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GMK NucBox M5 mini PC review: AMD Zen 2 is feeling long in the tooth

Affordable but dated. For $300 with RAM and storage, the NucBox M5 cuts a lot of corners in terms of performance in order to meet that attractive price point. It's not bad all things considered, but significantly better options become available in the $400 to $500 range.
2024 GMKtec NucBox M5
2024 GMKtec NucBox M5

The NucBox M5 is the latest entry-level mini PC from GMK in contrast to the more expensive NucBox K series. It utilizes older processor options in order to keep costs low.

Our test unit comes configured with the Zen 2 Ryzen 7 5700U CPU, 32 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM, and 1 TB of storage for approximately $470. Barebone SKUs are also available with no RAM or storage starting at $320, but all options otherwise come with the same processor.

Alternatives to the NucBox M4 include other inexpensive mini PCs like the Beelink SER5, BMax B7 Power, or Maxtang MTN-FP750.

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GMK NucBox M5
Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U 8 x 1.8 - 4.3 GHz, 15 W PL2 / Short Burst, 15 W PL1 / Sustained, Lucienne-U (Zen 2)
Graphics adapter
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), Core: 1750 MHz, Memory: 1600 MHz, DDR4, 31.0.21912.14
Memory
32 GB 
, DDR4-3200, Dual-Channel, 22-22-22-52
Mainboard
AMD Promontory/Bixby FCH
Soundcard
AMD Zen - Audio Processor - HD Audio Controller
Connections
2 USB 2.0, 3 USB 3.1 Gen2, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm combo
Networking
Realtek RTL8125 2.5GBe Family Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000/2500MBit/s), MediaTek RZ616 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 48 x 129 x 127 ( = 1.89 x 5.08 x 5 in)
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Additional features
HDMI, VESA mounting bracket, 12 Months Warranty
Weight
505 g ( = 17.81 oz / 1.11 pounds), Power Supply: 322 g ( = 11.36 oz / 0.71 pounds)
Price
470 USD
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Potential Competitors in Comparison

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
78.9 %
04/2024
GMK NucBox M5
R7 5700U, Vega 8
505 g48 mmx
81.1 %
12/2023
GMK NucBox M4
i9-11900H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
951 g37 mmx
83.6 %
04/2024
GMK NucBox K6
R7 7840HS, Radeon 780M
514 g47 mmx
83.4 %
04/2024
Acemagic F2A
Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores
768 g57 mmx
82.6 %
03/2024
Geekom A7
R9 7940HS, Radeon 780M
417 g38 mmx
83.1 %
08/2023
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
558 g37 mmx

Case — Refreshed Design With Improved Ventilation

The chassis is visually identical to the NucBox K6. For the NucBox M5, however, the sides of the chassis are plastic instead of metal likely to keep costs low.

When compared to the older and mostly metal NucBox M4 design, the M5 is significantly smaller and almost half the weight.

Colors include Steel Blue (as shown), Space Blue, and Pastel Green
Colors include Steel Blue (as shown), Space Blue, and Pastel Green
The bottom side is not removable, but it supports VESA mounting
The bottom side is not removable, but it supports VESA mounting

Size Comparison

180 mm / 7.09 inch 174 mm / 6.85 inch 37 mm / 1.457 inch 951 g2.1 lbs146 mm / 5.75 inch 146 mm / 5.75 inch 57 mm / 2.24 inch 768 g1.693 lbs129 mm / 5.08 inch 127 mm / 5 inch 48 mm / 1.89 inch 505 g1.113 lbs128 mm / 5.04 inch 126 mm / 4.96 inch 47 mm / 1.85 inch 514 g1.133 lbs117 mm / 4.61 inch 112 mm / 4.41 inch 37 mm / 1.457 inch 558 g1.23 lbs112 mm / 4.41 inch 112 mm / 4.41 inch 38 mm / 1.496 inch 417 g0.919 lbs210 mm / 8.27 inch 148 mm / 5.83 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 2.9 g0.00639 lbs

Connectivity

Port options are the same as on the NucBox K6 but with two key downgrades. The single USB-C port now lacks USB4 and Thunderbolt support while one of the rear USB-A ports is now 2.0 instead of 3.2.

Front: Power button, 3.5 mm headset, USB-C 4.0 w/ Power Delivery + DisplayPort, 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen. 2
Front: Power button, 3.5 mm headset, USB-C 4.0 w/ Power Delivery + DisplayPort, 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen. 2
Rear: 2x USB-A 2.0, DisplayPort (4K60), HDMI 2.0 (4K60), 2x RJ-45 (2.5 Gbps), Ac adapter, Kensington lock
Rear: 2x USB-A 2.0, DisplayPort (4K60), HDMI 2.0 (4K60), 2x RJ-45 (2.5 Gbps), Ac adapter, Kensington lock
Right: No ports
Right: No ports
Left: No ports
Left: No ports

Communication

Removable MediaTek RZ616 Wi-Fi 6E M.2 module
Removable MediaTek RZ616 Wi-Fi 6E M.2 module
Networking
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
GMK NucBox M5
MediaTek RZ616
1335 (782min - 1633max) MBit/s
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1301 (514min - 1422max) MBit/s -3%
Geekom A7
MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card
831 (755min - 940max) MBit/s -38%
GMK NucBox M4
Realtek RTL8852BE
717 (651min - 749max) MBit/s -46%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 320MHz
709 (369min - 977max) MBit/s -47%
GMK NucBox K6
MediaTek RZ616
634 (574min - 685max) MBit/s -53%
iperf3 receive AXE11000
GMK NucBox M5
MediaTek RZ616
1264 (1077min - 1480max) MBit/s
GMK NucBox K6
MediaTek RZ616
1222 (1074min - 1368max) MBit/s -3%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1117 (884min - 1368max) MBit/s -12%
Geekom A7
MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card
858 (827min - 886max) MBit/s -32%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 320MHz
838 (728min - 926max) MBit/s -34%
GMK NucBox M4
Realtek RTL8852BE
745 (694min - 805max) MBit/s -41%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz
Acemagic F2A
Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 320MHz
1615 (767min - 1670max) MBit/s +12%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1511 (1451min - 1552max) MBit/s +5%
GMK NucBox M5
MediaTek RZ616
1437 (695min - 1546max) MBit/s
Geekom A7
MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card
1367 (1268min - 1443max) MBit/s -5%
GMK NucBox K6
MediaTek RZ616
432 (212min - 471max) MBit/s -70%
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz
Acemagic F2A
Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 320MHz
1770 (1584min - 1790max) MBit/s +31%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1448 (1357min - 1490max) MBit/s +7%
Geekom A7
MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card
1375 (688min - 1438max) MBit/s +2%
GMK NucBox M5
MediaTek RZ616
1347 (1315min - 1439max) MBit/s
GMK NucBox K6
MediaTek RZ616
984 (937min - 1048max) MBit/s -27%
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GMK NucBox M5; iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1415 (695-1546)
GMK NucBox M5; iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1347 (1315-1439)

Maintenance

The top cover pops off to reveal the fan cover underneath and four Phillips screws for easy access to the two DDR4 SODIMM slots, 2x M.2 2280 SSD slots, and WLAN module. Meanwhile, the bottom cover is not removable and so the other side of the motherboard is more difficult to access.

Accessible components
Accessible components

Accessories And Warranty

The retail box includes an HDMI cable and a removable VESA mounting bracket alongside the AC adapter and paperwork. The standard one-year limited manufacturer warranty applies if purchased in the US.

Performance — Zen 2 Ain't Worth It In 2024

 
 

Testing Conditions

We set Windows to Performance mode prior to running the benchmarks below. The system comes with no bloatware or manufacturer-specific applications for a clean Windows experience.

Processor

CPU performance is slower than expected. Our Ryzen 7 5700U would run 20 to 25 percent slower than the average laptop in our database equipped with the exact same processor. It still runs laps around any mobile Celeron, Pentium, or Atom solution, but raw performance is still a bit disappointing as we know the Ryzen 7 5700U is capable of much more.

Overall performance is neck-to-neck with the 11th gen Intel Core i7-1165G7 as found on the older 2021 NUC11 series.

Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

01452904355807258701015116013051450159517401885203021752320246526102755Tooltip
GMK NucBox M5 AMD Ryzen 7 5700U: Ø1108 (1041.59-1129.53)
GMK NucBox M4 Intel Core i9-11900H: Ø1747 (1710.13-1769.75)
GMK NucBox K6 AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS: Ø2520 (2510.2-2537.27)
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H: Ø2759 (2690.7-2800.92)
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS: Ø2410 (2285.58-2581.81)
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P: Ø1753 (1686.77-2083.33)
CPU Performance Rating: Percent
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (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 6.2: Multi-Core | Single-Core
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
CPU Performance Rating
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
92.4 pt
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
92.2 pt
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
90.8 pt
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H
88.9 pt
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P
81.6 pt
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
76.4 pt
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H
75.5 pt
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN -2!
Intel Core i5-1240P
72.6 pt
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
 
58.8 pt
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
55.9 pt
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 -2!
Intel Pentium Silver N6005
29.2 pt
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 -2!
Intel Celeron N4505
19.6 pt
GMK NucBox 3 -2!
Intel Celeron J4125
12.1 pt
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
18497 Points +178%
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H
16338 Points +146%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
15947 (9378.75min - 15947.3max) Points +140%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
15556 Points +134%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P
12155 Points +83%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
11584 (11082.5min - 11584.2max) Points +74%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H
11135 (10740.5min - 11134.5max) Points +67%
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN
Intel Core i5-1240P
10615 Points +60%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (6649 - 10139, n=18)
8670 Points +30%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
6649 (6519.7min - 6648.75max) Points
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005
2475 Points -63%
GMK NucBox 3
Intel Celeron J4125
1186 (1172.17min - 1186.25max) Points -82%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505
1114 Points -83%
Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P
1878 Points +48%
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H
1789 Points +41%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
1771 Points +40%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
1770 Points +40%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
1747 Points +38%
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN
Intel Core i5-1240P
1656 Points +31%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H
1605 Points +27%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
1499 Points +18%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
1267 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (1177 - 1268, n=18)
1254 Points -1%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005
694 Points -45%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505
592 Points -53%
GMK NucBox 3
Intel Celeron J4125
438 Points -65%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
7188 Points +179%
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H
6338 Points +146%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
6277 Points +143%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
6250 Points +142%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P
4687 Points +82%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
4533 Points +76%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H
4324 Points +68%
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN
Intel Core i5-1240P
4054 Points +57%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (2309 - 3877, n=19)
3284 Points +27%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
2580 Points
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005
948 Points -63%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505
431 Points -83%
GMK NucBox 3
Intel Celeron J4125
430 Points -83%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P
723 Points +46%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
692 Points +40%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
688 Points +39%
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H
687 Points +39%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
679 Points +37%
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN
Intel Core i5-1240P
636 Points +28%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H
615 Points +24%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
591 Points +19%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
495 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (478 - 495, n=19)
490 Points -1%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005
262 Points -47%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505
224 Points -55%
GMK NucBox 3
Intel Celeron J4125
170 Points -66%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
2738 Points +142%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
2537 (2510.2min - 2537.27max) Points +125%
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H
2506 Points +122%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
2470 Points +119%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P
1990 Points +76%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
1972 (1875.64min - 1972max) Points +75%
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN
Intel Core i5-1240P
1938 Points +72%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H
1770 (1710.13min - 1769.75max) Points +57%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (1130 - 1691, n=18)
1469 Points +30%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
1130 (1041.59min - 1129.53max) Points
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005
428 Points -62%
GMK NucBox 3
Intel Celeron J4125
207 (171.15min - 207.16max) Points -82%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505
191 Points -83%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
280 Points +49%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
278 Points +48%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P
267 Points +42%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
258 Points +37%
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H
257 Points +37%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
244 Points +30%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H
243 Points +29%
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN
Intel Core i5-1240P
236 Points +25%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
188.1 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (184 - 190, n=17)
187.5 Points 0%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005
121 Points -36%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505
104 Points -45%
GMK NucBox 3
Intel Celeron J4125
63.1 Points -66%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
GMK NucBox 3
Intel Celeron J4125
3032 Seconds * -610%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505
2953 Seconds * -592%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005
1354 Seconds * -217%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
427 Seconds *
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (292 - 427, n=18)
349 Seconds * +18%
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN
Intel Core i5-1240P
309 Seconds * +28%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H
270 Seconds * +37%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P
268 Seconds * +37%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
259 Seconds * +39%
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H
235 Seconds * +45%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
202 Seconds * +53%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
199 Seconds * +53%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
178 Seconds * +58%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
70782 MIPS +107%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
70707 MIPS +107%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
66438 MIPS +94%
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H
61768 MIPS +81%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
57785 MIPS +69%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P
51340 MIPS +50%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H
49486 MIPS +45%
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN
Intel Core i5-1240P
42160 MIPS +23%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (32529 - 47501, n=18)
40346 MIPS +18%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
34172 MIPS
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005
12851 MIPS -62%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505
5871 MIPS -83%
GMK NucBox 3
Intel Celeron J4125
5694 MIPS -83%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
6744 MIPS +47%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
6676 MIPS +45%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H
6018 MIPS +31%
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H
5878 MIPS +28%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P
5840 MIPS +27%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
5790 MIPS +26%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
5485 MIPS +19%
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN
Intel Core i5-1240P
5320 MIPS +16%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
4599 MIPS
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (4476 - 4620, n=18)
4564 MIPS -1%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005
3425 MIPS -26%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505
2971 MIPS -35%
GMK NucBox 3
Intel Celeron J4125
2237 MIPS -51%
Geekbench 6.2 / Multi-Core
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
13470 Points +115%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
13184 Points +111%
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H
13118 Points +110%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
12385 Points +98%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P
10997 Points +76%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
10241 Points +64%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H
9401 Points +50%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
6260 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (5643 - 6260, n=3)
5901 Points -6%
Geekbench 6.2 / Single-Core
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
2704 Points +66%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
2687 Points +65%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P
2575 Points +58%
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H
2486 Points +53%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
2410 Points +48%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H
2355 Points +45%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
2098 Points +29%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
1625 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (1573 - 1625, n=3)
1599 Points -2%
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H
12929 Points +131%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
12662 Points +126%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
12261 Points +119%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
11769 Points +110%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P
10269 Points +84%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
9436 Points +69%
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN
Intel Core i5-1240P
9284 Points +66%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H
8829 Points +58%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (4254 - 7635, n=17)
6176 Points +10%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
5593 Points
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005
2402 Points -57%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505
1225 Points -78%
GMK NucBox 3
Intel Celeron J4125
1198 Points -79%
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
2008 Points +67%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
1986 Points +65%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P
1832 Points +52%
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H
1756 Points +46%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
1746 Points +45%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H
1692 Points +41%
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN
Intel Core i5-1240P
1624 Points +35%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
1564 Points +30%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
1203 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (1105 - 1205, n=17)
1184 Points -2%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005
738 Points -39%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505
647 Points -46%
GMK NucBox 3
Intel Celeron J4125
462 Points -62%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
20.6 fps +144%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
20.5 fps +143%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
19.6 fps +132%
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H
16.9 fps +100%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
15.1 fps +79%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P
13.9 fps +65%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H
13.6 fps +61%
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN
Intel Core i5-1240P
12 fps +42%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (6.97 - 12.1, n=18)
9.68 fps +15%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8.44 fps
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005
2.34 fps -72%
GMK NucBox 3
Intel Celeron J4125
1.26 fps -85%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505
1.16 fps -86%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
GMK NucBox 3
Intel Celeron J4125
159 s * -174%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005
111.7 s * -93%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505
105.1 s * -81%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (52.4 - 68.5, n=18)
60.5 s * -4%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
58 s *
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
54.8 s * +6%
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN
Intel Core i5-1240P
52.6 s * +9%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P
46.9 s * +19%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
46 s * +21%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
44.5 s * +23%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
44.1 s * +24%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H
42.3 s * +27%
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H
37 s * +36%
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
GMK NucBox 3
Intel Celeron J4125
1.525 sec * -161%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505
1.224 sec * -110%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005
1.073 sec * -84%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (0.567 - 0.641, n=18)
0.592 sec * -1%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
0.584 sec *
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN
Intel Core i5-1240P
0.52 sec * +11%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H
0.52 sec * +11%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
0.4924 sec * +16%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
0.4652 sec * +20%
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H
0.4618 sec * +21%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P
0.45 sec * +23%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
0.4351 sec * +25%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
0.4343 sec * +26%
CPU Performance Rating: Percent
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (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 6.2: Multi-Core | Single-Core
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

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
1130 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
82.9 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
97.9 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
188.1 Points
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Performance Rating
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M
98.4 pt
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, Radeon 780M
98.2 pt
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores
80.3 pt
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
63.9 pt
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
53.8 pt
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
 
51.7 pt
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
43.3 pt
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, Radeon 780M
25360 KRay/s +245%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M
25359 KRay/s +245%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores
17544 KRay/s +139%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
13945 KRay/s +90%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
11188 KRay/s +52%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (5798 - 12346, n=18)
10262 KRay/s +40%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
7345 KRay/s
AIDA64 / FPU Julia
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, Radeon 780M
107805 Points +135%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M
107540 Points +134%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores
88829 Points +93%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (45926 - 69580, n=18)
58967 Points +28%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
56942 Points +24%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
56662 Points +23%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
45926 Points
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, Radeon 780M
4763 MB/s +217%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M
4753 MB/s +216%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores
4246 MB/s +183%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
3883 MB/s +158%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
2669 MB/s +78%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (1103 - 2231, n=18)
1883 MB/s +25%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
1503 MB/s
AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M
118174 Points +72%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, Radeon 780M
111803 Points +62%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores
89748 Points +30%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
89081 Points +29%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (57016 - 99178, n=18)
88954 Points +29%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
86881 Points +26%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
68805 Points
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, Radeon 780M
14721 Points +47%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M
14663 Points +47%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (6837 - 14169, n=18)
12106 Points +21%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores
10247 Points +3%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
9992 Points
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
9355 Points -6%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
7246 Points -27%
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, Radeon 780M
57534 Points +139%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M
57402 Points +139%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores
45718 Points +90%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
35044 Points +46%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (24053 - 36523, n=18)
30768 Points +28%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
28019 Points +16%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
24053 Points
AIDA64 / CPU AES
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M
164414 MB/s +256%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, Radeon 780M
164041 MB/s +255%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores
144741 MB/s +213%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
121537 MB/s +163%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (34176 - 64646, n=18)
55658 MB/s +20%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
53328 MB/s +15%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
46218 MB/s
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores
1183 MB/s +131%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, Radeon 780M
1031 MB/s +101%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M
1020 MB/s +99%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
775 MB/s +51%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
738 MB/s +44%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (513 - 776, n=18)
654 MB/s +27%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
513 MB/s
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, Radeon 780M
13642 KRay/s +251%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M
13517 KRay/s +247%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores
9284 KRay/s +139%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
7587 KRay/s +95%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
5957 KRay/s +53%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (3247 - 6784, n=18)
5571 KRay/s +43%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
3892 KRay/s
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, Radeon 780M
40760 MPixel/s +63%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M
40570 MPixel/s +62%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores
33092 MPixel/s +32%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
29263 MPixel/s +17%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
25066 MPixel/s
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
23829 MPixel/s -5%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (6903 - 25066, n=18)
17001 MPixel/s -32%

Stress Test

When running Prime95 to stress the CPU, clock rates and board power draw would spike to 1.9 GHz and 15 W, respectively. We believe that the processor is capable of higher power envelopes of up to 28 W especially since core temperature is only 55 C under stress, but package power is seemingly limited to 15 W on the NucBox M5 even after double-checking any BIOS settings or Windows power profiles. The low 15 W ceiling also explains the slower-than-expected performance as mentioned in the Processor section above.

Core temperature would stabilize at just 55 C when running Witcher 3 compared to 70 C on the much faster Beelink SER6 Pro.

System idle
System idle
Witcher 3 stress
Witcher 3 stress
Prime95 stress
Prime95 stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
CPU Clock (GHz) GPU Clock (MHz) Average CPU Temperature (°C)
System Idle -- -- 43
Prime95 Stress 1.8 -- 55
Prime95 + FurMark Stress 1.4 200 55
Witcher 3 Stress ~0.5 ~1237 53

System Performance

PCMark results are behind many current mini PCs running on latest gen processors such as the GMK NucBox K6 or Intel NUC 13 Pro. The Digital Content Creation subtest score is especially lower due to the slow integrated GPU.

PCMark 10 Standard
PCMark 10 Standard
PCMark 10 / Score
GMK NucBox K6
Radeon 780M, R7 7840HS, MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
7529 Points +42%
Geekom A7
Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000
7455 Points +41%
Acemagic F2A
Arc 8-Cores, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
7120 Points +35%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
5882 Points +11%
GMK NucBox M4
UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i9-11900H, Lexar NM620 512GB
5307 Points 0%
GMK NucBox M5
Vega 8, R7 5700U
5293 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (4775 - 5518, n=13)
5236 Points -1%
PCMark 10 / Essentials
GMK NucBox K6
Radeon 780M, R7 7840HS, MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
11214 Points +17%
Acemagic F2A
Arc 8-Cores, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
11125 Points +16%
Geekom A7
Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000
11114 Points +16%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
11035 Points +16%
GMK NucBox M4
UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i9-11900H, Lexar NM620 512GB
10464 Points +10%
GMK NucBox M5
Vega 8, R7 5700U
9554 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (8347 - 10091, n=13)
9173 Points -4%
PCMark 10 / Productivity
GMK NucBox K6
Radeon 780M, R7 7840HS, MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
10591 Points +25%
Geekom A7
Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000
10291 Points +22%
Acemagic F2A
Arc 8-Cores, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
8901 Points +5%
GMK NucBox M5
Vega 8, R7 5700U
8457 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (7001 - 8457, n=13)
7849 Points -7%
GMK NucBox M4
UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i9-11900H, Lexar NM620 512GB
7118 Points -16%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
6576 Points -22%
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Acemagic F2A
Arc 8-Cores, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
9893 Points +99%
Geekom A7
Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000
9831 Points +97%
GMK NucBox K6
Radeon 780M, R7 7840HS, MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
9752 Points +96%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
7612 Points +53%
GMK NucBox M4
UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i9-11900H, Lexar NM620 512GB
5445 Points +9%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (4583 - 5964, n=13)
5424 Points +9%
GMK NucBox M5
Vega 8, R7 5700U
4982 Points
CrossMark / Overall
GMK NucBox K6
Radeon 780M, R7 7840HS, MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
1873 Points +72%
Geekom A7
Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000
1861 Points +71%
Acemagic F2A
Arc 8-Cores, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
1802 Points +66%
GMK NucBox M4
UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i9-11900H, Lexar NM620 512GB
1632 Points +50%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
1596 Points +47%
GMK NucBox M5
Vega 8, R7 5700U
1087 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (976 - 1183, n=6)
1081 Points -1%
CrossMark / Productivity
GMK NucBox K6
Radeon 780M, R7 7840HS, MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
1816 Points +60%
Geekom A7
Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000
1781 Points +57%
Acemagic F2A
Arc 8-Cores, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
1717 Points +52%
GMK NucBox M4
UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i9-11900H, Lexar NM620 512GB
1633 Points +44%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
1537 Points +36%
GMK NucBox M5
Vega 8, R7 5700U
1133 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (1048 - 1191, n=6)
1125 Points -1%
CrossMark / Creativity
Geekom A7
Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000
2072 Points +99%
GMK NucBox K6
Radeon 780M, R7 7840HS, MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
1994 Points +91%
Acemagic F2A
Arc 8-Cores, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
1929 Points +85%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
1769 Points +70%
GMK NucBox M4
UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i9-11900H, Lexar NM620 512GB
1675 Points +61%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (941 - 1197, n=6)
1057 Points +1%
GMK NucBox M5
Vega 8, R7 5700U
1042 Points
CrossMark / Responsiveness
GMK NucBox K6
Radeon 780M, R7 7840HS, MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
1706 Points +56%
Acemagic F2A
Arc 8-Cores, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
1700 Points +56%
Geekom A7
Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000
1540 Points +41%
GMK NucBox M4
UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i9-11900H, Lexar NM620 512GB
1511 Points +38%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
1311 Points +20%
GMK NucBox M5
Vega 8, R7 5700U
1091 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (872 - 1159, n=6)
1029 Points -6%
WebXPRT 3 / Overall
Geekom A7
Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000
333 Points +56%
GMK NucBox K6
Radeon 780M, R7 7840HS, MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
328 Points +53%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
301 Points +41%
GMK NucBox M4
UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i9-11900H, Lexar NM620 512GB
286 Points +34%
Acemagic F2A
Arc 8-Cores, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
276 Points +29%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (202 - 222, n=12)
215 Points 0%
GMK NucBox M5
Vega 8, R7 5700U
214 Points
WebXPRT 4 / Overall
Geekom A7
Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000
268 Points +69%
GMK NucBox K6
Radeon 780M, R7 7840HS, MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
266 Points +68%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
265 Points +67%
Acemagic F2A
Arc 8-Cores, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
252 Points +59%
GMK NucBox M4
UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i9-11900H, Lexar NM620 512GB
227 Points +43%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (158.5 - 225, n=3)
184.6 Points +16%
GMK NucBox M5
Vega 8, R7 5700U
158.5 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total
GMK NucBox M5
Vega 8, R7 5700U
802 ms *
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (791 - 818, n=13)
801 ms * -0%
GMK NucBox M4
UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i9-11900H, Lexar NM620 512GB
608 ms * +24%
Acemagic F2A
Arc 8-Cores, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
535 ms * +33%
GMK NucBox K6
Radeon 780M, R7 7840HS, MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
534 ms * +33%
Geekom A7
Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000
503 ms * +37%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
496 ms * +38%

* ... smaller is better

PCMark 10 Score
5293 points
Help
AIDA64 / Memory Copy
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, Radeon 780M
69281 MB/s +77%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M
67161 MB/s +72%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores
62397 MB/s +59%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
44299 MB/s +13%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
44216 MB/s +13%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
39126 MB/s
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (15867 - 39326, n=18)
33557 MB/s -14%
AIDA64 / Memory Read
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores
64323 MB/s +37%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, Radeon 780M
61708 MB/s +32%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M
61542 MB/s +31%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
50614 MB/s +8%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
46813 MB/s
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
44751 MB/s -4%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (17632 - 47190, n=18)
40581 MB/s -13%
AIDA64 / Memory Write
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M
86810 MB/s +85%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, Radeon 780M
86528 MB/s +84%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores
65057 MB/s +38%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
47048 MB/s
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
46629 MB/s -1%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
45887 MB/s -2%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (11554 - 47048, n=18)
36896 MB/s -22%
AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores
149 ns * -49%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
100.1 ns *
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (84.9 - 113, n=18)
98.7 ns * +1%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
96.2 ns * +4%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M
89 ns * +11%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, Radeon 780M
88.1 ns * +12%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
71.2 ns * +29%

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latency

LatencyMon reveals minor DPC issues when opening multiple browser tabs of our homepage. 4K video playback at 60 FPS is also imperfect with 6 dropped frames recorded during a one-minute timeframe.

LatencyMon
LatencyMon
Drivers list
Drivers list
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
GMK NucBox K6
Radeon 780M, R7 7840HS, MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
10561.5 μs * -392%
Acemagic F2A
Arc 8-Cores, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
2724 μs * -27%
GMK NucBox M5
Vega 8, R7 5700U
2146.9 μs *
Geekom A7
Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000
1616.1 μs * +25%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
1068.7 μs * +50%
GMK NucBox M4
UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i9-11900H, Lexar NM620 512GB
231.8 μs * +89%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

Much like on the NucBox M4, the M5 ships with a Lexar PCIe4 x4 NVMe SSD for steady transfer rates of up to 3600 MB/s. Sequential write speeds are quite good as well at 3100 MB/s to be one of the better midrange PCIe4 SSDs.

AS SSD
AS SSD
CDM 8
CDM 8
Surprisingly, a heatsink is included with the SSD despite this being a budget mini PC
Surprisingly, a heatsink is included with the SSD despite this being a budget mini PC
Up to two PCIe4 x4 drives are supported
Up to two PCIe4 x4 drives are supported
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 3542 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 3133 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 592.8 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 408.6 MB/s
CDM 5 Read Seq: 2587 MB/s
CDM 5 Write Seq: 2776 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 62 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 152.3 MB/s
Drive Performance Rating - Percent
GMK NucBox K6
MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
91.2 pt
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
68.5 pt
Geekom A7
Acer N5000
61.9 pt
Acemagic F2A
Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
55.2 pt
GMK NucBox M5
 
52.3 pt
GMK NucBox M4
Lexar NM620 512GB
39.5 pt
DiskSpd
seq read
Geekom A7
Acer N5000
3755 (3733.85min - 3754.99max) MB/s +47%
GMK NucBox K6
MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
3703 (3243.89min - 3702.94max) MB/s +45%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
3337 (3301.03min - 3337.16max) MB/s +30%
GMK NucBox M5
 
2560 (2546.51min - 2560.12max) MB/s
GMK NucBox M4
Lexar NM620 512GB
1746 (842.64min - 1745.67max) MB/s -32%
Acemagic F2A
Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
1674 (1242.56min - 1673.54max) MB/s -35%
seq write
GMK NucBox K6
MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
5595 (1443.73min - 5595.13max) MB/s +103%
Geekom A7
Acer N5000
3492 (3398.43min - 3491.76max) MB/s +27%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
3356 (3181.73min - 3356.49max) MB/s +22%
GMK NucBox M5
 
2752 (2706.58min - 2751.67max) MB/s
GMK NucBox M4
Lexar NM620 512GB
2513 (274.86min - 2513.02max) MB/s -9%
Acemagic F2A
Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
1348 (1117.85min - 1347.87max) MB/s -51%
seq q8 t1 read
GMK NucBox K6
MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
7069 (6459.52min - 7068.99max) MB/s +100%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
5438 (4937.74min - 5438.31max) MB/s +54%
Geekom A7
Acer N5000
4861 (4468.61min - 4860.57max) MB/s +37%
GMK NucBox M5
 
3536 (3096.86min - 3536.22max) MB/s
GMK NucBox M4
Lexar NM620 512GB
3422 (3023.08min - 3421.92max) MB/s -3%
Acemagic F2A
Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
3194 (2810.81min - 3194.17max) MB/s -10%
seq q8 t1 write
GMK NucBox K6
MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
6669 (1251.16min - 6668.61max) MB/s +113%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
4955 (4929.56min - 4955.41max) MB/s +59%
Geekom A7
Acer N5000
4695 (4470.16min - 4694.73max) MB/s +50%
GMK NucBox M5
 
3126 (3077.57min - 3126.22max) MB/s
GMK NucBox M4
Lexar NM620 512GB
2858 (295.24min - 2857.74max) MB/s -9%
Acemagic F2A
Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
2212 (1222.43min - 2212.27max) MB/s -29%
4k q1 t1 read
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
84.5 (83.02min - 84.54max) MB/s +35%
GMK NucBox K6
MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
71 (70.41min - 71.02max) MB/s +13%
GMK NucBox M5
 
62.7 (54.67min - 62.69max) MB/s
Geekom A7
Acer N5000
52.3 (51.85min - 52.27max) MB/s -17%
Acemagic F2A
Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
47.3 (47.07min - 47.31max) MB/s -25%
GMK NucBox M4
Lexar NM620 512GB
44 (35.86min - 44.02max) MB/s -30%
4k q1 t1 write
GMK NucBox K6
MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
239 (237.67min - 239.17max) MB/s +36%
Acemagic F2A
Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
187.2 (181.54min - 187.2max) MB/s +7%
GMK NucBox M5
 
175.4 (153.43min - 175.39max) MB/s
Geekom A7
Acer N5000
165.9 (164.35min - 165.92max) MB/s -5%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
144.6 (143.6min - 144.57max) MB/s -18%
GMK NucBox M4
Lexar NM620 512GB
115.9 (99.18min - 115.92max) MB/s -34%
4k q32 t16 read
GMK NucBox K6
MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
2463 (2040.37min - 2463.15max) MB/s +6%
GMK NucBox M5
 
2315 (2310.04min - 2315.42max) MB/s
Acemagic F2A
Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
1824 (1239.47min - 1824.09max) MB/s -21%
GMK NucBox M4
Lexar NM620 512GB
1565 (506.92min - 1565.24max) MB/s -32%
Geekom A7
Acer N5000
1560 (1546.89min - 1559.94max) MB/s -33%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
808 (792.58min - 807.51max) MB/s -65%
4k q32 t16 write
GMK NucBox K6
MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
3983 (3232.63min - 3982.67max) MB/s +185%
Acemagic F2A
Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
1434 (1410.26min - 1433.71max) MB/s +2%
GMK NucBox M5
 
1400 (948.76min - 1400.43max) MB/s
Geekom A7
Acer N5000
595 (582.97min - 594.71max) MB/s -57%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
454 (443.2min - 453.53max) MB/s -68%
GMK NucBox M4
Lexar NM620 512GB
139.6 (45.28min - 139.63max) MB/s -90%
AS SSD
Score Total
GMK NucBox K6
MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
7918 Points +109%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
5249 Points +39%
Geekom A7
Acer N5000
5177 Points +37%
Acemagic F2A
Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
4412 Points +17%
GMK NucBox M5
 
3786 Points
GMK NucBox M4
Lexar NM620 512GB
3154 Points -17%
Score Read
GMK NucBox K6
MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
3258 Points +127%
Geekom A7
Acer N5000
1685 Points +18%
Acemagic F2A
Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
1561 Points +9%
GMK NucBox M5
 
1433 Points
GMK NucBox M4
Lexar NM620 512GB
1423 Points -1%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
1320 Points -8%
Score Write
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
3326 Points +105%
GMK NucBox K6
MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
3000 Points +85%
Geekom A7
Acer N5000
2676 Points +65%
Acemagic F2A
Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
2082 Points +28%
GMK NucBox M5
 
1626 Points
GMK NucBox M4
Lexar NM620 512GB
1102 Points -32%
Seq Read
GMK NucBox K6
MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
5825.09 MB/s +92%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
4536 MB/s +50%
Geekom A7
Acer N5000
3650 MB/s +21%
GMK NucBox M5
 
3028.67 MB/s
Acemagic F2A
Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
3010 MB/s -1%
GMK NucBox M4
Lexar NM620 512GB
2774.25 MB/s -8%
Seq Write
GMK NucBox K6
MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
5783.3 MB/s +112%
GMK NucBox M5
 
2729.51 MB/s
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
2698 MB/s -1%
Geekom A7
Acer N5000
2611 MB/s -4%
Acemagic F2A
Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
2369 MB/s -13%
GMK NucBox M4
Lexar NM620 512GB
606.01 MB/s -78%
4K Read
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
72 MB/s +44%
GMK NucBox K6
MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
65.5 MB/s +31%
GMK NucBox M4
Lexar NM620 512GB
50.83 MB/s +2%
GMK NucBox M5
 
50 MB/s
Geekom A7
Acer N5000
49.7 MB/s -1%
Acemagic F2A
Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
41.8 MB/s -16%
4K Write
Acemagic F2A
Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
196.9 MB/s +55%
GMK NucBox K6
MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
190.06 MB/s +50%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
166.8 MB/s +32%
Geekom A7
Acer N5000
160 MB/s +26%
GMK NucBox M5
 
126.66 MB/s
GMK NucBox M4
Lexar NM620 512GB
108.33 MB/s -14%
4K-64 Read
GMK NucBox K6
MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
2610.4 MB/s +142%
Geekom A7
Acer N5000
1270 MB/s +18%
Acemagic F2A
Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
1218 MB/s +13%
GMK NucBox M4
Lexar NM620 512GB
1094.96 MB/s +1%
GMK NucBox M5
 
1080.06 MB/s
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
794 MB/s -26%
4K-64 Write
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
2889 MB/s +136%
Geekom A7
Acer N5000
2255 MB/s +84%
GMK NucBox K6
MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
2231.47 MB/s +82%
Acemagic F2A
Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
1649 MB/s +34%
GMK NucBox M5
 
1226.59 MB/s
GMK NucBox M4
Lexar NM620 512GB
932.87 MB/s -24%
Access Time Read
Geekom A7
Acer N5000
0.138 ms * -79%
GMK NucBox M4
Lexar NM620 512GB
0.103 ms * -34%
GMK NucBox K6
MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
0.079 ms * -3%
GMK NucBox M5
 
0.077 ms *
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
0.06 ms * +22%
Acemagic F2A
Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
0.046 ms * +40%
Access Time Write
GMK NucBox M4
Lexar NM620 512GB
0.409 ms * -0%
GMK NucBox M5
 
0.408 ms *
GMK NucBox K6
MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
0.196 ms * +52%
Acemagic F2A
Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
0.126 ms * +69%
Geekom A7
Acer N5000
0.072 ms * +82%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
0.024 ms * +94%

* ... smaller is better

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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GMK NucBox M5; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø3533 (3333.68-3543.77)

GPU Performance — Outdated Radeon RX Vega 8

The integrated Radeon RX Vega 8 predates the Radeon 680M and 780M that now dominate midrange or higher mini PCs and laptops. It's significantly slower than the Radeon 680M by about 50 to 60 percent to be more in line with the Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs on 11th gen Intel CPUs. The Radeon RX Vega 8 cannot run most games locally at reasonable frame rates.

3DMark 11
3DMark 11
Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate
Fire Strike
Fire Strike
Time Spy
Time Spy
3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Geekom A7
AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
97.5 pt
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
95.5 pt
Acemagic F2A
Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
92.9 pt
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
80.4 pt
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1360P
57.2 pt
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSBi5 -1!
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1240P
45.4 pt
Intel NUC11PAQi7
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1165G7
41.4 pt
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
 
40.8 pt
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
39.5 pt
GMK NucBox M4 -1!
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i9-11900H
26.2 pt
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Intel Pentium Silver N6005
14 pt
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N4505
6.5 pt
GMK NucBox 3
Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125
3.8 pt
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Geekom A7
AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
13932 Points +159%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
13716 Points +155%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
12085 Points +124%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
10439 Points +94%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1360P
7321 Points +36%
Intel NUC11PAQi7
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1165G7
6027 Points +12%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (3459 - 7591, n=54)
5910 Points +10%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSBi5
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1240P
5631 Points +5%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
5388 Points
GMK NucBox M4
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i9-11900H
3122 Points -42%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Intel Pentium Silver N6005
1872 Points -65%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N4505
854 Points -84%
GMK NucBox 3
Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125
508 Points -91%
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Geekom A7
AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8391 Points +130%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
8164 Points +123%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
7710 Points +111%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
7570 Points +107%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1360P
5616 Points +54%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSBi5
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1240P
4227 Points +16%
Intel NUC11PAQi7
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1165G7
3724 Points +2%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (1694 - 5041, n=54)
3676 Points +1%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
3653 Points
GMK NucBox M4
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i9-11900H
2517 Points -31%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Intel Pentium Silver N6005
1351 Points -63%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N4505
653 Points -82%
GMK NucBox 3
Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125
378 Points -90%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Acemagic F2A
Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
3205 Points +176%
Geekom A7
AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
2968 Points +155%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
2906 Points +150%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
2436 Points +110%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1360P
1672 Points +44%
Intel NUC11PAQi7
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1165G7
1168 Points +1%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
1162 Points
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (540 - 1557, n=54)
1156 Points -1%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Intel Pentium Silver N6005
402 Points -65%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N4505
179 Points -85%
GMK NucBox 3
Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125
102 Points -91%
3DMark 11 Performance
5654 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
19551 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
3295 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
1318 points
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v3.3 Classroom HIP/AMD
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (477 - 1133, n=12)
702 Seconds *
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
270 Seconds *
v3.3 Classroom CPU
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N4505
5764 Seconds * -660%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Intel Pentium Silver N6005
2464 Seconds * -225%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
758 Seconds *
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSBi5
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1240P
590 Seconds * +22%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (463 - 758, n=18)
542 Seconds * +28%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i9-11900H
479 Seconds * +37%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1360P
477 Seconds * +37%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
438 Seconds * +42%
Geekom A7
AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
331 Seconds * +56%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
327 Seconds * +57%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
301 Seconds * +60%

* ... smaller is better

Performance Rating - Percent
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
98.5 pt
Geekom A7 -1!
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
94.5 pt
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
83.2 pt
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
64.2 pt
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
49.9 pt
GMK NucBox M4 -1!
Intel Core i9-11900H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
38.4 pt
The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
32.5 fps +137%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
30.8 (27min) fps +125%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
24.6 (12min, 16.1P0.1, 21.8P1) fps +80%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
16.9 fps +23%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
13.7 (12min) fps
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
8.2 (7min) fps -40%
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
29.3 fps +124%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
25 fps +91%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
24.4 fps +86%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
17.4 fps +33%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
13.1 fps
Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
48.8 (11.1min, 31.1P1) fps +115%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
43.8 (23.2min, 25.6P1) fps +93%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
26.1 (5.3min, 8.13P1) fps +15%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
22.7 (11.3min, 12.5P1) fps
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
16.4 (5min, 5P1) fps -28%
Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
87.4 (16.1min) fps +84%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
81 (67.5min) fps +70%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
71.1 (52min) fps +49%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
60.5 (52.3min) fps +27%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
47.6 (40.4min) fps
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
32.8 (29.4min) fps -31%
X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
40.7 fps +62%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
39.7 fps +58%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
35.4 fps +41%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
35 fps +39%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
25.1 fps
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
23.3 fps -7%
Far Cry 5
1280x720 Low Preset AA:T
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
86 (76min) fps +105%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
86 (75min) fps +105%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
69 (62min) fps +64%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
69 (25min) fps +64%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (22 - 71, n=31)
46 fps +10%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
45 (40min) fps +7%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
42 (36min) fps
1920x1080 Medium Preset AA:T
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
49 (44min) fps +145%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
47 (41min) fps +135%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
41 (36min) fps +105%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
40 (36min) fps +100%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
29 (27min) fps +45%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (13 - 34, n=31)
22.2 fps +11%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
20 (17min) fps
1920x1080 High Preset AA:T
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
45 (41min) fps +137%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
43 (38min) fps +126%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
38 (33min) fps +100%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
37 (30min) fps +95%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
27 (25min) fps +42%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (12 - 31, n=30)
20.5 fps +8%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
19 (16min) fps
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
43 (38min) fps +153%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
41 (36min) fps +141%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
36 (31min) fps +112%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
35 (31min) fps +106%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
26 (23min) fps +53%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (12 - 29, n=27)
19.3 fps +14%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
17 (15min) fps
Strange Brigade
1280x720 lowest AF:1
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
377 (71min, 314P1) fps +372%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
167.7 (34.3min, 142.9P1) fps +110%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
147.3 (85.9min, 124P1) fps +85%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
147.3 (40.8min, 112.7P1) fps +85%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
99 (21.7min, 36.5P1) fps +24%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
79.8 (20.7min, 69.9P1) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (43 - 117, n=50)
78.6 fps -2%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
56.5 (13.2min, 17.2P1) fps -29%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
32 (7.4min, 8.56P1) fps -60%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
16.2 (5min, 7.31P1) fps -80%
1920x1080 medium AA:medium AF:4
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
167.8 (133.4min, 145.9P1) fps +418%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
67.9 (43.7min, 58.3P1) fps +110%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
61.9 (7.4min, 53.4P1) fps +91%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
56 (46.4min, 49.2P1) fps +73%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
39.4 (14.1min, 23P1) fps +22%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
32.4 (15.3min, 28.3P1) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (16.9 - 45.3, n=49)
30.9 fps -5%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
22.4 (6.3min, 10.3P1) fps -31%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
12.1 (5min, 5.25P1) fps -63%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
6.5 (5min, 5P1) fps -80%
1920x1080 high AA:high AF:8
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
140 (101.9min, 110.3P1) fps +422%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
57.9 (7min, 45P1) fps +116%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
53.3 (25.6min, 41.4P1) fps +99%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
45.9 (25.6min, 35.7P1) fps +71%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
32 (8.4min, 15.8P1) fps +19%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
26.8 (14.8min, 19.1P1) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (14.6 - 37.7, n=49)
26 fps -3%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
17.2 (5min, 5.39P1) fps -36%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
10.2 (5min, 5P1) fps -62%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
6.5 (5min, 5P1) fps -76%
1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
116.6 (15.9min, 93.3P1) fps +414%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
48.8 (11.1min, 31.1P1) fps +115%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
43.8 (23.2min, 25.6P1) fps +93%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
42.5 (15.8min, 22.3P1) fps +87%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
26.1 (5.3min, 8.13P1) fps +15%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
22.7 (11.3min, 12.5P1) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (12.8 - 32.1, n=47)
22.2 fps -2%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
16.4 (5min, 5P1) fps -28%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
13.3 (5min, 5P1) fps -41%
The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
267.3 (209min) fps +295%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
155.1 (145min) fps +129%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
154.6 (12.9min, 32P0.1, 98.7P1) fps +129%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
126 (36.4min, 62.1P0.1, 99.1P1) fps +86%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
121.6 (89min) fps +80%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
102 fps +51%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
67.6 (60min) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (27.2 - 89, n=47)
65.9 fps -3%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
49.7 (44min) fps -26%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSBi5
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
42 fps -38%
1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
190.3 (175min) fps +339%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
99.3 (25.6min, 43.8P0.1, 72.1P1) fps +129%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
99 (72min) fps +129%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
78 (43.6min, 56.8P0.1, 64P1) fps +80%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
75.9 (71min) fps +75%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
43.3 (38min) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (19.6 - 55.2, n=35)
40.8 fps -6%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSBi5
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
31 fps -28%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
29.8 (18min) fps -31%
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
106.9 (95min) fps +386%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
50.9 (45min) fps +131%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
49.6 (13.7min, 22.8P0.1, 39.2P1) fps +125%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
44.8 (26.8min, 32P0.1, 37.7P1) fps +104%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
37.9 (35min) fps +72%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
33.5 fps +52%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
22 (20min) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (8.7 - 26.8, n=46)
20.6 fps -6%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
16.7 (14min) fps -24%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSBi5
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
15 fps -32%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
39.8 (36min) fps +191%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
32.5 fps +137%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
30.8 (27min) fps +125%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
24.6 (12min, 16.1P0.1, 21.8P1) fps +80%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
22.7 (20min) fps +66%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
16.9 fps +23%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
13.7 (12min) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (7.07 - 17.6, n=49)
13.7 fps 0%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
8.2 (7min) fps -40%
Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
161.2 (11.9min) fps +62%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
155.8 (135.9min) fps +56%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
141.2 (122.4min) fps +42%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
113.8 (8.3min) fps +14%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
112.3 (96.7min) fps +13%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (67.9 - 152, n=57)
108.1 fps +8%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
103.2 (59.8min) fps +4%
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
102.2 (45.3min) fps +3%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
99.7 (85.3min) fps
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
79.8 (67.5min) fps -20%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
36.2 (29.6min) fps -64%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSBi5
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
35.9 (33.6min) fps -64%
GMK NucBox 3
Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600
34.3 (29.9min) fps -66%
1366x768 med (1/3)
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
124.8 (104.5min) fps +55%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
120.6 (96.2min) fps +50%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
113.5 (96.1min) fps +41%
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
101.6 (54.1min) fps +26%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
86.4 (68.3min) fps +7%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (49.9 - 122.3, n=57)
86.1 fps +7%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
82.95 (57.1min) fps +3%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
80.6 (61.8min) fps
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
70.1 (61.4min) fps -13%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSBi5
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
35.7 (33.9min) fps -56%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
27.8 (20.4min) fps -66%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
26.9 (19.4min) fps -67%
GMK NucBox 3
Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600
14.2 (9.9min) fps -82%
1920x1080 high (2/3)
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
96.8 (50.8min) fps +92%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
96.8 (17.4min) fps +92%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
87.6 (75min) fps +73%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
84.2 (74.4min) fps +67%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
77.3 (52.5min) fps +53%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
67.6 (58.9min) fps +34%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (25.5 - 76.7, n=57)
51.8 fps +3%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
50.5 (43.1min) fps
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
36.1 (33min) fps -29%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSBi5
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
34.6 (33min) fps -31%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
19.5 (15.3min) fps -61%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
11.8 (7.4min) fps -77%
GMK NucBox 3
Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600
6.8 (5.2min) fps -87%
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
91.9 (53.5min) fps +93%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
87.4 (16.1min) fps +84%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
81 (67.5min) fps +70%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
73.7 (65.4min) fps +55%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
71.1 (52min) fps +49%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
60.5 (52.3min) fps +27%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (23.3 - 72, n=57)
48.6 fps +2%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
47.6 (40.4min) fps
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSBi5
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
34 (32.3min) fps -29%
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
32.8 (29.4min) fps -31%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
18.3 (14min) fps -62%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
10.9 (7.7min) fps -77%
GMK NucBox 3
Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600
6.3 (4.4min) fps -87%
X-Plane 11.11
1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
70.7 fps +75%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
67.6 fps +67%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
66.7 fps +65%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
65.9 fps +63%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
63.1 fps +56%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
54.6 fps +35%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (26.9 - 64.9, n=57)
44.3 fps +10%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
40.4 fps
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
38.8 fps -4%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
23.4 fps -42%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
13.2 fps -67%
GMK NucBox 3
Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600
7.67 fps -81%
1920x1080 med (fps_test=2)
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
55.8 fps +104%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
52.8 fps +93%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
48.2 fps +77%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
47.3 fps +73%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
42 fps +54%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
41 fps +50%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (21.1 - 49.6, n=57)
34.6 fps +27%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
27.3 fps
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
26.3 fps -4%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
15.9 fps -42%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
9.18 fps -66%
GMK NucBox 3
Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600
4.75 fps -83%
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
47.6 fps +90%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
42.4 fps +69%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
40.7 fps +62%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
39.7 fps +58%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
35.4 fps +41%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
35 fps +39%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (19.1 - 43.1, n=57)
30.5 fps +22%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
25.1 fps
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
23.3 fps -7%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
14.6 fps -42%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
8.58 fps -66%
GMK NucBox 3
Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600
4.5 fps -82%
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1280x720 Lite Quality
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
98.5 fps +180%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
80.8 fps +130%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
70.3 fps +100%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
63.4 fps +80%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
63.3 fps +80%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
45.6 fps +30%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSBi5
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
38.3 fps +9%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (21.9 - 50.1, n=52)
35.4 fps +1%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
35.2 fps
GMK NucBox M4
Intel Core i9-11900H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
23 fps -35%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
14.3 fps -59%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
6.94 fps -80%
GMK NucBox 3
Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600
4.13 fps -88%
1920x1080 Standard Quality
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
67.9 fps +277%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
39.3 fps +118%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
34.8 fps +93%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
33.4 fps +86%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
33 fps +83%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
24.3 fps +35%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSBi5
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
19.6 fps +9%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
18 fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (11.7 - 25, n=47)
17.9 fps -1%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
6.71 fps -63%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
3.19 fps -82%
1920x1080 High Quality
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
41.1 fps +214%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
29.3 fps +124%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
25 fps +91%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
24.8 fps +89%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
24.4 fps +86%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
17.4 fps +33%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
13.1 fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (7.71 - 17.7, n=46)
12.4 fps -5%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
4.61 fps -65%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
2.25 fps -83%
Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty
1280x720 Low Preset (FSR off)
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
102 (52.1min) fps +318%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
77.4 (28.7min) fps +217%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
44.3 (36.6min) fps +82%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (24.4 - 28.6, n=2)
26.5 fps +9%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
24.4 (12.7min) fps
1920x1080 Low Preset (FSR off)
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
71.6 (52.5min) fps +419%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
46.3 (32.3min) fps +236%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
29.5 (24.1min) fps +114%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
13.8 (6.57min) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (11 - 16.7, n=3)
13.8 fps 0%
1920x1080 Medium Preset (FSR off)
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
57 (46min) fps +423%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
35.2 (10.9min) fps +223%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
24.8 (19.6min) fps +128%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (10.9 - 12.1, n=2)
11.5 fps +6%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
10.9 (8.08min) fps
1920x1080 High Preset (FSR off)
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
50 (37.8min) fps +445%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
27.7 (9.25min) fps +202%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
20.4 (13.8min) fps +122%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
9.17 (6.25min) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (5.71 - 9.87, n=3)
8.25 fps -10%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off)
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
47.7 (38.3min) fps
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
24.5 (9.31min) fps
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
18.4 (12.7min) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  ()
8.23 fps
F1 22
1280x720 Ultra Low Preset AA:T AF:16x
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
171.9 (142min, 114P1) fps +167%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
170 (137min, 113P1) fps +164%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
147.3 (118min, 96P1) fps +128%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
120.8 (99min, 92P1) fps +87%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
80.1 (65min, 63P1) fps +24%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (47 - 89.3, n=7)
68.1 fps +6%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
64.5 (55min, 54P1) fps
1920x1080 Low Preset AA:T AF:16x
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
99.8 (12min, 70P1) fps +180%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
96.9 (70min, 53P1) fps +171%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
82.6 (71min, 57P1) fps +131%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
76.3 (64min, 64P1) fps +114%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
47.6 (39min, 39P1) fps +33%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (25.2 - 48.8, n=11)
36.5 fps +2%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
35.7 (31min, 27P1) fps
1920x1080 Medium Preset AA:T AF:16x
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
88.4 (62min, 63P1) fps +174%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
85.9 (67min, 59P1) fps +166%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
74.1 (61min, 47P1) fps +129%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
70.8 (60min, 59P1) fps +119%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
43.4 (36min, 36P1) fps +34%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
32.3 (28min, 25P1) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (22.5 - 42.4, n=12)
32.3 fps 0%
1920x1080 High Preset AA:T AF:16x
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
66.7 (53min, 36P1) fps +180%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
65.1 (56min, 51P1) fps +174%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
55 (47min, 45P1) fps +131%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
54.7 (47min, 37P1) fps +130%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
31.7 (27min, 26P1) fps +33%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
23.8 (20min, 18P1) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (18 - 31.2, n=10)
23.6 fps -1%
1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
24 (20min, 20P1) fps +43%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (12.6 - 22.5, n=7)
18.6 fps +11%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
18.5 (13min, 12P1) fps +10%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
18.4 (12min, 12P1) fps +10%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
16.8 (13min, 13P1) fps
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
14.9 (11min, 11P1) fps -11%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
13.9 (9min, 9P1) fps -17%
Baldur's Gate 3
1920x1080 Low Preset
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
74.6 (49.5min, 52.1P0.1, 56.7P1) fps +425%
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
40.5 fps +185%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
14.2 fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (13.8 - 14.2, n=2)
14 fps -1%
1920x1080 Medium Preset
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
63 (38.7min, 42.2P0.1, 49.2P1) fps
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
33.7 fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  ()
13.3 fps
1920x1080 High Preset
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
55.1 (41.8min, 42P0.1, 44P1) fps
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
28.1 fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  ()
9.41 fps
GTA V
1024x768 Lowest Settings possible
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
177.4 (4.17min, 142.9P1) fps
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
167.5 (5.17min, 125P1) fps
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
163.4 (2.4min, 100P1) fps
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
161 (4.76min, 100P1) fps
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
152.3 (5.63min, 100P1) fps
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
124.5 (12.7min, 76.9P1) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (53.6 - 160, n=47)
100.4 fps
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
26.8 (3.73min, 14.7P1) fps
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
25.1 (0.1815min, 4.85P1) fps
1920x1080 Lowest Settings possible
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
176.8 (4.35min, 125P1) fps
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
127.1 (21.2min, 90.9P1) fps
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
124.7 (11.8min, 83.3P1) fps
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
119.5 (8.05min, 83.3P1) fps
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
112.4 (25min, 76.9P1) fps
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
87.6 (30.9min, 58.8P1) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (30.5 - 101, n=32)
64.2 fps
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
23.6 (8.61min, 14.7P1) fps
1366x768 Normal/Off AF:4x
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
170.6 (15.2min, 111.1P1) fps
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
157.4 (5.24min, 100P1) fps
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
153.8 (4.97min, 90.9P1) fps
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
148 (4.8min, 83.3P1) fps
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
139.1 (7.31min, 90.9P1) fps
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
101.9 (27.6min, 62.5P1) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (34 - 148, n=42)
87.7 fps
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
26.1 (8.65min, 15.4P1) fps
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
25 (1.613min, 15.2P1) fps
1920x1080 Normal/Off AF:4x
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
168.4 (5.87min, 100P1) fps
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
131.5 (6.41min, 90.9P1) fps
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
128.7 (21.5min, 76.9P1) fps
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
113.3 (11.4min, 71.4P1) fps
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
111 (50.9min, 76.9P1) fps
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
74.8 (27min, 47.6P1) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (31.7 - 104, n=32)
65.5 fps
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
23.2 (6.94min, 14.1P1) fps
1920x1080 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:2xMSAA + FX AF:8x
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
94.3 (4.05min, 55.6P1) fps
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
66.6 (4.46min, 37P1) fps
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
65.7 (3.85min, 40P1) fps
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
51.9 (5.75min, 35.7P1) fps
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
31.3 (2.94min, 22.7P1) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (13.8 - 40.6, n=44)
26.1 fps
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
20.9 (10.5min, 16.7P1) fps
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
10.8 (3.78min, 7.94P1) fps
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
5.59 (0.65min, 3.32P1) fps
1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Intel NUC X15 LAPAC71H
Intel Core i7-12700H, Intel Arc A730M
40.1 (4.48min, 27P1) fps
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
26 (2.62min, 17.5P1) fps
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
25.7 (4.34min, 14.1P1) fps
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
24 (5.07min, 15.9P1) fps
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
12.7 (2.71min, 9.35P1) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (6 - 18.2, n=41)
11.1 fps
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
8.8 (4.66min, 7.35P1) fps
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
1280x720 Lowest Preset (DX12)
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
139 fps +155%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
114.6 fps +110%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
98.6 fps +81%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
83.8 fps +54%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (54.5 - 82.2, n=7)
66.4 fps +22%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
57.7 fps +6%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
54.5 fps
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
14.5 fps -73%
1920x1080 Low Preset (DX12)
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
74.6 fps +173%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
61 fps +123%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
50.4 fps +85%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
48.8 fps +79%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (25.4 - 38.4, n=7)
32.6 fps +19%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
32.3 fps +18%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
27.3 fps
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
5.43 fps -80%
1920x1080 Medium Preset (DX12)
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
52.2 fps +143%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
45.1 fps +110%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
40.6 fps +89%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
36.2 fps +68%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
25.4 fps +18%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (18.7 - 29.1, n=7)
24.4 fps +13%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
21.5 fps
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
6.63 fps -69%
1920x1080 High Preset (DX12)
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
36.6 fps +165%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
31.2 fps +126%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
29.9 fps +117%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
29.1 fps +111%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
15.9 fps +15%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (11.5 - 18.6, n=7)
15.4 fps +12%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
13.8 fps
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
4.25 fps -69%
1920x1080 Badass Preset (DX12)
GMK NucBox K6
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M
29.5 fps +186%
Geekom A7
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Radeon 780M
26.5 fps +157%
GMK NucBox K2
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M
24.4 fps +137%
Acemagic F2A
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU
24.1 fps +134%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
13.5 fps +31%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (8.19 - 15, n=7)
11.3 fps +10%
GMK NucBox M5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
10.3 fps

Witcher 3 FPS Chart

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GMK NucBox M5: Ø60.7 (40-63)
low med. high ultra
The Witcher 3 (2015) 67.6 43.3 22 13.7
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 99.7 80.6 50.5 47.6
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 35.2 18 13.1
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 40.4 27.3 25.1
Far Cry 5 (2018) 42 20 19 17
Strange Brigade (2018) 79.8 32.4 26.8 22.7
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022) 27.3 21.5 13.8 10.3
F1 22 (2022) 35.7 32.3 23.8 16.8
Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) 14.2
Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty (2023) 13.8 10.9 9.17

Emissions

System Noise

Two internal fans with one above the motherboard and one underneath
Two internal fans with one above the motherboard and one underneath

Fan noise is always present at a floor of 33.8 dB(A) no matter the onscreen load or profile setting. The quiet whir is audible in an HTPC environment like the living room, but it's not loud enough to be distracting. 

Fan RPM range is thankfully quite narrow and so the difference between maximum and minimum fan noise is relatively small. For example, we're able to record a maximum of just 37 dB(A) compared to over 48 dB(A) on the NucBox K6 or Acemagic F2A

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

Noise Level

Idle
33.8 / 33.8 / 33.8 dB(A)
Load
36.5 / 36.9 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
 
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 23.4 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2037.134.336.435.935.22526.625.428.725.624.13122.122.92522.620.24022.120.721.221.721.25022.722.422.823.423.66324.327.93030.324.78023.923.222.623.523.910020.521.220.220.120.312521.42118.617.520.216019.620.715.714.619.720025.42716.813.82525019.720.41814.619.731524.824.620.915.72540023.322.520.514.72350027.82719.21228.363031.33020.91131.580025.325.420.911.125.9100024.925.122.19.824.6125025.625.422.810.225.3160028.127.826.59.928.3200027.827.626.610.128.3250023.323.421.210.623.5315022.122.120.11121.6400017.918.216.511.117.450001817.616.511.518.4630016.919.716.111.516.1800013.113.91311.812.61000013.713.912.811.812.91250013.113.512.711.612.51600012.713.412.110.912.6SPL36.836.533.823.436.9N2.42.41.70.52.3median 22.1median 22.1median 19.2median 11.5median 21.6Delta4.33.82.61.84.3hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseGMK NucBox M5
GMK NucBox M5
Vega 8, R7 5700U
GMK NucBox M4
UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i9-11900H, Lexar NM620 512GB
GMK NucBox K6
Radeon 780M, R7 7840HS, MasonSemi 1TB MC7000
Acemagic F2A
Arc 8-Cores, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0
Geekom A7
Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ
Noise
12%
-9%
-3%
-9%
2%
off / environment *
23.4
22.7
3%
23.2
1%
24.9
-6%
25.4
-9%
25.2
-8%
Idle Minimum *
33.8
24.4
28%
31.3
7%
25.4
25%
33.3
1%
28.1
17%
Idle Average *
33.8
24.4
28%
31.3
7%
25.7
24%
33.6
1%
28.2
17%
Idle Maximum *
33.8
28
17%
33.4
1%
25.7
24%
33.7
-0%
28.3
16%
Load Average *
36.5
28
23%
47.5
-30%
47.8
-31%
43.3
-19%
42
-15%
Witcher 3 ultra *
36.8
33.7
8%
43.6
-18%
45.23
-23%
43.2
-17%
Load Maximum *
36.9
44.6
-21%
47.7
-29%
49
-33%
43.3
-17%
42.1
-14%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

AC adapter
AC adapter

Surface temperatures are not an issue due to superfluous ventilation all around the chassis. The system utilizes two fans much like on the NucBox K6 even though one fan would have likely been sufficient considering the low-power Core U-series CPU.

System idle (front)
System idle (front)
System idle (rear)
System idle (rear)
Prime95+FurMark stress (front)
Prime95+FurMark stress (front)
Prime95+FurMark stress (back)
Prime95+FurMark stress (back)

Energy Management

Power Consumption

Small 65 W AC adapter
Small 65 W AC adapter

Running Witcher 3 to represent typical high loads would draw around 35 W or just under half of what the NucBox K6 demands. The power savings are enough to make the NucBox M5 more efficient than most other mini PCs which also correlate with the low maximum fan noise and TDP ceiling. However, CPU and GPU performance suffer as a result.

The model ships with a much smaller (~6.8 x 6.8 x 3.2 cm) 65 W AC adapter when compared to the 130 W adapter that ships with the NucBox K6. Third-party USB-C AC adapters are supported.

(Editor's note: This section will be updated when repairs on our Metrahit Energy multimeter are completed later this month. We apologize for the inconvenience.)

Power Consumption
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        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 M5
R7 5700U, Vega 8, , , x,
GMK NucBox M4
i9-11900H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Lexar NM620 512GB, , x,
GMK NucBox K6
R7 7840HS, Radeon 780M, MasonSemi 1TB MC7000, , x,
Acemagic F2A
Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0, , x,
Geekom A7
R9 7940HS, Radeon 780M, Acer N5000, , x,
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit
i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ, , x,
Power Consumption
Idle Minimum *
15.2
9.1
3.8
7
Idle Average *
17.2
10.3
4.8
9.2
Idle Maximum *
17.4
14.4
6.5
11.8
Load Average *
40
54.9
71.9
45
Witcher 3 ultra *
50.6
Load Maximum *
112.8
110.4
94.7
97.2

* ... smaller is better

Power Consumption Witcher 3 / Stresstest

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Beelink SER5 R5 5560U, Vega 6; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø28.8 (28.3-30.6)
Beelink SER5 R5 5560U, Vega 6; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø39 (38.6-40.4)

Power Consumption external Monitor

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Beelink SER5 R5 5560U, Vega 6; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø39.5 (39-39.9)
Beelink SER5 R5 5560U, Vega 6; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø35.2 (34.9-35.4)
Beelink SER5 R5 5560U, Vega 6; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø31.2 (30.5-32)
Beelink SER5 R5 5560U, Vega 6; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø28.8 (28.3-30.6)
Beelink SER5 R5 5560U, Vega 6; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø4.46 (4.19-5.88)

Pros

+ accessible 2x SODIMM, 2x M.2 2280 PCIe4 SSD slots
+ quiet under most conditions
+ 2x 2.5 Gbps RJ-45 ports
+ full-size DisplayPort

Cons

- underperforming Ryzen 7 5700U
- no USB4 or Thunderbolt support
- poor performance-per-dollar
- only one USB-C port

Verdict — Better Options Are Available

In review: GMKtec NucBox M5
In review: GMKtec NucBox M5

The NucBox M5 currently retails for $300 to $380 with RAM and storage. Meanwhile, the NucBox K6 can be found for $500 while offering 2x to 2.5x the CPU and GPU performance without being any bigger or heavier. Needless to say, it's hard to recommend the NucBox M5 when GMktec already offers an objectively better alternative for not that much more. Even outside of GMK, the Beelink SER6 can be found for under $500 with much faster performance than the NucBox M5.

The NucBox M5 isn't necessarily a bad system, but there are a handful of much faster mini PCs available for the same <$500 price range.

There are some standout features of the NucBox M5 including the dual 2.5 Gbps RJ-45 ports, dual fans, and SSD heatsink all of which are relatively uncommon on budget mini PCs. Nonetheless, the poor performance-per-dollar overshadows any advantages the model might have.

Price and Availability

GMKtec is currently shipping the NucBox M5 for $320 as a barebones kit up to $470 if configured with 32 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage.

Alternatively, Amazon has a SKU on sale for under $300 with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB of storage.

GMK NucBox M5 - 04/10/2024 v7
Allen Ngo

Chassis
82 / 98 → 84%
Connectivity
60 / 81 → 73%
Weight
83%
Games Performance
63%
Application Performance
92%
Noise
80%
Average
77%
79%
Mini PC - Weighted Average

Transparency

The present review sample was made available to the author as a loan by the manufacturer or a shop for the purposes of review. The lender had no influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.

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Allen Ngo, 2024-04-11 (Update: 2024-04-11)