Affordable mini PC for home office and multimedia - GMKtec NucBox M3 Ultra with Intel Core i7 review

Name: GMK NucBox M3 Ultra
Brand: GMK

Mini PC with weaknesses.

With the NucBox M3 Ultra, GMKtec presents a new mini PC with Intel Core i7 power. Available as a barebone or complete system, it promises strong performance at a fair price - but is the older SoC enough to hold its own in the current mini PC market? Our review provides the answers.
Sebastian Bade 👁 (translated by Sebastian Bade) Published 10/12/2025 🇩🇪
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Verdict - Solid mini PC for office and multimedia use

Like other models in the GMKtec series, the NucBox M3 Ultra scores with a strong price-performance ratio. With the Intel Core i7-12700H, it offers solid computing power that significantly outperforms many entry-level CPUs. This makes the mini PC ideal as a compact all-rounder, office system, or HTPC, which is also underpinned by low DPC latencies. Despite the comparatively low price for the barebone version, the build quality is impressive with a high-quality mix of aluminum and plastic.

Test device courtesy of GMKtec

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However, the system shows slight weaknesses when it comes to cooling: the mini PC becomes audible under load, and the fan control still seems immature. A more finely tuned fan curve would be desirable. A dedicated GPU is missing, but the integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics offers sufficient performance for multimedia, streaming, and occasional casual gaming. Meanwhile, the connectivity only offers the simple standard without USB4 or OCuLink. Opponents like the Minisforum UM890 Pro or the Geekom A8 have an advantage here.

Pros

+ Intel Core i7-12700H (14 cores, 20 threads)

+ high-quality aluminum and plastic casing

+ good workmanship

+ low DPC latencies

+ stable CPU performance under load

+ no temperature problems

Cons

- weak iGPU

- only one USB-C port

- Fan control seems immature

- simple maintenance options

Price and availability

The GMKtec NucBox M3 Ultra starts at $299 as a barebone version and can be ordered directly from GMKtec. However, our test configuration costs $429 to book.

$609.99

GMKtec Mini PC M3 Ultra with Intel Core i7-12700H(14C/20T 4.7 GHz), 16GB DDR4 RAM+1TB NVMe SSD, Mini Desktop Computer Triple 4K Display, WiFi 6, BT5.2, USB-C

Verdict - Solid mini PC for office and multimedia use
Specifications
Case & Connectivity
Performance
Emissions
Energy management
Notebookcheck rating
Possible alternatives in comparison

The GMKtec NucBox M3 Ultra combines high computing power with an ultra-compact form factor. Inside is an Intel Core i7-12700H, a native 14-core processor with a boost clock of up to 4.7 GHz, supported by the integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics. Despite its small size, the mini PC offers space for up to 64 GB DDR4 RAM and up to 8 TB SSD storage. We are testing the model with 32 GB RAM and 1 TB SSD, which is currently available from around $429.

Specifications

GMK NucBox M3 Ultra

Processor

Intel Core i7-12700H 14 x 1.7 - 4.7 GHz, 35 W PL2 / Short Burst, 35 W PL1 / Sustained, Alder Lake-H

Graphics adapter

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Core: 1400 MHz, 32.0.101.7028 DCHH

Memory

32 GB

, DDR4 3.200 MT/s, max. 64 GB

Mainboard

Intel Alder Lake-P PCH

Storage

TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S, 1024 GB

, 893 GB free

Soundcard

Intel Alder Lake-P PCH - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)

Connections

1 USB 2.0, 4 USB 3.1 Gen2, 2 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort

Networking

Intel Ethernet Controller I226-V (10/2500MBit/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): 42.5 x 114 x 106 ( = 1.67 x 4.49 x 4.17 in)

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Pro

Additional features

100-Watt-Netzteil

Weight

437 g ( = 15.41 oz / 0.96 pounds), Power Supply: 404 g ( = 14.25 oz / 0.89 pounds)

Price

429 Euro

Amazon

$609.99

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

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GMKtec NucBox M3 Ultra with power supply unit (20 V; 5 A)

Case & Connectivity

The GMKtec NucBox M3 Ultra comes in a compact mini PC case that is visually and functionally based on the design of GMKtec devices. Despite the low purchase price, the manufacturer has opted for a combination of metal and plastic. The connections are standard, which should be sufficient for most users. The NucBox M3 Ultra does not offer more modern interfaces such as USB4 or OCuLink.

The external interfaces of the GMKtec NucBox M3 Ultra (Source: GMKtec)

Size comparison

Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Ninkear M8, 32+1TB Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS BMAX B9 Power GMK NucBox M6 Ultra GMK NucBox M3 Ultra DIN A5 ❌

Performance check with the ADATA SE920 via USB Type-C

ADATA SE920 uses UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol)

Connectivity - USB 3.x / USB4 / TB - AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra Radeon 760M, R5 7640HS	3187.93 MB/s
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Radeon 780M, R7 8845HS, Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	3158.19 MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (423 - 3906, n=28, last 2 years)	2722 MB/s
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Radeon 780M, R9 8945HS, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	1622.04 MB/s
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-12700H, TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	422.62 MB/s

Wi-Fi performance

Networking
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Average of class Mini PC (267 - 1771, n=98, last 2 years)	1013 MBit/s +4%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card	977 (954^min - 984^max) MBit/s 0%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Realtek RTL8852BE	975 (958^min - 983^max) MBit/s
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card	922 (856^min - 937^max) MBit/s -5%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card	902 (793^min - 943^max) MBit/s -7%
Average Realtek RTL8852BE (455 - 985, n=64)	860 MBit/s -12%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card	964 (499^min - 1002^max) MBit/s +12%
Average of class Mini PC (251 - 1811, n=98, last 2 years)	938 MBit/s +9%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card	868 (822^min - 908^max) MBit/s +1%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Realtek RTL8852BE	862 (832^min - 881^max) MBit/s
Average Realtek RTL8852BE (536 - 943, n=63)	787 MBit/s -9%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card	771 (742^min - 814^max) MBit/s -11%

Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card; iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1479 (1351-1551)

Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card; iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1484 (1435-1510)

GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Realtek RTL8852BE; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø975 (958-983)

Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø901 (793-943)

GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Realtek RTL8852BE; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø862 (832-881)

Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø771 (742-814)

Accessories

The GMKtec NucBox M3 Ultra comes with a VESA mounting kit and a 100-watt power supply unit.

Scope of delivery of the GMKtec NucBox M3 Ultra

Maintenance

To open the GMKtec NucBox M3 Ultra, first remove the bottom of the housing. Inside, some components can be replaced or upgraded if necessary.

Sustainability

GMKtec does not provide any specific information on possible sustainability aspects in the manufacturing process. The packaging consists mainly of cardboard and is only supplemented by a few foam elements to protect the Mini PC.

Performance

The GMKtec NucBox M3 Ultra is powered by an Intel Core i7-12700H, which is a solid SoC in terms of its many native computing units.

Test conditions

The test runs were carried out in the delivery state with a TDP of 35 watts. A performance mode (45 watts) and a silent mode (28 watts) are also available in the BIOS.

BIOS - Settings

Processor

The Intel Core i7-12700H delivers solid performance with its 14 cores (6P + 8E). In terms of power consumption, the SoC only works with 35 watts, which is the minimum guaranteed performance according to Intel's specifications. This means that the processor cannot keep up with its competitors in multi-threaded tasks.

Performance rating - Percent
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	53.5 pt
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	53.3 pt
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	48.4 pt
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	48.4 pt
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	44.4 pt
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	43.1 pt

Cinebench 2024
CPU Multi Core
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	978 Points +59%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	943 Points +53%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	722 Points +17%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	698 Points +13%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	696 Points +13%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	617 Points
CPU Single Core
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	107 Points 0%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	107 Points
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	106 Points -1%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	103 Points -4%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	96 Points -10%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	77 Points -28%

Cinebench R23
Multi Core
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	17131 Points +66%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	16350 Points +59%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	13928 Points +35%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	13175 Points +28%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	12079 Points +17%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	10300 Points
Single Core
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	1815 Points +1%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	1793 Points
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	1779 Points -1%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	1716 Points -4%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	1598 Points -11%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	1266 Points -29%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Multi Core)
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	6762 Points +70%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	6428 Points +61%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	5546 Points +39%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	5068 Points +27%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	4734 Points +19%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	3981 Points
CPU (Single Core)
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	704 Points +2%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	691 Points
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	690 Points 0%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	666 Points -4%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	623 Points -10%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	487 Points -30%

Cinebench R15
CPU Multi 64Bit
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	2741 Points +80%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	2615 Points +72%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	2120 Points +39%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	2099 Points +38%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	1877 Points +23%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	1522 Points
CPU Single 64Bit
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	284 Points +11%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	278 Points +9%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	268 Points +5%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	256 Points
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	254 Points -1%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	185 Points -28%

Cinebench R11.5
CPU Multi 64Bit
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	31.77 Points +71%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	30.3 Points +63%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	26.63 Points +43%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	25.17 Points +35%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	22.33 Points +20%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	18.61 Points
CPU Single 64Bit
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	3.42 Points +15%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	3.34 Points +12%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	3.2 Points +8%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	3.01 Points +1%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	2.97 Points
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	2.22 Points -25%

Cinebench R10
Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	14593 Points +2%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	14557 Points +2%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	14332 Points
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	13966 Points -3%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	13252 Points -8%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	10299 Points -28%
Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	89478 Points +56%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	87782 Points +53%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	73346 Points +28%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	71955 Points +26%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	68542 Points +20%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	57276 Points

Blender
v2.79 BMW27 CPU
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	299 Seconds *
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	265 Seconds * +11%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	249 Seconds * +17%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	246 Seconds * +18%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	194 Seconds * +35%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	189 Seconds * +37%
v3.3 Classroom CPU
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	523 Seconds *
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	434 Seconds * +17%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	430 Seconds * +18%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	412 Seconds * +21%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	316 Seconds * +40%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	300 Seconds * +43%
v4.3 Barbershop CPU
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	2632 Seconds *
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	2178 Seconds * +17%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	2132 Seconds * +19%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	2112 Seconds * +20%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	1566 Seconds * +41%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	1472 Seconds * +44%

wPrime 2.10
32m
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	6.166 s *
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	4.209 s * +32%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	3.406 s * +45%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	3.168 s * +49%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	2.81 s * +54%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	2.672 s * +57%
1024m
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	491.806 s *
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	250.324 s * +49%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	95.473 s * +81%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	94.412 s * +81%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	86.762 s * +82%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	70.718 s * +86%

X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	297 (292^min - 299^max) fps +23%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	286.5 (284^min - 289^max) fps +18%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	282.5 (279^min - 287^max) fps +17%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	253.5 (240^min - 256^max) fps +5%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	250 (237^min - 250^max) fps +3%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	242 (240^min - 244^max) fps
Pass 2
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	155 (154.8^min - 155.3^max) fps +70%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	149.8 (149.4^min - 151.1^max) fps +65%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	123.85 (122.9^min - 124.2^max) fps +36%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	116.3 (115.5^min - 120.9^max) fps +28%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	111.6 (111^min - 113.5^max) fps +23%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	91 (90.7^min - 91.2^max) fps

WinRAR - Result
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	7669 KB/s
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	7402 KB/s -3%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	7397 KB/s -4%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	7332 KB/s -4%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	7275 KB/s -5%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	6832 KB/s -11%

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	14.9 GB/s +77%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	14.6 GB/s +74%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	12.9 GB/s +54%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	12.5 GB/s +49%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	10.5 GB/s +25%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	8.4 GB/s
Twofish Mean 100MB
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	2.1 GB/s +40%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	2.1 GB/s +40%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	2 GB/s +33%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	1.8 GB/s +20%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	1.5 GB/s 0%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	1.5 GB/s
Serpent Mean 100MB
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	1.3 GB/s +47%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	1.3 GB/s +47%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	1.2 GB/s +36%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	1.1 GB/s +24%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	0.984 GB/s +11%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	0.884 GB/s

Geekbench AI
Quantized CPU 1.2
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	7384 Points +86%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	7226 Points +82%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	6189 Points +56%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	4728 Points +19%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	4716 Points +19%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	3978 Points
Half Precision CPU 1.2
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	1863 Points +96%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	1814 Points +91%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	1549 Points +63%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	1437 Points +51%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	1054 Points +11%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	949 Points
Single Precision CPU 1.2
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	4167 Points +77%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	4066 Points +73%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	3260 Points +39%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	3259 Points +39%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	2791 Points +19%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	2350 Points
Quantized CPU 1.5
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	7617 Points +66%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	7536 Points +64%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	7221 Points +57%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	5501 Points +20%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	4938 Points +8%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	4590 Points
Half Precision CPU 1.5
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	1919 Points +97%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	1853 Points +90%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	1664 Points +71%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	1597 Points +64%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	1063 Points +9%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	974 Points
Single Precision CPU 1.5
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	4400 Points +83%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	4202 Points +75%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	3765 Points +57%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	3250 Points +35%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	2861 Points +19%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	2399 Points

Geekbench 6.5
Single-Core
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	2642 Points +11%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	2598 Points +9%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	2545 Points +7%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	2439 Points +2%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	2388 Points
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	1797 Points -25%
Multi-Core
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	13290 Points +52%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	13239 Points +52%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	11675 Points +34%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	10642 Points +22%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	9804 Points +12%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	8721 Points

Geekbench 6.0
Single-Core
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	2568 Points +14%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	2523 Points +12%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	2447 Points +9%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	2343 Points +4%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	2255 Points
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	1705 Points -24%
Multi-Core
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	12715 Points +47%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	12556 Points +46%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	11033 Points +28%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	10295 Points +19%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	9067 Points +5%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	8625 Points

Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	12207 Points +48%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	11820 Points +44%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	10601 Points +29%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	9969 Points +21%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	9453 Points +15%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	8230 Points
Single-Core
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	1949 Points +15%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	1879 Points +11%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	1873 Points +10%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	1802 Points +6%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	1698 Points
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	1298 Points -24%

Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	12184 Points +49%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	12057 Points +47%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	10531 Points +29%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	9934 Points +21%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	9462 Points +16%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	8192 Points
5.0 Single-Core
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	1869 Points +12%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	1841 Points +10%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	1765 Points +5%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	1733 Points +3%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	1675 Points
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	1257 Points -25%

Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	49452 Points +60%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	46366 Points +50%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	42524 Points +38%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	38751 Points +25%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	37145 Points +20%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	30898 Points
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	8092 Points +7%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	7933 Points +5%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	7790 Points +3%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	7582 Points
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	7336 Points -3%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	5823 Points -23%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	22207 Points +54%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	19770 Points +37%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	18750 Points +30%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	18116 Points +25%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	16821 Points +16%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	14455 Points

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	73742 MIPS +68%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	71161 MIPS +62%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	61021 MIPS +39%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	53320 MIPS +22%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	53012 MIPS +21%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	43850 MIPS
7z b 4 -mmt1
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	6648 MIPS +14%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	6582 MIPS +13%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	6463 MIPS +11%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	6058 MIPS +4%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	5838 MIPS
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	4240 MIPS -27%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	21.8 fps +88%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	20.7 fps +78%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	16.3 fps +41%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	15.7 fps +35%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	15 fps +29%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	11.6 fps

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	0.637 sec * -35%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	0.4824 sec * -2%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	0.4733 sec *
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	0.4683 sec * +1%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	0.4435 sec * +6%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	0.431 sec * +9%

LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	83.3 s * -35%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	61.8 s *
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	60.5 s * +2%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	50.1 s * +19%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	50.1 s * +19%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	46.9 s * +24%

3DMark - 1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	26934 Points +37%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	26420 Points +35%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	22958 Points +17%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	22281 Points +14%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	21092 Points +8%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	19614 Points

Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - 1M
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	10.896 s * -39%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	7.849 s *
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	7.767 s * +1%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	7.159 s * +9%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	7.103 s * +10%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	6.993 s * +11%

Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - 2M
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	24.152 s * -39%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	19.501 s * -13%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	17.869 s * -3%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	17.746 s * -2%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	17.324 s *
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	17.31 s * -0%

Affinity Photo 2 - Combined (Multi CPU)
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	826 Points +56%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	787 Points +49%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK	642 Points +22%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	555 Points +5%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H	528 Points
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	511 Points -3%

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Cinebench R10 Rendering Single 32Bit

8857

Cinebench R10 Shading 64Bit

10373 Points

Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit

57276 Points

Cinebench R10 Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit

14332 Points

Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit

8749

Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit

36361

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 32Bit

2.6 Points

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 32Bit

16.89 Points

Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 32Bit

89.48 fps

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit

2.97 Points

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64Bit

18.61 Points

Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit

93.32 fps

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

256 Points

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

1522 Points

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

97.8 %

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

91.66 fps

Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)

691 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)

3981 Points

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

10300 Points

Cinebench R23 Single Core

1793 Points

Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core

107 Points

Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core

617 Points

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Performance rating
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, Radeon 780M	98.1 pt
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, Radeon 780M	92.5 pt
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS, Radeon 780M	76.2 pt
Average of class Mini PC	73 pt
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, Radeon 760M	70.5 pt
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	61.2 pt
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	48.2 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, Radeon 780M	27793 KRay/s +186%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, Radeon 780M	26038 KRay/s +168%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS, Radeon 780M	20253 KRay/s +108%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, Radeon 760M	19264 KRay/s +98%
Average of class Mini PC (770 - 82725, n=112, last 2 years)	18987 KRay/s +95%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	12660 KRay/s +30%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	9730 KRay/s

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, Radeon 780M	118156 Points +136%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, Radeon 780M	107039 Points +114%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS, Radeon 780M	82211 Points +64%
Average of class Mini PC (4141 - 227429, n=112, last 2 years)	81018 Points +62%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, Radeon 760M	79194 Points +58%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	63681 Points +27%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	50058 Points

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, Radeon 780M	4972 MB/s +114%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, Radeon 780M	4709 MB/s +103%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS, Radeon 780M	3887 MB/s +68%
Average of class Mini PC (290 - 9475, n=112, last 2 years)	3584 MB/s +54%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, Radeon 760M	3489 MB/s +50%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	3097 MB/s +33%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	2320 MB/s

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, Radeon 780M	121347 Points +48%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, Radeon 780M	117545 Points +43%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS, Radeon 780M	102380 Points +24%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, Radeon 760M	88231 Points +7%
Average of class Mini PC (8208 - 184747, n=112, last 2 years)	86344 Points +5%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	82241 Points
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	80221 Points -2%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, Radeon 780M	15581 Points +131%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, Radeon 780M	14943 Points +122%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS, Radeon 780M	12833 Points +91%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, Radeon 760M	10946 Points +63%
Average of class Mini PC (408 - 31931, n=112, last 2 years)	10825 Points +61%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	7926 Points +18%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	6731 Points

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, Radeon 780M	63135 Points +160%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, Radeon 780M	57314 Points +136%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS, Radeon 780M	43419 Points +79%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, Radeon 760M	42413 Points +75%
Average of class Mini PC (2089 - 121827, n=112, last 2 years)	42158 Points +74%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	30336 Points +25%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	24258 Points

AIDA64 / CPU AES
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	112498 MB/s +144%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, Radeon 780M	91472 MB/s +98%
Average of class Mini PC (7948 - 325960, n=111, last 2 years)	88653 MB/s +92%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, Radeon 780M	82828 MB/s +80%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS, Radeon 780M	69141 MB/s +50%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, Radeon 760M	60442 MB/s +31%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	46099 MB/s

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, Radeon 780M	1117 MB/s +61%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, Radeon 780M	1063 MB/s +53%
Average of class Mini PC (127.2 - 2431, n=112, last 2 years)	904 MB/s +30%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	889 MB/s +28%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS, Radeon 780M	843 MB/s +21%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, Radeon 760M	752 MB/s +8%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	694 MB/s

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, Radeon 780M	14859 KRay/s +180%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, Radeon 780M	14040 KRay/s +165%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS, Radeon 780M	10518 KRay/s +98%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, Radeon 760M	10317 KRay/s +95%
Average of class Mini PC (432 - 43587, n=112, last 2 years)	10138 KRay/s +91%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	6705 KRay/s +27%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	5299 KRay/s

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, Radeon 780M	40354 MPixel/s +44%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, Radeon 780M	39905 MPixel/s +42%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS, Radeon 780M	39563 MPixel/s +41%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, Radeon 760M	39444 MPixel/s +40%
Average of class Mini PC (5333 - 94259, n=112, last 2 years)	34663 MPixel/s +23%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	28106 MPixel/s
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	24446 MPixel/s -13%

Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

In the Cinebench R15 endurance test, the GMKtec NucBox M3 Ultra shows stable performance without a noticeable decline in performance. Under full load, the CPU temperature reaches around 76 C, but remains within a harmless range.

CPU metrics during the Cinebench R15 loop

GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Core i7-12700H: Ø1569 (1529.93-1577.54)

Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS: Ø2547 (2492.52-2619.34)

Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS: Ø2711 (2695.6-2739.73)

GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS: Ø1844 (1829.49-1885.73)

System performance

The GMKtec NucBox M3 Ultra offers sufficient computing power for everyday office and multimedia use. Due to the DDR4 RAM, our test sample falls behind the faster models with DDR5 RAM.

PCMark 10 / Score
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS AMD Radeon 780M, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	7099 Points +24%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	6993 Points +22%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS AMD Radeon 760M,	6448 Points +12%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS AMD Radeon 780M,	6331 Points +10%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra, Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	5736 Points

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS AMD Radeon 780M, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	10451 Points +5%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	10286 Points +3%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra, Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	9991 Points
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS AMD Radeon 760M,	9933 Points -1%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS AMD Radeon 780M,	9902 Points -1%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	9742 Points +32%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS AMD Radeon 780M, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	9518 Points +29%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS AMD Radeon 760M,	9353 Points +27%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS AMD Radeon 780M,	9300 Points +26%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra, Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	7355 Points

WebXPRT 4 / Overall
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS AMD Radeon 780M, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	271 Points +10%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	264 Points +7%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra, Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	247 Points
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS AMD Radeon 780M,	233 Points -6%
BMAX B9 Power, Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	191.4 Points -23%

WebXPRT 3 / Overall
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS AMD Radeon 780M, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	329 Points +27%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	301 Points +16%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS AMD Radeon 780M,	282 Points +8%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra, Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	260 Points
BMAX B9 Power, Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	216 Points -17%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total
BMAX B9 Power, Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	737 ms * -37%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS AMD Radeon 760M,	591 ms * -10%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS AMD Radeon 780M,	589 ms * -9%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra, Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	538 ms *
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	527 ms * +2%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS AMD Radeon 780M, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	519 ms * +4%

CrossMark / Overall
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS AMD Radeon 780M, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	1849 Points +19%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	1816 Points +17%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS AMD Radeon 760M,	1661 Points +7%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS AMD Radeon 780M,	1599 Points +3%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra, Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	1548 Points
BMAX B9 Power, Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	1418 Points -8%

CrossMark / Productivity
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS AMD Radeon 780M, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	1773 Points +15%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	1714 Points +12%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS AMD Radeon 760M,	1641 Points +7%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra, Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	1537 Points
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS AMD Radeon 780M,	1521 Points -1%
BMAX B9 Power, Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	1332 Points -13%

CrossMark / Creativity
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	2052 Points +28%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS AMD Radeon 780M, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	1998 Points +25%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS AMD Radeon 780M,	1809 Points +13%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS AMD Radeon 760M,	1764 Points +10%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra, Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	1599 Points
BMAX B9 Power, Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	1529 Points -4%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS AMD Radeon 780M, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	1662 Points +16%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	1496 Points +4%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS AMD Radeon 760M,	1435 Points 0%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra, Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	1435 Points
BMAX B9 Power, Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	1363 Points -5%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS AMD Radeon 780M,	1286 Points -10%

* ... smaller is better

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

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, Radeon 780M	68719 MB/s +50%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, Radeon 780M	67607 MB/s +47%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, Radeon 760M	63022 MB/s +37%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS, Radeon 780M	59378 MB/s +29%
Average of class Mini PC (8377 - 163031, n=112, last 2 years)	57911 MB/s +26%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	45910 MB/s
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	42967 MB/s -6%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, Radeon 780M	61475 MB/s +40%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, Radeon 760M	61294 MB/s +40%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS, Radeon 780M	61288 MB/s +40%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, Radeon 780M	60996 MB/s +39%
Average of class Mini PC (8974 - 123769, n=112, last 2 years)	56453 MB/s +29%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	46318 MB/s +5%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	43920 MB/s

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, Radeon 780M	87356 MB/s +93%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, Radeon 780M	86747 MB/s +92%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, Radeon 760M	74661 MB/s +65%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS, Radeon 780M	74418 MB/s +65%
Average of class Mini PC (8762 - 216693, n=112, last 2 years)	65969 MB/s +46%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	45207 MB/s
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	42144 MB/s -7%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	102.5 ns * -20%
Average of class Mini PC (82.3 - 184.8, n=112, last 2 years)	95.8 ns * -12%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, Radeon 780M	91.4 ns * -7%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, Radeon 780M	90.3 ns * -6%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS, Radeon 780M	89.4 ns * -5%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, Radeon 760M	88.8 ns * -4%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	85.4 ns *

* ... smaller is better

DPC latencies

The measured DPC latencies are inconspicuous overall. The values only increase slightly under Prime95 load, but remain in the non-critical range.

Maximum latency when opening multiple browser tabs

Maximum latency when playing 4K video material

Maximum latency after ten seconds of Prime95

Drivers ranked by longest execution time

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Radeon 780M, R7 8845HS, Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	1273 μs * -121%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-12700H, TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	575 μs *
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra Radeon 760M, R5 7640HS	559.7 μs * +3%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Radeon 780M, R9 8945HS, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	509 μs * +11%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

A 1 TB SSD from TWSC is installed in the GMKtec NucBox M3 Ultra. The mass storage device uses the PCIe 3.0 x4 interface and offers solid transfer rates that are perfectly adequate for everyday use. The active cooling unit is not present, which means that performance drops slightly under continuous load. There is also a second M.2-2280 slot for the installation of an additional SSD.

AS SSD

DiskSpd

TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S

Sequential Read: 2691MB/s

Sequential Write: 2263MB/s

4K Read: 70.6MB/s

4K Write: 207MB/s

4K-64 Read: 854MB/s

4K-64 Write: 1262MB/s

Access Time Read: 0.142ms

Access Time Write: 0.092ms

Copy ISO: 3986.89MB/s

Copy Program: 727.91MB/s

Copy Game: 1982.03MB/s

Score Read: 1193Points

Score Write: 1696Points

Score Total: 3499Points

Drive Performance rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD | SPECworkstation 4.0

Drive Performance rating - Percent
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	96.6 pt
Average of class Mini PC	66.9 pt
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	66.7 pt
BMAX B9 Power SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	65.3 pt
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	54.3 pt
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	54 pt
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	51.4 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	2801 (2793.48^min - 2800.96^max) MB/s +41%
Average of class Mini PC (413 - 4960, n=111, last 2 years)	2456 MB/s +24%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	2368 (2316.29^min - 2367.68^max) MB/s +19%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	2218 (2191.96^min - 2217.5^max) MB/s +12%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	2150 (2145.71^min - 2150.1^max) MB/s +8%
BMAX B9 Power SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	1985 (1968.39^min - 1984.95^max) MB/s 0%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	1984 (1925.32^min - 1984.33^max) MB/s
seq write
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	4556 (4547.39^min - 4555.85^max) MB/s +125%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	3044 (2966.57^min - 3044.22^max) MB/s +51%
Average of class Mini PC (339 - 5595, n=111, last 2 years)	2817 MB/s +39%
BMAX B9 Power SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	2293 (2231.1^min - 2292.84^max) MB/s +13%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	2225 (1973.42^min - 2224.61^max) MB/s +10%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	2205 (2009.88^min - 2204.95^max) MB/s +9%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	2021 (1955.88^min - 2020.61^max) MB/s
seq q8 t1 read
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	4590 (4094.26^min - 4590.04^max) MB/s +37%
Average of class Mini PC (397 - 8430, n=111, last 2 years)	4180 MB/s +25%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	4087 (3505.93^min - 4087.35^max) MB/s +22%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	3554 (3014.08^min - 3553.62^max) MB/s +6%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	3349 (2548.88^min - 3348.52^max) MB/s
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	3301 (2507.56^min - 3301.34^max) MB/s -1%
BMAX B9 Power SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	3197 (2834.3^min - 3196.9^max) MB/s -5%
seq q8 t1 write
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	4631 (4481.46^min - 4630.69^max) MB/s +97%
Average of class Mini PC (346 - 6669, n=111, last 2 years)	3241 MB/s +38%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	3205 (3185.7^min - 3204.75^max) MB/s +37%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	2895 (2856.11^min - 2894.99^max) MB/s +23%
BMAX B9 Power SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	2649 (2622.07^min - 2648.65^max) MB/s +13%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	2384 (2320.5^min - 2383.89^max) MB/s +2%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	2345 (2297.66^min - 2345.17^max) MB/s
4k q1 t1 read
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	71.4 (70.76^min - 71.35^max) MB/s +17%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	60.9 (57.85^min - 60.88^max) MB/s
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	58.8 (57.48^min - 58.79^max) MB/s -3%
BMAX B9 Power SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	57 (55.81^min - 57.03^max) MB/s -6%
Average of class Mini PC (6.85 - 87.3, n=111, last 2 years)	55.8 MB/s -8%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	52.4 (51.38^min - 52.41^max) MB/s -14%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	51.4 (51.17^min - 51.36^max) MB/s -16%
4k q1 t1 write
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	224 (208.99^min - 223.54^max) MB/s
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	212 (210.85^min - 212.37^max) MB/s -5%
BMAX B9 Power SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	207 (201.51^min - 207.2^max) MB/s -8%
Average of class Mini PC (29.6 - 435, n=111, last 2 years)	193.6 MB/s -14%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	173.4 (162.83^min - 173.44^max) MB/s -23%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	167.6 (165.24^min - 167.62^max) MB/s -25%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	136.4 (133.14^min - 136.36^max) MB/s -39%
4k q32 t16 read
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	2330 (2326.23^min - 2330.42^max) MB/s +147%
Average of class Mini PC (102.3 - 4158, n=111, last 2 years)	1495 MB/s +58%
BMAX B9 Power SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	1298 (1296.45^min - 1297.65^max) MB/s +37%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	948 (936.95^min - 947.59^max) MB/s 0%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	945 (944.31^min - 945.19^max) MB/s
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	913 (896.47^min - 912.89^max) MB/s -3%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	492 (451.66^min - 492.1^max) MB/s -48%
4k q32 t16 write
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	4088 (4061.99^min - 4088.46^max) MB/s +388%
BMAX B9 Power SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	2100 (1960.66^min - 2100.16^max) MB/s +151%
Average of class Mini PC (70.3 - 4288, n=111, last 2 years)	1420 MB/s +69%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	838 (803.74^min - 837.91^max) MB/s
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	788 (750.91^min - 787.75^max) MB/s -6%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	502 (104.07^min - 502.15^max) MB/s -40%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	433 (398.85^min - 432.62^max) MB/s -48%

AS SSD
Score Total
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	7055 Points +102%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	4748 Points +36%
Average of class Mini PC (507 - 10559, n=108, last 2 years)	4689 Points +34%
BMAX B9 Power SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	4650 Points +33%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	3522 Points +1%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	3499 Points
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	3374 Points -4%
Score Read
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	2178 Points +83%
Average of class Mini PC (172 - 3834, n=108, last 2 years)	1666 Points +40%
BMAX B9 Power SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	1507 Points +26%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	1211 Points +2%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	1193 Points
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	1072 Points -10%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	1044 Points -12%
Score Write
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	3735 Points +120%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	3177 Points +87%
BMAX B9 Power SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	2390 Points +41%
Average of class Mini PC (210 - 4770, n=108, last 2 years)	2202 Points +30%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	1830 Points +8%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	1709 Points +1%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	1696 Points
Seq Read
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	3862 MB/s +44%
Average of class Mini PC (483 - 6620, n=108, last 2 years)	3473 MB/s +29%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	3200 MB/s +19%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	2966 MB/s +10%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	2895 MB/s +8%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	2691 MB/s
BMAX B9 Power SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	2479 MB/s -8%
Seq Write
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	4073 MB/s +80%
Average of class Mini PC (326 - 5783, n=108, last 2 years)	2626 MB/s +16%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	2291 MB/s +1%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	2263 MB/s
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	1971 MB/s -13%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	1965 MB/s -13%
BMAX B9 Power SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	1960 MB/s -13%
4K Read
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	85.3 MB/s +21%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	70.6 MB/s
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	63.5 MB/s -10%
Average of class Mini PC (18.2 - 104.3, n=108, last 2 years)	60 MB/s -15%
BMAX B9 Power SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	51.7 MB/s -27%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	48.4 MB/s -31%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	47.7 MB/s -32%
4K Write
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	225 MB/s +9%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	207 MB/s
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	205 MB/s -1%
Average of class Mini PC (40.8 - 366, n=108, last 2 years)	178.4 MB/s -14%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	170.1 MB/s -18%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	138.7 MB/s -33%
BMAX B9 Power SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	137 MB/s -34%
4K-64 Read
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	1706 MB/s +100%
Average of class Mini PC (94.3 - 3321, n=108, last 2 years)	1259 MB/s +47%
BMAX B9 Power SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	1207 MB/s +41%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	854 MB/s
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	850 MB/s 0%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	707 MB/s -17%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	704 MB/s -18%
4K-64 Write
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	3102 MB/s +146%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	2776 MB/s +120%
BMAX B9 Power SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	2057 MB/s +63%
Average of class Mini PC (96.3 - 4103, n=108, last 2 years)	1761 MB/s +40%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	1494 MB/s +18%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	1310 MB/s +4%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	1262 MB/s
Access Time Read
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	0.142 ms *
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	0.117 ms * +18%
Average of class Mini PC (0.027 - 0.288, n=108, last 2 years)	0.09143 ms * +36%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	0.082 ms * +42%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	0.068 ms * +52%
BMAX B9 Power SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	0.056 ms * +61%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	0.045 ms * +68%
Access Time Write
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	0.102 ms * -11%
Average of class Mini PC (0.013 - 0.706, n=108, last 2 years)	0.09757 ms * -6%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	0.092 ms *
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	0.088 ms * +4%
BMAX B9 Power SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	0.031 ms * +66%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	0.026 ms * +72%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	0.019 ms * +79%

SPECworkstation 4.0 - Storage Score
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	0.81 Points +125%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	0.76 Points +111%
Average of class Mini PC (0.27 - 1.08, n=48, last 2 years)	0.704 Points +96%
BMAX B9 Power SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	0.63 Points +75%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	0.5 Points +39%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	0.47 Points +31%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	0.36 Points

* ... smaller is better

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

GMK NucBox M3 Ultra TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø2377 (1819.62-3369.94)

Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø4071 (3634.85-4086.93)

Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø4546 (3995.05-4560.99)

GMK NucBox M6 Ultra ; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø3300 (2878.04-3339.75)

Ninkear M8, 32+1TB ; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø2074 (1825.07-3560.76)

BMAX B9 Power SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø2927 (355.39-3214.93)

Graphics card and gaming performance

The integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics unit of the GMKtec NucBox M3 Ultra offers a solid basis for everyday tasks such as office work, media playback, or simple photo and video editing. However, current graphics benchmarks show that the iGPU cannot compete in terms of performance with newer integrated solutions, such as those found in models with modern AMD or Intel processors of the latest generation. The performance is only partially sufficient for demanding games or graphics-intensive applications. The GMKtec NucBox M3 Ultra does not offer the option of using an external GPU via USB4 or OCuLink.

3DMark Performance rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark Performance rating - Percent
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	100 pt
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	97.6 pt
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Radeon 760M, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	77.7 pt
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	76.1 pt
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H	60.3 pt
BMAX B9 Power Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	57.9 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	13721 Points +98%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	13437 Points +93%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Radeon 760M, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	10018 Points +44%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	9933 Points +43%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H	6946 Points
BMAX B9 Power Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	6690 Points -4%

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	8447 Points +53%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	8344 Points +51%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Radeon 760M, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	6558 Points +19%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	6370 Points +16%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H	5511 Points
BMAX B9 Power Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	5228 Points -5%
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	49287 Points +54%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	47386 Points +48%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Radeon 760M, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	40602 Points +27%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	39667 Points +24%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H	32034 Points
BMAX B9 Power Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	31127 Points -3%

Unigine Heaven 4.0
Extreme Preset OpenGL
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	36.4 fps +58%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	33.3 fps +45%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Radeon 760M, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	28.8 fps +25%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H	23 fps
BMAX B9 Power Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	21.1 fps -8%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	17.2 fps -25%
Extreme Preset DX11
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	37.4 fps +60%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	36.8 fps +57%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Radeon 760M, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	29.3 fps +25%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	24.3 fps +4%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H	23.4 fps
BMAX B9 Power Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	21.5 fps -8%

Unigine Valley 1.0
1920x1080 Extreme HD DirectX AA:x8
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	25.4 fps +78%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	25.4 fps +78%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Radeon 760M, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	19.5 fps +36%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H	14.3 fps
BMAX B9 Power Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	13.1 fps -8%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	11.8 fps -17%
1920x1080 Extreme HD Preset OpenGL AA:x8
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	22.1 fps +44%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	21.8 fps +42%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Radeon 760M, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	17.2 fps +12%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H	15.4 fps
BMAX B9 Power Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	12.1 fps -21%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	9.2 fps -40%

Unigine Superposition
1280x720 720p Low
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	12625 Points +100%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	12567 Points +99%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Radeon 760M, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	9195 Points +46%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H	6316 Points
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	6276 Points -1%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	5380 Points -15%
1920x1080 1080p High
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	3699 Points +72%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	3644 Points +69%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Radeon 760M, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	2830 Points +32%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	2718 Points +26%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H	2150 Points
BMAX B9 Power Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	1768 Points -18%
1920x1080 1080p Extreme
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	1808 Points +70%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	1777 Points +67%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Radeon 760M, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	1336 Points +26%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	1237 Points +16%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H	1063 Points
BMAX B9 Power Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	877 Points -17%

ComputeMark v2.1
1024x600 Normal, Score
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	10276 Points +198%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	9568 Points +177%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Radeon 760M, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	6520 Points +89%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	5738 Points +66%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H	3454 Points
BMAX B9 Power Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	3439 Points 0%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 3DTex
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	479 Points +74%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	477 Points +73%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Radeon 760M, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	422 Points +53%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	412 Points +49%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H	276 Points
BMAX B9 Power Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	233 Points -16%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 2DTexArr
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	505 Points +81%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	498 Points +78%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Radeon 760M, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	443 Points +59%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	416 Points +49%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H	279 Points
BMAX B9 Power Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	239 Points -14%
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Vector
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	2676 Points +229%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	2519 Points +210%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Radeon 760M, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	1720 Points +112%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	1533 Points +89%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	835 Points +3%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H	813 Points
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Scalar
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	2800 Points +226%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	2598 Points +202%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Radeon 760M, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	1616 Points +88%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	1429 Points +66%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	881 Points +2%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H	860 Points
1024x600 Normal, QJuliaRayTrace
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	3816 Points +211%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	3476 Points +183%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Radeon 760M, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	2319 Points +89%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	1948 Points +59%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	1251 Points +2%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H	1227 Points

LuxMark v2.0 64Bit
Room GPUs-only
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	957 Samples/s +34%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	931 Samples/s +31%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Radeon 760M, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	882 Samples/s +24%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H	713 Samples/s
BMAX B9 Power Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	458 Samples/s -36%
Sala GPUs-only
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H	2248 Samples/s
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	1763 Samples/s -22%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	1649 Samples/s -27%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	1603 Samples/s -29%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Radeon 760M, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	1576 Samples/s -30%

Affinity Photo 2 - Combined (Single / Multi GPU)
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H	4078 Points
BMAX B9 Power Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	3825 Points -6%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	1624 Points -60%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	1596 Points -61%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Radeon 760M, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	1495 Points -63%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	1268 Points -69%

Geekbench AI
Quantized GPU 1.5
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	5636 Points +199%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	5470 Points +190%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Radeon 760M, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	4807 Points +155%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	4233 Points +124%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	1960 Points +4%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H	1886 Points
Half Precision GPU 1.5
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	11710 Points +284%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	11332 Points +271%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Radeon 760M, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	9269 Points +204%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	5757 Points +89%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	3209 Points +5%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H	3053 Points
Single Precision GPU 1.5
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	7648 Points +151%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS	7199 Points +136%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Radeon 760M, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	6253 Points +105%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS	5533 Points +82%
BMAX B9 Power Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	3138 Points +3%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-12700H	3045 Points

Performance rating: Percent | SPECworkstation 4.0: Accelerator Score | HandBrake | ONNX Inference

Performance rating
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU	94.2 pt
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro	88.8 pt
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS	85 pt
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	63.3 pt
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	58.6 pt
BMAX B9 Power	55 pt
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra	49.5 pt

SPECworkstation 4.0 / Accelerator Score
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (n=1)	3.37 Points +165%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro	2.24 Points +76%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS	2.21 Points +74%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	1.75 Points +38%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	1.4 Points +10%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra	1.27 Points
BMAX B9 Power	1.23 Points -3%

SPECworkstation 4.0 / HandBrake
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro	1.46 Points +46%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS	1.37 Points +37%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (n=1)	1.28 Points +28%
BMAX B9 Power	1.17 Points +17%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	1.12 Points +12%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	1.06 Points +6%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra	0.999 Points

SPECworkstation 4.0 / ONNX Inference
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro	1.54 Points +136%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS	1.47 Points +125%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (n=1)	1.46 Points +124%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB	0.949 Points +46%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra	0.944 Points +45%
BMAX B9 Power	0.745 Points +14%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra	0.652 Points

	GMK NucBox M3 Ultra, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs i7-12700H	Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS, AMD Radeon 780M R7 8845HS	Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro, AMD Radeon 780M R9 8945HS	GMK NucBox M6 Ultra, AMD Radeon 760M R5 7640HS	Ninkear M8, 32+1TB, AMD Radeon 780M R7 8745HS	BMAX B9 Power, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs i9-12900HK	Average of class Mini PC
SPECviewperf 2020		418%	415%	266%	211%	-4%	463%
3840x2160 Medical (medical-03) (fps)	3.38	12.7 276%	13.3 293%	11 225%	9.8 190%	3.44 2%	17.1 ?(0.78 - 90.1, n=69, last 2 years) 406%
3840x2160 Energy (energy-03) (fps)	2.96	21.2 616%	19.7 566%	10.1 241%	12.1 309%	2.98 1%	23.8 ?(0.52 - 139, n=69, last 2 years) 704%
3840x2160 Creo (creo-03) (fps)	14.7	34.9 137%	34.9 137%	26.2 78%	18.4 25%	14 -5%	42 ?(7.73 - 126, n=69, last 2 years) 186%
3840x2160 CATIA (catia-06) (fps)	8.14	25 207%	24.2 197%	21.1 159%	15.9 95%	7.55 -7%	27.6 ?(4.61 - 89.8, n=67, last 2 years) 239%
3840x2160 3ds Max (3dsmax-07) (fps)	9.48	21.4 126%	21.3 125%	15.8 67%	15.6 65%	9.18 -3%	37 ?(5.53 - 213, n=69, last 2 years) 290%
3840x2160 Siemens NX (snx-04) (fps)	4.21	66.2 1472%	67 1491%	48.6 1054%	37.1 781%	3.78 -10%	52.4 ?(3.78 - 233, n=67, last 2 years) 1145%
3840x2160 Maya (maya-06) (fps)	25.8	50.2 95%	51.2 98%	36.5 41%	29.7 15%	24.1 -7%	95 ?(11.6 - 522, n=68, last 2 years) 268%

3DMark 05 Standard		30782 points
3DMark 06 Standard Score		28930 points
3DMark Vantage P Result		26126 points
3DMark 11 Performance		7438 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score		144510 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		24067 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		5103 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Score		2438 points
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... in comparison

GTA V | Dota 2 Reborn | Baldur's Gate 3 | The Witcher 3

GTA V
1024x768 Lowest Settings possible
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Radeon 780M, R7 8845HS, Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	165.6 (4.4^min, 111.1^P1) fps +51%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Radeon 780M, R9 8945HS, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	163.8 (5.05^min, 111.1^P1) fps +49%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra Radeon 760M, R5 7640HS	157 (5.72^min, 100^P1) fps +43%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB Radeon 780M, R7 8745HS	153.4 (4.3^min, 111.1^P1) fps +40%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-12700H, TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	109.7 (19^min, 66.7^P1) fps
1920x1080 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:2xMSAA + FX AF:8x
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Radeon 780M, R7 8845HS, Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	65.4 (10.1^min, 45.5^P1) fps +230%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Radeon 780M, R9 8945HS, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	64.1 (7.34^min, 43.5^P1) fps +224%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra Radeon 760M, R5 7640HS	54.8 (8.67^min, 38.5^P1) fps +177%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB Radeon 780M, R7 8745HS	54.6 (7.41^min, 38.5^P1) fps +176%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-12700H, TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	19.8 (5.18^min, 14.5^P1) fps

Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra Radeon 760M, R5 7640HS	160.8 (137.9^min) fps
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Radeon 780M, R7 8845HS, Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	155.1 (135.8^min) fps
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Radeon 780M, R9 8945HS, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	149.8 (130.2^min) fps
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB Radeon 780M, R7 8745HS	149.4 (130.2^min) fps
BMAX B9 Power Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	101 (70^min) fps
1920x1080 high (2/3)
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Radeon 780M, R9 8945HS, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	100.9 (84.1^min) fps
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Radeon 780M, R7 8845HS, Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	91.7 (79.2^min) fps
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra Radeon 760M, R5 7640HS	90.3 (75.3^min) fps
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB Radeon 780M, R7 8745HS	81.5 (72.8^min) fps
BMAX B9 Power Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, SK Hynix HFM001TD3HX015N	66.3 (47.2^min) fps

Baldur's Gate 3
1280x720 Low Preset AA:SM
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Radeon 780M, R9 8945HS, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	62.3 (42.8^min, 47.8^P0.1, 54.2^P1) fps +118%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Radeon 780M, R7 8845HS, Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	61.2 (47.4^min, 49.5^P0.1, 53.8^P1) fps +114%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra Radeon 760M, R5 7640HS	52.1 (39.1^min, 40.9^P0.1, 44.6^P1) fps +82%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB Radeon 780M, R7 8745HS	50.1 (39.8^min, 41.5^P0.1, 44.4^P1) fps +75%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-12700H, TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	28.6 (21.1^min, 21.6^P0.1, 24.1^P1) fps
1920x1080 High Preset AA:T
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Radeon 780M, R7 8845HS, Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	26 (21.5^min, 21.8^P0.1, 23.1^P1) fps +100%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Radeon 780M, R9 8945HS, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	24.9 (21.7^min, 21.8^P0.1, 22.4^P1) fps +92%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB Radeon 780M, R7 8745HS	20.6 (17.8^min, 17.9^P0.1, 18.5^P1) fps +58%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra Radeon 760M, R5 7640HS	20 (17.9^min, 17.9^P0.1, 18.3^P1) fps +54%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-12700H, TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	13 (10.4^min, 10.8^P0.1, 11.8^P1) fps

The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Radeon 780M, R7 8845HS, Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	150.5 (6.07^min, 33.7^P0.1, 128.1^P1) fps +189%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Radeon 780M, R9 8945HS, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	143.1 (5.97^min, 22.1^P0.1, 98.8^P1) fps +175%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra Radeon 760M, R5 7640HS	127.3 (17^min, 38.4^P0.1, 110.1^P1) fps +145%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB Radeon 780M, R7 8745HS	122.5 (5.49^min, 32.3^P0.1, 95.5^P1) fps +136%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-12700H, TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	52 (5.21^min, 21.1^P0.1, 39.2^P1) fps
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS Radeon 780M, R7 8845HS, Kingston OM8PGP41024N-A0	49.4 (18.5^min, 39.8^P0.1, 43^P1) fps +44%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro Radeon 780M, R9 8945HS, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	46.8 (37^min, 37.8^P0.1, 41.7^P1) fps +36%
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB Radeon 780M, R7 8745HS	40 (30.1^min, 31.2^P0.1, 34.6^P1) fps +16%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra Radeon 760M, R5 7640HS	39.9 (31.1^min, 31.7^P0.1, 34.9^P1) fps +16%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-12700H, TWSC TSC3AN1T0-F6Q10S	34.4 (25.3^min, 25.7^P0.1, 29.7^P1) fps

	low	med.	high	ultra
GTA V (2015)	109.7	97.4	19.8	8.39
The Witcher 3 (2015)	52		34.4	16.8
Strange Brigade (2018)	96.5	40.9	32.6	26.3
Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)	19.7	15.1	13	12.6

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System Noise

The GMKtec NucBox M3 Ultra Mini-PC relies on a compact cooling system with an active fan. However, the Mini-PC never works silently, even if only a very low noise level can be heard when idling. Under load, however, the fan turns up audibly and reaches a maximum sound pressure level of 45.6 dB(A). The fan control is still somewhat immature - additional setting options, ideally via software, would be desirable.

Noise level

Idle		25.8 / 25.8 / 25.8 dB(A)
Load		44.5 / 44.7 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R (15 cm distance) environment noise: 24.8 dB(A)

	GMK NucBox M3 Ultra i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS R7 8845HS, Radeon 780M	Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro R9 8945HS, Radeon 780M	GMK NucBox M6 Ultra R5 7640HS, Radeon 760M	Ninkear M8, 32+1TB R7 8745HS, Radeon 780M
Noise		6%	9%	2%	3%
off / environment * (dB)	24.8	23.8 4%	23.7 4%	24.7 -0%	24.7 -0%
Idle Minimum * (dB)	25.8	24 7%	27.2 -5%	27.5 -7%	26.2 -2%
Idle Average * (dB)	25.8	24.1 7%	27.3 -6%	29.3 -14%	26.4 -2%
Idle Maximum * (dB)	25.8	24.1 7%	27.3 -6%	30.1 -17%	26.4 -2%
Load Average * (dB)	44.5	42.7 4%	33.6 24%	39 12%	42.4 5%
Witcher 3 ultra * (dB)	45.6			39 14%	40.1 12%
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (dB)	46.4	42.5 8%	34.4 26%	39.3 15%	43.9 5%
Load Maximum * (dB)	44.7	42.6 5%	34.4 23%	39 13%	42.9 4%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

Under load, the casing of the GMKtec NucBox M3 Ultra heats up noticeably and reaches a peak value of almost 50 C on the underside. In the stress test, the Intel Core i7-12700H initially rises to around 76 C and then stabilizes at around 74 C. The power consumption of the SoC fluctuates slightly between 33 and 37 watts, although an average of 35 watts is reached.

Behavior of the GMKtec NucBox M3 Ultra during the stress test

GMKtec NucBoc M3 Ultra during stress test (top side)

GMKtec NucBoc M3 Ultra during the stress test (underside)

Max. Load

Idle


38.9 °C 102 F	45.5 °C 114 F	40.4 °C 105 F
35.4 °C 96 F	40.3 °C 105 F	33.6 °C 92 F
33.4 °C 92 F	37 °C 99 F	37.2 °C 99 F

Maximum: 45.5 °C = 114 F
Average: 38 °C = 100 F


38.8 °C 102 F	39.6 °C 103 F	36.4 °C 98 F
38.5 °C 101 F	49.5 °C 121 F	35.3 °C 96 F
36.7 °C 98 F	37.2 °C 99 F	33.5 °C 92 F

Maximum: 49.5 °C = 121 F
Average: 38.4 °C = 101 F

Power Supply (max.) 45.2 °C = 113 F | Room Temperature 23.9 °C = 75 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated)

(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 38 °C / 100 F, compared to the average of 32.4 °C / 90 F for the devices in the class Mini PC.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 45.5 °C / 114 F, compared to the average of 35.8 °C / 96 F, ranging from 21.6 to 69.5 °C for the class Mini PC.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 49.5 °C / 121 F, compared to the average of 36.5 °C / 98 F
(±) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 37 °C / 99 F, compared to the device average of 32.4 °C / 90 F.

Energy management

In the test, the GMKtec NucBox M3 Ultra with the Intel Core i7-12700H is not as energy-efficient as the comparison devices with more modern SoCs. Due to the conservative TDP, our test sample only operates at a maximum of 60.7 watts under full load. This means that the 100-watt power supply is sufficiently specified and offers enough reserves, for example, for performance mode.

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.95 / 1 Watt
Idle	10.8 / 11.3 / 12.6 Watt
Load	56.4 / 60.7 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: Metrahit Energy

	GMK NucBox M3 Ultra i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS R7 8845HS, Radeon 780M	Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro R9 8945HS, Radeon 780M	GMK NucBox M6 Ultra R5 7640HS, Radeon 760M	Ninkear M8, 32+1TB R7 8745HS, Radeon 780M	Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	Average of class Mini PC
Power Consumption		15%	-14%	-1%	8%	18%	-21%
Idle Minimum * (Watt)	10.8	3.1 71%	9.8 9%	8.8 19%	7.1 34%	5.51 ?(2.2 - 46.5, n=199) 49%	9.58 ?(2.4 - 35.9, n=110, last 2 years) 11%
Idle Average * (Watt)	11.3	5.7 50%	10.5 7%	9.5 16%	8.4 26%	8.66 ?(3.8 - 63, n=199) 23%	11.7 ?(2.59 - 36.3, n=109, last 2 years) -4%
Idle Maximum * (Watt)	12.6	8.3 34%	13.6 -8%	11.8 6%	10.5 17%	10.9 ?(5.8 - 68.9, n=199) 13%	15.2 ?(2.7 - 49, n=110, last 2 years) -21%
Load Average * (Watt)	56.4	68.3 -21%	67 -19%	69.6 -23%	59.7 -6%	45.6 ?(12.5 - 87.3, n=199) 19%	62.8 ?(12.9 - 170.6, n=110, last 2 years) -11%
Load Maximum * (Watt)	60.7	97.7 -61%	96.2 -58%	74.8 -23%	78 -29%	67.8 ?(30.1 - 123.3, n=199) -12%	108.5 ?(27.9 - 423, n=110, last 2 years) -79%
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * (Watt)		78.7	85.9	70.5	63.6

* ... smaller is better

Power efficiency

Performance rating | Power Consumption

Performance rating - Percent
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS, Radeon 780M	100 pt
Peladn HA-4, R7 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, Radeon 780M	84.8 pt
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, Radeon 780M	80.4 pt
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, Radeon 780M	76.9 pt
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, Radeon 760M	71 pt
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	63.8 pt

Power Consumption
Cinebench R23 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS, Radeon 780M	306 Points per Watt +60%
Peladn HA-4, R7 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, Radeon 780M	242 Points per Watt +26%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, Radeon 780M	211 Points per Watt +10%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, Radeon 780M	205 Points per Watt +7%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, Radeon 760M	195.1 Points per Watt +2%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	191.8 Points per Watt
Cinebench R23 Single Power Efficiency - external Monitor
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS, Radeon 780M	61.5 Points per Watt +63%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, Radeon 780M	60.1 Points per Watt +59%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, Radeon 780M	55.5 Points per Watt +47%
Peladn HA-4, R7 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, Radeon 780M	52.1 Points per Watt +38%
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, Radeon 760M	50.6 Points per Watt +34%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	37.8 Points per Watt
Cinebench R15 Multi Efficiency (external Monitor)
Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS, Radeon 780M	42 Points per Watt +49%
Peladn HA-4, R7 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, Radeon 780M	38 Points per Watt +35%
Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, Radeon 780M	31.3 Points per Watt +11%
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, Radeon 780M	30.9 Points per Watt +10%
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	28.2 Points per Watt
GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, Radeon 760M	28.1 Points per Watt 0%

energy consumption with external monitor

GMK NucBox M3 Ultra; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø11.4 (10.9-12.6)

GMK NucBox M3 Ultra; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø58.8 (56.8-60.4)

GMK NucBox M3 Ultra; 3DMark06 Return To Proxycon: Ø56.4 (55.3-61.7)

energy consumption with external monitor

GMK NucBox M3 Ultra; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø59.3 (55.7-60.7)

GMK NucBox M3 Ultra; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø54 (53.3-54.5)

GMK NucBox M3 Ultra; Cinebench R23 Single (external Monitor): Ø47.4 (45.4-58)

GMK NucBox M3 Ultra; Cinebench R23 Multi (external Monitor): Ø53.7 (52.3-55.5)

GMK NucBox M3 Ultra; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø55.4 (53.9-63.4)

Notebookcheck rating

Back to the verdict

GMK NucBox M3 Ultra - 10/11/2025 v8
Sebastian Bade

Chassis

80 / 98 → 82%

Connectivity

56 / 81 → 69%

Weight

84%

Games Performance

25 / 80 → 32%

Application Performance

80 / 92 → 87%

Workstation

22%

AI Performance

76%

Temperature

83%

Noise

83%

Average

47%

70%

Mini PC - Weighted Average

CO2 Emissions
No Data

Materials
0%

Packaging
12.5%

Power Use
71.4%

Repairability
30%

Software Updates
22.3%

Total Sustainability Score: 22.7%

Possible alternatives in comparison

Image	Model / Review	Price	Weight	Dimensions
1. 70.3%	GMK NucBox M3 Ultra Intel Core i7-12700H ⎘ Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD	Amazon: $609.99 List Price: 429€	437 g	106 x 114 x 42.5 mm
2. 82%	Geekom A8 Max, R7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS ⎘ AMD Radeon 780M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD	List Price: 899 EUR	681 g	132 x 135 x 46.9 mm
3. 81.3%	Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS ⎘ AMD Radeon 780M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD	Amazon: 1. $647.00 MINISFORUM UM890 Pro Mini PC... 2. $599.90 MINISFORUM UM890 Pro Mini PC... 3. $38.99 UL Listed 19V AC/DC Adapter ... List Price: 739 EUR	709 g	127 x 130 x 60.6 mm
4. 76.9%	GMK NucBox M6 Ultra AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS ⎘ AMD Radeon 760M ⎘ 32 GB Memory	Amazon: $519.99 List Price: 336€	506 g	127 x 128.8 x 47.8 mm
5.	Ninkear M8, 32+1TB AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS ⎘ AMD Radeon 780M ⎘ 32 GB Memory	List Price: 415 EUR	507 g	127.5 x 130 x 52 mm
6.	BMAX B9 Power Intel Core i9-12900HK ⎘ Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD	Amazon: 1. $529.99 Bmax B9 Power Mini PC with 1... 2. $359.99 Bmax B9 Plus Mini PC with 12... 3. $22.99 PWR+ 19V Power Supply for Bm... List Price: 540 EUR	427 g	112 x 126 x 52 mm

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Affordable mini PC for home office and multimedia - GMKtec NucBox M3 Ultra with Intel Core i7 review

Mini PC with weaknesses.

Verdict - Solid mini PC for office and multimedia use

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