Beelink U59 Mini-S mini PC review: The super inexpensive Intel NUC HTPC alternative

A beeline to affordability.

The Beelink U59 Mini-S is cheap enough to be a respectable alternative to the typical smart TV dongles or media players from Google, Amazon, Apple, or Roku especially for users who want the versatility of a Windows environment.

Allen Ngo 👁, Published 06/19/2022 🇨🇳 🇸🇪 ...

Desktop Mini PC

Beelink offers an extensive family of mini PCs ranging from the very inexpensive Celeron-powered U59 up to the insanely fast Ryzen 9 5900HX-powered GTR5. Our U59 Mini-S review model today sits in the lower-end of the spectrum sporting the Celeron N5095 CPU, just 8 GB of single-channel memory, and a 256 GB SSD for approximately $220 USD retail.

Alternatives to the U59 Mini-S include Atom or Celeron-powered mini PCs such as the Chuwi HeroBox, GMK NucBox K1, NucBox 3, or the Intel NUC 11 Essential. The U59 Mini-S in review should not be confused with the slightly more expensive original U59.

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Beelink U59 Mini-S

Processor

Intel Celeron N5095 4 x 2 - 2.9 GHz, 17 W PL2 / Short Burst, 14 W PL1 / Sustained, Jasper Lake

Graphics adapter

Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), DDR4, 30.0.101.1340

Memory

8 GB

, Single-Channel, DDR4-2666, 15-15-15-35, 2x SODIMM slots

Storage

Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3, 256 GB

Soundcard

Intel Jasper Lake PCH - cAVS Controller

Connections

4 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 HDMI, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm

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

Manual, 2x HDMI cables, removable VESA mount, additional screws, 12 Months Warranty

Weight

279 g ( = 9.84 oz / 0.62 pounds), Power Supply: 150 g ( = 5.29 oz / 0.33 pounds)

Price

220 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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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Resolution
v ^(old)	06 / 2022	Beelink U59 Mini-S Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	279 g	41 mm	x
v ^(old)	04 / 2022	Beelink SEi8 i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	346 g	41 mm	x
v ^(old)	04 / 2021	Intel NUC11TNKi5 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	504 g	37 mm	x
v ^(old)	11 / 2021	Beelink U59 Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	329 g	42 mm	x
v ^(old)	02 / 2022	GMK NucBox 3 Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	410 g	32.5 mm	x
v ^(old)	10 / 2020	Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620	472 g	51 mm	x

Case — Lighter Than It Looks

The chassis is nearly identical to the original U59 albeit with a few superficial differences. The top panel, for example, is now smooth matte instead of glossy which we believe is a smart change as the matte surface is more resistant to fingerprints and scuffs. The sides and bottom of the chassis are metal for strong first impressions.

A notable aspect of the Beelink is its very light weight of just 279 g compared to over 500 g on the similarly-sized Intel NUC 11. The thinner chassis materials of the Beelink and its lack of an internal metal cage for additional reinforcement contribute to the significant weight differences between the two models.

Top panel is matte instead of glossy to reduce fingerprints

Rubber footing on the bottom to reduce the chances of slipping

Metal chassis is much lighter and thinner than with an Intel NUC

Unlike the large twist screws on an Intel NUC, the screws on the Beelink require a screwdriver

Size Comparison

Connectivity — No USB-C

Port options are identical to the U59 but with one major exception: the USB-C port has been dropped. We suspect that this was a cost-saving measure.

Front: 2x USB-A 3.0, 3.5 mm audio jack, Power button

Rear: 2x USB-A 3.0, Gigabit RJ-45, 2x HDMI 2.0, Kensington lock, AC adapter

Communication

An Intel 3165 comes standard one again for 1x1 Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2 connectivity. Though slow by today's standards, it's still fast enough for 4K video streaming.

1216 WLAN module is soldered and not upgradeable

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1626 (1386^min - 1677^max) MBit/s
Beelink SEi8 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165	200 (156^min - 261^max) MBit/s
Beelink U59 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165	180 (157^min - 201^max) MBit/s
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265	152 (106^min - 184^max) MBit/s
iperf3 receive AX12
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1524 (1442^min - 1571^max) MBit/s
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265	671 (648^min - 684^max) MBit/s
Beelink U59 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165	346 (336^min - 355^max) MBit/s
Beelink SEi8 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165	338 (320^min - 344^max) MBit/s
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165	188.4 (153^min - 228^max) MBit/s
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165	322 (295^min - 337^max) MBit/s

Beelink U59 Mini-S; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø321 (295-337)

Beelink U59 Mini-S; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø188.4 (153-228)

Maintenance

The bottom panel comes off easily after removing the 4 Philips screws around the corners. Users have direct access to two storage bays (1x M.2 2280 SATA III + 1x 2.5-inch SATA III) and a single SODIMM DDR4 slot supporting up to 16 GB of single-channel memory.

Accessories and Warranty

The retail box includes a removable VESA mounting bracket with screws that attach to the bottom plate of the unit. Two HDMI cables are included as well.

The standard one-year limited warranty applies if purchased in the US.

Performance

Testing Conditions

Our test unit was set to Windows Performance mode prior to running any benchmark tests below for the highest possible scores. Aside from the usual BIOS settings, there are no special applications for controlling specific features or behaviors of the U59 Mini-S.

Processor — Faster Than Atom, Slower Than Core i3

Multi-thread performance is comparable to the dual-core quad-thread Core i3-8109U while being about 20 to 45 percent slower in single-thread performance. The Celeron N5095 is nonetheless faster than previous generation Celeron solutions including the J4125 or N4100 by up to 2x in multi-threaded applications.

Performance sustainability is good with no major drops when running CineBench R15 xT in a loop.

Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095: Ø353 (350.25-357.53)

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

Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7: Ø789 (772.57-794.38)

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

GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125: Ø203 (171.15-207.16)

Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U: Ø514 (504.41-521.83)

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)
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 82A20008GE AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	3095 Points +285%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	1974 Points +146%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	1432 Points +78%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U	1183 Points +47%
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (804 - 844, n=5)	825 Points +3%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095	804 Points
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	772 Points -4%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	430 Points -47%
Chuwi UBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4100	386 Points -52%
Blackview AceBook 1 Intel Celeron N4120	376 Points -53%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	272 Points -66%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	503 Points +121%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 82A20008GE AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	473 Points +107%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	427 Points +87%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U	418 Points +83%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	351 Points +54%
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (228 - 239, n=5)	234 Points +3%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095	228 Points
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	170 Points -25%
Blackview AceBook 1 Intel Celeron N4120	159 Points -30%
Chuwi UBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4100	152 Points -33%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	93 Points -59%

Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 82A20008GE AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	7719 Points +258%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	5098 (4930.91^min - 5098.17^max) Points +136%
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (2150 - 2219, n=5)	2174 Points +1%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095	2159 (2113.79^min - 2158.74^max) Points
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	2004 (1983.59^min - 2004.09^max) Points -7%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	1186 (1172.17^min - 1186.25^max) Points -45%
Blackview AceBook 1 Intel Celeron N4120	965 (915.042^min - 964.764^max) Points -55%

Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	1369 Points +123%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 82A20008GE AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	1217 Points +98%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	906 Points +47%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095	615 Points
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (587 - 621, n=5)	608 Points -1%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	438 Points -29%
Blackview AceBook 1 Intel Celeron N4120	409 Points -33%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 82A20008GE AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	1240 Points +246%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	794 (772.57^min - 794.38^max) Points +122%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	580 Points +62%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U	522 (504.41^min - 521.83^max) Points +46%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095	358 (350.25^min - 357.53^max) Points
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (221 - 379, n=6)	343 Points -4%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	324 (317.69^min - 324.13^max) Points -9%
Blackview AceBook 1 Intel Celeron N4120	234 (225.47^min - 233.66^max) Points -35%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	207 (171.15^min - 207.16^max) Points -42%
Chuwi UBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4100	175 Points -51%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	125 Points -65%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	201 Points +111%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 82A20008GE AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	178 Points +87%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U	167 Points +75%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	165 Points +73%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	124.3 Points +30%
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (95.4 - 109, n=5)	103.9 Points +9%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095	95.4 Points
Blackview AceBook 1 Intel Celeron N4120	74.5 Points -22%
Chuwi UBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4100	67 Points -30%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	63.1 Points -34%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	41 Points -57%

Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	4564 Seconds * -181%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	3032 Seconds * -87%
Blackview AceBook 1 Intel Celeron N4120	2583 Seconds * -59%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095	1624 Seconds *
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (1502 - 1624, n=5)	1548 Seconds * +5%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	1328 Seconds * +18%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	907 Seconds * +44%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U	892 Seconds * +45%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	600 Seconds * +63%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 82A20008GE AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	479 Seconds * +71%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 82A20008GE AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	33282 MIPS +202%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	23280 MIPS +111%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U	16971 MIPS +54%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	15043 MIPS +37%
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (10924 - 11168, n=5)	11024 MIPS 0%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095	11013 MIPS
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	9489 MIPS -14%
Blackview AceBook 1 Intel Celeron N4120	7436 MIPS -32%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	5694 MIPS -48%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	4569 MIPS -59%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	4738 MIPS +52%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 82A20008GE AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	4362 MIPS +40%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U	4303 MIPS +38%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	4014 MIPS +28%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	3752 MIPS +20%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095	3124 MIPS
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (2935 - 3124, n=5)	3074 MIPS -2%
Blackview AceBook 1 Intel Celeron N4120	2412 MIPS -23%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	2237 MIPS -28%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	1454 MIPS -53%

Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 82A20008GE AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	6243 Points +223%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	4593 Points +138%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U	3877 Points +101%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	3330 Points +72%
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (1933 - 2052, n=4)	2010 Points +4%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095	1933 Points
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	1880 Points -3%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	1198 Points -38%

Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	1396 Points +117%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 82A20008GE AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	1121 Points +74%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U	1111 Points +73%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	1027 Points +59%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	888 Points +38%
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (637 - 659, n=4)	649 Points +1%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095	644 Points
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	462 Points -28%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 82A20008GE AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	9.18 fps +359%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	6.63 fps +232%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	4.37 fps +119%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U	4.15 fps +108%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	2.85 fps +43%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095	2 fps
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (1.9 - 2.05, n=5)	1.996 fps 0%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	1.26 fps -37%
Blackview AceBook 1 Intel Celeron N4120	1.02 fps -49%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	0.98 fps -51%

LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	159 s * -49%
Blackview AceBook 1 Intel Celeron N4120	157 s * -47%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095	106.5 s *
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (97 - 107.9, n=5)	103.6 s * +3%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	79 s * +26%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U	68.8 s * +35%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 82A20008GE AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	67.3 s * +37%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	62.2 s * +42%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	51.3 s * +52%

R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Blackview AceBook 1 Intel Celeron N4120	1.649 sec * -40%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	1.525 sec * -29%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095	1.178 sec *
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (1.16 - 1.2, n=5)	1.174 sec * -0%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U	0.861 sec * +27%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U	0.695 sec * +41%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	0.686 sec * +42%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7	0.622 sec * +47%
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 82A20008GE AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	0.616 sec * +48%

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Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

358 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

25.2 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

97.8 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

95.4 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)

804 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)

228 Points

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

2159 Points

Cinebench R23 Single Core

615 Points

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Performance Rating
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	99.8 pt
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620	67 pt
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	43.3 pt
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	31.9 pt
Average Intel Celeron N5095	31.2 pt
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	30.4 pt
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	21 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	6699 KRay/s +439%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620	3775 KRay/s +203%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	2663 KRay/s +114%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	1245 KRay/s 0%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	1244 KRay/s
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (1241 - 1245, n=5)	1243 KRay/s 0%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	726 KRay/s -42%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	27861 Points +284%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620	20498 Points +182%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	12985 Points +79%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	7466 Points +3%
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (7264 - 7466, n=5)	7418 Points +2%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	7264 Points
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	4191 Points -42%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	1855 MB/s +265%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620	919 MB/s +81%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	629 MB/s +24%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	515 MB/s +1%
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (508 - 515, n=5)	513 MB/s +1%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	508 MB/s
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	300 MB/s -41%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620	47528 Points +118%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	46536 Points +113%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	23893 Points +10%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	21959 Points +1%
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (21458 - 22326, n=5)	21936 Points +1%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	21801 Points
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	19745 Points -9%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	4444 Points +344%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620	3766 Points +276%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	2152 Points +115%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	1107 Points +10%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	1003 Points 0%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	1002 Points
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (1000 - 1003, n=5)	1002 Points 0%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	16937 Points +345%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620	10030 Points +164%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	6615 Points +74%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	3967 Points +4%
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (3802 - 3967, n=5)	3929 Points +3%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	3802 Points
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	2231 Points -41%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	66724 MB/s +250%
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (19076 - 19354, n=5)	19193 MB/s +1%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	19099 MB/s 0%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	19076 MB/s
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620	14698 MB/s -23%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	8288 MB/s -57%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	8170 MB/s -57%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	373 MB/s +99%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620	258 MB/s +37%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	190 MB/s +1%
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (187.7 - 190, n=5)	188.7 MB/s +1%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	187.7 MB/s
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	147.2 MB/s -22%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	105 MB/s -44%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	3628 KRay/s +439%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620	2058 KRay/s +206%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	1440 KRay/s +114%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	676 KRay/s 0%
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (673 - 676, n=5)	675 KRay/s 0%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	673 KRay/s
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	404 KRay/s -40%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	16877 MPixel/s +128%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620	16602 MPixel/s +125%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	14060 MPixel/s +90%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	9294 MPixel/s +26%
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (7386 - 9899, n=5)	8388 MPixel/s +14%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	7386 MPixel/s
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	6210 MPixel/s -16%

System Performance

PCMark scores sit comfortably in between mini PCs with the older Celeron J4125 like the GMK NucBox 3 and mini PCs powered by Core i3 CPUs like the Beelink SEi8.

PCMark 10 / Score
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	4512 Points +89%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U, Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	3791 Points +59%
Beelink SEi8 Iris Plus Graphics 655, i3-8109U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	3645 Points +53%
Beelink U59 UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	2410 Points +1%
Beelink U59 Mini-S UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	2386 Points
Average Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) (2317 - 2417, n=5)	2376 Points 0%
GMK NucBox 3 UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125, Netac S535N8/256GYN	1707 Points -28%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	9000 Points +56%
Beelink SEi8 Iris Plus Graphics 655, i3-8109U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	7861 Points +36%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U, Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	7787 Points +35%
Beelink U59 UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	5874 Points +2%
Beelink U59 Mini-S UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	5778 Points
Average Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) (5516 - 5874, n=5)	5743 Points -1%
GMK NucBox 3 UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125, Netac S535N8/256GYN	4754 Points -18%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U, Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	6333 Points +76%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	6190 Points +72%
Beelink SEi8 Iris Plus Graphics 655, i3-8109U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	6093 Points +70%
Beelink U59 UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	3623 Points +1%
Beelink U59 Mini-S UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	3591 Points
Average Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) (3454 - 3666, n=5)	3576 Points 0%
GMK NucBox 3 UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125, Netac S535N8/256GYN	2958 Points -18%

PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	4474 Points +151%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U, Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	3000 Points +69%
Beelink SEi8 Iris Plus Graphics 655, i3-8109U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	2746 Points +54%
Beelink U59 UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	1787 Points 0%
Beelink U59 Mini-S UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	1779 Points
Average Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) (1752 - 1787, n=5)	1775 Points 0%
GMK NucBox 3 UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125, Netac S535N8/256GYN	960 Points -46%

CrossMark / Overall
Beelink U59 Mini-S UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	490 Points
Average Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) (473 - 495, n=3)	486 Points -1%

CrossMark / Productivity
Beelink U59 Mini-S UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	561 Points
Average Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) (535 - 561, n=3)	551 Points -2%

CrossMark / Creativity
Average Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) (434 - 440, n=3)	437 Points +1%
Beelink U59 Mini-S UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	434 Points

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Beelink U59 Mini-S UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	469 Points
Average Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) (403 - 497, n=3)	456 Points -3%

PCMark 10 Score		2386 points
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AIDA64: Memory Copy | Memory Read | Memory Write | Memory Latency

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	33609 MB/s +98%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620	26641 MB/s +57%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	23009 MB/s +36%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	22895 MB/s +35%
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (16422 - 23009, n=5)	19089 MB/s +13%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	16968 MB/s
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	12738 MB/s -25%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620	30907 MB/s +82%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	30757 MB/s +82%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	24947 MB/s +47%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	16942 MB/s
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (15464 - 16959, n=5)	16477 MB/s -3%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	16406 MB/s -3%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	9928 MB/s -41%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620	34480 MB/s +78%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	30499 MB/s +58%
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (18612 - 30843, n=5)	23707 MB/s +23%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	23454 MB/s +21%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	19340 MB/s
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	17678 MB/s -9%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	10380 MB/s -46%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel Core i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620	94.4 ns * -63%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	87.1 ns * -50%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	86.4 ns * -49%
Average Intel Celeron N5095 (58 - 74.1, n=5)	62.3 ns * -7%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	60.2 ns * -4%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	58 ns *
Beelink SEi8 Intel Core i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	56 ns * +3%

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latency

LatencyMon reveals DPC issues when opening multiple browser tabs of our homepage. 4K video playback at 60 FPS is otherwise smooth and at a reasonably low 17 percent CPU utilization with just one dropped frame during our tests.

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 * -87%
GMK NucBox 3 UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125, Netac S535N8/256GYN	1913 μs * -10%
Beelink U59 Mini-S UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	1732.2 μs *
Beelink U59 UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	765 μs * +56%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	525 μs * +70%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices — Up To Two Internal Drives

Our unit ships with an uncommon Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 SATA III M.2 SSD for sequential transfer rates that max out at around 500 MB/s. Though nowhere near as fast as an NVMe solution, it is nonetheless sufficient considering the target audience and Celeron CPU.

Primary M.2 2280 SATA III slot. The model does not ship with NVMe SSDs

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 495.3 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 423.4 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 140 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 166.1 MB/s

CDM 5 Read Seq: 445.2 MB/s

CDM 5 Write Seq: 417.6 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 15.02 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 48.42 MB/s

Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	94.6 pt
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	70.3 pt
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	56.7 pt
Beelink U59 Mini-S Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	45.6 pt
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	41.1 pt
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	32 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	734 (717.65^min - 733.79^max) MB/s +57%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	509 (505.62^min - 509.19^max) MB/s +9%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	490 (487.59^min - 489.62^max) MB/s +5%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	468 (410.62^min - 468.2^max) MB/s
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	402 (394.68^min - 401.6^max) MB/s -14%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	201 (166.09^min - 201.1^max) MB/s -57%
seq write
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	700 (681.36^min - 699.61^max) MB/s +61%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	470 (456.41^min - 470.18^max) MB/s +8%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	467 (462^min - 467.13^max) MB/s +7%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	435 (387.34^min - 434.74^max) MB/s
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	304 (291.46^min - 304.28^max) MB/s -30%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	241 (89.76^min - 241.17^max) MB/s -45%
seq q8 t1 read
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	798 (733.79^min - 797.55^max) MB/s +63%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	561 (469.24^min - 560.5^max) MB/s +14%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	544 (436.87^min - 543.62^max) MB/s +11%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	490 (435.79^min - 489.54^max) MB/s
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	484 (173.85^min - 484.23^max) MB/s -1%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	448 (407.08^min - 448.01^max) MB/s -9%
seq q8 t1 write
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	775 (766.03^min - 775.03^max) MB/s +59%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	515 (462.09^min - 515.25^max) MB/s +6%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	504 (500.38^min - 503.53^max) MB/s +3%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	488 (470.29^min - 487.93^max) MB/s
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	295 (288.36^min - 294.82^max) MB/s -40%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	235 (21.18^min - 234.88^max) MB/s -52%
4k q1 t1 read
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	57.1 (51.23^min - 57.13^max) MB/s +257%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	40.1 (39.9^min - 40.06^max) MB/s +151%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	21.6 (20.05^min - 21.62^max) MB/s +35%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	16 (13.05^min - 15.97^max) MB/s
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	13 (11.34^min - 13.03^max) MB/s -19%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	7.53 (4.83^min - 7.53^max) MB/s -53%
4k q1 t1 write
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	145.3 (143.17^min - 145.33^max) MB/s +210%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	104 (103.95^min - 104.38^max) MB/s +122%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	57.7 (45.42^min - 57.74^max) MB/s +23%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	46.9 (43.93^min - 46.94^max) MB/s
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	46.4 (45.57^min - 46.37^max) MB/s -1%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	41.3 (26.85^min - 41.32^max) MB/s -12%
4k q32 t16 read
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	394 (375.15^min - 393.85^max) MB/s +141%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	347 (346.15^min - 346.94^max) MB/s +113%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	285 (283.99^min - 284.61^max) MB/s +75%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	163.2 (153.74^min - 163.17^max) MB/s
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	136 (135.53^min - 136^max) MB/s -17%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	88.1 (46.77^min - 88.09^max) MB/s -46%
4k q32 t16 write
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	517 (500.32^min - 517.03^max) MB/s +147%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	330 (329.53^min - 329.95^max) MB/s +58%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	307 (253.88^min - 307.24^max) MB/s +47%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	209 (190.39^min - 209.23^max) MB/s
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	164 (0.14^min - 163.91^max) MB/s -22%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	113 (106.48^min - 113.38^max) MB/s -46%

AS SSD
Score Total
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	1386 Points +139%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	1023 Points +76%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	839 Points +45%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	615 Points +6%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	580 Points
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	490 Points -16%
Score Read
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	457 Points +175%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	449 Points +170%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	304 Points +83%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	198 Points +19%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	166 Points
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	151 Points -9%
Score Write
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	687 Points +112%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	375 Points +16%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	324 Points 0%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	324 Points
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	321 Points -1%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	256 Points -21%
Seq Read
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	700.68 MB/s +54%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	527 MB/s +16%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	512 MB/s +12%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	507 MB/s +11%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	455.57 MB/s
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	391 MB/s -14%
Seq Write
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	640.31 MB/s +46%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	469 MB/s +7%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	438.23 MB/s
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	423.2 MB/s -3%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	413.8 MB/s -6%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	364.5 MB/s -17%
4K Read
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	55.28 MB/s +298%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	36.75 MB/s +164%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	20.41 MB/s +47%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	13.9 MB/s
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	11.78 MB/s -15%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	10.74 MB/s -23%
4K Write
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	128.45 MB/s +159%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	88.5 MB/s +78%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	49.71 MB/s 0%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	49.68 MB/s
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	42.52 MB/s -14%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	30.16 MB/s -39%
4K-64 Read
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	369.4 MB/s +245%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	323.95 MB/s +203%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	231.4 MB/s +116%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	135.7 MB/s +27%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	106.99 MB/s
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	100.4 MB/s -6%
4K-64 Write
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	494.85 MB/s +115%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	285.3 MB/s +24%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	254.3 MB/s +10%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	230.65 MB/s
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	193.7 MB/s -16%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	163.7 MB/s -29%
Access Time Read
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	0.256 ms * -33%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	0.193 ms *
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	0.173 ms * +10%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	0.124 ms * +36%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	0.103 ms * +47%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	0.102 ms * +47%
Access Time Write
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	0.374 ms * -108%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	0.269 ms * -49%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	0.18 ms *
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	0.174 ms * +3%
Beelink SEi8 Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	0.136 ms * +24%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC	0.095 ms * +47%

* ... smaller is better

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Beelink U59 Mini-S: Ø485 (394.52-487.59)

GPU Performance — Too Slow For Games

Graphics performance is poor with results that are below even the ancient UHD Graphics 620 by more than 50 percent. Don't expect to be able to run even the most undemanding of 3D games as this particular mini PC was designed more for FHD or 4K video streaming instead.

3DMark | 3DMark 11

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 82A20008GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	25431 Points +423%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	19330 Points +297%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	18282 Points +276%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i3-8109U	13022 Points +168%
Zotac ZBox MI643 Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i5-10210U	10077 Points +107%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i5-10210U	10057 Points +107%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	4863 Points
Average Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) (4210 - 5217, n=8)	4863 Points 0%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel HD Graphics 505, Intel Atom x7-E3950	3997 Points -18%
Blackview AceBook 1 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4120	3441 Points -29%
Chuwi UBook CWI509 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4100	3057 Points -37%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125	2453 Points -50%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 82A20008GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	3579 Points +492%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	3152 Points +421%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	2438 Points +303%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i3-8109U	1715 Points +183%
Zotac ZBox MI643 Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i5-10210U	1283 Points +112%
Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i5-10210U	1232 Points +104%
Average Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) (392 - 679, n=8)	613 Points +1%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	605 Points
Blackview AceBook 1 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4120	436 Points -28%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125	378 Points -38%
Chuwi UBook CWI509 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4100	371 Points -39%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 82A20008GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	1076 Points +522%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	1031 Points +496%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	733 Points +324%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i3-8109U	569 Points +229%
Zotac ZBox MI643 Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i5-10210U	403 Points +133%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	173 Points
Average Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) (129 - 182, n=5)	168.2 Points -3%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel HD Graphics 505, Intel Atom x7-E3950	142 Points -18%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125	102 Points -41%
Chuwi UBook CWI509 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4100	99 Points -43%
2560x1440 Time Spy Score
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 82A20008GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	1221 Points +514%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	1161 Points +483%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	825 Points +315%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i3-8109U	636 Points +220%
Zotac ZBox MI643 Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i5-10210U	462 Points +132%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	199 Points
Average Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) (145 - 210, n=5)	192.4 Points -3%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel HD Graphics 505, Intel Atom x7-E3950	161 Points -19%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125	117 Points -41%
Chuwi UBook CWI509 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4100	113 Points -43%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14ARE05 82A20008GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	5346 Points +526%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	5221 Points +511%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	3535 Points +314%
Beelink SEi8 Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i3-8109U	2801 Points +228%
Zotac ZBox MI643 Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i5-10210U	1858 Points +118%
Beelink U59 Mini-S Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	854 Points
Average Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) (554 - 894, n=8)	819 Points -4%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel HD Graphics 505, Intel Atom x7-E3950	765 Points -10%
Blackview AceBook 1 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4120	583 Points -32%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125	508 Points -41%
Chuwi UBook CWI509 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4100	429 Points -50%

3DMark 11 Performance		982 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		4577 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		582 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		199 points
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... in comparison

	low	med.	high	ultra
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	58.3	20.7	11.6	10.8
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	6.86
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	13.3	7.54	7.07

Emissions

System Noise — Quiet Under Most Conditions

Though the model isn't passively cooled, it may as well be in practice as the fan is idle or barely audible during most loads. When running the first benchmark scene of 3DMark 06, for example, fan noise would only be about 25 dB(A) against a silent background of 23 dB(A). Results are much quieter than what we observed on the Beelink SEi8 or Intel NUC11 each sporting more powerful hardware.

We're able to record up to 34 dB(A) when the CPU is stressed under Prime95. When browsing or video streaming for longer periods, expect fan noise to hover in the 31 dB(A) range.

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

Noise Level

Idle		24.2 / 24.2 / 24.2 dB(A)
Load		25.1 / 33.9 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 23.3 dB(A)

	Beelink U59 Mini-S UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3	Beelink SEi8 Iris Plus Graphics 655, i3-8109U, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8	Intel NUC11TNKi5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	Beelink U59 UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U, Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC
Noise		-19%	-39%	-9%	-36%
off / environment *	23.3	24.5 -5%	24.8 -6%	24.5 -5%	27.8 -19%
Idle Minimum *	24.2	26.5 -10%	35.6 -47%	24.5 -1%	27.8 -15%
Idle Average *	24.2	26.5 -10%	35.6 -47%	24.5 -1%	33.9 -40%
Idle Maximum *	24.2	31.1 -29%	35.6 -47%	28.6 -18%	33.9 -40%
Load Average *	25.1	37.7 -50%	36.2 -44%	29.7 -18%	43.7 -74%
Load Maximum *	33.9	37.5 -11%	47.6 -40%	37.6 -11%	43.7 -29%
Witcher 3 ultra *			38	30.4

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

Surface temperatures are warmer than expected at up to 40 C on the top even when idling on desktop. When running demanding loads, the top hot spot would rise just slightly to 43 C. The high idling surface temperature can be attributed to the idling fan during low processing loads to keep the system as silent as possible until the fan is needed.

Stress Test

Running Prime95 causes CPU clock rates and temperature to spike to 2.8 GHz and 87 C, respectively. Clock rates would eventually drop to 2.5 to 2.6 GHz after just a short while in order to maintain the 87 C core temperature. CPU power draw would be as high as 16 W during the start of the test before stabilizing at 13 W due to thermal limitations.

	CPU Clock (GHz)	GPU Clock (MHz)	Average CPU Temperature (°C)
System Idle	--	--	57
Prime95 Stress	2.6	--	87
Prime95 + FurMark Stress	2.3	--	86

Energy Management — Very Efficient

Power Consumption

The unit draws about 7 to 8 W when idling on desktop with no running applications which is more efficient than the 11th gen Core i5-powered Intel NUC11 or 10th gen Core i5-powered Zotac ZBox Nano. When running more demanding loads like games, the system will draw only 18 W on average compared to 41 W or 33 W on the aforementioned Intel and Zotac models, respectively. Of course, GPU performance is significantly slower on the Beelink Mini-S and so the lower power demand is expected.

We're able to measure a maximum draw of 27 W from the small (~7.9 x 4.8 x 3.4 cm) 36 W AC adapter. This is the same adapter that also ships with the original U59.

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	1.3 / 0.66 Watt
Idle	7 / 7 / 7.6 Watt
Load	18.3 / 27.1 Watt


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

	Beelink U59 Mini-S Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Silicon Motion AZW 256G M.228 220426 C SATA 3, , x,	Beelink SEi8 i3-8109U, Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8, , x,	Intel NUC11TNKi5 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S, , x,	Beelink U59 Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428, , x,	GMK NucBox 3 Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600, Netac S535N8/256GYN, , x,	Zotac ZBOX MI642 Nano i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620, Western Digital WD Blue 3D WDBNCE5000PNC, , x,
Power Consumption		-43%	-101%	6%	42%	-56%
Idle Minimum *	7	7.5 -7%	11.5 -64%	6.7 4%	3 57%	8.9 -27%
Idle Average *	7	7.6 -9%	12.4 -77%	6.7 4%	3.1 56%	9 -29%
Idle Maximum *	7.6	9.2 -21%	12.9 -70%	7.4 3%	3.6 53%	9.9 -30%
Load Average *	18.3	41.1 -125%	40.7 -122%	16 13%	11.1 39%	33 -80%
Load Maximum *	27.1	41.4 -53%	73.5 -171%	25.6 6%	25.4 6%	58 -114%
Witcher 3 ultra *			43.9	13.1

* ... smaller is better

Power Consumption Witcher 3 / Stresstest

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Power Consumption external Monitor

Beelink U59 Mini-S; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø24.2 (22.9-27.1)

Beelink U59 Mini-S; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø23 (20.9-23.9)

Beelink U59 Mini-S; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø14.7 (14.2-17.2)

Pros

+ quiet under most conditions

+ 2x internal storage support

+ two video outputs

+ inexpensive

Cons

- no SD card reader or USB-C

- single-channel RAM only

- short AC adapter cable

- slow Wi-Fi

Verdict — For Budget HTPC Setups

In review: Beelink U59 Mini-S. Test unit provided by Beelink

For just over $200 USD, the Beelink U59 Mini-S is one of the least expensive mini PCs you can find that comes fully loaded with RAM, storage, and Windows 11. At this low of a price, the Mini-S can be a decent option for users not willing to spend hundreds more on a faster Core ix-powered mini PC and are not willing to settle for digital media dongles like the Chromecast, Roku, or Amazon Fire TV. The Celeron N5905 isn't particularly fast, but it's still faster than any Atom option out there for relatively smoother operation and excellent 4K video streaming at 60 FPS.

Notable highlights of the Mini-S beyond its affordability include the internal dual storage option and very quiet fan noise.

There are a lot of cut corners to keep in mind mostly relating to the model's lack of features. There is no SD card reader, USB-C, Wi-Fi 6, or dual-channel RAM. The AC adapter cord is also somewhat short at only about 1 meter. Thankfully, these setbacks don't detract from the core HTPC experience too much.

Price and Availability

The Beelink U59 Mini-S is now available on Amazon for $209 USD after applying the current coupon or $229 through the official Beelink website.

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