Cubi N 8 Gl - MSI Cubi N 8GL vs Thinvent Treo Mini PC Alternative

The MSI Cubi N 8GL is a fanless mini PC built around an Intel Gemini Lake Pentium Silver processor, with up to 8 GB of DDR4 RAM and support for two displays. The closest Thinvent match is the Thinvent Treo Mini PC with Intel Celeron N5095A, which has the same Intel processor generation class, 8 GB of RAM, and a 1000 Mbps Ethernet port, and is available with dual band Wi-Fi 5. Thinvent also has the Treo with Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 and AMD Ryzen 5 processors for higher performance.

MSI Cubi N 8GL vs Thinvent Treo Mini PC

Key differences

• The Thinvent Treo supports up to 64 GB of RAM in the Core i3, i5 and i7 models, against a maximum of 8 GB on the MSI Cubi N 8GL.

• The Thinvent Treo with Core i3-1315U has 6 cores, where the Pentium Silver processor in the MSI Cubi N 8GL is a dual-core-class design.

• The Thinvent Treo can be ordered with a choice of operating systems, including Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 IoT Value, Ubuntu Linux and Thinux™ Embedded Linux.

• The Thinvent Treo Celeron N5095A model uses the same processor family as the Celeron N-series found in many Gemini Lake-era designs, so buyers familiar with that class will find the performance profile similar at entry level.

• The MSI Cubi N 8GL is fanless, a feature we could not confirm on the Thinvent Treo Celeron N5095A model from the details provided.

• The MSI Cubi N 8GL includes a 2.5-inch drive bay. The Thinvent Treo has an M.2 slot for its SSD.

Which one should you choose?

Choose the MSI Cubi N 8GL if you need a compact, fanless business PC with a Gemini Lake Pentium Silver processor and a 2.5-inch drive bay, and you are content with Windows 10 Pro. Choose a Thinvent Treo if you need more RAM headroom, a higher core count, a choice of operating systems, or a Core i3 to i7 or AMD Ryzen performance class.

Buy the Thinvent alternative

• Thinvent Treo Mini PC with Intel Celeron N5095A

• Thinvent Treo Mini PC with Intel Core i3-1315U