The MSI Cubi 5 12M is a mini PC in NUC format that comes with some interesting specifications even in its basic configuration. As we have anticipated in the title, this equipment uses processors Intel Alder Lake-U They are ultra-low power, which means they are designed to run cool, efficient, and quiet.
We might think that, to achieve all this, the MSI Cubi 5 12M has to give up offering a good level of performance, But this is not so. Thanks to its configuration with Intel Core i3-1215U, Intel Core i5-1235U and Intel Core i7-1255U CPUs, it has a considerable power level, and it comes with a reasonable amount of RAM and storage capacity.
The base version mounts an Intel Core i3-1215U processor, which has two high-performance cores and four high-efficiency cores. To offer a good user experience with Windows 11, this model also has 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB. The top-of-the-range version is the one that comes with the Core i7-1255U, which has two high-performance cores and eight high-efficiency cores, plus 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage capacity. The first costs $549, and the second costs $929.
All versions of the MSI Cubi 5 12M have a good variety of ports and connectors. In total, it has four USB 3.2 Type-A connectors, one Thunderbolt 4an HDMI output, a DisplayPort, a Gigabit Ethernet LAN port, a 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port and has a 3.5mm jack for audio input and output.
The base configuration would be more than enough for enjoy good performance in office environments and to work with light applications, while the most advanced would give us extra performance in more demanding environments, and would make a considerable difference in multitasking.
