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ASUS NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690 vs MSI Cubi 5 12M-261BEU

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  • 23differ
  • 21identical
  • 51known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690 has 1 th gen Intel® Core™ i5 more processor generation than the MSI Cubi 5 12M-261BEU (13th gen Intel® Core™ i5 vs 12th gen Intel® Core™ i5). The ASUS NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690 has 4 more processor cores than the MSI Cubi 5 12M-261BEU (14 vs 10). The ASUS NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690 has 8 more processor threads than the MSI Cubi 5 12M-261BEU (20 vs 12). Only the MSI Cubi 5 12M-261BEU has on-board graphics card. Processor model: i5-13600K on the ASUS NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690, i5-1235U on the MSI Cubi 5 12M-261BEU.

  • Processor generation
    • NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690:13th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Cubi 5 12M-261BEU:12th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690:i5-13600K
    • Cubi 5 12M-261BEU:i5-1235U
  • Processor cores
    • NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690:14
    • Cubi 5 12M-261BEU:10
  • Processor threads
    • NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690:20
    • Cubi 5 12M-261BEU:12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690:5.1 GHz
    • Cubi 5 12M-261BEU:4.4 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690:24 MB
    • Cubi 5 12M-261BEU:12 MB
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690:125 W
    • Cubi 5 12M-261BEU:15 W
  • Storage drive sizes supported
    • NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690:M.2,2.5
    • Cubi 5 12M-261BEU:2.5,M.2

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Comparison of RNUC13RNGI50001, Cubi 5 12M-261BEU
95 specifications
Processor7 differ
Processor generationDiffers13th gen Intel® Core™ i512th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi5-13600Ki5-1235U
Processor coresDiffers1410
Processor threadsDiffers2012
Processor boost frequencyDiffers5.1 GHz4.4 GHz
Performance coresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Efficient coresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Performance-core Max Turbo FrequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.4 GHz
Efficient-core Max Turbo FrequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.3 GHz
Processor lithographyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 nm
Processor cacheDiffers24 MB12 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs125 W15 W
L2 cacheKnown for one20 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Internal memory installedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR-SDRAMUnknown — not stated by the source
ECCKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffersM.2,2.52.5,M.2
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers52
Storage drives installedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
SSD form factorKnown for oneM.2Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceKnown for onePCI Express, Serial ATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNot available
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneIntel UHD Graphics 770Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
WLAN controller modelDiffersKiller Wi-Fi 6E AX1690Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI versionDiffers2.12.0b
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DisplayPort versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.4
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Thunderbolt 4 ports quantityDiffers21
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
M.2 card slot (storage)Known for one2 via PCH + 1 via CPU (NVMe)Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express slots versionDiffers5.03.0
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersDesktop0.66L sized PC
Cable lock slotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceKensington
VESA mountingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Panel mounting interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 x 100 mm
Product typeDiffersPC bareboneMini PC barebone
Cooling typeKnown for oneActiveUnknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFCC(Class B) CB/CE UL(CUL) BSMI VCCI RCM(C-Tick)
Power1 differ
Power supply typeDiffersInternal power supply unitExternal AC adapter
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source65 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers337 mm124 mm
DepthDiffers318 mm124 mm
HeightDiffers129 mm53.7 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source590 g
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source221 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source506 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source469 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.33 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Display includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Mouse includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Keyboard includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Power cord includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 year(s)
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel Z690Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source

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