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Intel Celeron N5095 Jasper Lake benchmarked: Beelink U59 mini PC review

Decent Core i3 substitute. Intel's latest 10 nm Celeron CPU is making strides when it comes to overall processor performance. Multi-thread performance in particular rivals the Core i3-1005G1, but the integrated GPU remains disappointing.
Left: Beelink U59, Right: Beelink SER3
Left: Beelink U59, Right: Beelink SER3

Beelink recently made available its U59 mini PC to succeed its last generation U55. The system carries Intel's new quad-core Celeron N5095 to replace the older Celeron N4500, J4125, or N4120 commonly found on other mini PCs in this same $300 USD price range.

Our specific test configuration with 16 GB of dual-channel RAM and 512 GB M.2 SSD can be found online for $349 USD while a lesser configuration with half the RAM and storage can be found for just $279. Additional specifications on the U59 can be found on its official product page here.

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Manufacturer-provided specifications for the Beelink U59
Manufacturer-provided specifications for the Beelink U59
Beelink U59
Processor
Intel Celeron N5095 4 x 2 - 2.9 GHz, 25 W PL2 / Short Burst, 15 W PL1 / Sustained, Jasper Lake
Graphics adapter
Memory
16 GB 
, DDR4-2666, Crucial, Dual-Channel, 19-19-19-43
Soundcard
Intel Jasper Lake PCH - cAVS Controller
Connections
5 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm combo
Networking
Realtek Semiconductor RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 4
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 42 x 124 x 113 ( = 1.65 x 4.88 x 4.45 in)
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit
Additional features
2x HDMI, AC adapter, 12 Months Warranty
Weight
329 g ( = 11.61 oz / 0.73 pounds), Power Supply: 156 g ( = 5.5 oz / 0.34 pounds)
Price
319 USD
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Potential Competitors in Comparison

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
11/2021
Beelink U59
Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
329 g42 mmx
04/2021
Intel NUC11TNKi5
i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
504 g37 mmx
11/2018
Intel NUC8i7BE
i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655
683 g51 mmx
12/2020
Beelink SEi10
i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)
350 g41 mmx
10/2020
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620
472 g51 mmx
09/2020
GMK NucBox K1
Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600
130 g42 mmx

Case

Beelink uses a similar chassis design between its U59 and AMD-based SER3 mini PC series. On the U59, however, the top is simply glossy plastic without the metal grilles or chrome-cut perimeter as found on the SER3 for a more muted look. The plastic top looks nice at first, but even the faintest of scratches or fingerprints will be difficult to hide. It also flexes more readily down its center when compared to other thicker mini PCs like the GMK NucBox 2 or Intel NUC series.

Plastic top is glossy and very prone to unsightly scratches over time
Plastic top is glossy and very prone to unsightly scratches over time
Rubber feet, screws, and VESA mounting recess on bottom side of system
Rubber feet, screws, and VESA mounting recess on bottom side of system

Size Comparison

128 mm / 5.04 inch 126 mm / 4.96 inch 51 mm / 2.01 inch 472 g1.041 lbs124 mm / 4.88 inch 113 mm / 4.45 inch 42 mm / 1.654 inch 329 g0.725 lbs115 mm / 4.53 inch 111 mm / 4.37 inch 51 mm / 2.01 inch 683 g1.506 lbs124 mm / 4.88 inch 113 mm / 4.45 inch 41 mm / 1.614 inch 350 g0.772 lbs117 mm / 4.61 inch 112 mm / 4.41 inch 37 mm / 1.457 inch 504 g1.111 lbs62 mm / 2.44 inch 62 mm / 2.44 inch 42 mm / 1.654 inch 130 g0.2866 lbs210 mm / 8.27 inch 148 mm / 5.83 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 2.9 g0.00639 lbs

Connectivity

Physical port options are identical to the Beelink SEi10 but with the exception of Thunderbolt support. Both DisplayPort-over-USB-C and 4K60 output are supported.

Front: USB-A 3.0, USB-C w/ DisplayPort, 3.5 mm combo audio, Power button
Front: USB-A 3.0, USB-C w/ DisplayPort, 3.5 mm combo audio, Power button
Rear: Gigabit RJ-45, 2x USB-A 3.0, 2x HDMI 2.0, AC adapter
Rear: Gigabit RJ-45, 2x USB-A 3.0, 2x HDMI 2.0, AC adapter
Left: No ports
Left: No ports
Right: No ports
Right: No ports

Communication

The 7-year-old Intel 3165 comes standard for Wi-Fi 5 connectivity up to a theoretical 433 Mbps. Performance is stable albeit much slower than modern Wi-Fi 6 modules by over a gigabit.

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1626 (1386min - 1677max) MBit/s +803%
Beelink SEi10
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
742 (470min - 902max) MBit/s +312%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
553 MBit/s +207%
Beelink U59
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165
180 (157min - 201max) MBit/s
GMK NucBox K1
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265
172 (126min - 188max) MBit/s -4%
iperf3 receive AX12
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1524 (1442min - 1571max) MBit/s +340%
Beelink SEi10
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1212 (1060min - 1309max) MBit/s +250%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Wireless-AC 9560
602 MBit/s +74%
GMK NucBox K1
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265
441 (403min - 464max) MBit/s +27%
Beelink U59
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165
346 (336min - 355max) MBit/s
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Beelink U59; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø346 (336-355)
Beelink U59; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø180.3 (157-201)

Maintenance

The bottom panel is secured by just four Philips screws for easy removal. Users have direct access to 2x SODIMM slots, the removable M.2 WLAN module, and two storage bays (M.2 2280 SATA III + 2.5-inch SATA III). Unfortunately, the processor and fan require additional disassembly as both are on the other side of the motherboard.

Accessories and Warranty

The retail box includes two HDMI cables, AC adapter, paperwork, and a removable VESA mounting bracket. The standard one-year limited warranty applies.

Performance

Processor

Multi-thread CPU performance is surprisingly quite close to the Ice Lake Core i3-1005G1. Conversely, single-thread performance is much slower by about 30 to 40 percent. The Celeron N5095 has four physical cores with no Hyper-Threading whereas the i3-1005G1 has two physical cores with Hyper-Threading and so it's not unexpected to see faster single-thread performance on the processor with fewer cores. Performance sustainability over time is otherwise excellent when running CineBench R15 xT in a loop.

Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

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Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095: Ø377 (375.08-378.57)
GMK NucBox K1 Intel Celeron J4125: Ø238 (199.13-242.53)
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1: Ø405 (402.55-406.84)
CPU Performance Rating: Percent
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
CPU Performance Rating
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7
91.5 pt
Intel NUC8i7BE -3!
Intel Core i7-8559U
83.7 pt
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano -2!
Intel Core i5-10210U
71 pt
Beelink SEi10 -2!
Intel Core i3-1005G1
61.6 pt
Beelink U59 -2!
Intel Celeron N5095
46.3 pt
Average Intel Celeron N5095
 
44.8 pt
GMK NucBox K1 -2!
Intel Celeron J4125
30.3 pt
Blackview AceBook 1 -2!
Intel Celeron N4120
26.7 pt
Jumper Tech Ez Book X3 Air -2!
Intel Celeron N4100
26.4 pt
Asus BR1100FKA-BP0109RA
Intel Celeron N4500
20.7 pt
Chuwi LapBook Plus -6!
Intel Atom x7-E3950
15.2 pt
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7
5098 (4930.91min - 5098.17max) Points +130%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095
2219 (2211.53min - 2219.25max) Points
Average Intel Celeron N5095
  (2150 - 2219, n=5)
2174 Points -2%
Blackview AceBook 1
Intel Celeron N4120
965 (915.042min - 964.764max) Points -57%
Asus BR1100FKA-BP0109RA
Intel Celeron N4500
709 Points -68%
Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7
1369 Points +120%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095
621 Points
Average Intel Celeron N5095
  (587 - 621, n=5)
608 Points -2%
Asus BR1100FKA-BP0109RA
Intel Celeron N4500
452 Points -27%
Blackview AceBook 1
Intel Celeron N4120
409 Points -34%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7
1974 Points +134%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U
1691 Points +100%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U
1183 Points +40%
Beelink SEi10
Intel Core i3-1005G1
848 Points 0%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095
844 Points
Average Intel Celeron N5095
  (804 - 844, n=5)
825 Points -2%
Jumper Tech Ez Book X3 Air
Intel Celeron N4100
451 Points -47%
Blackview AceBook 1
Intel Celeron N4120
376 Points -55%
Asus BR1100FKA-BP0109RA
Intel Celeron N4500
332 Points -61%
GMK NucBox K1
Intel Celeron J4125
304 Points -64%
Chuwi LapBook Plus
Intel Atom x7-E3950
272 Points -68%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7
503 Points +110%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U
466 Points +95%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U
418 Points +75%
Beelink SEi10
Intel Core i3-1005G1
403 Points +69%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095
239 Points
Average Intel Celeron N5095
  (228 - 239, n=5)
234 Points -2%
Asus BR1100FKA-BP0109RA
Intel Celeron N4500
188 Points -21%
GMK NucBox K1
Intel Celeron J4125
161 Points -33%
Blackview AceBook 1
Intel Celeron N4120
159 Points -33%
Jumper Tech Ez Book X3 Air
Intel Celeron N4100
152 Points -36%
Chuwi LapBook Plus
Intel Atom x7-E3950
93 Points -61%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U
798 (671.37min - 798.44max) Points +111%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7
794 (772.57min - 794.38max) Points +109%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U
522 (504.41min - 521.83max) Points +38%
Beelink SEi10
Intel Core i3-1005G1
406.8 (402.55min - 406.84max) Points +7%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095
379 (375.08min - 378.57max) Points
Average Intel Celeron N5095
  (221 - 379, n=6)
343 Points -9%
GMK NucBox K1
Intel Celeron J4125
243 (199.13min - 242.53max) Points -36%
Blackview AceBook 1
Intel Celeron N4120
234 (225.47min - 233.66max) Points -38%
Jumper Tech Ez Book X3 Air
Intel Celeron N4100
211 (208min - 211.45max) Points -44%
Asus BR1100FKA-BP0109RA
Intel Celeron N4500
171 (60.18min - 170.9max) Points -55%
Chuwi LapBook Plus
Intel Atom x7-E3950
125 Points -67%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7
201 Points +84%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U
188 Points +72%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U
167 Points +53%
Beelink SEi10
Intel Core i3-1005G1
158 Points +45%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095
109 Points
Average Intel Celeron N5095
  (95.4 - 109, n=5)
103.9 Points -5%
Asus BR1100FKA-BP0109RA
Intel Celeron N4500
82 Points -25%
GMK NucBox K1
Intel Celeron J4125
75.3 Points -31%
Blackview AceBook 1
Intel Celeron N4120
74.5 Points -32%
Jumper Tech Ez Book X3 Air
Intel Celeron N4100
68.4 Points -37%
Chuwi LapBook Plus
Intel Atom x7-E3950
41 Points -62%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Chuwi LapBook Plus
Intel Atom x7-E3950
4564 Seconds * -201%
Asus BR1100FKA-BP0109RA
Intel Celeron N4500
4249 Seconds * -180%
Jumper Tech Ez Book X3 Air
Intel Celeron N4100
2801 Seconds * -85%
Blackview AceBook 1
Intel Celeron N4120
2583 Seconds * -70%
GMK NucBox K1
Intel Celeron J4125
2391 Seconds * -58%
Average Intel Celeron N5095
  (1502 - 1624, n=5)
1548 Seconds * -2%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095
1516 Seconds *
Beelink SEi10
Intel Core i3-1005G1
1126 Seconds * +26%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U
892 Seconds * +41%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U
682 Seconds * +55%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U
650 Seconds * +57%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7
600 Seconds * +60%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U
30570 MIPS +174%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U
22033 MIPS +97%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7
23280 MIPS +108%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U
16971 MIPS +52%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095
11168 MIPS
Average Intel Celeron N5095
  (10924 - 11168, n=5)
11024 MIPS -1%
Beelink SEi10
Intel Core i3-1005G1
10536 MIPS -6%
GMK NucBox K1
Intel Celeron J4125
7494 MIPS -33%
Blackview AceBook 1
Intel Celeron N4120
7436 MIPS -33%
Jumper Tech Ez Book X3 Air
Intel Celeron N4100
6873 MIPS -38%
Asus BR1100FKA-BP0109RA
Intel Celeron N4500
5394 MIPS -52%
Chuwi LapBook Plus
Intel Atom x7-E3950
4569 MIPS -59%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U
6171 MIPS +98%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U
4826 MIPS +55%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7
4738 MIPS +52%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U
4303 MIPS +38%
Beelink SEi10
Intel Core i3-1005G1
4041 MIPS +30%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095
3111 MIPS
Average Intel Celeron N5095
  (2935 - 3124, n=5)
3074 MIPS -1%
Asus BR1100FKA-BP0109RA
Intel Celeron N4500
2853 MIPS -8%
Blackview AceBook 1
Intel Celeron N4120
2412 MIPS -22%
GMK NucBox K1
Intel Celeron J4125
2361 MIPS -24%
Jumper Tech Ez Book X3 Air
Intel Celeron N4100
2155 MIPS -31%
Chuwi LapBook Plus
Intel Atom x7-E3950
1454 MIPS -53%
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7
4593 Points
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U
3877 Points
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U
3660 Points
Beelink SEi10
Intel Core i3-1005G1
2153 Points
Average Intel Celeron N5095
  (1933 - 2052, n=4)
2010 Points
Jumper Tech Ez Book X3 Air
Intel Celeron N4100
1407 Points
GMK NucBox K1
Intel Celeron J4125
1394 Points
Asus BR1100FKA-BP0109RA
Intel Celeron N4500
707 Points
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7
1396 Points
Beelink SEi10
Intel Core i3-1005G1
1118 Points
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U
1111 Points
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U
723 Points
Average Intel Celeron N5095
  (637 - 659, n=4)
649 Points
GMK NucBox K1
Intel Celeron J4125
435 Points
Jumper Tech Ez Book X3 Air
Intel Celeron N4100
404 Points
Asus BR1100FKA-BP0109RA
Intel Celeron N4500
401 Points
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7
6.63 fps +223%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U
5.9 fps +188%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U
5.523 fps +169%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U
4.15 fps +102%
Beelink SEi10
Intel Core i3-1005G1
3.48 fps +70%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095
2.05 fps
Average Intel Celeron N5095
  (1.9 - 2.05, n=5)
1.996 fps -3%
GMK NucBox K1
Intel Celeron J4125
1.46 fps -29%
Jumper Tech Ez Book X3 Air
Intel Celeron N4100
1.24 fps -40%
Blackview AceBook 1
Intel Celeron N4120
1.02 fps -50%
Chuwi LapBook Plus
Intel Atom x7-E3950
0.98 fps -52%
Asus BR1100FKA-BP0109RA
Intel Celeron N4500
0.74 fps -64%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Asus BR1100FKA-BP0109RA
Intel Celeron N4500
175 s * -80%
Blackview AceBook 1
Intel Celeron N4120
157 s * -62%
Jumper Tech Ez Book X3 Air
Intel Celeron N4100
155 s * -60%
GMK NucBox K1
Intel Celeron J4125
124 s * -28%
Average Intel Celeron N5095
  (97 - 107.9, n=5)
103.6 s * -7%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095
97 s *
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U
68.8 s * +29%
Beelink SEi10
Intel Core i3-1005G1
55.8 s * +42%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7
51.3 s * +47%
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Asus BR1100FKA-BP0109RA
Intel Celeron N4500
2.12 sec * -82%
Jumper Tech Ez Book X3 Air
Intel Celeron N4100
1.756 sec * -50%
Blackview AceBook 1
Intel Celeron N4120
1.649 sec * -41%
GMK NucBox K1
Intel Celeron J4125
1.577 sec * -35%
Average Intel Celeron N5095
  (1.16 - 1.2, n=5)
1.174 sec * -1%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095
1.168 sec *
Beelink SEi10
Intel Core i3-1005G1
0.763 sec * +35%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U
0.695 sec * +40%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U
0.6275 sec * +46%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7
0.622 sec * +47%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
379 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
26.8 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
97.8 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
109 Points
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Performance Rating
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
97.1 pt
Intel NUC8i7BE -1!
Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655
84.4 pt
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620
64.4 pt
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
30.6 pt
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
6699 KRay/s +438%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655
5312 KRay/s +327%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620
3775 KRay/s +203%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
1245 KRay/s
AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
27861 Points +273%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655
26770 Points +259%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620
20498 Points +175%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
7466 Points
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
1855 MB/s +260%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620
919 MB/s +78%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
515 MB/s
AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655
50056 Points +128%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620
47528 Points +116%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
46536 Points +112%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
21959 Points
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655
4677 Points +366%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
4444 Points +343%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620
3766 Points +275%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
1003 Points
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
16937 Points +327%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655
13435 Points +239%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620
10030 Points +153%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
3967 Points
AIDA64 / CPU AES
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
66724 MB/s +249%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
19099 MB/s
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655
18649 MB/s -2%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620
14698 MB/s -23%
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
373 MB/s +96%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655
366 MB/s +93%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620
258 MB/s +36%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
190 MB/s
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
3628 KRay/s +437%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655
2870 KRay/s +325%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620
2058 KRay/s +204%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
676 KRay/s
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655
20296 MPixel/s +118%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
16877 MPixel/s +82%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620
16602 MPixel/s +79%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
9294 MPixel/s

System Performance

PCMark 10 scores are consistently higher than the GMK NucBox K1 while being slower than the Core i3-powered Beelink SEi10

PCMark 10 / Score
Intel NUC8i7BE
Iris Plus Graphics 655, i7-8559U
4580 Points +90%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
4512 Points +87%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U, Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
3791 Points +57%
Beelink SEi10
UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
3420 Points +42%
Beelink U59
UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
2410 Points
Average Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
  (2317 - 2417, n=5)
2376 Points -1%
GMK NucBox K1
UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125, HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
1831 Points -24%
PCMark 10 / Essentials
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
9000 Points +53%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Iris Plus Graphics 655, i7-8559U
8994 Points +53%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U, Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
7787 Points +33%
Beelink SEi10
UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
7766 Points +32%
Beelink U59
UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
5874 Points
Average Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
  (5516 - 5874, n=5)
5743 Points -2%
GMK NucBox K1
UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125, HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
4900 Points -17%
PCMark 10 / Productivity
Intel NUC8i7BE
Iris Plus Graphics 655, i7-8559U
7236 Points +100%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U, Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
6333 Points +75%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
6190 Points +71%
Beelink SEi10
UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
5353 Points +48%
Beelink U59
UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
3623 Points
Average Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
  (3454 - 3666, n=5)
3576 Points -1%
GMK NucBox K1
UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125, HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
2948 Points -19%
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
4474 Points +150%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Iris Plus Graphics 655, i7-8559U
4007 Points +124%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U, Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
3000 Points +68%
Beelink SEi10
UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
2614 Points +46%
Beelink U59
UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
1787 Points
Average Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
  (1752 - 1787, n=5)
1775 Points -1%
GMK NucBox K1
UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125, HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
1155 Points -35%
PCMark 10 Score
2410 points
Help
AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655
65321 MB/s +184%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620
26641 MB/s +16%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
23009 MB/s
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
22895 MB/s 0%
AIDA64 / Memory Read
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655
45290 MB/s +176%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620
30907 MB/s +88%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
24947 MB/s +52%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
16406 MB/s
AIDA64 / Memory Write
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655
55236 MB/s +81%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620
34480 MB/s +13%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
30499 MB/s
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
23454 MB/s -23%
AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620
94.4 ns * -57%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
87.1 ns * -45%
Beelink U59
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
60.2 ns *
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655
48.9 ns * +19%

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latency

LatencyMon reveals minor DPC latency issues when opening multiple browser tabs on our homepage. 4K video playback is otherwise excellent with no dropped frames during our minute-long test. GPU utilization would be relatively high at 60 percent.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
GMK NucBox K1
UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125, HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
1717 μs * -124%
Beelink SEi10
UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
1231 μs * -61%
Beelink U59
UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
765 μs *
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
525 μs * +31%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

Our test unit comes with a 512 GB AZW M.2 2280 SATA III SSD which is a relatively unknown brand likely to save on costs. Most other PCs utilize more well-known SSD brands such as Samsung, Intel, Kingston, or others. Transfer rates are nonetheless excellent for a SATA III drive with sequential read and write rates of about 500 MB/s each.

AS SSD
AS SSD
CDM 8
CDM 8
M.2 2280 SATA III slot does not support NVMe SSDs. A very thin aluminum heat spreader is included with our test unit
M.2 2280 SATA III slot does not support NVMe SSDs. A very thin aluminum heat spreader is included with our test unit
A 7 mm 2.5-inch SATA III drive can be added as a secondary or primary drive
A 7 mm 2.5-inch SATA III drive can be added as a secondary or primary drive
Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 523 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 426.6 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 117.4 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 159.7 MB/s
CDM 5 Read Seq: 492.6 MB/s
CDM 5 Write Seq: 432.9 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 18.85 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 32.99 MB/s
Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Beelink SEi10
Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
85.4 pt
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
73.5 pt
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
60.2 pt
Beelink U59
Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
43.5 pt
GMK NucBox K1
HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
31.4 pt
DiskSpd
seq read
Beelink SEi10
Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
1341 (1340.13min - 1341.17max) MB/s +234%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
509 (505.62min - 509.19max) MB/s +27%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
490 (487.59min - 489.62max) MB/s +22%
Beelink U59
Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
402 (394.68min - 401.6max) MB/s
GMK NucBox K1
HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
289 (229.6min - 289.25max) MB/s -28%
seq write
Beelink SEi10
Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
953 (144min - 952.51max) MB/s +213%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
470 (456.41min - 470.18max) MB/s +55%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
467 (462min - 467.13max) MB/s +54%
Beelink U59
Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
304 (291.46min - 304.28max) MB/s
GMK NucBox K1
HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
298 (15.07min - 297.62max) MB/s -2%
seq q8 t1 read
Beelink SEi10
Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
1709 (1493.54min - 1709.12max) MB/s +281%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
561 (469.24min - 560.5max) MB/s +25%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
544 (436.87min - 543.62max) MB/s +21%
Beelink U59
Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
448 (407.08min - 448.01max) MB/s
GMK NucBox K1
HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
396 (341.78min - 395.94max) MB/s -12%
seq q8 t1 write
Beelink SEi10
Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
964 (326.08min - 964.44max) MB/s +227%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
515 (462.09min - 515.25max) MB/s +75%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
504 (500.38min - 503.53max) MB/s +71%
GMK NucBox K1
HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
354 (350.57min - 354.13max) MB/s +20%
Beelink U59
Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
295 (288.36min - 294.82max) MB/s
4k q1 t1 read
Beelink SEi10
Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
48.3 (47.16min - 48.29max) MB/s +272%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
40.1 (39.9min - 40.06max) MB/s +208%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
21.6 (20.05min - 21.62max) MB/s +66%
Beelink U59
Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
13 (11.34min - 13.03max) MB/s
GMK NucBox K1
HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
8.76 (4.86min - 8.76max) MB/s -33%
4k q1 t1 write
Beelink SEi10
Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
176 (148.72min - 175.53max) MB/s +326%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
104 (103.95min - 104.38max) MB/s +152%
GMK NucBox K1
HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
54.6 (11.92min - 54.62max) MB/s +32%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
46.4 (45.57min - 46.37max) MB/s +12%
Beelink U59
Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
41.3 (26.85min - 41.32max) MB/s
4k q32 t16 read
Beelink SEi10
Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
395 (393.42min - 394.82max) MB/s +190%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
394 (375.15min - 393.85max) MB/s +190%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
285 (283.99min - 284.61max) MB/s +110%
Beelink U59
Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
136 (135.53min - 136max) MB/s
GMK NucBox K1
HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
67.3 (64.67min - 67.3max) MB/s -51%
4k q32 t16 write
Beelink SEi10
Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
503 (76.08min - 503.17max) MB/s +345%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
330 (329.53min - 329.95max) MB/s +192%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
307 (253.88min - 307.24max) MB/s +172%
GMK NucBox K1
HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
160 (12.07min - 160.1max) MB/s +42%
Beelink U59
Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
113 (106.48min - 113.38max) MB/s
AS SSD
Score Total
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
1023 Points +66%
Beelink SEi10
Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
983 Points +60%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
839 Points +36%
Beelink U59
Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
615 Points
GMK NucBox K1
HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
326 Points -47%
Score Read
Beelink SEi10
Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
501 Points +153%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
457 Points +131%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
304 Points +54%
Beelink U59
Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
198 Points
GMK NucBox K1
HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
126 Points -36%
Score Write
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
375 Points +17%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
324 Points +1%
Beelink U59
Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
321 Points
Beelink SEi10
Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
253 Points -21%
GMK NucBox K1
HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
134 Points -58%
Seq Read
Beelink SEi10
Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
1111 MB/s +117%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
527 MB/s +3%
Beelink U59
Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
512 MB/s
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
507 MB/s -1%
GMK NucBox K1
HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
432.5 MB/s -16%
Seq Write
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
469 MB/s +29%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
413.8 MB/s +14%
GMK NucBox K1
HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
404 MB/s +11%
Beelink U59
Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
364.5 MB/s
Beelink SEi10
Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
323.5 MB/s -11%
4K Read
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
36.75 MB/s +242%
Beelink SEi10
Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
33.1 MB/s +208%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
20.41 MB/s +90%
Beelink U59
Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
10.74 MB/s
GMK NucBox K1
HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
9.18 MB/s -15%
4K Write
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
88.5 MB/s +193%
Beelink SEi10
Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
66.2 MB/s +119%
GMK NucBox K1
HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
52.8 MB/s +75%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
42.52 MB/s +41%
Beelink U59
Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
30.16 MB/s
4K-64 Read
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
369.4 MB/s +172%
Beelink SEi10
Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
357.3 MB/s +163%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
231.4 MB/s +71%
Beelink U59
Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
135.7 MB/s
GMK NucBox K1
HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
73.4 MB/s -46%
4K-64 Write
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
285.3 MB/s +12%
Beelink U59
Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
254.3 MB/s
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
193.7 MB/s -24%
Beelink SEi10
Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
154.8 MB/s -39%
GMK NucBox K1
HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
41.03 MB/s -84%
Access Time Read
GMK NucBox K1
HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
0.251 ms * -45%
Beelink U59
Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
0.173 ms *
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
0.124 ms * +28%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
0.103 ms * +40%
Beelink SEi10
Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
0.066 ms * +62%
Access Time Write
Beelink SEi10
Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
0.616 ms * -254%
GMK NucBox K1
HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
0.308 ms * -77%
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
0.269 ms * -55%
Beelink U59
Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
0.174 ms *
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
0.095 ms * +45%

* ... smaller is better

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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Beelink U59: Ø458 (414.62-460.83)

GPU Performance

Graphics performance is about 40 to 50 percent slower than the common UHD Graphics 620 found on older laptops and mini PCs before the advent of Iris Xe. Though capable of streaming, don't expect most native games to run well.

3DMark 11
3DMark 11
Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate
Time Spy
Time Spy
Fire Strike
Fire Strike
Fire Strike Ultra
Fire Strike Ultra
 
3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7
100 pt
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i7-8559U
68.1 pt
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano -3!
Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i5-10210U
45.6 pt
Prime Computer PrimeMini 5 i7 NUC8v7PNB
Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i7-8665U
38.9 pt
Beelink SEi10
Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Intel Core i3-1005G1
32.8 pt
Beelink U59
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095
20.3 pt
Average Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
 
18.6 pt
Chuwi LapBook Plus -1!
Intel HD Graphics 505, Intel Atom x7-E3950
15.7 pt
Blackview AceBook 1 -2!
Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4120
14.3 pt
Asus BR1100FKA-BP0109RA
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N4500
14 pt
GMK NucBox K1
Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125
13.2 pt
Jumper Tech Ez Book X3 Air -1!
Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4100
12.8 pt
3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7
19330 Points +271%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i7-8559U
16698 Points +220%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i5-10210U
10057 Points +93%
Prime Computer PrimeMini 5 i7 NUC8v7PNB
Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i7-8665U
9413 Points +81%
Beelink SEi10
Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Intel Core i3-1005G1
7448 Points +43%
Beelink U59
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095
5212 Points
Average Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
  (4210 - 5217, n=8)
4863 Points -7%
Asus BR1100FKA-BP0109RA
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N4500
4210 Points -19%
Chuwi LapBook Plus
Intel HD Graphics 505, Intel Atom x7-E3950
3997 Points -23%
Blackview AceBook 1
Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4120
3441 Points -34%
GMK NucBox K1
Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125
3366 Points -35%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7
3152 Points +364%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i7-8559U
2260 Points +233%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i5-10210U
1232 Points +81%
Prime Computer PrimeMini 5 i7 NUC8v7PNB
Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i7-8665U
1228 Points +81%
Beelink SEi10
Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Intel Core i3-1005G1
960 Points +41%
Beelink U59
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095
679 Points
Average Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
  (392 - 679, n=8)
613 Points -10%
Jumper Tech Ez Book X3 Air
Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4100
486 Points -28%
Blackview AceBook 1
Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4120
436 Points -36%
GMK NucBox K1
Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125
433 Points -36%
Asus BR1100FKA-BP0109RA
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N4500
392 Points -42%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7
1031 Points +466%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i7-8559U
633 Points +248%
Prime Computer PrimeMini 5 i7 NUC8v7PNB
Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i7-8665U
377 Points +107%
Beelink SEi10
Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Intel Core i3-1005G1
320 Points +76%
Beelink U59
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095
182 Points
Average Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
  (129 - 182, n=5)
168.2 Points -8%
Chuwi LapBook Plus
Intel HD Graphics 505, Intel Atom x7-E3950
142 Points -22%
Asus BR1100FKA-BP0109RA
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N4500
129 Points -29%
Jumper Tech Ez Book X3 Air
Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4100
123 Points -32%
GMK NucBox K1
Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125
120 Points -34%
2560x1440 Time Spy Score
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7
1161 Points +453%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i7-8559U
722 Points +244%
Prime Computer PrimeMini 5 i7 NUC8v7PNB
Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i7-8665U
432 Points +106%
Beelink SEi10
Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Intel Core i3-1005G1
367 Points +75%
Beelink U59
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095
210 Points
Average Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
  (145 - 210, n=5)
192.4 Points -8%
Chuwi LapBook Plus
Intel HD Graphics 505, Intel Atom x7-E3950
161 Points -23%
Asus BR1100FKA-BP0109RA
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N4500
145 Points -31%
Jumper Tech Ez Book X3 Air
Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4100
141 Points -33%
GMK NucBox K1
Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125
138 Points -34%
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7
5221 Points +484%
Intel NUC8i7BE
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i7-8559U
3081 Points +245%
Prime Computer PrimeMini 5 i7 NUC8v7PNB
Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i7-8665U
1717 Points +92%
Beelink SEi10
Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Intel Core i3-1005G1
1684 Points +88%
Beelink U59
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095
894 Points
Average Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
  (554 - 894, n=8)
819 Points -8%
Chuwi LapBook Plus
Intel HD Graphics 505, Intel Atom x7-E3950
765 Points -14%
Jumper Tech Ez Book X3 Air
Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4100
603 Points -33%
GMK NucBox K1
Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125
589 Points -34%
Blackview AceBook 1
Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4120
583 Points -35%
Asus BR1100FKA-BP0109RA
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N4500
554 Points -38%
3DMark 11 Performance
1028 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
4845 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
658 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
210 points
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Witcher 3 FPS Chart

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Beelink U59: Ø14.4 (13-15)
low med. high ultra
The Witcher 3 (2015) 14
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 57.3 26.6 12 11.2
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 7.17
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 10.8 9.18 8.62

Emissions

System Noise

The internal fan is silent at 24.5 dB(A) when the system is not running any applications. More often than not, however, users will likely be video streaming or web browsing and so the fan will occasionally jump to 28.6 dB(A) or 30.4 dB(A). Other mini PCs are much louder including Beelink's own SEi10.

Running Prime95 induces a maximum fan noise of 37.6 dB(A) to be noticeable but not distracting in an HTPC environment.

Fan noise profile (White: Background, Red: System idle, Blue: 3DMark 06, Orange: Witcher 3, Green: Prime95 stress)
Fan noise profile (White: Background, Red: System idle, Blue: 3DMark 06, Orange: Witcher 3, Green: Prime95 stress)

Noise Level

Idle
24.5 / 24.5 / 28.6 dB(A)
Load
29.7 / 37.6 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
 
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 24.5 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2039.644.240.93839.72529.839.730.730.130.23129.431.728.328.327.94025.726.724.62524.75033.432.932.732.732.46329.52828.428.329.68028.827.829.128.328.910026.225.725.927.92612524.223.623.924.924.216026.325.325.325.324.620023.622.923.121.625.325020.920.720.318.822.631522.121.119.419.62340018.717.117.515.720.750017.416.31513.520.863023.721.316.512.422.480017.617.215.910.224100017.517.116.99.926.1125015.416.215.51022.9160019.519.116.89.726.8200017.817.316.310.229.5250018.718.617.510.129315015.915.614.610.526.4400015.615.314.41124.9500014.514.313.611.322.1630013.513.512.911.722.6800014.814.714.611.520.51000019.719.318.511.620.41250023.622.721.711.923.616000131312.21113SPL30.429.728.624.537.6N1.41.31.10.62.6median 18.7median 17.3median 16.8median 11.6median 23.6Delta3.63.13.43.82.3hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseBeelink U59
Beelink U59
UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428
Intel NUC11TNKi5
Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S
Intel NUC8i7BE
Iris Plus Graphics 655, i7-8559U
Beelink SEi10
UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U, Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
GMK NucBox K1
UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125, HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB
Noise
-27%
-19%
-27%
-24%
-20%
off / environment *
24.5
24.8
-1%
28.7
-17%
27.5
-12%
27.8
-13%
27.8
-13%
Idle Minimum *
24.5
35.6
-45%
28.7
-17%
30.9
-26%
27.8
-13%
27.8
-13%
Idle Average *
24.5
35.6
-45%
29.3
-20%
33.5
-37%
33.9
-38%
27.8
-13%
Idle Maximum *
28.6
35.6
-24%
31.8
-11%
33.5
-17%
33.9
-19%
27.8
3%
Load Average *
29.7
36.2
-22%
39
-31%
38.5
-30%
43.7
-47%
46.8
-58%
Witcher 3 ultra *
30.4
38
-25%
39
-28%
Load Maximum *
37.6
47.6
-27%
41.4
-10%
51.6
-37%
43.7
-16%
46.8
-24%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

Temperatures are not an issue on the U59. Hot spots are barely any warmer even when the system is fully stressed.

System idle (front)
System idle (front)
System idle (back)
System idle (back)
Prime95 stress (front)
Prime95 stress (front)
Prime95 stress (back)
Prime95 stress (back)

Stress Test

The CPU would stabilize at 2.8 GHz and 69 C when under Prime95 stress. The fact that the system utilizes an active fan for cooling is likely responsible for the lower-than-expected temperatures and steady performance over time. HWiNFO reports PL1 and PL2 levels of 15 W and 25 W, respectively, but we're only able to reach a stable 15 W when running such extreme loads. Running this same test on the Core i3-powered Beelink SEi10 would result in a significantly warmer core temperature of 90 C.

System idle
System idle
Witcher 3 stress
Witcher 3 stress
Prime95 stress
Prime95 stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
CPU Clock (GHz) GPU Clock (MHz) Average CPU Temperature (°C)
System Idle -- -- 39
Prime95 Stress 2.8 -- 69
Prime95 + FurMark Stress 2.6 -- 66
Witcher 3 Stress 0.5 -- 50

Energy Management

Power Consumption

Idling on desktop with no running applications would consume more than expected at around 7 W whereas the Intel NUC8 or GMK NucBox K1 could draw as low as 3 W each. Higher loads like games would draw much less on our U59 at just 13 W to 16 W on average compared to 2x or higher on mini PCs with faster UHD Graphics 620 or Iris Xe GPUs.

Wall wart AC adapter (~7.9 x 4.8 x 3.4 cm excluding prongs) can output up to 36 W
Wall wart AC adapter (~7.9 x 4.8 x 3.4 cm excluding prongs) can output up to 36 W
The system can only be powered by the proprietary AC adapter as generic USB-C adapters will not work
The system can only be powered by the proprietary AC adapter as generic USB-C adapters will not work
Power consumption when running 3DMark 06
Power consumption when running 3DMark 06
Power consumption when running Witcher 3
Power consumption when running Witcher 3
Prime95 causes consumption to spike to 24.7 W. The system is able to maintain this draw over long periods
Prime95 causes consumption to spike to 24.7 W. The system is able to maintain this draw over long periods
Prime95+FurMark stress initiated at the 10s mark
Prime95+FurMark stress initiated at the 10s mark
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.87 / 0.7 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 6.7 / 6.7 / 7.4 Watt
Load midlight 16 / 25.6 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        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.
Beelink U59
Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428, , x,
Intel NUC11TNKi5
i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S, , x,
Intel NUC8i7BE
i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655, , , x,
Beelink SEi10
i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D, , x,
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano
i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620, Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC, , x,
GMK NucBox K1
Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600, HIKVision C100 NGFF SSD 128GB, , x,
Power Consumption
-135%
-102%
-26%
-67%
34%
Idle Minimum *
6.7
11.5
-72%
2.7
60%
6.3
6%
8.9
-33%
3.4
49%
Idle Average *
6.7
12.4
-85%
3.1
54%
6.6
1%
9
-34%
3.8
43%
Idle Maximum *
7.4
12.9
-74%
6.3
15%
6.7
9%
9.9
-34%
3.9
47%
Load Average *
16
40.7
-154%
59.7
-273%
25.9
-62%
33
-106%
12.5
22%
Witcher 3 ultra *
13.1
43.9
-235%
47.2
-260%
Load Maximum *
25.6
73.5
-187%
78
-205%
46.7
-82%
58
-127%
22.7
11%

* ... smaller is better

Power Consumption Witcher 3 / Stresstest

0510152025Tooltip
Beelink U59; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø13.1 (12.6-17)
Beelink U59; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø24.6 (24.2-25.6)

Power Consumption external Monitor

05101520Tooltip
Beelink U59; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø24.1 (23-24.7)
Beelink U59; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø20.7 (19.8-21.1)
Beelink U59; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø13.1 (12.7-14.8)

Pros

+ reasonable core and surface temperatures when under load
+ good multi-thread CPU performance for the price
+ support for 2x internal drives and 2x SODIMM
+ smooth 4K streaming at 60 FPS
+ supports VESA mounting
+ inexpensive

Cons

- no Kensington lock, SD reader, or IR receiver
- top plastic plate feels and looks cheap
- no Thunderbolt or USB PD support
- noticeable fan pulsing
- slow WLAN

Verdict

In review: Beelink U59. Test unit provided by Beelink
In review: Beelink U59. Test unit provided by Beelink

The low price of $279 to $349 USD complete with RAM, storage, and Windows 11 Pro is the most compelling selling point of the Beelink U59. Performance-per-dollar is noticeably higher than previous generation Celeron mini PCs as well by as much as 2x to 2.5x in terms of multi-thread performance or 50 percent in terms of single-thread performance and graphics. We appreciate that both storage bays, both RAM slots, and the WLAN module are easily accessible and upgradeable meaning interested buyers don't need to shell out for the higher-end configuration if they don't mind upgrading such components themselves.

It's not quite a Core i3, but the Jasper Lake Celeron N5095 is at least much closer to one than any other mobile Celeron CPUs before it. The Beelink U59 offers noticeably better performance than most other mini PCs in the $200 to $350 price range.

The drawbacks are minor but they do add up. The fact that the system requires a proprietary AC barrel adapter is an annoyance when it could have been powered by the more universal USB-C instead. The fan, though generally quiet, tends to pulse frequently in response to workloads. The lack of an SD card reader may vex users who rely on it while the top plastic plate feels cheap and prone to scratching. If you have to get any Celeron mini PC, however, then the Jasper Lake-powered Beelink U59 can be a good option simply because of the notable performance benefits over older Celeron chips such as those in the GMK NucBox K1 or Chuwi GBox.

Price and Availability

Amazon is currently shipping the Beelink U59 starting at $279 USD up to $349 USD depending on the RAM and storage option.

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Allen Ngo, 2021-11-29 (Update: 2021-11-29)