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Asus NUC 14 Essential NUC14MNK Barebone System - Mini PC - Socket BGA-1264 - 1

Intel NUC 14

$279.99167% above typicalTypically sells ~$105.00Free shipping (to US)

167% above typical · Typically sells ~$105.00

Bare unit: the price reflects an empty chassis (no CPU/RAM)

Fit 50Value 36
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US · First seen 3 hours ago · Checked 3 hours ago

100% · 146k

Price historyIntel NUC 14 · sold & asking medians from the daily index

Jun 19: $353.99 (2 askings)Jun 20: $353.99 (2 askings)Jun 21: $353.99 (2 askings)Jun 22: $353.99 (2 askings)Jun 23: $353.99 (2 askings)Jun 24: $353.99 (2 askings)Jun 25: $353.99 (2 askings)Jun 26: $319.98 (1 asking)Jun 27: $319.98 (1 asking)Jun 28: $319.98 (1 asking)Jun 29: $319.98 (1 asking)Jun 30: $319.98 (1 asking)Jul 1: $319.98 (1 asking)Jul 2: $319.98 (1 asking)Jul 3: $319.98 (1 asking)Jul 2: $690.41 (2 sold comps)Jul 3: $690.41 (2 sold comps)
2026-07-02$690.41–$690.41 · sold median2026-07-03

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Full price history, specs & configurations

Installed Hardware

Barebones, ships without CPU, RAM, or drives.

Condition
New

Needs ~$109.00 more to run

This listing is missing parts to be a bootable server. Estimated cost to add: 1 CPU ~$45.00 · 16 GB RAM ~$64.00.

All-in ≈ $388.99 (listing + parts). Estimate for a minimal config (1 CPU · 16 GB RAM · boot SSD) priced from typical used-market component costs, verify against this exact unit.

Upgrade Headroom

CPU1-socket platform

Platform: Intel NUC 14 (Meteor Lake (Core Ultra))

Form factor
mini
CPU socket
BGA × 1
RAM max
96 GB DDR5 · SODIMM
DIMM slots
2 (SODIMM)
Noise tier
1/5, Whisper (<35 dB)
Idle power
11W · ~$12/yr · ~$35/3yr to run (idle @ )
PCIe
Gen 3
Max PSU
90W
Released
2024

Fit Breakdown (Balanced lens)

Cores
50
RAM
50
Storage
50
Deal:barebones · bare unit· Typically ~$105.0020

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

Outlook · Current generation, Still depreciating. Used prices typically fall fastest in the first few years.

Price context

At $279.99, this listing is 167% above the typical sold price (~$105.00), and 7% below the typical asking price (~$299.99 across 9 live NUC 14 listings). Sold = what it's worth; asking = what sellers want now (usually higher).