Higole PC Stick review: The world's smallest PC stick has an Intel Celeron J4125, 8 GB RAM and a 128 GB SSD

Name: Higole PC Stick-J4125
Brand: Higole

Small and silent! PCs don't always have to be big and bulky. Many mini PCs we have tested previously have proven this. The Higole PC Stick's manufacturer has taken this a step further by managing to fit the whole of the PC's hardware into a case reminiscent of an oversized USB stick. We took a closer look at the device and what its Intel Celeron J4125 is capable of.

Sebastian Bade (translated by Daisy Dickson), Published 04/21/2023 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 ...

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The system's manufacturer is planning to launch the Higole PC Stick as the world's smallest PC stick via the platform Indiegogo. In this review, we will be taking a look at a pre-production model, which can basically already be seen as a final product in terms of the device's design and build. The PC stick is already available for purchase via the crowdfunding platform. At $149, our test configuration doesn't come in at too high a price. The mini PC has an Intel Celeron J4125, 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage. A model based on an Intel Celeron N4000 with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage space is available for $98, and the PC stick with an Intel Celeron J4125, 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage comes in in the middle at $129. Nevertheless, we were able to see a clear advantage in the device with 8 GB RAM when using Microsoft Windows 11 as an operating system. Alternatively, they support Linux - which should also perform well on the model with 4 GB of RAM due to the operating system's more undemanding nature.

Higole PC Stick-J4125

Processor

Intel Celeron J4125 4 x 2 - 2.7 GHz, 25 W PL2 / Short Burst, 10 W PL1 / Sustained, Gemini Lake Refresh

Graphics adapter

Intel UHD Graphics 600, Core: 750 MHz, 31.0.101.2111 DCH

Memory

8 GB

, DDR4-2400 MT/s

Mainboard

Gemini Lake

Storage

128 GB flash drive, 100 GB free

Soundcard

Intel Gemini Lake SoC - High Definition Audio Controller

Connections

3 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 HDMI, Card Reader: MicroSD (max. 512 GB)

Networking

Realtek RTL8168/8111 Gigabit-LAN (10/100/1000MBit/s), Realtek RTL8852BE (b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.2

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 0.99 x 139.9 x 49.7 ( = 0.04 x 5.51 x 1.96 in)

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Pro

Additional features

36 watt power connector

Weight

108 g ( = 3.81 oz / 0.24 pounds), Power Supply: 175 g ( = 6.17 oz / 0.39 pounds)

Price

136 EUR

Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height
57.2 %	04/2023	Higole PC Stick-J4125 Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	108 g	0.99 mm
	07/2022	Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Celeron N6211, UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)	293 g	20.7 mm
	08/2021	AC6-M Mini-PC Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600		58 mm
	02/2022	Newsmay AC8 N6005 Pentium N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	534 g	48 mm
65.9 %	01/2023	Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	209 g	43.5 mm
68.2 %	03/2023	Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	381 g	47 mm

The Higole PC Stick in detail

Higole PC Stick (example with HDMI adapter)

Case and features

The Higole PC Stick is indeed tiny, which makes it a clear winner when it comes to size. Weighing in at just a little over 100 grams, it is also very light. Its power adapter adds another 175 grams onto the scale - but still, very light in comparison. In its current state, the Higole PC Stick's build is good. Although upon further inspection, its surface isn't completely uniform. The device is made primarily of plastic. Both the front and back of the PC have a grooved structure in order to raise the amount of surface area the device has - which in turn helps to dissipate any heat coming off the SoC.

Size comparison

Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Newsmay AC8 N6005 Higole PC Stick-J4125 Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro DIN A5 ❌

Connectivity

When it comes to external ports, the Hogole PC Stick is at a clear disadvantage. Even so, it still has 3 USB ports, which means that you can connect all the accessories you will likely need for everyday use. Unlike its competitors, this mini PC's HDMI port is a plug and not a socket, which means the PC stick can be plugged directly into the HDMI port of a monitor. Furthermore, it does have a card reader, but it can only be used with microSD cards. In our test, the connection only worked with USB 2.0 speed. Although, the comparison devices - with the exception of the Zotac ZBOX PI336 - didn't perform any better.

The Higole PC Stick's external ports (source: Higole)

SD card reader

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Average of class Mini PC (16.9 - 181.8, n=17, last 2 years)	84.5 MB/s +329%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Intel Celeron N6211 (AV PRO MICROSD V60)	24.44 MB/s +24%
Higole PC Stick-J4125 Intel Celeron J4125 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)	19.7 MB/s
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125 (AV PRO MICROSD V60)	18.46 MB/s -6%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)	17.02 MB/s -14%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Average of class Mini PC (18.2 - 200, n=17, last 2 years)	97.2 MB/s +271%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Intel Celeron N6211 (AV PRO MICROSD V60)	41.45 MB/s +58%
Higole PC Stick-J4125 Intel Celeron J4125 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)	26.2 MB/s
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125 (AV PRO MICROSD V60)	21.03 MB/s -20%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)	17.7 MB/s -32%

Communication

The Higole PC Stick is fitted with a Realtek Wi-Fi module. In our test, the wireless module performed well. However, it didn't quite achieve the results which are normally average with this module, according to previous tests in our database. We used an Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 as a test router for this test. Alternatively, you can also connect via Ethernet. Then, speeds of up to 1 GBit/s can be achieved.

Networking
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Average of class Mini PC (192.9 - 1796, n=86, last 2 years)	897 MBit/s +44%
Average Realtek RTL8852BE (455 - 984, n=36)	833 MBit/s +33%
Higole PC Stick-J4125 Realtek RTL8852BE	624 (584^min - 678^max) MBit/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	363 (359^min - 365^max) MBit/s -42%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	358 (180^min - 362^max) MBit/s -43%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Average of class Mini PC (184.1 - 1776, n=86, last 2 years)	825 MBit/s +33%
Average Realtek RTL8852BE (536 - 925, n=35)	786 MBit/s +27%
Higole PC Stick-J4125 Realtek RTL8852BE	620 (580^min - 657^max) MBit/s
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	269 (136^min - 276^max) MBit/s -57%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	184.1 (94^min - 191^max) MBit/s -70%

Higole PC Stick-J4125; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø624 (584-678)

Higole PC Stick-J4125; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø620 (580-657)

Accessories

The PC comes with a USB-C power cable and a small HDMI adapter - in case you don't have the space to connect the device directly into your monitor's HDMI port. Unfortunately, this proved not to work very well in our test, as the cable was far too short. We decided to use our own HDMI adapter with two ports so we could use a regular HDMI cable. It would definitely make sense for an adapter like this to be included with the PC stick.

Performance

The Higole PC Stick's Intel Celeron J4125 is quite an economical SoC and is equipped with a passive cooling system. The mini PC also has 8 GB RAM and a 128 GB SSD.

Testing conditions

We left the system in its delivered state for all performance tests. We didn't make any changes to the SoC's power limits.

Processor

The Higole PC Stick is a relatively simple office PC and as a result of the performance on offer, can be recommended for undemanding, everyday tasks. The Intel Celeron J4125 is no longer classed as an up-to-date processor and this becomes apparent when you compare it to newer models' performances. Nevertheless, the SoC has four native processing cores with a clock rate of 2 GHz and offers the same performance as the Zotac ZBOX PI336. Compared to Newsmay's AC6-M, our test sample lost out by only 7%. In contrast, we saw a much bigger gap when comparing it to the NiPoGi GK3PLUS.

For further comparisons and benchmarks, take a look at our CPU comparison table.

Performance Rating - Percent
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	26.8 pt
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	24.7 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	24.4 pt
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	20.6 pt
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	19.3 pt
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	19.3 pt

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	123 Points +81%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	123 Points +81%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	102 Points +50%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	77 Points +13%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	76 Points +12%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	68 Points
CPU Multi 64Bit
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	408 Points +176%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	359 Points +143%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	319 Points +116%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	248 Points +68%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	148 Points
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	128 Points -14%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	266 Points +72%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	241 Points +55%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	233 Points +50%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	174 Points +12%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	171 Points +10%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	155 Points
CPU (Multi Core)
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	976 Points +182%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	822 Points +138%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	720 Points +108%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	556 Points +61%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	346 Points
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	285 Points -18%

Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	1.49 Points +75%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	1.47 Points +73%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1.25 Points +47%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	0.97 Points +14%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	0.92 Points +8%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	0.85 Points
CPU Multi 64Bit
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	5.18 Points +143%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	4.65 Points +118%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	4.14 Points +94%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	3.09 Points +45%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	2.13 Points
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	1.65 Points -23%

Cinebench R10
Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	6562 Points +79%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	6163 Points +68%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	5224 Points +42%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	4120 Points +12%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	3711 Points +1%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	3669 Points
Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	20429 Points +111%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	17278 Points +78%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	15504 Points +60%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	10705 Points +10%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	9697 Points
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	6653 Points -31%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	3860 Seconds *
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	3767 Seconds * +2%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	2379 Seconds * +38%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	1805 Seconds * +53%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1547 Seconds * +60%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	1152 Seconds * +70%

wPrime 2.10
32m
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	49.66 s * -187%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	19.202 s * -11%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	17.37 s * -0%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	17.3 s *
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	17.09 s * +1%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	16.449 s * +5%
1024m
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	1561.178 s * -139%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	654.159 s *
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	615 s * +6%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	605.375 s * +7%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	566 s * +13%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	535.88 s * +18%

X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	145.25 (144.9^min - 145.6^max) fps +137%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	112.75 (112^min - 114.5^max) fps +84%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	102 (100^min - 118^max) fps +66%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	78.9 (77.1^min - 81.7^max) fps +29%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	61.35 (57^min - 82.9^max) fps
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	45.25 (44.7^min - 45.7^max) fps -26%
Pass 2
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	29.65 (29.5^min - 29.7^max) fps +127%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	24.75 (24.5^min - 25^max) fps +90%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	21.6 (21.5^min - 22.1^max) fps +66%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	16.75 (16.7^min - 16.9^max) fps +28%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	13.05 (11.9^min - 15.1^max) fps
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	9.995 (9.97^min - 10.2^max) fps -23%

WinRAR - Result
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	2181 KB/s +114%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1630 KB/s +60%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	1525 KB/s +50%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	1140 KB/s +12%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	1019 KB/s
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	731 KB/s -28%

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	2.6 GB/s +44%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2.5 GB/s +39%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	2.4 GB/s +33%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	1.9 GB/s +6%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	1.8 GB/s
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	0.979 GB/s -46%
Twofish Mean 100MB
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	0.497 GB/s +154%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	0.403 GB/s +106%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	0.37 GB/s +89%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	0.266 GB/s +36%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	0.196 GB/s
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	0.14 GB/s -29%
Serpent Mean 100MB
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	0.243 GB/s +49%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	0.23 GB/s +41%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	0.198 GB/s +21%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	0.182 GB/s +12%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	0.163 GB/s
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	0.074 GB/s -55%

Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	2391 Points +94%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2052 Points +67%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	1673 Points +36%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	1501 Points +22%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	1231 Points
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	844 Points -31%
Single-Core
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	804 Points +77%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	637 Points +41%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	606 Points +34%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	556 Points +23%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	455 Points 0%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	453 Points

Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	2382 Points +105%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2041 Points +75%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	1482 Points +27%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	1313 Points +13%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	1163 Points
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	857 Points -26%
5.0 Single-Core
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	804 Points +78%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	638 Points +41%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	603 Points +34%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	559 Points +24%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	453 Points 0%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	451 Points

Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	3591 Points +87%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2858 Points +49%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	2585 Points +34%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	2555 Points +33%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	1924 Points
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	1922 Points 0%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	9662 Points +128%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	7968 Points +88%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	5468 Points +29%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	5399 Points +27%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	4246 Points
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	3606 Points -15%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	5084 Points +117%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	4287 Points +83%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	3659 Points +56%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	2794 Points +19%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	2348 Points
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	1591 Points -32%

7-Zip 18.03
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Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	11654 MIPS +70%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	10924 MIPS +59%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	9964 MIPS +45%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	7790 MIPS +14%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	6862 MIPS
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	3974 MIPS -42%
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Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	3515 MIPS +48%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	3121 MIPS +32%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2935 MIPS +24%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	2593 MIPS +9%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	2379 MIPS 0%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	2369 MIPS

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	3.03 fps +219%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2.01 fps +112%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	1.65 fps +74%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	1.48 fps +56%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	0.95 fps
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	0.88 fps -7%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	1.579 sec * -1%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	1.565 sec *
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	1.371 sec * +12%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1.2 sec * +23%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	1.137 sec * +27%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	1.032 sec * +34%

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Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	168.4 s *
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	144.7 s * +14%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	143 s * +15%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	103.6 s * +38%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	92.9 s * +45%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	80.4 s * +52%

WebXPRT 3 - Overall
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	155.3 Points +72%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	146 Points +62%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	127.2 Points +41%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	90.2 Points
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	89.2 Points -1%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	86.2 Points -4%

3DMark - 1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) N95, MHz	5903 Points +268%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	5535 Points +246%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) Pentium N6005, 2000 MHz	4295 Points +168%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	3885 Points +143%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU) Celeron N6211, 1200 MHz	2195 Points +37%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	1602 Points

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Performance Rating
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	98.3 pt
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	78.8 pt
Higole PC Stick-J4125 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	69.9 pt
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	47.3 pt
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Intel Celeron N6211, UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)	40.1 pt
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	32 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	1242 KRay/s +45%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	999 KRay/s +16%
Higole PC Stick-J4125 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	858 KRay/s
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	744 KRay/s -13%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Intel Celeron N6211, UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)	490 KRay/s -43%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	416 KRay/s -52%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	7457 Points +37%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	6217 Points +15%
Higole PC Stick-J4125 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	5427 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	3970 Points -27%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Intel Celeron N6211, UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)	2932 Points -46%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	2401 Points -56%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	514 MB/s +56%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	396 MB/s +20%
Higole PC Stick-J4125 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	330 MB/s
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	270 MB/s -18%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Intel Celeron N6211, UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)	202 MB/s -39%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	167 MB/s -49%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	22326 Points +11%
Higole PC Stick-J4125 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	20038 Points
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	20014 Points 0%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Intel Celeron N6211, UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)	8820 Points -56%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8178 Points -59%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	7876 Points -61%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	1204 Points +34%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	1002 Points +12%
Higole PC Stick-J4125 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	898 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	408 Points -55%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	397 Points -56%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Intel Celeron N6211, UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)	396 Points -56%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	3961 Points +48%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	3375 Points +26%
Higole PC Stick-J4125 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	2668 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	1987 Points -26%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Intel Celeron N6211, UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)	1558 Points -42%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	1264 Points -53%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	19350 MB/s +95%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	10084 MB/s +2%
Higole PC Stick-J4125 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	9913 MB/s
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	7954 MB/s -20%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Intel Celeron N6211, UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)	7653 MB/s -23%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	6370 MB/s -36%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	188.1 MB/s +42%
Higole PC Stick-J4125 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	132.3 MB/s
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	131 MB/s -1%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Intel Celeron N6211, UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)	75.2 MB/s -43%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	74.9 MB/s -43%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	60.6 MB/s -54%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	676 KRay/s +36%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	553 KRay/s +11%
Higole PC Stick-J4125 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	497 KRay/s
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	412 KRay/s -17%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Intel Celeron N6211, UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)	273 KRay/s -45%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	213 KRay/s -57%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	9899 MPixel/s +52%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	6778 MPixel/s +4%
Higole PC Stick-J4125 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	6516 MPixel/s
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Intel Celeron N6211, UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)	5125 MPixel/s -21%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	4408 MPixel/s -32%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	2501 MPixel/s -62%

The Higole PC Stick in the Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

The passive cooling system was able to keep the Intel Celeron J4125 well under control during the Cinebench R15 loop and delivered a stable performance. However, a closer look revealed that the base clock rate of 2 GHz was only reached at the beginning. During the rest of the test, the SoC only had a clock rate of slightly more than 1.15 GHz.

CPU metrics during the Cinebench R15 loop

Higole PC Stick-J4125 Intel Celeron J4125, Intel Celeron J4125: Ø148.3 (140.86-153.19)

Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Intel Celeron N6211, Intel Celeron N6211: Ø127.4 (121.19-129.05)

AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, Intel Celeron J4125: Ø247 (245.01-250.05)

Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005: Ø273 (225.33-307.03)

Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, Intel Celeron N5095: Ø362 (359.44-363.62)

Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, Intel Processor N95: Ø404 (398.46-406.91)

System performance

The installed SoC's age became really apparent in the system benchmarks. Furthermore, the passive cooling system meant the Intel Celeron J4125 wasn't able to perform optimally. As a result, you shouldn't demand too much from the Higole PC Stick in everyday use - we wouldn't recommend multi-tasking. Nevertheless, the device's 8 GB RAM was well chosen.

PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity

PCMark 10 / Score
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	2983 Points +104%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Lexar 128GB SSD	2548 Points +74%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	2417 Points +65%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125 Intel UHD Graphics 600,	1806 Points +24%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125 Intel UHD Graphics 600,	1461 Points

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	6650 Points +66%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	5866 Points +47%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Lexar 128GB SSD	5446 Points +36%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125 Intel UHD Graphics 600,	4693 Points +17%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125 Intel UHD Graphics 600,	3998 Points

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	4524 Points +68%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Lexar 128GB SSD	3854 Points +43%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	3666 Points +36%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125 Intel UHD Graphics 600,	2928 Points +9%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125 Intel UHD Graphics 600,	2697 Points

Performance Rating: Percent
CrossMark: Overall | Responsiveness | Creativity | Productivity

Performance Rating
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	100 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	74.5 pt
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125 Intel UHD Graphics 600,	51.1 pt

CrossMark / Overall
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	666 Points +96%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	495 Points +46%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125 Intel UHD Graphics 600,	340 Points

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	661 Points +98%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	497 Points +49%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125 Intel UHD Graphics 600,	333 Points

CrossMark / Creativity
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	616 Points +118%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	438 Points +55%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125 Intel UHD Graphics 600,	282 Points

CrossMark / Productivity
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	721 Points +75%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	558 Points +35%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125 Intel UHD Graphics 600,	412 Points

AIDA64: Memory Copy | Memory Read | Memory Write | Memory Latency

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Average of class Mini PC (6481 - 70620, n=98, last 2 years)	42914 MB/s +231%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	22138 MB/s +71%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Intel Celeron N6211, UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)	15737 MB/s +21%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	13833 MB/s +7%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (12604 - 13833, n=4)	13034 MB/s +1%
Higole PC Stick-J4125 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	12960 MB/s
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	6481 MB/s -50%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	6308 MB/s -51%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Average of class Mini PC (6914 - 71285, n=98, last 2 years)	43571 MB/s +325%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	15464 MB/s +51%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Intel Celeron N6211, UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)	10311 MB/s +1%
Higole PC Stick-J4125 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	10248 MB/s
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	10204 MB/s 0%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (9928 - 10248, n=4)	10119 MB/s -1%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	6914 MB/s -33%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	6576 MB/s -36%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Average of class Mini PC (6862 - 89318, n=98, last 2 years)	46636 MB/s +339%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	30843 MB/s +190%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Intel Celeron N6211, UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)	17031 MB/s +60%
Higole PC Stick-J4125 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	10627 MB/s
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (10347 - 10627, n=4)	10451 MB/s -2%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	10449 MB/s -2%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	6866 MB/s -35%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	6862 MB/s -35%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	146 ns * -57%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	144 ns * -55%
Higole PC Stick-J4125 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	93.2 ns *
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	89.5 ns * +4%
Average of class Mini PC (44.9 - 154.6, n=98, last 2 years)	87.8 ns * +6%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (73.2 - 93.2, n=4)	85.6 ns * +8%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Intel Celeron N6211, UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)	76.3 ns * +18%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	74.1 ns * +20%

* ... smaller is better

DPC latency

We already saw increased latencies when opening several tabs using Edge browser. When playing the 4K YouTube test video, these latencies increased slightly again and we noticed that the SoC reached its limits during playback.

Maximum latencies when opening multiple browser tabs and playing 4K video.

Maximum latencies after ten seconds of Prime95

Drivers ranked by longest execution duration

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	4075 μs * -113%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125 Intel UHD Graphics 600,	3767 μs * -97%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	3463 μs * -81%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Lexar 128GB SSD	2635 μs * -38%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125 Intel UHD Graphics 600,	1914.1 μs *
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211 Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU), SanDisk DF4128	1476.3 μs * +23%

* ... smaller is better

Storage devices

Our review sample is equipped with an unknown storage device. We assume that the installed 128 GB is an EMMC storage. In the test, this provided adequate performance for everyday use. However, the Higole PC Stick was clearly unable to perform as well as its competitors. Only the Zotac ZBOX PI336 did slightly worse.

For further comparisons and benchmarks, take a look at our comparison table.

CrystalDiskMark 3.0

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Sequential Read: 280.5 MB/s

Sequential Write: 231.1 MB/s

512K Read: 242.1 MB/s

512K Write: 185.6 MB/s

4K Read: 29.74 MB/s

4K Write: 21.86 MB/s

4K QD32 Read: 25.11 MB/s

4K QD32 Write: 25.63 MB/s

Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
AC6-M Mini-PC	86.9 pt
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	83.6 pt
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	79.9 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	78.1 pt
Higole PC Stick-J4125	32.7 pt
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico SanDisk DF4128	21.8 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	511 (502.22^min - 510.84^max) MB/s +84%
AC6-M Mini-PC	477 (454.59^min - 477.1^max) MB/s +72%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	472 (470.6^min - 472.28^max) MB/s +70%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	459 (458.57^min - 459.41^max) MB/s +66%
Higole PC Stick-J4125	277 (276.06^min - 276.9^max) MB/s
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico SanDisk DF4128	250 (248.23^min - 249.69^max) MB/s -10%
seq write
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	494 (488.92^min - 494.36^max) MB/s +116%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	491 (445.91^min - 491.36^max) MB/s +114%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	463 (451.31^min - 462.72^max) MB/s +102%
AC6-M Mini-PC	428 (412.52^min - 427.8^max) MB/s +87%
Higole PC Stick-J4125	229 (217.49^min - 228.8^max) MB/s
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico SanDisk DF4128	105.7 (97.74^min - 105.7^max) MB/s -54%
seq q8 t1 read
AC6-M Mini-PC	563 (509.43^min - 563.43^max) MB/s +105%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	550 (465.68^min - 549.87^max) MB/s +101%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	548 (494.87^min - 547.82^max) MB/s +100%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	504 (458.23^min - 504.4^max) MB/s +84%
Higole PC Stick-J4125	274 (256.79^min - 274.02^max) MB/s
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico SanDisk DF4128	254 (201.55^min - 254.3^max) MB/s -7%
seq q8 t1 write
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	519 (472.8^min - 519.47^max) MB/s +117%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	515 (500.64^min - 515.04^max) MB/s +115%
AC6-M Mini-PC	497 (494.3^min - 497.29^max) MB/s +108%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	466 (442.13^min - 465.87^max) MB/s +95%
Higole PC Stick-J4125	239 (230.06^min - 238.6^max) MB/s
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico SanDisk DF4128	100.9 (42.78^min - 100.87^max) MB/s -58%
4k q1 t1 read
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	33.9 (33.27^min - 33.91^max) MB/s +35%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	26.4 (25.68^min - 26.38^max) MB/s +5%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	25.9 (25.82^min - 25.85^max) MB/s +3%
Higole PC Stick-J4125	25.1 (24.64^min - 25.07^max) MB/s
AC6-M Mini-PC	13.9 (11.27^min - 13.88^max) MB/s -45%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico SanDisk DF4128	13.7 (13.61^min - 13.69^max) MB/s -45%
4k q1 t1 write
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	99.8 (98.72^min - 99.78^max) MB/s +228%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	96 (93.72^min - 96.04^max) MB/s +216%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	74.1 (72.55^min - 74.09^max) MB/s +144%
AC6-M Mini-PC	62 (61.58^min - 62.02^max) MB/s +104%
Higole PC Stick-J4125	30.4 (29.62^min - 30.36^max) MB/s
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico SanDisk DF4128	13.8 (12.91^min - 13.8^max) MB/s -55%
4k q32 t16 read
AC6-M Mini-PC	302 (300.2^min - 301.59^max) MB/s +1057%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	266 (264.89^min - 265.82^max) MB/s +919%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	260 (259.46^min - 259.7^max) MB/s +896%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	185 (183.89^min - 185.03^max) MB/s +609%
Higole PC Stick-J4125	26.1 (25.1^min - 26.06^max) MB/s
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico SanDisk DF4128	26 (24.84^min - 25.96^max) MB/s 0%
4k q32 t16 write
AC6-M Mini-PC	351 (323.82^min - 350.53^max) MB/s +977%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	319 (315.72^min - 318.72^max) MB/s +879%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	288 (244.64^min - 287.66^max) MB/s +783%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	259 (224.2^min - 258.97^max) MB/s +694%
Higole PC Stick-J4125	32.6 (32.34^min - 32.62^max) MB/s
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico SanDisk DF4128	13.1 (12.24^min - 13.12^max) MB/s -60%

AS SSD
Score Total
AC6-M Mini-PC	1091 Points +417%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	736 Points +249%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	698 Points +231%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	604 Points +186%
Higole PC Stick-J4125	211 Points
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico SanDisk DF4128	136 Points -36%
Score Read
AC6-M Mini-PC	473 Points +522%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	320 Points +321%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	232 Points +205%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	134 Points +76%
Higole PC Stick-J4125	76 Points
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico SanDisk DF4128	65 Points -14%
Score Write
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	396 Points +350%
AC6-M Mini-PC	374 Points +325%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	373 Points +324%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	208 Points +136%
Higole PC Stick-J4125	88 Points
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico SanDisk DF4128	39 Points -56%
Seq Read
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	512 MB/s +76%
AC6-M Mini-PC	492 MB/s +69%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	489 MB/s +68%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	470 MB/s +62%
Higole PC Stick-J4125	291 MB/s
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico SanDisk DF4128	264.86 MB/s -9%
Seq Write
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	484 MB/s +100%
AC6-M Mini-PC	450 MB/s +86%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	411.6 MB/s +70%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	344 MB/s +42%
Higole PC Stick-J4125	242 MB/s
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico SanDisk DF4128	117 MB/s -52%
4K Read
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	35.45 MB/s +50%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	27.5 MB/s +17%
Higole PC Stick-J4125	23.6 MB/s
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	23.29 MB/s -1%
AC6-M Mini-PC	19.43 MB/s -18%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico SanDisk DF4128	13.21 MB/s -44%
4K Write
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	85.6 MB/s +177%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	83 MB/s +169%
AC6-M Mini-PC	51.4 MB/s +66%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	38 MB/s +23%
Higole PC Stick-J4125	30.9 MB/s
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico SanDisk DF4128	13.46 MB/s -56%
4K-64 Read
AC6-M Mini-PC	404.1 MB/s +1627%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	235.66 MB/s +907%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	157.7 MB/s +574%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	59.4 MB/s +154%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico SanDisk DF4128	25.74 MB/s +10%
Higole PC Stick-J4125	23.4 MB/s
4K-64 Write
AC6-M Mini-PC	277.8 MB/s +747%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	272.3 MB/s +730%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	239 MB/s +629%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	135.39 MB/s +313%
Higole PC Stick-J4125	32.8 MB/s
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico SanDisk DF4128	13.71 MB/s -58%
Access Time Read
Higole PC Stick-J4125	0.489 ms *
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico SanDisk DF4128	0.311 ms * +36%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	0.148 ms * +70%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	0.139 ms * +72%
AC6-M Mini-PC	0.088 ms * +82%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	0.076 ms * +84%
Access Time Write
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico SanDisk DF4128	0.942 ms * -23%
Higole PC Stick-J4125	0.765 ms *
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	0.145 ms * +81%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	0.132 ms * +83%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	0.127 ms * +83%
AC6-M Mini-PC	0.071 ms * +91%

* ... smaller is better

Reading continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Higole PC Stick-J4125 : Ø263 (254.59-267.39)

Morefine S500+ ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB: Ø2165 (2034.95-2173.28)

Minisforum EliteMini B550 Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1: Ø2353 (2170.7-2362.34)

Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G: Ø1878 (827.51-2439.04)

Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G: Ø2219 (1791.18-2464.68)

Graphics card

The integrated graphics unit in the Higole PC Stick is an Intel UHD Graphics 600, which is only really suitable for simple image output. The iGPU is not suitable for 3D applications. You can only really expect the simplest casual gaming from the iGPU.

More benchmarks for the Intel UHD Graphics 600 can be found here.

3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 2000 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	1589 Points +177%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	1467 Points +156%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 2000 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	859 Points +50%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211 1200 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)	650 Points +13%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125 2000 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics 600	602 Points +5%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125 2000 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics 600	574 Points
Average Intel UHD Graphics 600 (410 - 854, n=27)	558 Points -3%

3DMark
1280x720 Ice Storm Standard Graphics
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	41340 Points +165%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 2000 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	38682 Points +148%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125 2000 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics 600	25631 Points +64%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 600 (14412 - 35101, n=10)	23582 Points +51%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211 1200 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)	22836 Points +46%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 2000 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	21465 Points +38%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125 2000 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics 600	15594 Points
1920x1080 Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	26628 Points +222%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 2000 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	22189 Points +168%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 2000 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	20602 Points +149%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211 1200 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)	14650 Points +77%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125 2000 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics 600	14360 Points +73%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 600 (8277 - 19919, n=12)	13725 Points +66%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125 2000 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics 600	8277 Points
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	1080 Points +252%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 2000 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	881 Points +187%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 2000 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	662 Points +116%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico, Intel Celeron N6211 1200 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)	523 Points +70%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125 2000 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics 600	446 Points +45%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 600 (307 - 637, n=21)	421 Points +37%
Higole PC Stick-J4125, Intel Celeron J4125 2000 MHz, Intel UHD Graphics 600	307 Points

3DMark 05 Standard		6084 points
3DMark 06 Standard Score		3052 points
3DMark Vantage P Result		1856 points
3DMark 11 Performance		632 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score		13913 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		1932 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		277 points
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... in comparison

	low	med.	high	ultra
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	37.5	9.7	5.5	5.2
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	6.74	3.44	3.37

Emissions - silent and warm

Noise emissions

The Higole PC Stick is equipped with a passive cooling unit and uses the case's surface to cool the SoC. Thus, the device operates silently at all times.

Temperature

The Higole PC Stick's case heats up significantly due to its passive cooling method, which dissipates heat via the grooves in its case. However, a closer look at the SoC's temperature sensors during the stress test showed that this cooling was only partly sufficient at controlling the SoC. With a maximum temperature of 104 °C, the device reached very high temperatures and had to be throttled to avoid thermal damage. However, this high temperature was only reached at the beginning. On average, we noted much more comfortable temperatures of 86 °C. However, the SoC also only operates at 1.4 GHz.

The Higole PC Stick during the stress test (front)

The Higole PC Stick during the stress test (back)

Power consumption

In turn, the device's minimal cooling performance led to lower power consumption, as the mini PC was unable to work at full performance. Even at no load, the device only had a power consumption of 1.9 - 3.2 watts. This makes the Higole PC Stick much more economical than its competitors. At load, its power consumption was a little higher, but it only peaked at a mere 18.1 watts. On average, this small PC only uses about 11.3 watts. Its small power connector, which is able to deliver up to 36 watts, didn't struggle at any point.

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.6 / 0.5 Watt
Idle	1.9 / 1.9 / 3.2 Watt
Load	11.3 / 18.1 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: Metrahit Energy Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.

	Higole PC Stick-J4125 Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Celeron N6211, UHD Graphics (Elkhart Lake 16 EU)	Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Average Intel UHD Graphics 600	Average of class Mini PC
Power Consumption		-86%	-204%	-151%	-83%	-405%
Idle Minimum *	1.9	5.4 -184%	8.4 -342%	6.1 -221%	3.47 ?(1.9 - 7.1, n=27) -83%	9.8 ?(1.9 - 46.5, n=91, last 2 years) -416%
Idle Average *	1.9	5.5 -189%	8.4 -342%	6.9 -263%	5.61 ?(1.9 - 9.6, n=27) -195%	11.7 ?(1.9 - 63, n=90, last 2 years) -516%
Idle Maximum *	3.2	6.2 -94%	11.1 -247%	8.9 -178%	6.6 ?(2.9 - 10.4, n=27) -106%	14.7 ?(2.6 - 68.9, n=91, last 2 years) -359%
Load Average *	11.3	11.3 -0%	16.5 -46%	20 -77%	13.6 ?(7.8 - 19.1, n=27) -20%	51.9 ?(11.3 - 158.7, n=91, last 2 years) -359%
Load Maximum *	18.1	11.8 35%	26.3 -45%	21.1 -17%	20.2 ?(9.5 - 27.8, n=27) -12%	86 ?(18.1 - 271, n=91, last 2 years) -375%

* ... smaller is better

Power consumption with external monitor

Higole PC Stick-J4125; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø7.87 (6.3-15.1)

Higole PC Stick-J4125; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø11.4 (10.9-12.8)

Higole PC Stick-J4125; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø8.15 (5.49-17.9)

Higole PC Stick-J4125; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø3.21 (2.77-7.5)

Pros

+ extremely compact

+ has all necessary connections

+ inexpensive

+ Dual display support

+ microSD. card reader (max. 512 GB)

+ no fan / silent

Cons

- low cooling capabilities

- outdated SoC

- Intel Celeron J4125 performs poorly

Verdict - an extremely compact PC for easy, everyday tasks

Higole PC Stick review - test device provided by Higole

The Higole PC Stick is an extremely compact PC fitted with a quad-core SoC using an Intel Celeron J4125 - which is well suited for simple applications. With 8 GB RAM, we were able to take a look at the compact computing powerhouse in its best configuration. Even though the SoC doesn't have large performance reserves, we welcomed the step to install 8 GB of RAM. The Zotac ZBOX PI336I only has 4 GB of RAM, which will likely become noticeable in everyday use. The advantages of its compactness are clear - although other mini PCs also deliver adequate performance and can also be attached to a screen via a VESA mount. So, those who are wanting to buy a PC stick are likely wanting to use it for a specific purpose. The Higole PC Stick also has very low power consumption. However, we don't really see it being suitable for streaming, as its DPC latencies are simply too high. The mini PC also reaches its limits when playing 4K content, which means you will have to be content with Full HD or HD videos.

On the other hand, its connectivity is good, but it is still much more limited than its competitors due to its compact size. Its wireless connection rates also didn't set any new records, but the Higole PC Stick still did well in comparison. Its SSD unfortunately proves to be a bit of a let-down that you will have to live with, because 128 GB is not much and it can't be expanded either. In view of this, we would recommend the Higole PC Stick as seen in our test configuration. We are a little critical of its alternative configurations with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage space - especially if Windows is used as the operating system.

The Higole PC Stick is an extremely compact mini PC. Drawbacks include its weak cooling system, which leads to the SoC performing somewhat poorly.

We have not yet tested direct competitors with the same construction. An alternative choice would be the Morefine M1K. It offers similar features and the price is similar to that of the Higole PC Stick. The Newsmay AC6-M is also a good alternative based on the same SoC due to its extremely compact design.

Price and availability

Currently, you can only purchase the Higole PC Stick via Indiegogo. The version we tested can be had for $149.

Transparency

The present review sample was given to the author by the manufacturer free of charge for the purposes of review. There was no third-party influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.

Higole PC Stick-J4125 - 2023-04-19 04/19/2023 v7
Sebastian Bade

Chassis

77 / 98 → 78%

Connectivity

42 / 81 → 52%

Weight

96%

Games Performance

15%

Application Performance

57%

Noise

100%

Average

65%

57%

Mini PC - Weighted Average

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Sebastian Bade, 2023-04-21 (Update: 2023-04-21)