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INTEL NUC Mini Desktop PC NUC5I5MYBE Core i5-5300U 8GB/250GB SSD Windows 11 Home

Intel NUC 5

$157.8613% above typicalTypically sells ~$139.22+ $10.00 shipping (to US)

13% above typical · Typically sells ~$139.22

~21% above typical (est.) · 8 GB · low idle ~7 W

Fit 21Value 14
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US · First seen 3 hours ago · Checked 3 hours ago

100% · 9k

Sold Intel NUC 5 prices held steady over the past ~1 mo.

Price historyIntel NUC 5 · sold & asking medians from the daily index

Jun 19: $77.50 (60 askings)Jun 20: $75.00 (58 askings)Jun 21: $75.00 (57 askings)Jun 22: $75.00 (57 askings)Jun 23: $75.00 (53 askings)Jun 24: $75.00 (53 askings)Jun 25: $75.00 (53 askings)Jun 26: $80.00 (45 askings)Jun 27: $80.00 (45 askings)Jun 28: $75.00 (43 askings)Jun 29: $75.00 (43 askings)Jun 30: $75.00 (42 askings)Jul 1: $75.00 (41 askings)Jul 2: $80.00 (41 askings)Jul 3: $81.14 (40 askings)Jul 2: $70.79 (25 sold comps)Jul 3: $70.79 (25 sold comps)
2026-07-02$70.79–$70.79 · sold median2026-07-03

Dot size reflects how many listings back each day (25 sold comps per point). Hover for details.

Full price history, specs & configurations

Comparable sold · last 90 days

Too few sold listings match this exact config, so the deal score above prices in this CPU and RAM directly.

All configs (barebones to loaded) · 26 sold

Median $70.79 · typical range $50.94–$88.69

Sold prices are the basis for the deal score. Asking prices typically run above what listings actually close at.

Installed Hardware

CPU
i5-5300U
RAM
8 GB / 16 GB max
Installed drives
1× 250GB SSD SATA
Condition
Open box

Upgrade Headroom

RAM8 GB → up to 16 GB · 2 DIMM slots1222
CPU1 of 1 CPU sockets populated

Platform: Intel NUC 5 (Broadwell)

Form factor
mini
CPU socket
BGA × 1
RAM max
16 GB DDR3 · SODIMM
DIMM slots
2 (SODIMM)
Noise tier
1/5, Whisper (<35 dB)
Idle power
7W · ~$7/yr · ~$22/3yr to run (idle @ )
PCIe
Gen 3
Max PSU
90W
Released
2015

Fit Breakdown (Balanced lens)

Cores
50
RAM
12
Storage
1
Deal:over typical · est.· Typically ~$139.2220

Approximate, based on this model's typical used-market price range. We don't have sold comps for this configuration yet, so treat the deal as a rough guide.

Fit = suits your use case · Value = fit per dollar · Deal = price vs typical market.

Outlook · Vintage, Cheap but aging. Verify firmware, OS support, and running cost before buying.

Price context

At $157.86, this listing is 13% above the typical sold price (~$139.22), and 110% above the typical asking price (~$75.00 across 81 live NUC 5 listings). Sold = what it's worth; asking = what sellers want now (usually higher).

Part-out value ~$66.40 (resale of its 3+ parts, est.)

How we estimate the value (~$66.40 of parts)
CPU i5-5300u$35.00
RAM 8GB DDR3$6.40
Drives 1× 250GB SSD$25.00
Estimated component value$66.40

Summed from used-market component prices (42% of the $157.86 asking price). A rough build-up, not the whole-unit sold price; (est.) marks an inferred part.