MSI Launches Diminutive Cubi 5 Mini PC With 10th Gen Intel Comet Lake-U
Like Intel's NUC family, the Cubi 5 10M is diminutive in stature, measuring just 4.9" x 4.9" x 2.1". Access to the inside of the PC is made possible by four screws on the bottom of the chassis; after which the entire bottom panel can be removed. From there, you'll have direct access to install a 2.5-inch HDD/SSD, or an M.2 SSD. Both SO-DIMM (DDR4-2666 supported up to 64GB) slots are also directly available for the end-user to easily reach.
As we stated earlier, this is a Comet Lake-U based system equipped with up to a Core i7 processors. Although MSI doesn't specify the processor lineup available, we'd assume that it would similar to that of the Intel NUC, which can be configured with these CPUs:
- Intel Core i3-10110U (4.7GHz Turbo, 2 cores/4 threads, 4MB L3 cache)
- Intel Core i5-10210U (4.2GHz Turbo, 4 cores/8 threads, 8MB L3 cache)
- Intel Core i7-10710U (4.1GHz Turbo, 6 cores/12 threads, 12MB L3 cache)
As for port selection, this is what you'll find on the Cubi 5 10M:
Front
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type C
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A
- 1x Mic-in
- 1x Headphone-out
Rear
- 2x USB 2.0
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A
- 1x HDMI out (1.4)
- 1x DP out (1.2)
- 1x RJ45 LAND (Intel WGI219V)
With respect to wireless connectivity, MSI offers either an Intel Wireless AC 9462 (Wi-Fi 5) or Intel Wireless AX201 (Wi-Fi 6). At this point, we don't have any information on pricing or availability for the Cubi 5 10M, but have reached out to MSI for additional clarification.
