Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Intel passed the baton on its Next Unit of Computing (NUC) line-up of mini PCs to ASUS back in October 2023, where since then, ASUS has launched a whole line-up of NUCs to cater to both the business, mainstream and gaming crowd. For the gaming crowd in particular, ASUS introduced the ROG NUC 970, which was the brand's first gaming-oriented NUC offering and was launched back in August 2024.
More than a year has passed, and ASUS recently launched the successor to the ROG NUC 970: the new ROG NUC (2025). Also known as the ROG NUC 15 in certain quarters, the ROG NUC (2025) is powered by Intel's "Arrow Lake HX" processors as well as NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5000 series of mobile GPUs. For this review in particular, we'll be looking a NUC15JNK model that is powered by Intel’s high-end Core Ultra 9 275HX mobile processor, and comes equipped with 32GB of DDR5 6400 memory, NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile GPU and a 2TB NVMe SSD. Watch on to see how ASUS's latest gaming mini PC offering performs in a series of synthetic and gaming benchmark tests!
0:00 Introduction
0:36 Packaging & Specifications
2:18 Unboxing & Accessories
4:04 The PEEL
4:16 Aesthetics & Physical Features
5:42 External Connectivity
6:39 Service Access & Internal Walkthrough
10:58 Test Setup & Benchmarks
12:37 7-Zip Compression & Decompression
12:45 Cinebench 2024
12:53 Cinebench R23
13:01 CrystalDiskMark 9.0.1
13:09 Black Myth Wukong Benchmark Tool
13:25 Cyberpunk 2077 v2.3 In-game Benchmark
13:41 F1 23 In-game Benchmark
13:57 Shadow of the Tomb Raider Benchmark
14:10 Thermals, Power & Acoustics
16:17 Conclusion
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The mini PC featured in this video was a review unit provided on loan from ASUS Singapore.
Intel passed the baton on its Next Unit of Computing (NUC) line-up of mini PCs to ASUS back in October 2023, where since then, ASUS has launched a whole line-up of NUCs to cater to both the business, mainstream and gaming crowd. For the gaming crowd in particular, ASUS introduced the ROG NUC 970, which was the brand's first gaming-oriented NUC offering and was launched back in August 2024.
More than a year has passed, and ASUS recently launched the successor to the ROG NUC 970: the new ROG NUC (2025). Also known as the ROG NUC 15 in certain quarters, the ROG NUC (2025) is powered by Intel's "Arrow Lake HX" processors as well as NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5000 series of mobile GPUs. For this review in particular, we'll be looking a NUC15JNK model that is powered by Intel’s high-end Core Ultra 9 275HX mobile processor, and comes equipped with 32GB of DDR5 6400 memory, NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile GPU and a 2TB NVMe SSD. Watch on to see how ASUS's latest gaming mini PC offering performs in a series of synthetic and gaming benchmark tests!
0:00 Introduction
0:36 Packaging & Specifications
2:18 Unboxing & Accessories
4:04 The PEEL
4:16 Aesthetics & Physical Features
5:42 External Connectivity
6:39 Service Access & Internal Walkthrough
10:58 Test Setup & Benchmarks
12:37 7-Zip Compression & Decompression
12:45 Cinebench 2024
12:53 Cinebench R23
13:01 CrystalDiskMark 9.0.1
13:09 Black Myth Wukong Benchmark Tool
13:25 Cyberpunk 2077 v2.3 In-game Benchmark
13:41 F1 23 In-game Benchmark
13:57 Shadow of the Tomb Raider Benchmark
14:10 Thermals, Power & Acoustics
16:17 Conclusion
Affiliate Links:
► Get this mini PC from Amazon: amzn.to/45U3MDm
► Get this mini PC from Lazada Singapore (1TB SSD variant): https://s.lazada.sg/s.XKxMe
► Get this mini PC from Shopee Singapore (1TB SSD variant): https://s.shopee.sg/AKRQxIP6rZ
Official ASUS product page: rog.asus.com/desktops/mini-pc/rog-nuc-2025
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ALKtech may earn commissions from qualifying purchases made using affiliate links, at no extra cost to you as a customer. These commissions go a long way in supporting the channel!
The mini PC featured in this video was a review unit provided on loan from ASUS Singapore.
