Beelink SEi8 review: Uncommon Core i3-8109U for a new mini PC

Can a 4-year old Core i3 keep up? If you want something faster than Celeron or Atom without needing to overpay for the latest Core i5 or Core i7 solutions, then this affordable Beelink SEi8 may fit the bill.

Allen Ngo 👁, Published 04/20/2022 🇳🇱 🇨🇳 ...

Mini PC

Beelink is steadily becoming a major alternative to the Intel NUC series with its growing range of mini PCs. The recent SER4, for example, has proven to be just as fast as many Intel NUC models with 11th gen Core U-series CPUs while costing hundreds of dollars less.

The SEi8 comes with an older 8th gen Core i3-8109U or Core i5-8259U whereas last year's SEi10 comes with 10th gen Core U-series options instead. The older Core i3 makes the model even more affordable and an attractive alternative to Core i3-powered Intel NUCs.

Beelink is currently shipping the SEi8 starting at $320 USD with 8 GB of RAM or $380 with 16 GB of RAM. If configured with the Core i5-8279U, the price increases to the $400 USD range.

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Beelink SEi8

Processor

Intel Core i3-8109U 2 x 3 - 3.6 GHz, 35 W PL2 / Short Burst, 19 W PL1 / Sustained, Coffee Lake-U

Graphics adapter

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Core: 1050 MHz, Memory: 1200 MHz, DDR4, 30.0.101.1660

Memory

16 GB

, Crucial DDR4-3200, 10-10-10-28, Single-Channel

Mainboard

Intel Cannon Lake-U PCH-LP Premium

Storage

Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8, 512 GB

Soundcard

Intel Cannon Lake-LP - cAVS

Connections

5 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm combo

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/), Bluetooth 4.2

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 41 x 124 x 113 ( = 1.61 x 4.88 x 4.45 in)

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Pro

Additional features

2x HDMI cables, VESA mounting bracket, 2.5-inch SATA III adapter, screws, manuals

Weight

346 g ( = 12.2 oz / 0.76 pounds), Power Supply: 217 g ( = 7.65 oz / 0.48 pounds)

Price

380 USD

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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Potential Competitors in Comparison

Date	Model	Weight	Height	Resolution
04/2022	Beelink SEi8 i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	346 g	41 mm	x
12/2020	Beelink SEi10 i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)	350 g	41 mm	x
04/2022	Beelink SER4 R7 4800U, Vega 8	494 g	40 mm	x
04/2021	Intel NUC11TNKi5 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	504 g	37 mm	x
11/2018	Intel NUC8i7BE i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	683 g	51 mm	x
03/2021	GMK NucBox 2 i5-8259U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	430 g	50 mm	x

Case

The external chassis is identical to the SEi10. Its design is notable for being about the same size as an Intel NUC while weighing 30 percent lighter. The chassis material, while still rigid, isn't nearly as thick or sturdy as a NUC.

Strong chassis is significantly lighter than an Intel NUC

Top plastic surface is slightly textured

Bottom metal panel is secured by four screws on the rubber feet. The two front screws are for attaching the removable VESA mount

Connectivity

Port options are identical to the SEi10 except that Thunderbolt is not supported and that there is no longer an integrated SD card reader. We can confirm that the USB-C port still supports DisplayPort, but it cannot be used to power the mini PC unlike on the SER4.

Front: CMOS reset button, 2x USB-A, USB-C w/ DisplayPort, 3.5 mm combo audio, Power button

Rear: Gigabit RJ-45, 2x USB-A, 2x HDMI (4k60), AC adapter

Communication

Built-in wired and wireless communication modules, compare Networking test data to competitors, alternative solutions available (5G/LTE)?, Irregularities (radio reception)?

Removable WLAN module sits underneath the M.2 SSD

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1626 (1386^min - 1677^max) MBit/s +713%
Beelink SER4 MediaTek RZ608	821 (758^min - 891^max) MBit/s +311%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	742 (470^min - 902^max) MBit/s +271%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Wireless-AC 9560	553 MBit/s +177%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265	385 (299^min - 426^max) MBit/s +93%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165	200 (156^min - 261^max) MBit/s
iperf3 receive AX12
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1524 (1442^min - 1571^max) MBit/s +351%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1212 (1060^min - 1309^max) MBit/s +259%
Beelink SER4 MediaTek RZ608	880 (842^min - 900^max) MBit/s +160%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265	625 (346^min - 678^max) MBit/s +85%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Wireless-AC 9560	602 MBit/s +78%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165	338 (320^min - 344^max) MBit/s

Beelink SEi8; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø337 (320-344)

Beelink SEi8; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø201 (156-261)

Maintenance

The motherboard in the SEi8 is slightly different than the motherboard on the SEi10. The M.2 SSD slot, for example, is now facing the opposite direction while the BIOS battery is now more easily accessible.

Accessories and Warranty

The retail box includes additional screws, manual, and a removable VESA mount. Claiming warranty can be difficult as it may involve overseas shipping. Only a base one-year warranty is provided unlike the three years on most Intel NUCs.

Performance

Testing Conditions

Our unit was set to Windows Performance mode prior to running any benchmarks below.

Processor

Raw CPU performance sits in between the Celeron and Atom series and the higher-end Core i5 U-series. Perhaps most notably, it is noticeably faster than the competing Ryzen 3 3200U and passively-cooled Core i3-10100Y as found on the Microsoft Surface Go 3. The Surface Go 3 processor was highly criticized for its slow-as-molasses performance relative to the Surface Pro.

Beelink offers the SEi8 with Core i5-8279U as an upgrade which would provide roughly 20 percent faster single-thread performance and over 2x the multi-thread performance over our Core i3-8109U.

Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U: Ø320 (317.69-324.13)

Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1: Ø405 (402.55-406.84)

Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095: Ø377 (375.08-378.57)

Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE Intel Core i3-1115G4: Ø400 (388.93-418.63)

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 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	3248 Points +321%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	1974 Points +156%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2019 i5 4TB3 Intel Core i5-8279U	1717 Points +122%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	1691 Points +119%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	1432 Points +85%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	1432 Points +85%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	848 Points +10%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	844 Points +9%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	772 Points
Average Intel Core i3-8109U ()	772 Points 0%
Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3 Intel Core i3-10100Y	536 Points -31%
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	453 Points -41%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	430 Points -44%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	272 Points -65%
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750	220 Points -72%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	503 Points +43%
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	488 Points +39%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	466 Points +33%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	427 Points +22%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2019 i5 4TB3 Intel Core i5-8279U	421 Points +20%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	403 Points +15%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	382 Points +9%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	351 Points
Average Intel Core i3-8109U ()	351 Points 0%
Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3 Intel Core i3-10100Y	303 Points -14%
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	287 Points -18%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	239 Points -32%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	170 Points -52%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	93 Points -74%
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750	78 Points -78%

Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	8376 (8310.1^min - 8376.05^max) Points +318%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	5098 (4930.91^min - 5098.17^max) Points +154%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	3728 (3687.99^min - 3727.55^max) Points +86%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	2219 (2211.53^min - 2219.25^max) Points +11%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	2004 (1983.59^min - 2004.09^max) Points
Average Intel Core i3-8109U ()	2004 Points 0%
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	1786 Points -11%
Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3 Intel Core i3-10100Y	1375 Points -31%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	1186 (1172.17^min - 1186.25^max) Points -41%
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750	612 Points -69%

Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	1369 Points +51%
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	1240 Points +37%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	973 Points +7%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	906 Points
Average Intel Core i3-8109U ()	906 Points 0%
Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3 Intel Core i3-10100Y	788 Points -13%
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	780 Points -14%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	621 Points -31%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	438 Points -52%
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750	208 Points -77%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	1411 (1390.29^min - 1411.03^max) Points +335%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	798 (671.37^min - 798.44^max) Points +146%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	794 (772.57^min - 794.38^max) Points +145%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2019 i5 4TB3 Intel Core i5-8279U	757 (744.32^min - 757.06^max) Points +134%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2019 i5 4TB3 Intel Core i5-8279U	743 (717.66^min - 745.63^max) Points +129%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	615 (608.07^min - 614.94^max) Points +90%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	580 Points +79%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	406.8 (402.55^min - 406.84^max) Points +26%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	379 (375.08^min - 378.57^max) Points +17%
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	353 Points +9%
Average Intel Core i3-8109U (324 - 381, n=2)	353 Points +9%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	324 (317.69^min - 324.13^max) Points
Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3 Intel Core i3-10100Y	220 (217.41^min - 220.31^max) Points -32%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	207 (171.15^min - 207.16^max) Points -36%
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750	133 (112.75^min - 133^max) Points -59%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	125 Points -61%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	201 Points +62%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	188 Points +51%
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	187 Points +50%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2019 i5 4TB3 Intel Core i5-8279U	169 Points +36%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2019 i5 4TB3 Intel Core i5-8279U	166 Points +34%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	165 Points +33%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	158 Points +27%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	151 Points +21%
Average Intel Core i3-8109U (124.3 - 153, n=2)	138.7 Points +12%
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	129 Points +4%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	124.3 Points
Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3 Intel Core i3-10100Y	122 Points -2%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	109 Points -12%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	63.1 Points -49%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	41 Points -67%
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750	38.9 Points -69%

Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750	4929 Seconds * -271%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	4564 Seconds * -244%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	3032 Seconds * -128%
Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3 Intel Core i3-10100Y	1825 Seconds * -37%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	1516 Seconds * -14%
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	1485 Seconds * -12%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	1328 Seconds *
Average Intel Core i3-8109U ()	1328 Seconds * -0%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	1126 Seconds * +15%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	907 Seconds * +32%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	755 Seconds * +43%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	682 Seconds * +49%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	650 Seconds * +51%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2019 i5 4TB3 Intel Core i5-8279U	627 Seconds * +53%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	600 Seconds * +55%
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	340 Seconds * +74%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	40117 MIPS +323%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	30570 MIPS +222%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	22033 MIPS +132%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	23280 MIPS +145%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2019 i5 4TB3 Intel Core i5-8279U	22683 MIPS +139%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	18802 MIPS +98%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	15043 MIPS +59%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	11168 MIPS +18%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	10536 MIPS +11%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	9489 MIPS
Average Intel Core i3-8109U ()	9489 MIPS 0%
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	9179 MIPS -3%
Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3 Intel Core i3-10100Y	8262 MIPS -13%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	5694 MIPS -40%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	4569 MIPS -52%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	6171 MIPS +64%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	4826 MIPS +29%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	4738 MIPS +26%
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	4603 MIPS +23%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2019 i5 4TB3 Intel Core i5-8279U	4276 MIPS +14%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	4041 MIPS +8%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	4014 MIPS +7%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	3951 MIPS +5%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	3752 MIPS
Average Intel Core i3-8109U ()	3752 MIPS 0%
Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3 Intel Core i3-10100Y	3535 MIPS -6%
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	3381 MIPS -10%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	3111 MIPS -17%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	2237 MIPS -40%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	1454 MIPS -61%

Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	6375 Points +239%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	4593 Points +144%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	3660 Points +95%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	3359 Points +79%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	3330 Points +77%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	2153 Points +15%
Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3 Intel Core i3-10100Y	1889 Points 0%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	1880 Points
Average Intel Core i3-8109U ()	1880 Points 0%
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	1645 Points -12%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	1198 Points -36%
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750	770 Points -59%

Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	1396 Points +57%
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	1192 Points +34%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	1118 Points +26%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	1027 Points +16%
Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3 Intel Core i3-10100Y	986 Points +11%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	984 Points +11%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	888 Points
Average Intel Core i3-8109U ()	888 Points 0%
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	770 Points -13%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	723 Points -19%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	462 Points -48%
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750	233 Points -74%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	10.4 fps +265%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	6.63 fps +133%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2019 i5 4TB3 Intel Core i5-8279U	6 fps +111%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	5.9 fps +107%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	5.523 fps +94%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	5.37 fps +88%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	4.37 fps +53%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	3.48 fps +22%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	2.85 fps
Average Intel Core i3-8109U ()	2.85 fps 0%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	2.05 fps -28%
Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3 Intel Core i3-10100Y	2.01 fps -29%
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	1.95 fps -32%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	1.26 fps -56%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	0.98 fps -66%
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750	0.58 fps -80%

LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750	238 s * -201%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	159 s * -101%
Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3 Intel Core i3-10100Y	119 s * -51%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	97 s * -23%
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	91.6 s * -16%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	79 s *
Average Intel Core i3-8109U ()	79 s * -0%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	63.6 s * +19%
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	62.6 s * +21%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	62.2 s * +21%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	55.8 s * +29%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	51.3 s * +35%

R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750	2.742 sec * -218%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	1.525 sec * -77%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	1.168 sec * -36%
Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3 Intel Core i3-10100Y	0.962 sec * -12%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	0.861 sec *
Average Intel Core i3-8109U ()	0.861 sec * -0%
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	0.849 sec * +1%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U	0.786 sec * +9%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1	0.763 sec * +11%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	0.686 sec * +20%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	0.6275 sec * +27%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	0.622 sec * +28%
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	0.576 sec * +33%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

324 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

59.8 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

97.8 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

124.3 Points

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Performance Rating
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, Vega 8	98.1 pt
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	67 pt
Intel NUC8i7BE ^-1! Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	52.8 pt
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	45.2 pt
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	27.6 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, Vega 8	10046 KRay/s +277%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	6699 KRay/s +152%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	5312 KRay/s +99%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	4840 KRay/s +82%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	2663 KRay/s

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, Vega 8	56388 Points +334%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	27861 Points +115%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	26770 Points +106%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	24481 Points +89%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	12985 Points

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	1855 MB/s +195%
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, Vega 8	1840 MB/s +193%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	1234 MB/s +96%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	629 MB/s

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, Vega 8	78511 Points +229%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	50056 Points +110%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	46536 Points +95%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	41340 Points +73%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	23893 Points

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, Vega 8	11799 Points +448%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	4677 Points +117%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	4444 Points +107%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	4241 Points +97%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	2152 Points

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, Vega 8	28667 Points +333%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	16937 Points +156%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	13435 Points +103%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	12377 Points +87%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	6615 Points

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	66724 MB/s +717%
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, Vega 8	54686 MB/s +569%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	18649 MB/s +128%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	16202 MB/s +98%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	8170 MB/s

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, Vega 8	593 MB/s +303%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	373 MB/s +153%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	366 MB/s +149%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	285 MB/s +94%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	147.2 MB/s

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, Vega 8	5555 KRay/s +286%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	3628 KRay/s +152%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	2870 KRay/s +99%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	2671 KRay/s +85%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	1440 KRay/s

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, Vega 8	24254 MPixel/s +73%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	20296 MPixel/s +44%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	16877 MPixel/s +20%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	14060 MPixel/s
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	10092 MPixel/s -28%

System Performance

PCMark results are slightly ahead of the SEi10 likely due to the faster integrated Iris graphics of our SEi8. We didn't experience any issues running Windows 11 Pro on our test unit aside from the occasional slowdown when launching applications or during moderate multitasking.

PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity | Digital Content Creation

PCMark 10 / Score
Beelink SER4 Vega 8, R7 4800U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	5257 Points +44%
Intel NUC8i7BE Iris Plus Graphics 655, i7-8559U	4580 Points +26%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	4512 Points +24%
GMK NucBox 2 Iris Plus Graphics 655, i5-8259U, Netac S930E8/256GPN	4132 Points +13%
Beelink SEi8 Iris Plus Graphics 655, i3-8109U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	3645 Points
Beelink SEi10 UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	3420 Points -6%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Beelink SER4 Vega 8, R7 4800U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	9188 Points +17%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	9000 Points +14%
Intel NUC8i7BE Iris Plus Graphics 655, i7-8559U	8994 Points +14%
GMK NucBox 2 Iris Plus Graphics 655, i5-8259U, Netac S930E8/256GPN	8351 Points +6%
Beelink SEi8 Iris Plus Graphics 655, i3-8109U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	7861 Points
Beelink SEi10 UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	7766 Points -1%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Beelink SER4 Vega 8, R7 4800U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	7916 Points +30%
Intel NUC8i7BE Iris Plus Graphics 655, i7-8559U	7236 Points +19%
GMK NucBox 2 Iris Plus Graphics 655, i5-8259U, Netac S930E8/256GPN	6348 Points +4%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	6190 Points +2%
Beelink SEi8 Iris Plus Graphics 655, i3-8109U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	6093 Points
Beelink SEi10 UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	5353 Points -12%

PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Beelink SER4 Vega 8, R7 4800U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	5422 Points +97%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	4474 Points +63%
Intel NUC8i7BE Iris Plus Graphics 655, i7-8559U	4007 Points +46%
GMK NucBox 2 Iris Plus Graphics 655, i5-8259U, Netac S930E8/256GPN	3613 Points +32%
Beelink SEi8 Iris Plus Graphics 655, i3-8109U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	2746 Points
Beelink SEi10 UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	2614 Points -5%

PCMark 10 Score		3645 points
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AIDA64: Memory Copy | Memory Read | Memory Write | Memory Latency

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	65321 MB/s +94%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	48099 MB/s +43%
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, Vega 8	37086 MB/s +10%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	33609 MB/s
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	22895 MB/s -32%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	45290 MB/s +47%
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, Vega 8	44706 MB/s +45%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	38017 MB/s +24%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	30757 MB/s
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	24947 MB/s -19%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	55236 MB/s +212%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	51980 MB/s +194%
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, Vega 8	43768 MB/s +148%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	23454 MB/s +33%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	17678 MB/s

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, Vega 8	94.7 ns * -69%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	87.1 ns * -56%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	56 ns *
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	55.6 ns * +1%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	48.9 ns * +13%

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latency

LatencyMon reveals DPC issues when opening multiple browser tabs of our homepage. 4K video playback is mostly smooth with just 5 dropped frames during our minute-long video test.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Beelink SEi8 Iris Plus Graphics 655, i3-8109U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	3231 μs *
Beelink SEi10 UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	1231 μs * +62%
GMK NucBox 2 Iris Plus Graphics 655, i5-8259U, Netac S930E8/256GPN	786 μs * +76%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	525 μs * +84%
Beelink SER4 Vega 8, R7 4800U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	336 μs * +90%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

Our unit comes configured with a budget 512 GB Intel 660p NVMe SSD. Though the drive itself is capable of sequential read and write rates of up to 1500 MB/s and 1000 MB/s, respectively, we're only able to record maximums of 800 MB/s on our SEi8.

System comes with a thermal pad to aid in heat dissipation

2.5-inch SATA III bay sits underneath the top panel

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 805.9 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 777.7 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 339.5 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 376.3 MB/s

CDM 5 Read Seq: 729.5 MB/s

CDM 5 Write Seq: 701.4 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 58.49 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 146 MB/s

Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Beelink SER4 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	86.5 pt
GMK NucBox 2 Netac S930E8/256GPN	80.6 pt
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	65.6 pt
Beelink SEi10 Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	60.6 pt
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	38 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
GMK NucBox 2 Netac S930E8/256GPN	1566 (1557.38^min - 1565.96^max) MB/s +113%
Beelink SER4 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	1370 (1352.45^min - 1370.49^max) MB/s +87%
Beelink SEi10 Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	1341 (1340.13^min - 1341.17^max) MB/s +83%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	734 (717.65^min - 733.79^max) MB/s
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	509 (505.62^min - 509.19^max) MB/s -31%
seq write
GMK NucBox 2 Netac S930E8/256GPN	1213 (454.38^min - 1213.29^max) MB/s +73%
Beelink SER4 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	971 (941.83^min - 970.77^max) MB/s +39%
Beelink SEi10 Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	953 (144^min - 952.51^max) MB/s +36%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	700 (681.36^min - 699.61^max) MB/s
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	467 (462^min - 467.13^max) MB/s -33%
seq q8 t1 read
GMK NucBox 2 Netac S930E8/256GPN	2121 (1959.37^min - 2121.01^max) MB/s +166%
Beelink SEi10 Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	1709 (1493.54^min - 1709.12^max) MB/s +114%
Beelink SER4 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	1562 (1435.86^min - 1562.38^max) MB/s +96%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	798 (733.79^min - 797.55^max) MB/s
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	561 (469.24^min - 560.5^max) MB/s -30%
seq q8 t1 write
GMK NucBox 2 Netac S930E8/256GPN	1248 (414.41^min - 1248.45^max) MB/s +61%
Beelink SER4 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	970 (945.19^min - 970.14^max) MB/s +25%
Beelink SEi10 Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	964 (326.08^min - 964.44^max) MB/s +24%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	775 (766.03^min - 775.03^max) MB/s
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	504 (500.38^min - 503.53^max) MB/s -35%
4k q1 t1 read
Beelink SER4 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	62.4 (61.64^min - 62.4^max) MB/s +9%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	57.1 (51.23^min - 57.13^max) MB/s
Beelink SEi10 Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	48.3 (47.16^min - 48.29^max) MB/s -15%
GMK NucBox 2 Netac S930E8/256GPN	29.4 (21.8^min - 29.38^max) MB/s -49%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	21.6 (20.05^min - 21.62^max) MB/s -62%
4k q1 t1 write
Beelink SER4 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	200 (197.44^min - 200.13^max) MB/s +38%
Beelink SEi10 Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	176 (148.72^min - 175.53^max) MB/s +21%
GMK NucBox 2 Netac S930E8/256GPN	156 (133.05^min - 156.14^max) MB/s +7%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	145.3 (143.17^min - 145.33^max) MB/s
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	46.4 (45.57^min - 46.37^max) MB/s -68%
4k q32 t16 read
Beelink SEi10 Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	395 (393.42^min - 394.82^max) MB/s +14%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	347 (346.15^min - 346.94^max) MB/s
Beelink SER4 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	345 (343.07^min - 345.33^max) MB/s -1%
GMK NucBox 2 Netac S930E8/256GPN	331 (329.92^min - 330.85^max) MB/s -5%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	285 (283.99^min - 284.61^max) MB/s -18%
4k q32 t16 write
Beelink SER4 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	826 (804.5^min - 825.5^max) MB/s +60%
GMK NucBox 2 Netac S930E8/256GPN	739 (122.91^min - 738.54^max) MB/s +43%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	517 (500.32^min - 517.03^max) MB/s
Beelink SEi10 Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	503 (76.08^min - 503.17^max) MB/s -3%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	330 (329.53^min - 329.95^max) MB/s -36%

AS SSD
Score Total
Beelink SER4 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	1833 Points +32%
GMK NucBox 2 Netac S930E8/256GPN	1497 Points +8%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	1386 Points
Beelink SEi10 Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	983 Points -29%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	839 Points -39%
Score Read
GMK NucBox 2 Netac S930E8/256GPN	615 Points +37%
Beelink SER4 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	544 Points +21%
Beelink SEi10 Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	501 Points +12%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	449 Points
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	304 Points -32%
Score Write
Beelink SER4 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	1028 Points +50%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	687 Points
GMK NucBox 2 Netac S930E8/256GPN	598 Points -13%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	375 Points -45%
Beelink SEi10 Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	253 Points -63%
Seq Read
GMK NucBox 2 Netac S930E8/256GPN	2069 MB/s +195%
Beelink SER4 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	1653 MB/s +136%
Beelink SEi10 Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	1111 MB/s +59%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	700.68 MB/s
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	527 MB/s -25%
Seq Write
GMK NucBox 2 Netac S930E8/256GPN	1203 MB/s +88%
Beelink SER4 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	869 MB/s +36%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	640.31 MB/s
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	469 MB/s -27%
Beelink SEi10 Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	323.5 MB/s -49%
4K Read
Beelink SER4 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	56.4 MB/s +2%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	55.28 MB/s
GMK NucBox 2 Netac S930E8/256GPN	41.66 MB/s -25%
Beelink SEi10 Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	33.1 MB/s -40%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	20.41 MB/s -63%
4K Write
Beelink SER4 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	163.7 MB/s +27%
GMK NucBox 2 Netac S930E8/256GPN	136.9 MB/s +7%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	128.45 MB/s
Beelink SEi10 Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	66.2 MB/s -48%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	42.52 MB/s -67%
4K-64 Read
GMK NucBox 2 Netac S930E8/256GPN	366.3 MB/s +13%
Beelink SEi10 Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	357.3 MB/s +10%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	323.95 MB/s
Beelink SER4 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	321.8 MB/s -1%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	231.4 MB/s -29%
4K-64 Write
Beelink SER4 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	778 MB/s +57%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	494.85 MB/s
GMK NucBox 2 Netac S930E8/256GPN	340.5 MB/s -31%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	285.3 MB/s -42%
Beelink SEi10 Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	154.8 MB/s -69%
Access Time Read
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	0.124 ms * -22%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	0.102 ms *
Beelink SER4 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	0.085 ms * +17%
Beelink SEi10 Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	0.066 ms * +35%
GMK NucBox 2 Netac S930E8/256GPN	0.064 ms * +37%
Access Time Write
Beelink SEi10 Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	0.616 ms * -353%
GMK NucBox 2 Netac S930E8/256GPN	0.347 ms * -155%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	0.269 ms * -98%
Beelink SER4 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	0.137 ms * -1%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	0.136 ms *

* ... smaller is better

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Beelink SEi8: Ø794 (729.18-802.65)

GPU Performance

Raw graphics performance from the Iris Plus 655 is roughly 40 to 50 percent faster than the average UHD Graphics 620 as found on many older Intel-powered mini PCs prior to 10th gen Ice Lake. The boost in performance is respectable for tasks like streaming and 4K video playback, but it is nowhere near enough for gaming purposes. Witcher 3, for example, would have issues launching on our test unit even after updating all Windows and graphics drivers.

Since our test unit shipped with single-channel memory only, results will likely be faster than what we've recorded below if configured with dual-channel memory instead.

3DMark | 3DMark 11

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
VAIO SX12 VJS124X1011P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1155G7	28952 Points +122%
Beelink SER4 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	27339 Points +110%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	19330 Points +48%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	18282 Points +40%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i7-8559U	16698 Points +28%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i5-8259U	15258 Points +17%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 (6498 - 16698, n=9)	13736 Points +5%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i3-8109U	13022 Points
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Radeon RX Vega 3, AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	10096 Points -22%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 620 (6205 - 16400, n=225)	9262 Points -29%
Beelink SEi10 Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Intel Core i3-1005G1	7448 Points -43%
Beelink U59 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	5212 Points -60%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel HD Graphics 505, Intel Atom x7-E3950	3997 Points -69%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125	2453 Points -81%
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell), Intel Atom x7-Z8750	1767 Points -86%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
VAIO SX12 VJS124X1011P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1155G7	4847 Points +183%
Beelink SER4 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	3927 Points +129%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	3152 Points +84%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	2438 Points +42%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i7-8559U	2260 Points +32%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i5-8259U	1914 Points +12%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 (920 - 2260, n=9)	1836 Points +7%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i3-8109U	1715 Points
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Radeon RX Vega 3, AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	1284 Points -25%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 620 (557 - 2608, n=213)	1161 Points -32%
Beelink SEi10 Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Intel Core i3-1005G1	960 Points -44%
Beelink U59 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	679 Points -60%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125	378 Points -78%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
VAIO SX12 VJS124X1011P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1155G7	1511 Points +166%
Beelink SER4 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	1241 Points +118%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	1031 Points +81%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	733 Points +29%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i7-8559U	633 Points +11%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i5-8259U	594 Points +4%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 (301 - 633, n=10)	570 Points 0%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i3-8109U	569 Points
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Radeon RX Vega 3, AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	389 Points -32%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 620 (299 - 797, n=88)	389 Points -32%
Beelink SEi10 Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Intel Core i3-1005G1	320 Points -44%
Beelink U59 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	182 Points -68%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel HD Graphics 505, Intel Atom x7-E3950	142 Points -75%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125	102 Points -82%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Beelink SER4 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	6036 Points +115%
VAIO SX12 VJS124X1011P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1155G7	5962 Points +113%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	5221 Points +86%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	3535 Points +26%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i7-8559U	3081 Points +10%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i5-8259U	2947 Points +5%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i3-8109U	2801 Points
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 (1365 - 3081, n=8)	2707 Points -3%
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Radeon RX Vega 3, AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	1871 Points -33%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 620 (1144 - 3432, n=244)	1749 Points -38%
Beelink SEi10 Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Intel Core i3-1005G1	1684 Points -40%
Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3 Intel UHD Graphics 615, Intel Core i3-10100Y	1302 Points -54%
Beelink U59 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	894 Points -68%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel HD Graphics 505, Intel Atom x7-E3950	765 Points -73%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125	508 Points -82%
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell), Intel Atom x7-Z8750	408 Points -85%

3DMark | 3DMark 11

3DMark 11 Performance		2927 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		8238 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		1592 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		636 points
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... in comparison

Dota 2 Reborn | Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | X-Plane 11.11

Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	103 (88.1^min) fps +9%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	98 (79.8^min) fps +4%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	95 (80^min) fps +1%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	94.4 (75.6^min) fps
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	93.3 (76.1^min) fps -1%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 (51.4 - 98, n=8)	86.3 fps -9%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	73.8 (47.9^min) fps -22%
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Ryzen 3 3200U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 3	64.2 (53.7^min) fps -32%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1, Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)	61.2 (55^min) fps -35%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	57.3 (47^min) fps -39%
Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3 Intel Core i3-10100Y, Intel UHD Graphics 615	57.2 (47.7^min) fps -39%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600	34.3 (29.9^min) fps -64%
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750, Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell)	22.1 (19^min) fps -77%
1366x768 med (1/3)
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	83.3 (67.5^min) fps +141%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	74.2 (52.3^min) fps +114%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	68 (58.9^min) fps +97%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	66 (54.7^min) fps +91%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 (34.6 - 77.9, n=8)	58.5 fps +69%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	56 (40.8^min) fps +62%
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Ryzen 3 3200U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 3	44.6 (39.5^min) fps +29%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	34.6 (29.8^min) fps
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	26.6 (20.6^min) fps -23%
Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3 Intel Core i3-10100Y, Intel UHD Graphics 615	25.9 (21.4^min) fps -25%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1, Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)	25 (20.7^min) fps -28%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600	14.2 (9.9^min) fps -59%
Teclast Tbook 16 Power Intel Atom x7-Z8750, Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell)	13.7 (12^min) fps -60%
1920x1080 high (2/3)
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	53.1 (44.7^min) fps +110%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	41.4 (37.7^min) fps +64%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	34.7 (31.6^min) fps +37%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	34.2 (20^min) fps +35%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	31.9 (29.3^min) fps +26%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 (15.8 - 34.7, n=8)	29.5 fps +17%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	25.3 (19.3^min) fps
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Ryzen 3 3200U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 3	20.9 (19.4^min) fps -17%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1, Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)	15.3 (12.4^min) fps -40%
Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3 Intel Core i3-10100Y, Intel UHD Graphics 615	12.9 (11.3^min) fps -49%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	12 (9.3^min) fps -53%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600	6.8 (5.2^min) fps -73%
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	51.1 (44.6^min) fps +125%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	39.1 (36^min) fps +72%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	31.4 (18.2^min) fps +38%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	30.4 (27.6^min) fps +34%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	27.7 (25.5^min) fps +22%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 (13.4 - 30.4, n=8)	25.6 fps +13%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	22.7 (18.8^min) fps
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Ryzen 3 3200U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 3	19.5 (17.9^min) fps -14%
Beelink SEi10 Intel Core i3-1005G1, Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)	14.2 (11.7^min) fps -37%
Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3 Intel Core i3-10100Y, Intel UHD Graphics 615	11.6 (10.1^min) fps -49%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	11.2 (8.6^min) fps -51%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600	6.3 (4.4^min) fps -72%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1280x720 Lite Quality
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	37.3 fps +125%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	26.8 fps +61%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	17.3 fps +4%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	16.9 fps +2%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	16.6 fps
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 (9.11 - 18.1, n=8)	15.7 fps -5%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	7.17 fps -57%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600	4.13 fps -75%
1920x1080 Standard Quality
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	19.2 fps +118%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	13.7 fps +56%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	9.07 fps +3%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 (7.88 - 9.73, n=4)	8.87 fps +1%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	8.8 fps
1920x1080 High Quality
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	13.8 fps +127%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	10.5 fps +73%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	6.08 fps
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	6.04 fps -1%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 (5.25 - 6.55, n=4)	5.98 fps -2%

X-Plane 11.11
1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	41.1 fps +83%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	37.1 fps +66%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	32.6 fps +46%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	31.5 fps +41%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 (13.8 - 42.8, n=7)	26.4 fps +18%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	25.3 fps +13%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	22.4 fps
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Ryzen 3 3200U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 3	20.7 fps -8%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	10.8 fps -52%
Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3 Intel Core i3-10100Y, Intel UHD Graphics 615	8.06 fps -64%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600	7.67 fps -66%
1920x1080 med (fps_test=2)
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	33.2 fps +121%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	27.3 fps +82%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	24.9 fps +66%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	23.3 fps +55%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 (9.75 - 29.5, n=7)	18.5 fps +23%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	18 fps +20%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	15 fps
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Ryzen 3 3200U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 3	13 fps -13%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	9.18 fps -39%
Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3 Intel Core i3-10100Y, Intel UHD Graphics 615	6.26 fps -58%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600	4.75 fps -68%
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Beelink SER4 AMD Ryzen 7 4800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	29.5 fps +140%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	29.1 fps +137%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	22.4 fps +82%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	19.8 fps +61%
GMK NucBox 2 Intel Core i5-8259U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	15.9 fps +29%
Average Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 (8.55 - 25.1, n=7)	15.9 fps +29%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	12.3 fps
HP 255 G7 159P1EA AMD Ryzen 3 3200U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 3	11.7 fps -5%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	8.62 fps -30%
Microsoft Surface Go 3 Core i3 Intel Core i3-10100Y, Intel UHD Graphics 615	6.09 fps -50%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600	4.5 fps -63%

Dota 2 Reborn | Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | X-Plane 11.11

	low	med.	high	ultra
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	94.4	34.6	25.3	22.7
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	16.6	8.8	6.08
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	22.4	15	12.3

Emissions

System Noise

Fan noise is largely binary in the sense that RPMs tend to fluctuate between minimum and maximum with very little steps in between. In other words, expect the fan to go from quiet to noisy quite frequently when multi-tasking or launching applications. It's not as bad as on the more powerful Beelink GTi11 series or SER4, but the fan noise changes are nonetheless more noticeable and frequent when compared to a NUC.

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

Noise Level

Idle		26.5 / 26.5 / 31.1 dB(A)
Load		37.7 / 37.5 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 24.5 dB(A)

	Beelink SEi8 Iris Plus Graphics 655, i3-8109U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	Beelink SEi10 UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D	Beelink SER4 Vega 8, R7 4800U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	Intel NUC11TNKi5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	Intel NUC8i7BE Iris Plus Graphics 655, i7-8559U	GMK NucBox 2 Iris Plus Graphics 655, i5-8259U, Netac S930E8/256GPN
Noise		-17%	-11%	-18%	-9%	5%
off / environment *	24.5	27.5 -12%	23.4 4%	24.8 -1%	28.7 -17%	25.6 -4%
Idle Minimum *	26.5	30.9 -17%	33.2 -25%	35.6 -34%	28.7 -8%	25.7 3%
Idle Average *	26.5	33.5 -26%	33.2 -25%	35.6 -34%	29.3 -11%	25.7 3%
Idle Maximum *	31.1	33.5 -8%	33.2 -7%	35.6 -14%	31.8 -2%	25.7 17%
Load Average *	37.7	38.5 -2%	38.6 -2%	36.2 4%	39 -3%	35.3 6%
Load Maximum *	37.5	51.6 -38%	40.8 -9%	47.6 -27%	41.4 -10%	35.1 6%
Witcher 3 ultra *			39.2	38	39

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

AC adapter after an hour of extreme processing loads

Unlike the more powerful SER4, the SEi8 has no ventilation grilles on the top surface and so users can safely place papers and other objects on top without impacting cooling. The air intake vents are only along the two sides of the chassis. The hot spot can reach over 42 C on the top closest to the rear and next to the exhaust grilles.

Stress Test

When running Prime95, the CPU would boost to 2.9 GHz before stabilizing at 2.8 GHz and 70 C. CPU package power would also be as high as 34.4 W during the start of the test before falling and stabilizing at 19.4 W. Running this same test on the SEi10 with the newer 10th gen Core i3-1005G1 would see both higher clock rates and core temperatures of 3.4 GHz and 90 C, respectively.

	CPU Clock (GHz)	GPU Clock (MHz)	Average CPU Temperature (°C)
System Idle	--	--	50
Prime95 Stress	2.8	--	70
Prime95 + FurMark Stress	1.1	900	70

Energy Management

Power Consumption

The SEi8 consumes about as much power as the NUC 11 with newer 11th gen CPUs despite the performance advantages of the 11th gen CPU series. This is due to the 8th gen series being much less optimized especially in terms of integrated graphics performance. For higher performance-per-watt, users will want to consider the SEi8 with the Core i5-8279U or SEi10 series instead.

Expect the system to consume just over 40 W when running demanding loads.

We're able to measure a maximum consumption of 41.4 W from the small (10 x 5 x 4.5 cm) 57 W AC adapter when running Prime95+FurMark simultaneously

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.7 / 0.85 Watt
Idle	7.5 / 7.6 / 9.2 Watt
Load	41.1 / 41.4 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 SEi8 i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8, , x,	Beelink SEi10 i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 NVMe 4X 200725 D, , x,	Beelink SER4 R7 4800U, Vega 8, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8, , x,	Intel NUC11TNKi5 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S, , x,	Intel NUC8i7BE i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655, , , x,	GMK NucBox 2 i5-8259U, Iris Plus Graphics 655, Netac S930E8/256GPN, , x,
Power Consumption		16%	32%	-47%	4%	3%
Idle Minimum *	7.5	6.3 16%	4.1 45%	11.5 -53%	2.7 64%	6.1 19%
Idle Average *	7.6	6.6 13%	4.1 46%	12.4 -63%	3.1 59%	6.8 11%
Idle Maximum *	9.2	6.7 27%	4.6 50%	12.9 -40%	6.3 32%	7.3 21%
Load Average *	41.1	25.9 37%	35.6 13%	40.7 1%	59.7 -45%	46.3 -13%
Load Maximum *	41.4	46.7 -13%	39.9 4%	73.5 -78%	78 -88%	50.7 -22%
Witcher 3 ultra *			35.6	43.9	47.2

* ... smaller is better

Power Consumption Witcher 3 / Stresstest

Beelink SEi8: Ø39.7 (39-40.9)

Beelink SEi8; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø35.9 (34.7-38.6)

Beelink SEi8; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø32.4 (29.2-35.7)

Beelink SEi8; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø42.4 (40.6-44.5)

Pros

+ comes with SSD, RAM, and Windows 11 Pro preloaded

+ decent Core i3 and 4K video playback performance

+ up to 2x storage drives and 2x SODIMM slots

+ inexpensive

Cons

- one-year manufacturer warranty instead of three years

- fan pulses more frequently than on an Intel NUC

- older 8th generation Intel CPU

- no SD card reader

Verdict

In review: Beelink SEi8. Test unit provided by Beelink

Much like most other Beelink mini PCs, the low price of the SEi8 is its biggest advantage when compared to the competition. A fully loaded SEi8 with the Core i3-3109U CPU, 16 GB RAM, licensed Windows 11 Pro, and 256 GB NVMe SSD retails for about $380 USD while a barebones Intel NUC8I3BEK with the exact same processor but in a barebones configuration can be found online for $350.

For a four-year old processor, the Core i3-8109U is just fast enough for basic HTPC applications like browsing, streaming, OS navigation, and light multi-tasking without the constant slowdowns commonly experienced on weaker Celeron-based or Atom-based solutions. If you're trying to go as cheap as possible while minimizing the impact on the UI experience, then the SEi8 Core i3 should be near the top of your list. Moving up to the SEi8 Core i5 will boost performance significantly without too much of a price increase for users who need a faster processor with longer legs and more multi-tasking potential.

Notable drawbacks to the Intel NUC include the thinner chassis materials, slower WLAN module, shorter warranty, more frequent fan pulsing, no SD card reader, and more limited BIOS options. Thankfully, the cut corners aren't enough to be a deal breaker for the target budget HTPC setup.

Price and Availability

Beelink is now shipping the SEi8 in multiple configurations starting at $319 USD. Alternatively, users can order from Amazon for $359 USD.

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