GMK NucBox 3 review: Fanless Windows 11 HTPC

Compact and silent, but at what cost? The Celeron J4125 may be getting a bit old, but its low power requirements can allow for both a slimmer chassis profile and fanless design to be attractive for HTPC users. Unfortunately, performance isn't where we would like it to be even for undemanding HTPC loads.

Allen Ngo 👁, Published 02/12/2022 🇵🇹 🇮🇹 ...

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Unlike the tiny NucBox S or more traditional NucBox 2, the NucBox 3 is a fanless design utilizing the same Celeron J4125 processor that powers the original NucBox S. The system was made for HTPC environments and other low-power applications where silent operation takes precedence over raw performance.

Note that the NucBox 3 isn't necessarily better or faster than the NucBox 2 or NucBox S despite what the naming convention may suggest. Instead, the NucBox 3 has different advantages and disadvantages from its two siblings that may appeal to different users. They may, however, share similar materials.

Competitors to the NucBox 3 include other fanless mini PCs such as the Zotac CI Nano series or the Chuwi GBox. The unit with 8 GB DDR4 RAM and 256 GB SSD storage currently retails for about $269 USD on Amazon (or $219 after coupon) or $309 through the manufacturer.

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GMK NucBox 3

Processor

Intel Celeron J4125 4 x 2 - 2.7 GHz, 25 W PL2 / Short Burst, 10 W PL1 / Sustained, Gemini Lake Refresh

Graphics adapter

Intel UHD Graphics 600, DDR4, 26.20.100.6708

Memory

8 GB

, DDR4-2666, Single-channel only

Storage

Netac S535N8/256GYN, 256 GB

Soundcard

Intel Gemini Lake SoC - High Definition Audio Controller

Connections

4 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm earphones, Card Reader: MicroSD

Networking

Realtek RTL8168/8111 Gigabit-LAN (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 4.2

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 32.5 x 128 x 128 ( = 1.28 x 5.04 x 5.04 in)

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Home

Additional features

12 Months Warranty, fanless

Weight

410 g ( = 14.46 oz / 0.9 pounds), Power Supply: 153 g ( = 5.4 oz / 0.34 pounds)

Price

309 USD

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
02/2022	GMK NucBox 3 Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	410 g	32.5 mm	x
07/2020	Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Celeron J4115, UHD Graphics 600	129 g	43 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
12/2021	Beelink GTI 11 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	638 g	39 mm	x
11/2021	Beelink U59 Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	329 g	42 mm	x

Case

The materials and overall shape of the NucBox 3 are similar to the NucBox 2 even if their dimensions are different. The top of the unit, for example, continues to be glossy fiberglass while the edges and corners are matte. Chassis rigidity is satisfactory, but expect fingerprints, dust, and scratches to build up on the glossy top very quickly.

Size Comparison

Connectivity

Port options are respectable save for the lack of a USB-C port. Additionally, the HDMI 1.4 port is limited to 4K at 30 Hz meaning it's highly recommended to use the DisplayPort instead if connecting 4K monitors.

Front: Power button, MicroSD reader, 3x USB-A 3.0

Rear: Kensington Lock, AC adapter, USB-A 3.0, HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort (4K60), Gigabit RJ-45, 3.5 mm audio jack

SD Card Reader

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 UHS-II)	69 MB/s ∼100% +147%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 UHS-II)	66.9 MB/s ∼97% +140%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125 (AV Pro V60)	27.9 MB/s ∼40%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 UHS-II)	85.4 MB/s ∼100% +3%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 UHS-II)	85 MB/s ∼100% +2%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125 (AV Pro V60)	83.3 MB/s ∼98%

Communication

Transmit speeds are slower than expected even for an older Intel 7265 WLAN module. Users will more than likely be streaming content to the unit instead of from the unit, however, and so the poor transmit speeds shouldn't be an issue for most applications. The gigabit RJ-45 port is always available for faster network performance if desired.

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1626 (1386^min - 1677^max) MBit/s ∼100% +970%
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1228 (1149^min - 1287^max) MBit/s ∼76% +708%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Wireless-AC 9560	553 MBit/s ∼34% +264%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Wireless AC-9461	339 (302^min - 361^max) MBit/s ∼21% +123%
Beelink U59 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165	180 (157^min - 201^max) MBit/s ∼11% +18%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265	152 (106^min - 184^max) MBit/s ∼9%
iperf3 receive AX12
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1524 (1442^min - 1571^max) MBit/s ∼100% +127%
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1086 (810^min - 1317^max) MBit/s ∼71% +62%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265	671 (648^min - 684^max) MBit/s ∼44%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Wireless-AC 9560	602 MBit/s ∼40% -10%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Wireless AC-9461	352 (344^min - 357^max) MBit/s ∼23% -48%
Beelink U59 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165	346 (336^min - 355^max) MBit/s ∼23% -48%

GMK NucBox 3; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø670 (648-684)

GMK NucBox 3; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø152 (106-184)

Maintenance

The bottom panel is secured by just one Philips screw for easy access to the single SODIMM slot and M.2 2280 SATA III bay. Dual-Channel RAM is not supported.

Accessories and Warranty

There are unfortunately no extras in the box other than the AC adapter and paperwork. A mounting bracket, for example, is not included whereas it is usually standard on competing mini PCs including those from Beelink.

Performance

Testing Conditions

Our unit was set to Performance mode prior to running any benchmarks below for the highest possible scores.

Processor

CPU performance is roughly 10 to 15 percent slower than the average PC in our database equipped with the exact same Celeron J4125 processor. The CPU is fortunately still ahead of any Atom CPU thus far by wide margins.

Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

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

Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115: Ø253 (207.57-262.65)

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

Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U: Ø681 (671.37-798.44)

Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7: Ø829 (822.06-915.5)

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

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 5.2 - 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)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro Apple M1 Pro	2721 Points ∼100% +533%
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7	2163 Points ∼79% +403%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	1691 Points ∼62% +293%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE Intel Core i3-1115G4	1071 Points ∼39% +149%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	844 Points ∼31% +96%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115	590 Points ∼22% +37%
Zotac ZBOX EDGE CI341 Intel Celeron N4100	546 Points ∼20% +27%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	490 Points ∼18% +14%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (304 - 610, n=5)	449 Points ∼17% +4%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	430 Points ∼16%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	316 Points ∼12% -27%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	272 Points ∼10% -37%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7	520 Points ∼100% +206%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE Intel Core i3-1115G4	505 Points ∼97% +197%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	466 Points ∼90% +174%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro Apple M1 Pro	393 Points ∼76% +131%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	239 Points ∼46% +41%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	175 Points ∼34% +3%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	170 Points ∼33%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (155 - 174, n=5)	166.2 Points ∼32% -2%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	166 Points ∼32% -2%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115	156 Points ∼30% -8%
Zotac ZBOX EDGE CI341 Intel Celeron N4100	155 Points ∼30% -9%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	93 Points ∼18% -45%

Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro Apple M1 Pro	12370 Points ∼100% +943%
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7	5597 (5425.4^min - 5596.59^max) Points ∼45% +372%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE Intel Core i3-1115G4	2771 Points ∼22% +134%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	2219 (2211.53^min - 2219.25^max) Points ∼18% +87%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	1253 Points ∼10% +6%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (860 - 1563, n=3)	1203 Points ∼10% +1%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	1186 (1172.17^min - 1186.25^max) Points ∼10%

Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro Apple M1 Pro	1534 Points ∼100% +250%
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7	1356 Points ∼88% +210%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE Intel Core i3-1115G4	1319 Points ∼86% +201%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	621 Points ∼40% +42%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	438 Points ∼29%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (392 - 446, n=3)	425 Points ∼28% -3%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro Apple M1 Pro	1690 (1675^min - 1690^max) Points ∼100% +716%
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7	916 (822.06^min - 915.5^max) Points ∼54% +343%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	798 (671.37^min - 798.44^max) Points ∼47% +286%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE Intel Core i3-1115G4	417 Points ∼25% +101%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	379 (375.08^min - 378.57^max) Points ∼22% +83%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115	263 (207.57^min - 262.65^max) Points ∼16% +27%
Zotac ZBOX EDGE CI341 Intel Celeron N4100	239 Points ∼14% +15%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	224 (216.74^min - 224.4^max) Points ∼13% +8%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (148 - 271, n=5)	223 Points ∼13% +8%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	207 (171.15^min - 207.16^max) Points ∼12%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	144.1 (131.27^min - 145.38^max) Points ∼9% -30%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	125 Points ∼7% -40%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro Apple M1 Pro	209 Points ∼100% +231%
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7	200 Points ∼96% +217%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	188 Points ∼90% +198%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE Intel Core i3-1115G4	137 Points ∼66% +117%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	109 Points ∼52% +73%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	78.9 Points ∼38% +25%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	73.2 Points ∼35% +16%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (63.1 - 79.1, n=5)	72.5 Points ∼35% +15%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115	71.1 Points ∼34% +13%
Zotac ZBOX EDGE CI341 Intel Celeron N4100	70 Points ∼33% +11%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	63.1 Points ∼30%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	41 Points ∼20% -35%

Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	4564 Seconds * ∼100% -51%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	4064 Seconds * ∼89% -34%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	3032 Seconds * ∼66%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (2198 - 3860, n=5)	2772 Seconds * ∼61% +9%
Zotac ZBOX EDGE CI341 Intel Celeron N4100	2490 Seconds * ∼55% +18%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115	2380 Seconds * ∼52% +22%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	1516 Seconds * ∼33% +50%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE Intel Core i3-1115G4	1087 Seconds * ∼24% +64%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	682 Seconds * ∼15% +78%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	650 Seconds * ∼14% +79%
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7	551 Seconds * ∼12% +82%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro Apple M1 Pro	183.3 Seconds * ∼4% +94%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	30570 MIPS ∼100% +437%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	22033 MIPS ∼72% +287%
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7	24655 MIPS ∼81% +333%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE Intel Core i3-1115G4	12793 MIPS ∼42% +125%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	11168 MIPS ∼37% +96%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115	8098 MIPS ∼26% +42%
Zotac ZBOX EDGE CI341 Intel Celeron N4100	7835 MIPS ∼26% +38%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (5694 - 8399, n=5)	7248 MIPS ∼24% +27%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	7184 MIPS ∼24% +26%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	5694 MIPS ∼19%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	4569 MIPS ∼15% -20%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	4498 MIPS ∼15% -21%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	6171 MIPS ∼100% +176%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	4826 MIPS ∼78% +116%
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7	4852 MIPS ∼79% +117%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE Intel Core i3-1115G4	4674 MIPS ∼76% +109%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	3111 MIPS ∼50% +39%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	2456 MIPS ∼40% +10%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (2237 - 2444, n=5)	2358 MIPS ∼38% +5%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	2279 MIPS ∼37% +2%
Zotac ZBOX EDGE CI341 Intel Celeron N4100	2240 MIPS ∼36% 0%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	2237 MIPS ∼36%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115	2215 MIPS ∼36% -1%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	1454 MIPS ∼24% -35%

Geekbench 5.2 - 5.5 / Multi-Core
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro Apple M1 Pro	12499 Points ∼100% +943%
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7	5059 Points ∼40% +322%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	3660 Points ∼29% +206%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE Intel Core i3-1115G4	2802 Points ∼22% +134%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	1505 Points ∼12% +26%
Zotac ZBOX EDGE CI341 Intel Celeron N4100	1419 Points ∼11% +18%
Zotac ZBOX EDGE CI341 Intel Celeron N4100	1416 Points ∼11% +18%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115	1410 Points ∼11% +18%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (1198 - 1512, n=5)	1367 Points ∼11% +14%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	1198 Points ∼10%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	858 Points ∼7% -28%

Geekbench 5.2 - 5.5 / Single-Core
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro Apple M1 Pro	1768 Points ∼100% +283%
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7	1415 Points ∼80% +206%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE Intel Core i3-1115G4	1345 Points ∼76% +191%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	723 Points ∼41% +56%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	475 Points ∼27% +3%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	462 Points ∼26%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (435 - 466, n=5)	454 Points ∼26% -2%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	439 Points ∼25% -5%
Zotac ZBOX EDGE CI341 Intel Celeron N4100	414 Points ∼23% -10%
Zotac ZBOX EDGE CI341 Intel Celeron N4100	413 Points ∼23% -11%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115	388 Points ∼22% -16%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7	6.98 fps ∼100% +454%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	5.9 fps ∼85% +368%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	5.523 fps ∼79% +338%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE Intel Core i3-1115G4	3.6 fps ∼52% +186%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	2.05 fps ∼29% +63%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115	1.49 fps ∼21% +18%
Zotac ZBOX EDGE CI341 Intel Celeron N4100	1.41 fps ∼20% +12%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (0.95 - 1.61, n=5)	1.352 fps ∼19% +7%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	1.31 fps ∼19% +4%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	1.26 fps ∼18%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel Atom x7-E3950	0.98 fps ∼14% -22%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	0.92 fps ∼13% -27%

LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	159 s * ∼100%
Zotac ZBOX EDGE CI341 Intel Celeron N4100	158 s * ∼99% +1%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115	150 s * ∼94% +6%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (124 - 168.4, n=5)	144.1 s * ∼91% +9%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	139 s * ∼87% +13%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	131 s * ∼82% +18%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	97 s * ∼61% +39%
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7	54.5 s * ∼34% +66%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE Intel Core i3-1115G4	42.8 s * ∼27% +73%

R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Zotac ZBOX EDGE CI341 Intel Celeron N4100	1.756 sec * ∼100% -15%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel Celeron N4120	1.642 sec * ∼94% -8%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (1.525 - 1.579, n=5)	1.56 sec * ∼89% -2%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125	1.525 sec * ∼87%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel Celeron N4020	1.511 sec * ∼86% +1%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095	1.168 sec * ∼67% +23%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE Intel Core i3-1115G4	0.643 sec * ∼37% +58%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U	0.6275 sec * ∼36% +59%
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7	0.627 sec * ∼36% +59%

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Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

207 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

8.17 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

97.8 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

63.1 Points

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Performance Rating
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	98.7 pt ∼99%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	88.6 pt ∼89%
Intel NUC8i7BE ^-1! Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	76.7 pt ∼77%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	27.6 pt ∼28%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115, UHD Graphics 600	21.9 pt ∼22%
Average Intel Celeron J4125	20.8 pt ∼21%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	18.2 pt ∼18%

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	7627 KRay/s ∼100% +951%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	6699 KRay/s ∼88% +823%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	5312 KRay/s ∼70% +632%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	1245 KRay/s ∼16% +71%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115, UHD Graphics 600	986 KRay/s ∼13% +36%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (726 - 1040, n=4)	906 KRay/s ∼12% +25%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	726 KRay/s ∼10%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	31613 Points ∼100% +654%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	27861 Points ∼88% +565%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	26770 Points ∼85% +539%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	7466 Points ∼24% +78%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115, UHD Graphics 600	6212 Points ∼20% +48%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (4191 - 6611, n=4)	5612 Points ∼18% +34%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	4191 Points ∼13%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	2171 MB/s ∼100% +624%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	1855 MB/s ∼85% +518%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	515 MB/s ∼24% +72%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115, UHD Graphics 600	388 MB/s ∼18% +29%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (300 - 417, n=4)	361 MB/s ∼17% +20%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	300 MB/s ∼14%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	50056 Points ∼100% +154%
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	46657 Points ∼93% +136%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	46536 Points ∼93% +136%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	21959 Points ∼44% +11%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (19745 - 20042, n=4)	19960 Points ∼40% +1%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	19745 Points ∼39%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115, UHD Graphics 600	18793 Points ∼38% -5%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	4677 Points ∼100% +322%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	4444 Points ∼95% +301%
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	4442 Points ∼95% +301%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115, UHD Graphics 600	1177 Points ∼25% +6%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (898 - 1263, n=4)	1118 Points ∼24% +1%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	1107 Points ∼24%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	1003 Points ∼21% -9%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	18635 Points ∼100% +735%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	16937 Points ∼91% +659%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	13435 Points ∼72% +502%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	3967 Points ∼21% +78%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115, UHD Graphics 600	3375 Points ∼18% +51%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (2231 - 3614, n=4)	2972 Points ∼16% +33%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	2231 Points ∼12%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	67937 MB/s ∼100% +720%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	66724 MB/s ∼98% +705%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	19099 MB/s ∼28% +130%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	18649 MB/s ∼27% +125%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115, UHD Graphics 600	9864 MB/s ∼15% +19%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (8288 - 10604, n=4)	9722 MB/s ∼14% +17%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	8288 MB/s ∼12%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	373 MB/s ∼100% +255%
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	370 MB/s ∼99% +252%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	366 MB/s ∼98% +249%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	190 MB/s ∼51% +81%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115, UHD Graphics 600	136 MB/s ∼36% +30%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (105 - 137, n=4)	126.3 MB/s ∼34% +20%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	105 MB/s ∼28%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	3864 KRay/s ∼100% +856%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	3628 KRay/s ∼94% +798%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	2870 KRay/s ∼74% +610%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	676 KRay/s ∼17% +67%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115, UHD Graphics 600	544 KRay/s ∼14% +35%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (404 - 578, n=4)	508 KRay/s ∼13% +26%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	404 KRay/s ∼10%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	31708 MPixel/s ∼100% +411%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	20296 MPixel/s ∼64% +227%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	16877 MPixel/s ∼53% +172%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	9294 MPixel/s ∼29% +50%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115, UHD Graphics 600	7204 MPixel/s ∼23% +16%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (6210 - 6778, n=4)	6565 MPixel/s ∼21% +6%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	6210 MPixel/s ∼20%

System Performance

Windows 11 runs very slowly on the NucBox 3. Simple actions that are normally instantaneous on other PCs like opening file explorers, small files, or even clicking the Windows Start icon all have noticeable delays to them on the NucBox 3. We find the slow navigation to be tolerable for light browsing or word processing, but you're going to want something faster for any sort of active multitasking.

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

PCMark 10 / Score
Beelink GTI 11 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Kingston SA2000M8500G	4952 Points ∼100% +190%
Intel NUC8i7BE Iris Plus Graphics 655, i7-8559U	4580 Points ∼92% +168%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	4512 Points ∼91% +164%
Beelink U59 UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	2410 Points ∼49% +41%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4115, 128 GB eMMC Flash	1803 Points ∼36% +6%
Average Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 (1461 - 1898, n=5)	1741 Points ∼35% +2%
GMK NucBox 3 UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125, Netac S535N8/256GYN	1707 Points ∼34%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Beelink GTI 11 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Kingston SA2000M8500G	9893 Points ∼100% +108%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	9000 Points ∼91% +89%
Intel NUC8i7BE Iris Plus Graphics 655, i7-8559U	8994 Points ∼91% +89%
Beelink U59 UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	5874 Points ∼59% +24%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4115, 128 GB eMMC Flash	4837 Points ∼49% +2%
GMK NucBox 3 UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125, Netac S535N8/256GYN	4754 Points ∼48%
Average Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 (3998 - 4993, n=5)	4668 Points ∼47% -2%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Intel NUC8i7BE Iris Plus Graphics 655, i7-8559U	7236 Points ∼100% +145%
Beelink GTI 11 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Kingston SA2000M8500G	6400 Points ∼88% +116%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	6190 Points ∼86% +109%
Beelink U59 UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	3623 Points ∼50% +22%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4115, 128 GB eMMC Flash	2969 Points ∼41% 0%
GMK NucBox 3 UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125, Netac S535N8/256GYN	2958 Points ∼41%
Average Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 (2697 - 3050, n=5)	2916 Points ∼40% -1%

PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Beelink GTI 11 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Kingston SA2000M8500G	5206 Points ∼100% +442%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	4474 Points ∼86% +366%
Intel NUC8i7BE Iris Plus Graphics 655, i7-8559U	4007 Points ∼77% +317%
Beelink U59 UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	1787 Points ∼34% +86%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4115, 128 GB eMMC Flash	1110 Points ∼21% +16%
Average Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600 (786 - 1216, n=5)	1056 Points ∼20% +10%
GMK NucBox 3 UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125, Netac S535N8/256GYN	960 Points ∼18%

PCMark 10 Score		1707 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 ∼100% +413%
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	40994 MB/s ∼63% +222%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	23009 MB/s ∼35% +81%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	22895 MB/s ∼35% +80%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115, UHD Graphics 600	14768 MB/s ∼23% +16%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (12604 - 13833, n=4)	13034 MB/s ∼20% +2%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	12738 MB/s ∼20%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	46916 MB/s ∼100% +373%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	45290 MB/s ∼97% +356%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	24947 MB/s ∼53% +151%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	16406 MB/s ∼35% +65%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115, UHD Graphics 600	11884 MB/s ∼25% +20%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (9928 - 10248, n=4)	10119 MB/s ∼22% +2%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	9928 MB/s ∼21%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	55236 MB/s ∼100% +432%
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	46366 MB/s ∼84% +347%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	30499 MB/s ∼55% +194%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	23454 MB/s ∼42% +126%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115, UHD Graphics 600	10716 MB/s ∼19% +3%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (10347 - 10627, n=4)	10451 MB/s ∼19% +1%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	10380 MB/s ∼19%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel Celeron J4115, UHD Graphics 600	103 ns * ∼100% -19%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	87.1 ns * ∼85% -1%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	86.4 ns * ∼84%
Average Intel Celeron J4125 (73.2 - 93.2, n=4)	85.6 ns * ∼83% +1%
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	68.3 ns * ∼66% +21%
Beelink U59 Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	60.2 ns * ∼58% +30%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Core i7-8559U, Iris Plus Graphics 655	48.9 ns * ∼47% +43%

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latency

LatencyMon shows DPC issues when opening multiple browser tabs on our homepage. 4K video playback at 60 FPS is generally ok but not perfect as we're able to record 13 dropped frames during our minute-long video test. CPU and GPU utilization each hover at around 50 to 60 percent when under such conditions.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 UHD Graphics 600, Celeron N4020, SanDisk DA4064	2421 μs * ∼100% -27%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 UHD Graphics 600, Celeron N4120, Kingston RBUSNS8180DS3256GJ	2390 μs * ∼99% -25%
GMK NucBox 3 UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125, Netac S535N8/256GYN	1913 μs * ∼79%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4115, 128 GB eMMC Flash	766 μs * ∼32% +60%
Beelink U59 UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	765 μs * ∼32% +60%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	525 μs * ∼22% +73%
Beelink GTI 11 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Kingston SA2000M8500G	278.2 μs * ∼11% +85%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

There is just one internal storage slot and it is compatible with M.2 SATA SSDs only. The 256 GB Netac drive on our unit would return mediocre read and write rates of around 300 to 500 MB/s each. The drive appears to have trouble maintaining its maximum performance for long periods when running DiskSpeed in a loop.

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Netac S535N8/256GYN

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 497.6 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 289.5 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 102.8 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 111.2 MB/s

CDM 5 Read Seq: 344.1 MB/s

CDM 5 Write Seq: 284.9 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 16.91 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 62.3 MB/s

Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Beelink GTI 11 Kingston SA2000M8500G	98 pt ∼98%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	30.1 pt ∼30%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	22.3 pt ∼22%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	15.9 pt ∼16%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC 128 GB eMMC Flash	8.8 pt ∼9%

DiskSpd
seq read
Beelink GTI 11 Kingston SA2000M8500G	1392 (1389.99^min - 1391.88^max) MB/s ∼100% +593%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	509 (505.62^min - 509.19^max) MB/s ∼37% +153%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	402 (394.68^min - 401.6^max) MB/s ∼29% +100%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC 128 GB eMMC Flash	314 (313.53^min - 314.36^max) MB/s ∼23% +56%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	201 (166.09^min - 201.1^max) MB/s ∼14%
seq write
Beelink GTI 11 Kingston SA2000M8500G	1810 (1639.55^min - 1810.32^max) MB/s ∼100% +651%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	467 (462^min - 467.13^max) MB/s ∼26% +94%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	304 (291.46^min - 304.28^max) MB/s ∼17% +26%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	241 (89.76^min - 241.17^max) MB/s ∼13%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC 128 GB eMMC Flash	101 (91.46^min - 101.08^max) MB/s ∼6% -58%
seq q8 t1 read
Beelink GTI 11 Kingston SA2000M8500G	1699 (1607.68^min - 1699.07^max) MB/s ∼100% +251%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	561 (469.24^min - 560.5^max) MB/s ∼33% +16%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	484 (173.85^min - 484.23^max) MB/s ∼28%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	448 (407.08^min - 448.01^max) MB/s ∼26% -7%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC 128 GB eMMC Flash	316 (242.57^min - 316.25^max) MB/s ∼19% -35%
seq q8 t1 write
Beelink GTI 11 Kingston SA2000M8500G	1873 (1713.16^min - 1872.55^max) MB/s ∼100% +697%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	504 (500.38^min - 503.53^max) MB/s ∼27% +114%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	295 (288.36^min - 294.82^max) MB/s ∼16% +26%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	235 (21.18^min - 234.88^max) MB/s ∼13%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC 128 GB eMMC Flash	101 (80.74^min - 101.09^max) MB/s ∼5% -57%
4k q1 t1 read
Beelink GTI 11 Kingston SA2000M8500G	66 (65.66^min - 66.02^max) MB/s ∼100% +776%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	21.6 (20.05^min - 21.62^max) MB/s ∼33% +187%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC 128 GB eMMC Flash	16.1 (15.92^min - 16.08^max) MB/s ∼24% +114%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	13 (11.34^min - 13.03^max) MB/s ∼20% +73%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	7.53 (4.83^min - 7.53^max) MB/s ∼11%
4k q1 t1 write
Beelink GTI 11 Kingston SA2000M8500G	223 (200.71^min - 223.16^max) MB/s ∼100% +286%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	57.7 (45.42^min - 57.74^max) MB/s ∼26%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	46.4 (45.57^min - 46.37^max) MB/s ∼21% -20%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	41.3 (26.85^min - 41.32^max) MB/s ∼19% -28%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC 128 GB eMMC Flash	24 (20.68^min - 23.95^max) MB/s ∼11% -58%
4k q32 t16 read
Beelink GTI 11 Kingston SA2000M8500G	813 (810.85^min - 813.32^max) MB/s ∼100% +823%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	285 (283.99^min - 284.61^max) MB/s ∼35% +223%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	136 (135.53^min - 136^max) MB/s ∼17% +54%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	88.1 (46.77^min - 88.09^max) MB/s ∼11%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC 128 GB eMMC Flash	17.2 (17.09^min - 17.15^max) MB/s ∼2% -80%
4k q32 t16 write
Beelink GTI 11 Kingston SA2000M8500G	1089 (1047.09^min - 1088.53^max) MB/s ∼100% +564%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	330 (329.53^min - 329.95^max) MB/s ∼30% +101%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	164 (0.14^min - 163.91^max) MB/s ∼15%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	113 (106.48^min - 113.38^max) MB/s ∼10% -31%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC 128 GB eMMC Flash	24 (20.16^min - 24.01^max) MB/s ∼2% -85%

AS SSD
Score Total
Beelink GTI 11 Kingston SA2000M8500G	3013 Points ∼100% +515%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	839 Points ∼28% +71%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	615 Points ∼20% +26%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	490 Points ∼16%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC 128 GB eMMC Flash	142 Points ∼5% -71%
Score Read
Beelink GTI 11 Kingston SA2000M8500G	1001 Points ∼100% +563%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	304 Points ∼30% +101%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	198 Points ∼20% +31%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	151 Points ∼15%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC 128 GB eMMC Flash	61 Points ∼6% -60%
Score Write
Beelink GTI 11 Kingston SA2000M8500G	1486 Points ∼100% +480%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	375 Points ∼25% +46%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	321 Points ∼22% +25%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	256 Points ∼17%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC 128 GB eMMC Flash	52 Points ∼3% -80%
Seq Read
Beelink GTI 11 Kingston SA2000M8500G	2006 MB/s ∼100% +413%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	527 MB/s ∼26% +35%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	512 MB/s ∼26% +31%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	391 MB/s ∼19%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC 128 GB eMMC Flash	286 MB/s ∼14% -27%
Seq Write
Beelink GTI 11 Kingston SA2000M8500G	1904 MB/s ∼100% +350%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	469 MB/s ∼25% +11%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	423.2 MB/s ∼22%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	364.5 MB/s ∼19% -14%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC 128 GB eMMC Flash	106.9 MB/s ∼6% -75%
4K Read
Beelink GTI 11 Kingston SA2000M8500G	60.9 MB/s ∼100% +417%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	20.41 MB/s ∼34% +73%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC 128 GB eMMC Flash	15.22 MB/s ∼25% +29%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	11.78 MB/s ∼19%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	10.74 MB/s ∼18% -9%
4K Write
Beelink GTI 11 Kingston SA2000M8500G	203.7 MB/s ∼100% +310%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	49.71 MB/s ∼24%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	42.52 MB/s ∼21% -14%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	30.16 MB/s ∼15% -39%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC 128 GB eMMC Flash	21.59 MB/s ∼11% -57%
4K-64 Read
Beelink GTI 11 Kingston SA2000M8500G	740 MB/s ∼100% +637%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	231.4 MB/s ∼31% +130%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	135.7 MB/s ∼18% +35%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	100.4 MB/s ∼14%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC 128 GB eMMC Flash	16.8 MB/s ∼2% -83%
4K-64 Write
Beelink GTI 11 Kingston SA2000M8500G	1092 MB/s ∼100% +567%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	285.3 MB/s ∼26% +74%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	254.3 MB/s ∼23% +55%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	163.7 MB/s ∼15%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC 128 GB eMMC Flash	20.03 MB/s ∼2% -88%
Access Time Read
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	0.256 ms * ∼100%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC 128 GB eMMC Flash	0.254 ms * ∼99% +1%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	0.173 ms * ∼68% +32%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	0.124 ms * ∼48% +52%
Beelink GTI 11 Kingston SA2000M8500G	0.047 ms * ∼18% +82%
Access Time Write
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC 128 GB eMMC Flash	0.406 ms * ∼100% -9%
GMK NucBox 3 Netac S535N8/256GYN	0.374 ms * ∼92%
Intel NUC11TNKi5 Transcend M.2 SSD 430S TS512GMTS430S	0.269 ms * ∼66% +28%
Beelink U59 Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428	0.174 ms * ∼43% +53%
Beelink GTI 11 Kingston SA2000M8500G	0.083 ms * ∼20% +78%

* ... smaller is better

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

GMK NucBox 3: Ø169.8 (126.04-172.6)

GPU Performance

Graphics performance is poor and unfit for any sort of gaming as the UHD Graphics 600 is much slower than the common UHD Graphics 620. The NucBox 3 is instead better for streaming purposes.

3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	5566 Points ∼100% +996%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i7-8559U	3081 Points ∼55% +506%
Zotac ZBox MI643 Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i5-10210U	1858 Points ∼33% +266%
Beelink U59 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	894 Points ∼16% +76%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel HD Graphics 505, Intel Atom x7-E3950	765 Points ∼14% +51%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4120	606 Points ∼11% +19%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4115	605 Points ∼11% +19%
Zotac ZBOX EDGE CI341 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4100	593 Points ∼11% +17%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 600 (410 - 854, n=27)	558 Points ∼10% +10%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4020	532 Points ∼10% +5%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125	508 Points ∼9%

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	25008 Points ∼100% +919%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i7-8559U	16698 Points ∼67% +581%
Zotac ZBox MI643 Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i5-10210U	10077 Points ∼40% +311%
Beelink U59 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	5212 Points ∼21% +112%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel HD Graphics 505, Intel Atom x7-E3950	3997 Points ∼16% +63%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4120	3932 Points ∼16% +60%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4115	3882 Points ∼16% +58%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 600 (2346 - 4958, n=20)	3365 Points ∼13% +37%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125	2453 Points ∼10%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	4010 Points ∼100% +961%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i7-8559U	2260 Points ∼56% +498%
Zotac ZBox MI643 Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i5-10210U	1283 Points ∼32% +239%
Beelink U59 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	679 Points ∼17% +80%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4120	472 Points ∼12% +25%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4115	453 Points ∼11% +20%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 600 (307 - 637, n=21)	421 Points ∼10% +11%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125	378 Points ∼9%
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 3 11IGL05 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4020	372 Points ∼9% -2%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Beelink GTI 11 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	1281 Points ∼100% +1156%
Intel NUC8i7BE Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655, Intel Core i7-8559U	633 Points ∼49% +521%
Zotac ZBox MI643 Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i5-10210U	403 Points ∼31% +295%
Beelink U59 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	182 Points ∼14% +78%
Chuwi LapBook Plus Intel HD Graphics 505, Intel Atom x7-E3950	142 Points ∼11% +39%
Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4115	122 Points ∼10% +20%
Chuwi LarkBook CWI509 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron N4120	120 Points ∼9% +18%
Average Intel UHD Graphics 600 (85 - 124, n=12)	107.5 Points ∼8% +5%
GMK NucBox 3 Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125	102 Points ∼8%

3DMark 11 Performance		578 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		2405 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		351 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		117 points
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... in comparison

	low	med.	high	ultra
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	34.3	14.2	6.8	6.3
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	4.13
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	7.67	4.75	4.5

Emissions

Temperature

AC adapter after an hour of 100 percent CPU utilization

Surface temperatures are generally warmer than on most other mini PCs since the NucBox 3 has no internal fan. When running high loads for extended periods, the top surface can be as warm as 50 C compared to only 30 C on the Beelink GTR5. You'll want to be mindful of any items or books placed on top of the GMK mini PC.

Stress Test

The CPU stabilizes at 37 C when idling on desktop with no running applications. When running Prime95, CPU clock rates would boost to 1.7 GHz for a few minutes until eventually stabilizing at 1.4 GHz and 85 C. This core temperature under load is warmer than on most other mini PCs since our NucBox 3 is fanless. The higher-than-average CPU temperature would also explain the higher-than-average surface temperature noted above.

CPU package power would boost to 13 W during the start of the test before quickly stabilizing at the 8 to 9 W range.

	CPU Clock (GHz)	GPU Clock (MHz)	Average CPU Temperature (°C)
System Idle	--	--	37
Prime95 Stress	1.4	--	85

Energy Management

Power Consumption

As expected, the NucBox 3 is very power efficient and less demanding than many of its alternatives including the Beelink U59 or Chuwi LarkBox. Idling on desktop draws just 3 to 4 W while higher loads tend to average around 11 W. Consumption can spike up to 25 W when under extreme loads albeit for only a few seconds at most due to the limited Turbo Boost potential of the processor.

A maximum consumption of 25.4 W can be recorded when running Prime95 and FurMark simultaneously

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.45 / 0.65 Watt
Idle	3 / 3.1 / 3.6 Watt
Load	11.1 / 25.4 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.

	GMK NucBox 3 Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600, Netac S535N8/256GYN, , x,	Chuwi LarkBox 4K Mini PC Celeron J4115, UHD Graphics 600, 128 GB eMMC Flash, , 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,	Beelink GTI 11 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, Kingston SA2000M8500G, , x,	Beelink U59 Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Silicon Motion AZW 512G NV428, , x,
Power Consumption		11%	-259%	-142%	-363%	-78%
Idle Minimum *	3	2.2 27%	11.5 -283%	2.7 10%	15.2 -407%	6.7 -123%
Idle Average *	3.1	2.6 16%	12.4 -300%	3.1 -0%	16 -416%	6.7 -116%
Idle Maximum *	3.6	3 17%	12.9 -258%	6.3 -75%	16 -344%	7.4 -106%
Load Average *	11.1	13.1 -18%	40.7 -267%	59.7 -438%	48.6 -338%	16 -44%
Load Maximum *	25.4	21.9 14%	73.5 -189%	78 -207%	104.3 -311%	25.6 -1%
Witcher 3 ultra *			43.9	47.2	53.8	13.1

* ... smaller is better

Power Consumption Witcher 3 / Stresstest

GMK NucBox 3: Ø10.9 (10.4-25.4)

Power Consumption external Monitor

GMK NucBox 3; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø10.5 (9.95-19.3)

GMK NucBox 3; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø9.24 (8.88-15.3)

GMK NucBox 3; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø10.8 (10.3-17.5)

Pros

+ RAM and SSD included (no barebones)

+ accessible RAM and M.2 2280 bays

+ very power efficient

+ slim design

+ fanless

Cons

- imperfect 4K video playback at 60 FPS

- top surface can become very warm

- no USB-C ports or microphone

- no VESA mounting brackets

- slow system performance

Verdict

In review: GMK NucBox 3. test unit provided by GMK

On paper, a slim, inexpensive, and fanless HTPC with 4K video playback capabilities should be ideal for just about any home theater setup. The silent NucBox 3 has certainly nailed the low price and inconspicuous profile, but performance is barely sufficient if not lacking even for the most basic of HTPC tasks. The latency, frame skips, and extended loading times are tough sacrifices for a fanless PC. For "set it and forget it" scenarios, however, the slow performance will be less of an issue.

Its very low price is the most attractive aspect of the NucBox 3. Potential owners should be aware of the overall slow system performance that entails.

Fanless mini PCs with faster CPUs and performance are available such as the Zotac ZBox CI622 Nano with a 10th gen Intel Core i3 CPU. It'll cost a bit more, but it may be worth considering if you plan on using your HTPC frequently.

Price and Availability

The NucBox 3 is now widely available through Amazon or directly from GMK for $310 USD or less.

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