Intel NUC 11 RNUC11PAQI70QA1 2021, Core i7-1165G7, 16GB, 500GB SSD
CPU Intel Core i7
RAM 16 GB
Storage 500 GB
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Form Factor mini
OS Windows 10 Home
40 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average reliability (12th percentile)
- Below average cpu (31st percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.1 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 4 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ethernet | 2.5Gbps |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel NUC 11 RNUC11PAQI70QA1 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 8192 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | sff | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 850 | 180 | 850 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel NUC 11 RNUC11PAQI70QA1 | 31.2 | 48.8 | 31.6 | 64 | 35.9 | 11.6 | 67.1 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.4 | 93.1 | 78 | 88.4 | 98.1 | 70 | 100 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.7 | 74.5 | 82.8 | 70 | 99.1 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 97.9 | 53.6 | 70 | 99.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 | 94.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
New Kit
Usage Scores
- Overall39.7
- AI/LLM15.7
- Gaming10.8
- Portability43.1
- Creator16.4
- Business31
- Developer32.9
- Home Office36.5
- Workstation31.6
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