Beelink GK Mini PC Review: Ready-to-Go HTPC

Basic streaming needs. At just $229 USD, the Beelink system is almost 1/4 the price of the latest Intel NUC with 11th gen Core CPUs. It's obviously slower and with fewer features, but most home users might not even mind.

Allen Ngo 👁, Published 05/08/2021 🇳🇱 🇫🇷 ...

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Like GMK, Beelink offers a variety of inexpensive mini PCs in contrast to the often pricier ones from Zotac or Intel. Its options often come fully configured with RAM and storage to be more plug-and-play and appropriate for users who just want something cheap for browsing, streaming, and other undemanding tasks with minimal multitasking.

Beelink offers 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of SSD storage for $229 USD or users can double the storage for just $20 more. More information can be found on its product page here.

Beelink GK Mini

Processor

Intel Celeron J4125 4 x 2 - 2.7 GHz, Gemini Lake Refresh

Graphics adapter

Intel UHD Graphics 600, DDR4, 26.20.100.6813

Memory

8 GB

, DDR4-2400, Single-Channel

Storage

Silicon Motion SM2258XT 256GB

Soundcard

Intel Gemini Lake SoC - High Definition Audio Controller

Networking

Realtek RTL8168/8111 Gigabit-LAN (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/)

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 43 x 115 x 102 ( = 1.69 x 4.53 x 4.02 in)

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit

Additional features

12 Months Warranty

Weight

269 g ( = 9.49 oz / 0.59 pounds), Power Supply: 110 g ( = 3.88 oz / 0.24 pounds)

Links

Beelink homepage

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

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Date	Model	Weight	Height	Resolution
05/2021	Beelink GK Mini Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	269 g	43 mm	x
04/2021	Intel NUC11TNKi5 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	504 g	37 mm	x
03/2021	GMK NucBox 2 i5-8259U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	430 g	50 mm	x
12/2020	Beelink SEi10 i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)	350 g	41 mm	x
09/2018	Zotac ZBOX-CI660 Nano i5-8550U, UHD Graphics 620	1.1 kg	68 mm	x
02/2021	Intel NUC11PAQi7 i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	647 g	56 mm	x

Case

The first thing users will notice when picking up the GK Mini is how incredibly lightweight it is. Dimensions aren't all that different from the Intel NUC11TNKi5 and yet the Beelink system is almost half the weight. Its more limited set of features, thinner chassis materials, and slower overall performance contribute to the significantly lower weight.

Over two times lighter than some Intel NUC11 models

Rubberized padding on the corners to prevent sliding when on a table

Glossy top will collect dust and fingerprints almost immediately

Matte metal sides contrast the glossy plastic top. Surfaces are firm with no flexing on all sides

Connectivity

Port options include four USB-A 3.0 ports and two HDMI. Outputting at native 4K 60 Hz is supported. There are unfortunately no USB-C ports or an IR receiver, either.

Note that all ports are upside-down when compared to most other NUCs and laptops.

Communication

The Intel 3165 module provides 1x1 Wi-Fi 5 speeds. We would have preferred an Intel 9560 at the very least, but the 3165 is sufficient for 1080p streaming. For 4K, we recommend using the RJ-45 port for higher bandwidth.

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1626 (1386^min - 1677^max) MBit/s ∼100% +845%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	742 (470^min - 902^max) MBit/s ∼46% +331%
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	546 (369^min - 618^max) MBit/s ∼34% +217%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265	385 (299^min - 426^max) MBit/s ∼24% +124%
Zotac ZBOX-CI660 Nano Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165	218 MBit/s ∼13% +27%
Beelink GK Mini Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165	172 (111^min - 230^max) MBit/s ∼11%
iperf3 receive AX12
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1524 (1442^min - 1571^max) MBit/s ∼100% +340%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1212 (1060^min - 1309^max) MBit/s ∼80% +250%
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	862 (809^min - 916^max) MBit/s ∼57% +149%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265	625 (346^min - 678^max) MBit/s ∼41% +81%
Beelink GK Mini Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165	346 (325^min - 352^max) MBit/s ∼23%
Zotac ZBOX-CI660 Nano Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165	301 MBit/s ∼20% -13%

Beelink GK Mini; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø345 (325-352)

Beelink GK Mini; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø191.1 (111-230)

Maintenance

The bottom panel requires only a Philips screwdriver to remove. Users can install up to two storage drives (M.2 2280 SATA III + 2.5-inch SATA III) and just one RAM module meaning the system is limited to single-channel RAM.

Accessories and Warranty

The packaging includes a removable VESA bracket that attaches to the bottom of the unit. A standard one-year limited warranty applies, but claiming said warranty may be difficult due to overseas shipping.

Performance

Processor

CPU performance is roughly 30 percent and 60 percent slower than the Core i3-1005G1 in multi-threaded and single-threaded loads, respectively. Even so, it's still significantly faster than the Atom x7-E3950 or Celeron N4000 series.

The same Celeron J4125 CPU can also be found on the GMK NucBox K1.

Beelink GK Mini Intel Celeron J4125; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø268 (263.32-271.42)

Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø219 (216.74-224.4)

Asus Vivobook 15 F512DA-SH31 AMD Ryzen 3 3200U; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø320 (315.1-328.15)

GMK NucBox K1 Intel Celeron J4125; CPU Multi 64Bit: Ø238 (199.13-242.53)

Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 -mmt1 | 7z b 4
Geekbench 5.4: Single-Core | Multi-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Intel Core i7-1165G7	2657 Points ∼100% +336%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	1974 Points ∼74% +224%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	1432 Points ∼54% +135%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	1432 Points ∼54% +135%
Fujitsu Lifebook U939 i5 Intel Core i5-8265U	1127 Points ∼42% +85%
Dell Inspiron 15 5000 5502 Intel Core i3-1115G4	961 Points ∼36% +58%
Dell Latitude 15 3510 NK2MC Intel Core i3-10110U	928 Points ∼35% +52%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	848 Points ∼32% +39%
Asus Vivobook 15 F512DA-SH31 AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	727 Points ∼27% +19%
Beelink GK Mini Intel Celeron J4125	610 Points ∼23%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	490 Points ∼18% -20%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (304 - 610, n=5)	449 Points ∼17% -26%
LincPlus P1 Intel Celeron N4000	273 Points ∼10% -55%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	272 Points ∼10% -55%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Intel Core i7-1165G7	582 Points ∼100% +234%
Dell Inspiron 15 5000 5502 Intel Core i3-1115G4	504 Points ∼87% +190%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	503 Points ∼86% +189%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	427 Points ∼73% +145%
Dell Latitude 15 3510 NK2MC Intel Core i3-10110U	405 Points ∼70% +133%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	403 Points ∼69% +132%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	382 Points ∼66% +120%
Fujitsu Lifebook U939 i5 Intel Core i5-8265U	374 Points ∼64% +115%
Asus Vivobook 15 F512DA-SH31 AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	311 Points ∼53% +79%
Beelink GK Mini Intel Celeron J4125	174 Points ∼30%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (155 - 174, n=5)	166.2 Points ∼29% -4%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	166 Points ∼29% -5%
LincPlus P1 Intel Celeron N4000	160 Points ∼27% -8%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	93 Points ∼16% -47%

Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Intel Core i7-1165G7	6862 Points ∼100% +339%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	5098 (4930.91^min - 5098.17^max) Points ∼74% +226%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	3728 (3687.99^min - 3727.55^max) Points ∼54% +139%
Dell Latitude 15 3510 NK2MC Intel Core i3-10110U	2374 Points ∼35% +52%
Beelink GK Mini Intel Celeron J4125	1563 (1557.19^min - 1562.55^max) Points ∼23%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	1253 Points ∼18% -20%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (860 - 1563, n=3)	1203 Points ∼18% -23%

Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	1369 Points ∼100% +207%
Dell Latitude 15 3510 NK2MC Intel Core i3-10110U	1034 Points ∼76% +132%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	973 Points ∼71% +118%
Beelink GK Mini Intel Celeron J4125	446 Points ∼33%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (392 - 446, n=3)	425 Points ∼31% -5%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Intel Core i7-1165G7	986 (962.77^min - 985.76^max) Points ∼100% +264%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	794 (772.57^min - 794.38^max) Points ∼81% +193%
Zotac ZBOX-CI660 Nano Intel Core i7-8550U	702 Points ∼71% +159%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	615 (608.07^min - 614.94^max) Points ∼62% +127%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	580 Points ∼59% +114%
Fujitsu Lifebook U939 i5 Intel Core i5-8265U	509 (485.37^min - 509.34^max) Points ∼52% +88%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	406.8 (402.55^min - 406.84^max) Points ∼41% +50%
Dell Inspiron 15 5000 5502 Intel Core i3-1115G4	384.7 (375.47^min - 384.71^max) Points ∼39% +42%
Asus Vivobook 15 F512DA-SH31 AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	334 (317.34^min - 333.73^max) Points ∼34% +23%
Dell Latitude 15 3510 NK2MC Intel Core i3-10110U	314 Points ∼32% +16%
Beelink GK Mini Intel Celeron J4125	271 (263.32^min - 271.42^max) Points ∼27%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	224 (216.74^min - 224.4^max) Points ∼23% -17%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (148 - 271, n=5)	223 Points ∼23% -18%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	125 Points ∼13% -54%
LincPlus P1 Intel Celeron N4000	121 (118.17^min - 121.14^max) Points ∼12% -55%
Trekstor Yourbook C11B Intel Celeron N3350	85 Points ∼9% -69%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Intel Core i7-1165G7	230 Points ∼100% +191%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	201 Points ∼87% +154%
Dell Inspiron 15 5000 5502 Intel Core i3-1115G4	193.6 Points ∼84% +145%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	165 Points ∼72% +109%
Fujitsu Lifebook U939 i5 Intel Core i5-8265U	159 Points ∼69% +101%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	158 Points ∼69% +100%
Zotac ZBOX-CI660 Nano Intel Core i7-8550U	156 Points ∼68% +97%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	151 Points ∼66% +91%
Dell Latitude 15 3510 NK2MC Intel Core i3-10110U	129 Points ∼56% +63%
Asus Vivobook 15 F512DA-SH31 AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	126 Points ∼55% +59%
Beelink GK Mini Intel Celeron J4125	79.1 Points ∼34%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	73.2 Points ∼32% -7%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (63.1 - 79.1, n=5)	72.5 Points ∼32% -8%
LincPlus P1 Intel Celeron N4000	70.9 Points ∼31% -10%
Trekstor Yourbook C11B Intel Celeron N3350	46 Points ∼20% -42%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	41 Points ∼18% -48%

Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
LincPlus P1 Intel Celeron N4000	4736 Seconds * ∼100% -115%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	4564 Seconds * ∼96% -108%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (2198 - 3860, n=5)	2772 Seconds * ∼59% -26%
Beelink GK Mini Intel Celeron J4125	2198 Seconds * ∼46%
Asus Vivobook 15 F512DA-SH31 AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	1439 Seconds * ∼30% +35%
Dell Inspiron 15 5000 5502 Intel Core i3-1115G4	1188 Seconds * ∼25% +46%
Dell Latitude 15 3510 NK2MC Intel Core i3-10110U	1174 Seconds * ∼25% +47%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	1126 Seconds * ∼24% +49%
Fujitsu Lifebook U939 i5 Intel Core i5-8265U	925 Seconds * ∼20% +58%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	907 Seconds * ∼19% +59%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	755 Seconds * ∼16% +66%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	600 Seconds * ∼13% +73%
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Intel Core i7-1165G7	468 Seconds * ∼10% +79%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Intel Core i7-1165G7	5405 MIPS ∼100% +121%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	4738 MIPS ∼88% +94%
Dell Inspiron 15 5000 5502 Intel Core i3-1115G4	4621 MIPS ∼85% +89%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	4041 MIPS ∼75% +65%
Dell Latitude 15 3510 NK2MC Intel Core i3-10110U	4038 MIPS ∼75% +65%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	4014 MIPS ∼74% +64%
Fujitsu Lifebook U939 i5 Intel Core i5-8265U	4000 MIPS ∼74% +64%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	3951 MIPS ∼73% +62%
Asus Vivobook 15 F512DA-SH31 AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	3406 MIPS ∼63% +39%
Beelink GK Mini Intel Celeron J4125	2444 MIPS ∼45%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (2237 - 2444, n=5)	2358 MIPS ∼44% -4%
LincPlus P1 Intel Celeron N4000	2298 MIPS ∼43% -6%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	2279 MIPS ∼42% -7%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	1454 MIPS ∼27% -41%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Intel Core i7-1165G7	27203 MIPS ∼100% +224%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	23280 MIPS ∼86% +177%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	18802 MIPS ∼69% +124%
Fujitsu Lifebook U939 i5 Intel Core i5-8265U	15309 MIPS ∼56% +82%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	15043 MIPS ∼55% +79%
Dell Inspiron 15 5000 5502 Intel Core i3-1115G4	11122 MIPS ∼41% +32%
Dell Latitude 15 3510 NK2MC Intel Core i3-10110U	10725 MIPS ∼39% +28%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	10536 MIPS ∼39% +25%
Asus Vivobook 15 F512DA-SH31 AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	8984 MIPS ∼33% +7%
Beelink GK Mini Intel Celeron J4125	8399 MIPS ∼31%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (5694 - 8399, n=5)	7248 MIPS ∼27% -14%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	7184 MIPS ∼26% -14%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	4569 MIPS ∼17% -46%
LincPlus P1 Intel Celeron N4000	4114 MIPS ∼15% -51%

Geekbench 5.4 / Single-Core
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Intel Core i7-1165G7	1559 Points ∼100% +235%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	1396 Points ∼90% +200%
Dell Inspiron 15 5000 5502 Intel Core i3-1115G4	1337 Points ∼86% +187%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	1118 Points ∼72% +140%
Fujitsu Lifebook U939 i5 Intel Core i5-8265U	1047 Points ∼67% +125%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	1027 Points ∼66% +120%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	984 Points ∼63% +111%
Dell Latitude 15 3510 NK2MC Intel Core i3-10110U	957 Points ∼61% +105%
Asus Vivobook 15 F512DA-SH31 AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	813 Points ∼52% +74%
Beelink GK Mini Intel Celeron J4125	466 Points ∼30%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (435 - 466, n=5)	454 Points ∼29% -3%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	439 Points ∼28% -6%
LincPlus P1 Intel Celeron N4000	436 Points ∼28% -6%

Geekbench 5.4 / Multi-Core
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Intel Core i7-1165G7	4975 Points ∼100% +229%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	4593 Points ∼92% +204%
Fujitsu Lifebook U939 i5 Intel Core i5-8265U	3568 Points ∼72% +136%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	3359 Points ∼68% +122%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	3330 Points ∼67% +120%
Dell Inspiron 15 5000 5502 Intel Core i3-1115G4	2427 Points ∼49% +61%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	2153 Points ∼43% +42%
Dell Latitude 15 3510 NK2MC Intel Core i3-10110U	2034 Points ∼41% +35%
Asus Vivobook 15 F512DA-SH31 AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	1604 Points ∼32% +6%
Beelink GK Mini Intel Celeron J4125	1512 Points ∼30%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	1505 Points ∼30% 0%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (1198 - 1512, n=5)	1367 Points ∼27% -10%
LincPlus P1 Intel Celeron N4000	797 Points ∼16% -47%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Intel Core i7-1165G7	8.47 fps ∼100% +426%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	6.63 fps ∼78% +312%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	5.37 fps ∼63% +234%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	4.37 fps ∼52% +171%
Fujitsu Lifebook U939 i5 Intel Core i5-8265U	4 fps ∼47% +148%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	3.48 fps ∼41% +116%
Dell Inspiron 15 5000 5502 Intel Core i3-1115G4	3.25 fps ∼38% +102%
Dell Latitude 15 3510 NK2MC Intel Core i3-10110U	3.12 fps ∼37% +94%
Asus Vivobook 15 F512DA-SH31 AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	2.03 fps ∼24% +26%
Beelink GK Mini Intel Celeron J4125	1.61 fps ∼19%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (0.95 - 1.61, n=5)	1.352 fps ∼16% -16%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	1.31 fps ∼15% -19%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	0.98 fps ∼12% -39%
LincPlus P1 Intel Celeron N4000	0.79 fps ∼9% -51%

LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
LincPlus P1 Intel Celeron N4000	156 s * ∼100% -24%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (124 - 168.4, n=5)	144.1 s * ∼92% -14%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	131 s * ∼84% -4%
Beelink GK Mini Intel Celeron J4125	126 s * ∼81%
Asus Vivobook 15 F512DA-SH31 AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	95.6 s * ∼61% +24%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	63.6 s * ∼41% +50%
Dell Inspiron 15 5000 5502 Intel Core i3-1115G4	62.8 s * ∼40% +50%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	62.2 s * ∼40% +51%
Fujitsu Lifebook U939 i5 Intel Core i5-8265U	60.7 s * ∼39% +52%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	55.8 s * ∼36% +56%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	51.3 s * ∼33% +59%
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Intel Core i7-1165G7	42.2 s * ∼27% +67%
Dell Latitude 15 3510 NK2MC Intel Core i3-10110U	28.13 s * ∼18% +78%

R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
LincPlus P1 Intel Celeron N4000	1.652 sec * ∼100% -6%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	1.642 sec * ∼99% -6%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (1.525 - 1.579, n=5)	1.56 sec * ∼94% -0%
Beelink GK Mini Intel Celeron J4125	1.553 sec * ∼94%
Asus Vivobook 15 F512DA-SH31 AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	0.846 sec * ∼51% +46%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	0.786 sec * ∼48% +49%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	0.763 sec * ∼46% +51%
Dell Latitude 15 3510 NK2MC Intel Core i3-10110U	0.76 sec * ∼46% +51%
Fujitsu Lifebook U939 i5 Intel Core i5-8265U	0.73 sec * ∼44% +53%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	0.686 sec * ∼42% +56%
Dell Inspiron 15 5000 5502 Intel Core i3-1115G4	0.655 sec * ∼40% +58%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	0.622 sec * ∼38% +60%
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Intel Core i7-1165G7	0.553 sec * ∼33% +64%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

271 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

19.9 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

97.8 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

79.1 Points

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... in comparison

System Performance

PCMark 10 results are most similar to the GMK NucBox K1 which comes with the same CPU as our GK Mini

PCMark 10 | PCMark 8

PCMark 10
Score
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 500GB MZ-V8P500BW	5158 Points ∼49% +172%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	4512 Points ∼43% +138%
GMK NucBox 2 Iris Plus Graphics 655, i5-8259U, Netac S930E8/256GPN	4132 Points ∼39% +118%
Zotac ZBOX-CI660 Nano UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U, OCZ Vertex OCZSSD2-1VTX120G	3837 Points ∼36% +102%
Beelink SEi10 UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	3420 Points ∼32% +80%
Beelink GK Mini UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125, Silicon Motion SM2258XT 256GB	1898 Points ∼18%
Average Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 (1461 - 1898, n=5)	1741 Points ∼17% -8%
Essentials
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 500GB MZ-V8P500BW	10258 Points ∼49% +105%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	9000 Points ∼43% +80%
GMK NucBox 2 Iris Plus Graphics 655, i5-8259U, Netac S930E8/256GPN	8351 Points ∼40% +67%
Zotac ZBOX-CI660 Nano UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U, OCZ Vertex OCZSSD2-1VTX120G	8051 Points ∼39% +61%
Beelink SEi10 UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	7766 Points ∼37% +56%
Beelink GK Mini UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125, Silicon Motion SM2258XT 256GB	4993 Points ∼24%
Average Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 (3998 - 4993, n=5)	4668 Points ∼22% -7%
Productivity
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 500GB MZ-V8P500BW	7136 Points ∼57% +134%
Zotac ZBOX-CI660 Nano UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U, OCZ Vertex OCZSSD2-1VTX120G	6481 Points ∼51% +112%
GMK NucBox 2 Iris Plus Graphics 655, i5-8259U, Netac S930E8/256GPN	6348 Points ∼50% +108%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	6190 Points ∼49% +103%
Beelink SEi10 UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	5353 Points ∼42% +76%
Beelink GK Mini UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125, Silicon Motion SM2258XT 256GB	3050 Points ∼24%
Average Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 (2697 - 3050, n=5)	2916 Points ∼23% -4%
Digital Content Creation
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 500GB MZ-V8P500BW	5087 Points ∼25% +318%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	4474 Points ∼22% +268%
GMK NucBox 2 Iris Plus Graphics 655, i5-8259U, Netac S930E8/256GPN	3613 Points ∼18% +197%
Zotac ZBOX-CI660 Nano UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U, OCZ Vertex OCZSSD2-1VTX120G	2939 Points ∼14% +142%
Beelink SEi10 UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	2614 Points ∼13% +115%
Beelink GK Mini UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125, Silicon Motion SM2258XT 256GB	1216 Points ∼6%
Average Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 (786 - 1216, n=5)	1056 Points ∼5% -13%

PCMark 8
Home Score Accelerated v2
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 500GB MZ-V8P500BW	3954 Points ∼59%
Zotac ZBOX-CI660 Nano UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U, OCZ Vertex OCZSSD2-1VTX120G	3594 Points ∼54%
Beelink SEi10 UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	2900 Points ∼44%
Average Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600	1928 Points ∼29%
Work Score Accelerated v2
Average Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600	3099 Points ∼44%
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 500GB MZ-V8P500BW	3074 Points ∼43%
Beelink SEi10 UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	2575 Points ∼36%

PCMark 10 Score		1898 points
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DPC Latency

LatencyMon reveals DPC latency issues when opening multiple browser tabs on our homepage. 4K 60 FPS playback is smooth but not perfect with 7 dropped frames during a minute-long video test.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Beelink GK Mini UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125, Silicon Motion SM2258XT 256GB	1318 μs * ∼100%
Beelink SEi10 UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	1231 μs * ∼93% +7%
GMK NucBox 2 Iris Plus Graphics 655, i5-8259U, Netac S930E8/256GPN	786 μs * ∼60% +40%
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 500GB MZ-V8P500BW	568 μs * ∼43% +57%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	525 μs * ∼40% +60%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

The system ships with a generic 256 GB SATA III M.2 2280 SSD with a Silicon Motion SM2258XT controller. Though transfer rates don't come close to most NVMe SSDs, overall performance is balanced considering the low-power CPU.

Secondary 2.5-inch SATA III bay sits underneath the top cover

	Beelink GK Mini Silicon Motion SM2258XT 256GB	Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	GMK NucBox 2 Netac S930E8/256GPN	Beelink SEi10 Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	Intel NUC11PAQi7 Samsung SSD 980 Pro 500GB MZ-V8P500BW
AS SSD		40%	152%	63%	617%
Seq Read	445.5	527 18%	2069 364%	1111 149%	3257 631%
Seq Write	440.5	469 6%	1203 173%	323.5 -27%	3937 794%
4K Read	12.69	20.41 61%	41.66 228%	33.1 161%	51.3 304%
4K Write	51.8	42.52 -18%	136.9 164%	66.2 28%	75.7 46%
4K-64 Read	134.3	231.4 72%	366.3 173%	357.3 166%	2283 1600%
4K-64 Write	249.2	285.3 14%	340.5 37%	154.8 -38%	2206 785%
Access Time Read *	3.629	0.124 97%	0.064 98%	0.066 98%	0.056 98%
Access Time Write *	0.253	0.269 -6%	0.347 -37%	0.616 -143%	0.154 39%
Score Read	192	304 58%	615 220%	501 161%	2660 1285%
Score Write	345	375 9%	598 73%	253 -27%	2676 676%
Score Total	638	839 32%	1497 135%	983 54%	6725 954%
Copy ISO MB/s	269.3	490.9 82%	1186 340%	1160 331%	2030 654%
Copy Program MB/s	173.9	415.9 139%	428.6 146%	121.1 -30%	883 408%
Copy Game MB/s	394.5	352.3 -11%	435.7 10%	364.4 -8%	1817 361%
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6		41%	210%	208%	675%
Write 4K	73.4	65.9 -10%	178.4 143%	203 177%	244.6 233%
Read 4K	27.42	24.27 -11%	61 122%	63.2 130%	80.4 193%
Write Seq	416.8	456.4 10%	1040 150%	1114 167%	4094 882%
Read Seq	427.7	542 27%	1919 349%	1765 313%	4099 858%
Write 4K Q32T1	119.5	331.3 177%	417.7 250%	423.9 255%	715 498%
Read 4K Q32T1	137.7	295 114%	325.6 136%	389.2 183%	783 469%
Write Seq Q32T1	498.2	506 2%	1144 130%	1104 122%	5065 917%
Read Seq Q32T1	475.3	562 18%	2379 401%	1990 319%	6884 1348%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		41% / 40%	181% / 173%	136% / 116%	646% / 638%

* ... smaller is better

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Silicon Motion SM2258XT 256GB

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 475.3 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 498.2 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 137.7 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 119.5 MB/s

CDM 5 Read Seq: 427.7 MB/s

CDM 5 Write Seq: 416.8 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 27.42 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 73.4 MB/s

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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GPU Performance

Graphics performance is significantly slower than the already slow UHD Graphics 620. Fortunately, it is sufficient for 4K video streaming.

3DMark | 3DMark 11

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7	3724 Points ∼100% +718%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7	3152 Points ∼85% +593%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U	2438 Points ∼65% +436%
Dell Inspiron 15 5000 5502 Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, i3-1115G4	2250 Points ∼60% +395%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, i5-8259U	1914 Points ∼51% +321%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 620 (557 - 2608, n=213)	1161 Points ∼31% +155%
Asus Vivobook 15 F512DA-SH31 AMD Radeon RX Vega 3, R3 3200U	1065 Points ∼29% +134%
Beelink SEi10 Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1	960 Points ∼26% +111%
Dell Latitude 15 3510 NK2MC Intel UHD Graphics 620, i3-10110U	952 Points ∼26% +109%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Celeron N4120	472 Points ∼13% +4%
Beelink GK Mini Intel UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125	455 Points ∼12%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 600 (307 - 637, n=21)	421 Points ∼11% -7%
LincPlus P1 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Celeron N4000	386 Points ∼10% -15%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7	1168 Points ∼100% +842%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7	1031 Points ∼88% +731%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U	733 Points ∼63% +491%
Dell Inspiron 15 5000 5502 Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, i3-1115G4	723 Points ∼62% +483%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, i5-8259U	594 Points ∼51% +379%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 620 (299 - 797, n=88)	389 Points ∼33% +214%
Beelink SEi10 Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1	320 Points ∼27% +158%
Asus Vivobook 15 F512DA-SH31 AMD Radeon RX Vega 3, R3 3200U	300 Points ∼26% +142%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel HD Graphics 505, x7-E3950	142 Points ∼12% +15%
Beelink GK Mini Intel UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125	124 Points ∼11%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Celeron N4120	120 Points ∼10% -3%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 600 (85 - 124, n=12)	107.5 Points ∼9% -13%
2560x1440 Time Spy Score
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7	1316 Points ∼100% +820%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7	1161 Points ∼88% +712%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U	825 Points ∼63% +477%
Dell Inspiron 15 5000 5502 Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, i3-1115G4	804 Points ∼61% +462%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, i5-8259U	676 Points ∼51% +373%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 620 (343 - 879, n=88)	444 Points ∼34% +210%
Beelink SEi10 Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1	367 Points ∼28% +157%
Asus Vivobook 15 F512DA-SH31 AMD Radeon RX Vega 3, R3 3200U	340 Points ∼26% +138%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel HD Graphics 505, x7-E3950	161 Points ∼12% +13%
Beelink GK Mini Intel UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125	143 Points ∼11%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Celeron N4120	137 Points ∼10% -4%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 600 (97 - 143, n=12)	123 Points ∼9% -14%

3DMark 11
1280x720 Performance GPU
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7	6027 Points ∼100% +883%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7	5221 Points ∼87% +752%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U	3535 Points ∼59% +477%
Dell Inspiron 15 5000 5502 Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, i3-1115G4	3510 Points ∼58% +473%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, i5-8259U	2947 Points ∼49% +381%
Zotac ZBOX-CI660 Nano Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U	1769 Points ∼29% +189%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 620 (1144 - 3432, n=244)	1749 Points ∼29% +185%
Fujitsu Lifebook U939 i5 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U	1731 Points ∼29% +182%
Beelink SEi10 Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1	1684 Points ∼28% +175%
Asus Vivobook 15 F512DA-SH31 AMD Radeon RX Vega 3, R3 3200U	1678 Points ∼28% +174%
Dell Latitude 15 3510 NK2MC Intel UHD Graphics 620, i3-10110U	1549 Points ∼26% +153%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel HD Graphics 505, x7-E3950	765 Points ∼13% +25%
Beelink GK Mini Intel UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125	613 Points ∼10%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Celeron N4120	606 Points ∼10% -1%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 600 (410 - 854, n=27)	558 Points ∼9% -9%
1280x720 Performance Combined
Intel NUC11PAQi7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7	4111 Points ∼100% +585%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7	3579 Points ∼87% +497%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, R3 4300U	3288 Points ∼80% +448%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, i5-8259U	2495 Points ∼61% +316%
Dell Inspiron 15 5000 5502 Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, i3-1115G4	2377 Points ∼58% +296%
Fujitsu Lifebook U939 i5 Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8265U	1651 Points ∼40% +175%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 620 (927 - 2505, n=244)	1578 Points ∼38% +163%
Asus Vivobook 15 F512DA-SH31 AMD Radeon RX Vega 3, R3 3200U	1447 Points ∼35% +141%
Zotac ZBOX-CI660 Nano Intel UHD Graphics 620, i5-8550U	1410 Points ∼34% +135%
Dell Latitude 15 3510 NK2MC Intel UHD Graphics 620, i3-10110U	1315 Points ∼32% +119%
Beelink SEi10 Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1	1252 Points ∼30% +109%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel HD Graphics 505, x7-E3950	754 Points ∼18% +26%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Celeron N4120	610 Points ∼15% +2%
Beelink GK Mini Intel UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125	600 Points ∼15%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 600 (362 - 983, n=27)	552 Points ∼13% -8%

3DMark | 3DMark 11

3DMark 11 Performance		694 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		3389 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		423 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		143 points
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... in comparison

	low	med.	high	ultra
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	41.3	18.4	8.8	8
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	5.33	2.34	1.63
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	8.89	5.8	5.39

Emissions

System Noise

The internal fan seems to be always active even when idling on desktop with no running applications. RPM doesn't appear to change when running higher loads either, at least in our experience. The constant RPM is preferable over constant pulsing, but it's too bad that the unit is never truly silent. For living rooms and HTPC setups, the unit will be far away enough that the fan won't be an issue.

For something truly silent, the fanless Zotac ZBOX-CI660 Nano or Chuwi GBox can be decent 1080p streaming alternatives.

	Beelink GK Mini UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125, Silicon Motion SM2258XT 256GB	Intel NUC11TNKi5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	GMK NucBox 2 Iris Plus Graphics 655, i5-8259U, Netac S930E8/256GPN	Beelink SEi10 UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	Intel NUC11PAQi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 500GB MZ-V8P500BW
Noise		-3%	16%	-4%	9%
off / environment *	24.6	24.8 -1%	25.6 -4%	27.5 -12%	25.6 -4%
Idle Minimum *	36.9	35.6 4%	25.7 30%	30.9 16%	25.6 31%
Idle Average *	36.9	35.6 4%	25.7 30%	33.5 9%	25.6 31%
Idle Maximum *	36.9	35.6 4%	25.7 30%	33.5 9%	25.6 31%
Load Average *	37	36.2 2%	35.3 5%	38.5 -4%	33.6 9%
Load Maximum *	37	47.6 -29%	35.1 5%	51.6 -39%	54.5 -47%
Witcher 3 ultra *		38			33.6

* ... smaller is better

Noise Level

Idle		36.9 / 36.9 / 36.9 dB(A)
Load		37 / 37 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 24.6 dB(A)

Temperature

AC adapter after an hour of heavy processing stress

Surface temperatures are generally cool even when under heavy loads. The top of the unit remains under 30 C when running Prime95. The hot spot is along the rear vent of the unit where heat escapes.

Stress Test

Running Prime95 causes the CPU to jump to 2.6 GHz for about 15 seconds before falling and stabilizing at 2.4 GHz. Core temperature would plateau at just 72 C.

	CPU Clock (GHz)	GPU clock (MHz)	Average CPU Temperature (°C)
System Idle	--	--	39
Prime95 Stress	2.4	--	72

Energy Management

Power Consumption

The system is very power efficient due to the low-power CPU. Idling on desktop consumes just 3 W to 4 W while higher loads like games consume just 14 W. We're able to record a maximum of just 17.8 W from the small (~6.5 x 4.3 x 3 cm) AC adapter when the CPU is fully stressed.

Prime95 initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would spike to 17.8 W for about 15 seconds before falling and stabilizing at 15.5 W

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.12 / 0.25 Watt
Idle	3.2 / 3.3 / 3.7 Watt
Load	13.6 / 17.8 Watt


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

	Beelink GK Mini Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600, Silicon Motion SM2258XT 256GB, , x,	Intel NUC11TNKi5 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S, , x,	GMK NucBox 2 i5-8259U, Iris Plus Graphics 655, Netac S930E8/256GPN, , x,	Beelink SEi10 i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D, , x,	Zotac ZBOX-CI660 Nano i5-8550U, UHD Graphics 620, OCZ Vertex OCZSSD2-1VTX120G, , x,	Intel NUC11PAQi7 i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 500GB MZ-V8P500BW, , x,
Power Consumption		-259%	-144%	-106%	-231%	-138%
Idle Minimum *	3.2	11.5 -259%	6.1 -91%	6.3 -97%	9.7 -203%	5.6 -75%
Idle Average *	3.3	12.4 -276%	6.8 -106%	6.6 -100%	9.8 -197%	5.6 -70%
Idle Maximum *	3.7	12.9 -249%	7.3 -97%	6.7 -81%	11.8 -219%	6 -62%
Load Average *	13.6	40.7 -199%	46.3 -240%	25.9 -90%	51.6 -279%	31.4 -131%
Load Maximum *	17.8	73.5 -313%	50.7 -185%	46.7 -162%	63.2 -255%	80.5 -352%
Witcher 3 ultra *		43.9				39

* ... smaller is better

Pros

+ support for up to two SATA III drives (M.2 2280 + 2.5-inch)

+ relatively cool running temperatures

+ 4k60 external monitor support

+ very lightweight

+ power efficient

+ inexpensive

Cons

- claiming warranty or service may be difficult

- single-channel RAM only

- no Wi-Fi 6 or no USB-C

- no NVMe SSD support

- fan is always active

Verdict

In review: Beelink GK Mini. Test unit provided by Beelink

The strongest attributes of the Beelink are its ease-of-use, cool running temperatures, and inexpensive asking price that will attract basic 1080p HTPC users. It's a good fit for users who have no need for the latest Core ix processors, Wi-Fi 6, NVMe storage options, or anything over 8 GB of RAM. You'll definitely want to add a secondary 2.5-inch SATA III drive to expand storage down the line.

An inexpensive mini PC great for basic 1080p streaming. It begins to struggle once 4K and light multitasking are introduced.

A notable drawback of the GK Mini is its lack of USB-C which could have added DisplayPort and Power Delivery for more versatility. 4K video streaming is decent until you start running other background tasks simultaneously such as web browsing. More demanding HTPC users should invest in something more powerful.

Price and availability

As of this writing, the Beelink GK Mini is on sale at Amazon for just $199 USD.

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Connectivity

Communication

Maintenance

Accessories and Warranty

Performance

Processor

System Performance

DPC Latency

Storage Devices

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

GPU Performance

Emissions

System Noise

Temperature

Stress Test

Energy Management

Power Consumption

Pros

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Verdict

Price and availability

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