Morefine M600 6600U desktop PC review: The affordable mini PC with an AMD Ryzen 5 6600U with 32 GB RAM and USB4
We recently analyzed the top-of-the-range Morefine M600 6900HX's performance - which was impressive, to say the least. Now, it is time for us to take a look at the Morefine M600 6600U, which with its AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, has a little lower CPU performance - although the rest of its features are identical. In turn, this means we can also be excited about its modern ports such as USB4. We managed to get our hands on a barebone version of the Morefine M600 6600U. Currently, it has an MRSP of $388. For our tests, we utilized the available components from the Morefine M600 6900HX, which means our test device is also fitted with 32 GB DDR5 RAM and a 512 GB SSD from Transcend.
The Morefine M600 6600U comes in visually-appealing packaging with a gold label. The scope of delivery includes all the necessary parts. The PC even comes with a mounting plate in order to connect it to a monitor (VESA mount). The device can be fitted with up to three SSDs - here, all the necessary cables are also included. In this review, we will be taking a close look at its performance compared to the top-of-the-range model, which costs around $200 more in its base configuration. Is this higher price justified or does it make sense to choose the introductory model? We have also chosen devices from MinisForum, Geekom and Intel to act as direct competitors to which we can compare our device. You can find a list of these in the table below.
Possible competitors compared
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Best Price |
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83.7 % | 05/2023 | Morefine M600, 6600U R5 6600U, Radeon 660M | 768 g | 40.6 mm | |
85.5 % | 03/2023 | Morefine M600, 6900HX R9 6900HX, Radeon 680M | 779 g | 40.6 mm | |
86.1 % | 02/2023 | Minisforum Venus Series UM690 R9 6900HX, Radeon 680M | 621 g | 48 mm | |
78.9 % | 11/2022 | Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 511 g | 37 mm | |
85.1 % | 01/2023 | Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.2 kg | 66 mm | |
01/2022 | Morefine S500+ R9 5900HX, Vega 8 | 697 g | 40 mm | ||
09/2022 | Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 586 g | 53 mm | ||
05/2022 | Minisforum EliteMini B550 R7 5700G, Vega 8 | 1.1 kg | 67 mm |
The Morefine M600 with an AMD Ryzen 5 6600U in detail
Case
Our test sample's build is the exact same as the Morefine M600 with an AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX. For further details about its case, please take a look at our review of the top-of-the-range model. The same can be said for its connectivity options, which are also the same on the smaller model.
At this point, we would still like to mention one issue around this test: The model with the Ryzen 5 6600U also has a Thunderbolt port, which can enormously widen the device's range of uses. However, after our first test, we weren't able to connect our external GPU dock to the device. After speaking to the manufacturer, we were told to check some of the BIOS settings. After activating a few features to do with USB4, we were then able to connect the dock.
BIOS settings to activate the Thunderbolt port:
USB4 Enable path: BIOS--Advanced--AMD CBS--FCH Common Options--USB4 Configuration Options--USB4 pre-CM Enable [Disabled] to [Enabled].
USB4 RT0--RT0 Router Enable [Disabled] to [Enabled].
Performance - AMD's Rembrandt SoC is fast with its 6 cores
The Morefine M600 has an AMD Ryzen 5 6600U with 6 cores and 12 threads in its smallest configuration. This is more than enough performance for everyday use - with some extra in reserve. The SoC's AMD Radeon 660M is a small iGPU, which is similar to the AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 in terms of performance.
Testing conditions
We selected the maximum power energy profile for all performance tests. Deviations to this were only made in the power and noise emission measurements according to our test criteria. The CPU's performance was not changed in the BIOS and we did not make any adjustments to the fan curve in terms of cooling.
Processor
The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U is part of AMD's Rembrandt series and has 6 cores with a total of 12 threads. The Morefine M600 6600U loses about 10 per cent in its performance rating, which represents an average of all CPU benchmarks, compared to the top-of-the-range model with an AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX. Our test sample came in second to last - although the distance to its competitors is minimal. We saw a considerable difference in performance between the Morefine M600 6600U and the Ace Magician TK11-A0.
You can find more processor benchmarks here.
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 | |
Morefine M600, 6900HX | |
Minisforum EliteMini B550 | |
Morefine S500+ | |
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Average of class Mini PC (561 - 27538, n=93, last 2 years) | |
Morefine M600, 6600U | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 |
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 | |
Morefine M600, 6900HX | |
Morefine S500+ | |
Minisforum EliteMini B550 | |
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Average of class Mini PC (308 - 14722, n=93, last 2 years) | |
Morefine M600, 6600U | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 |
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
Morefine M600, 6900HX | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 | |
Morefine M600, 6600U | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 | |
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 | |
Average of class Mini PC (4408 - 44347, n=93, last 2 years) | |
Morefine S500+ | |
Minisforum EliteMini B550 |
The Morefine M600 in the Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
The Cinebench R15 continuous loop shows how well the system performs at continuous load. The system simply cannot sustain the SoC's starting performance levels. However, only exceedingly few devices manage this, which means our Morefine M600 6600U is not alone. The SoC's performance sank continuously during the first ten runs and evened out at 1,105 points on average. This means its continuous performance sank by around 20 per cent compared to a single pass.
System performance
Our system benchmarks reflect the performance of the CPU benchmarks. The Morefine M600 6600U managed to keep the Ace Magician TK11-A0 in check - its lag behind the rest of its competitors was not so big. The RAM tests showed relatively good results thanks to its DDR5.
* ... smaller is better
DPC latency
LatencyMon didn't show any critical latencies in the Morefine M600 6600U either. We saw slightly higher latencies when opening multiple tabs in Edge, which didn't increase further when playing the 4K test video. We did not see higher latencies with Prime95 either.
* ... smaller is better
Storage devices
We received the present test sample as a barebone version and performed the test using a 512-GB Transcend SSD. The same model was also used in the Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit. However, the same SSD delivered slightly better rates in the Morefine M600 6600U. Nevertheless, you could achieve much better results by using an SSD that utilizes the full bandwidth with PCIe 4.0. For this, you can take a look at the Morefine M600 6900HX, which delivered significantly higher transfer rates with the Kingston KC3000. However, the Morefine M600 had problems maintaining the SSD performance under permanent load. Sometimes it is advisable to install an SSD with a cooling unit since the air circulation in the device is very limited.
The Morefine M600 can be equipped with three mass storage devices - regardless of the SoC's configuration. The device has two M.2 slots and a 2.5-inch data carrier (see picture) can also be accommodated in the case lid. However, it can't exceed a height of 9 millimeters. The appropriate connection cable is included in the scope of delivery.
For more comparisons and benchmarks, take a look at our comparison table.
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Reading continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics card
The Morefine M600 6600U has an integrated AMD Radeon 660M graphics card. Compared to the AMD Radeon 680M, which is an iGPU found in the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, you have to settle for much less performance with the AMD Radeon 660M. There is 50 per cent between the two models, which means the AMD Radeon 660M rather competes with an AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 and the Intel Iris Xe Graphics.
Since the Morefine M600 6600U has a Thunderbolt 3 port, we have taken a look at its performance in combination with the Razer Core X and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. Although, the desktop graphics card's performance is somewhat limited due to its lower PCI Express connection. Nevertheless, its 3D performance could be drastically increased in this combination compared to the iGPU. In the synthetic tests, we saw a similar performance compared to its competitors, which we also combined with the Razer Core X and the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. Only the Ace Magician TK11-A0 couldn't quite keep up here due to its weaker CPU.
You can find further AMD Radeon 660M benchmarks here.
AMD Radeon 660M
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti via Thunderbolt 3
Performance Rating - Percent | |
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti |
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU | |
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
3DMark | |
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics | |
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics | |
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
Fire Strike Extreme Graphics | |
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
Unigine Heaven 4.0 | |
Extreme Preset OpenGL | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
Extreme Preset DX11 | |
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
Unigine Valley 1.0 | |
1920x1080 Extreme HD DirectX AA:x8 | |
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
1920x1080 Extreme HD Preset OpenGL AA:x8 | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
Unigine Superposition | |
1920x1080 1080p High | |
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
1920x1080 1080p Extreme | |
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
ComputeMark v2.1 | |
1024x600 Normal, Score | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 3DTex | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 2DTexArr | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Vector | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
1024x600 Normal, QJuliaRayTrace | |
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Gaming performance
The AMD Radeon 660M is an iGPU which can only deal with current games' requirements to a limited extent. For example, we could only achieve unplayable frame rates at 720p when running God of War. In comparison, this means an exchange of blows between it, the AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 and the Intel Iris Xe Graphics, which were also only limitedly suitable for gaming.
As before in our synthetic tests, we also took a look at the PC's expected performance in combination with the Razer Core X and the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti in our gaming tests. The 3D performance could be increased significantly via Thunderbolt with the corresponding accessories. Compared with the Morefine M600 6900HX, our test sample based on the Ryzen 5 6600U always ranked behind with a small gap.
For further comparisons and benchmarks, take a look at our GPU games list.
AMD Radeon 660M
The Witcher 3 | |
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 | |
Morefine M600, 6900HX | |
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Morefine S500+ | |
Morefine M600, 6600U | |
Minisforum EliteMini B550 | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 | |
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off) | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 | |
Morefine M600, 6900HX | |
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 | |
Morefine S500+ | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 | |
Morefine M600, 6600U | |
Minisforum EliteMini B550 | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 |
low | med. | high | ultra | |
GTA V (2015) | 142.9 | 124.9 | 33.9 | 14.5 |
The Witcher 3 (2015) | 76.8 | 46.8 | 22.6 | 14.4 |
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 135.9 | 107.7 | 64.9 | 55.7 |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 40.9 | 19.8 | 14.5 | |
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 50.6 | 36.7 | 30.8 | |
Far Cry 5 (2018) | 62 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
Strange Brigade (2018) | 99.9 | 37.8 | 29.5 | 24.3 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) | 69.3 | 22.2 | 17.3 | 13.4 |
Far Cry New Dawn (2019) | 58 | 32 | 29 | 27 |
Metro Exodus (2019) | 48 | 18.8 | 14.4 | 11.2 |
Borderlands 3 (2019) | 49 | 20.5 | 13.6 | 10.7 |
F1 2020 (2020) | 102.1 | 44.6 | 32.3 | 22.2 |
F1 2021 (2021) | 109.5 | 44.4 | 35.2 | 14.7 |
Far Cry 6 (2021) | 58.5 | 25.6 | 21.8 | 18.3 |
God of War (2022) | 16 | 12.6 | 9.95 | |
GRID Legends (2022) | 49.6 | 36.5 | 27.4 | 19.5 |
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022) | 26.9 | 19.7 | 12.6 | 9.57 |
F1 22 (2022) | 44.7 | 40.2 | 27.2 | 5.91 |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti via Thunderbolt 3
Performance Rating - Percent | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
Morefine M600, 6600U |
GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
Morefine M600, 6600U |
The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+) | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600, 6600U |
Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
Morefine M600, 6600U |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
Morefine M600, 6600U |
Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16 | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
Morefine M600, 6600U |
Far Cry 5 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
Morefine M600, 6600U |
Far Cry New Dawn - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
Morefine M600, 6600U |
F1 2020 - 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
Morefine M600, 6600U |
F1 2021 - 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset + Raytracing AA:T AF:16x | |
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600, 6600U |
Borderlands 3 - 1920x1080 Badass Overall Quality (DX11) | |
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 | |
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) | |
Morefine M600, 6600U |
low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
GTA V (2015) | 164.9 | 158.4 | 130.7 | 76.1 | 73.8 | 94 |
The Witcher 3 (2015) | 207.5 | 142.8 | 108.4 | 56.6 | 61.1 | |
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 131.8 | 116.9 | 108.6 | 105 | 90.8 | |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 149.2 | 124.4 | 91.2 | 73.4 | 46.9 | |
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 90.8 | 79.2 | 64.9 | 56.7 | ||
Far Cry 5 (2018) | 113 | 98 | 94 | 88 | 82 | 55 |
Strange Brigade (2018) | 169.8 | 131.1 | 128.3 | 128.7 | 119.6 | 79.4 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) | 108.4 | 89.6 | 87.4 | 84.7 | 78 | 52.1 |
Far Cry New Dawn (2019) | 100 | 89 | 85 | 77 | 72 | 56 |
Metro Exodus (2019) | 110.4 | 77.7 | 59.3 | 44.7 | 40 | 30.8 |
Borderlands 3 (2019) | 83.3 | 88.2 | 84.2 | 68.7 | 56.9 | 33.5 |
F1 2020 (2020) | 163.9 | 95.8 | 97.6 | 84.5 | 72.5 | 51.7 |
F1 2021 (2021) | 113.7 | 87.6 | 54.5 | 42.8 | 38.8 | 32.8 |
Far Cry 6 (2021) | 60.1 | 51.5 | 42.3 | 36.6 | 35.8 | |
God of War (2022) | 98.1 | 87.8 | 73.8 | 56 | 49.2 | 37.7 |
GRID Legends (2022) | 91.6 | 81 | 70.1 | 57.7 | 52.6 | 44.1 |
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022) | 151.4 | 126.8 | 91.9 | 75.3 | 58.1 | 35.1 |
F1 22 (2022) | 49.1 | 44.3 | 34.8 | 22.6 | 21.7 | 17.3 |
Emissions - Frugal and extremely quiet
Noise emissions
In terms of noise emissions, the Morefine M600 6600U can't be faulted. Compared to ambient noise, we only saw a minimal increase in noise levels - even at full load. Thus, we can state that the device works almost silently despite active air cooling. Only the Minisforum NAD9 presented itself similarly well.
Morefine M600, 6600U R5 6600U, Radeon 660M | Morefine S500+ R9 5900HX, Vega 8 | Minisforum EliteMini B550 R7 5700G, Vega 8 | Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | Minisforum Venus Series UM690 R9 6900HX, Radeon 680M | Morefine M600, 6900HX R9 6900HX, Radeon 680M | |
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Noise | -19% | -6% | -13% | -3% | -20% | -9% | -11% | |
off / environment * | 29.4 | 30.1 -2% | 30.2 -3% | 30.28 -3% | 30.2 -3% | 30.4 -3% | 30.5 -4% | 30.4 -3% |
Idle Minimum * | 29.4 | 30.5 -4% | 31.82 -8% | 30.5 -4% | 33.1 -13% | 31.6 -7% | 30.9 -5% | |
Idle Average * | 29.4 | 33.15 -13% | 30.5 -4% | 32.27 -10% | 30.5 -4% | 33.1 -13% | 31.6 -7% | 31.5 -7% |
Idle Maximum * | 29.5 | 30.5 -3% | 33.17 -12% | 30.5 -3% | 33.1 -12% | 31.6 -7% | 31.5 -7% | |
Load Average * | 29.6 | 31.2 -5% | 35.82 -21% | 30.5 -3% | 38.1 -29% | 33.9 -15% | 37.5 -27% | |
Load Maximum * | 29.6 | 41.63 -41% | 35.1 -19% | 37.1 -25% | 30.5 -3% | 43.6 -47% | 34.4 -16% | 34.1 -15% |
* ... smaller is better
Noise Level
Idle |
| 29.4 / 29.4 / 29.5 dB(A) |
Load |
| 29.6 / 29.6 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 29.4 dB(A) |
Temperature
The Morefine M600 6600U's case only heats up slightly, even though the fan works very conservatively. We recorded a maximum of 90.8 °C for the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U in our stress test, which simulates an extreme scenario. The manufacturer limits the maximum temperature in the BIOS to 90 °C - this is because the thermal limit of the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U is 95 °C according to the manufacturer's specifications.
Power consumption
A look at the comparison table shows that the Morefine M600 6600U scored excellently. The frugal SoC ultimately ensured low power consumption in all measurements. We noted only 8 to 8.8 watts in idle, although only about 55 watts were needed at average load. However, the 120-watt power supply also had to provide up to 83 watts for a short time - but this didn't lead to any problems in our test.
Off / Standby | 1.6 / 1.9 Watt |
Idle | 8 / 8.7 / 8.8 Watt |
Load |
54.6 / 83.2 Watt |
Morefine M600, 6600U R5 6600U, Radeon 660M | Morefine S500+ R9 5900HX, Vega 8 | Minisforum EliteMini B550 R7 5700G, Vega 8 | Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | Minisforum Venus Series UM690 R9 6900HX, Radeon 680M | Morefine M600, 6900HX R9 6900HX, Radeon 680M | Average AMD Radeon 660M | Average of class Mini PC | |
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Power Consumption | -1% | -32% | 32% | -54% | -33% | -15% | -27% | 23% | -24% | |
Idle Minimum * | 8 | 8.1 -1% | 8.9 -11% | 3.4 57% | 12.1 -51% | 12.1 -51% | 8.7 -9% | 9.9 -24% | 3.97 ? 50% | 9.83 ? -23% |
Idle Average * | 8.7 | 8.4 3% | 9.6 -10% | 5.7 34% | 13 -49% | 12.2 -40% | 9.6 -10% | 11 -26% | 6.43 ? 26% | 11.7 ? -34% |
Idle Maximum * | 8.8 | 11.9 -35% | 11.8 -34% | 7 20% | 18.2 -107% | 12.3 -40% | 10.5 -19% | 11.2 -27% | 8.43 ? 4% | 14.3 ? -63% |
Load Average * | 54.6 | 47.1 14% | 98.9 -81% | 36.5 33% | 70.6 -29% | 64 -17% | 65.8 -21% | 74.2 -36% | 48.1 ? 12% | 51.6 ? 5% |
Load Maximum * | 83.2 | 72.9 12% | 101.8 -22% | 68 18% | 113 -36% | 98.8 -19% | 94.5 -14% | 103.2 -24% | 65.6 ? 21% | 85.5 ? -3% |
* ... smaller is better
Power consumption with external monitor
Pros
Cons
Verdict - Good performance and low emissions
The Morefine M600 6600U offers acceptable performance and is a good alternative to the top-of-the-range model. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U is based on the latest Rembrandt architecture and with its 6 cores and 12 threads, it makes for a good allrounder CPU. Visually, there is virtually no difference between both M600 models - they are built well and the various materials used are of high quality. Compared with the iGPU, the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U has to forfeit a little bit of performance. Here, the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX with its AMD Radeon 680M performs noticeably better. Therefore, the Morefine M600 can't be recommended as a PC purely for gaming - although, thanks to its modern connectivity options including Thunderbolt 4, the system can definitely be enhanced with the right accessories.
The Morefine M600 6600U is a modern and frugal mini PC with lots of external ports. Luckily, the Ryzen 5 model doesn't have to miss out on modern Thunderbolt 4 ports.
Its built-in cooling unit is good, although at the same time, it is worthy of a little criticism. The fan works quietly - even at maximum load. Even so, the manufacturer could have optimized the fan speed to ensure the SoC performs better at permanent load.
Prices and availability
You can currently purchase the Morefine M600 6600U directly from the manufacturer. Prices for the barebone version with an AMD Ryzen 5 6600U start at $388.
Transparency
The present review sample was freely purchased by the author at his/her own expense. The manufacturer did not receive a copy of this review before publication, nor was there any obligation to publish it.
Morefine M600, 6600U
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05/11/2023 v7
Sebastian Bade