MSI Cubi 5 Black

MSI Cubi 5 Black

MSI
47 Overall Score
vs
Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2025

Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2025

Dell
94 Overall Score

Scores

Home Office
MSI
44
Dell
92
Business
MSI
41
Dell
89
Developer
MSI
41
Dell
84
Workstation
MSI
32
Dell
70
Compact
MSI
52
Dell
38
Ai Llm
MSI
16
Dell
34
Creator
MSI
16
Dell
31
Gaming
MSI
9
Dell
16

Specifications

MSI Cubi 5Dell Tower ECT1250
Processor
CPU*Intel Core i5-1235UIntel Core Ultra 7 265★
CPU Multi-Core Score
12,540
49,732
Cores1020★
Frequency0.9 GHz2.4 GHz★
L3 Cache12 MB30 MB★
Graphics
GPUIntel UHD GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics
GPU Benchmark Score
1,534
1,534
Typeintegratedintegrated
VRAM TypeSharedShared
Memory & Storage
RAM16 GB32 GB★
RAM GenerationDDR4DDR5★
Storage 11 TB2 TB★
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSD★SSD
Build
Form Factorminimid-tower
PSU65W180W★
Weight1.36 kg6.41 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports11
USB Ports48★
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4—
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort1x DisplayPort Out1x 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

  • Strong port selection (66th percentile)
  • Strong storage (65th percentile)
  • Below average cpu (31st percentile)
  • Below average ram (33rd 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 is $661 cheaper (2.0x less).

MSI Cubi 5 Black

Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2025

Verdict

★ Winner: Dell Tower ECT1250

Scores 94 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 10 of 25 specs.

MSI Cubi 5 Better at:

Compact

Dell Tower ECT1250 Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCreatorBusinessDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation

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