | 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 i3 1215U | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1000 | 1024 | 512 | 2000 | 1000 |
| GPU | Intel UHD | 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 | 65 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Cubi 5 12M-401US | 24.7 | 12.3 | 9.9 | 70.8 | 38.6 | 37.4 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.4 | 74.6 | 83 | 94.2 | 65.1 | 70.1 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.4 | 83.6 | 88 | 98 | 58.5 | 70.1 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.7 | 68.4 | 70.2 | 94.6 | 32.4 | 99.3 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 34.8 | 83 | 86.7 | 83 | 70.1 |
| Acer Nitro N60-180-UB33 Compare | 86.6 | 83.6 | 88 | 97.7 | 65.1 | 32.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From £780
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