Geekom MiniAir 12 review: An affordable mini PC with an Intel N100 and DDR5 RAM in a well-known Intel NUC design

Name: Geekom MiniAir 12
Brand: Geekom

Good streaming client! Last year, Geekom brought out a new Special Edition of its MiniAir 11. In doing so, however, the manufacturer didn't give it a new SoC — this isn't the case on the MiniAir 12. Its Intel Celeron has been replaced with a newer Intel N100. This should give the Geekom MiniAir12 a performance boost. We have taken a closer look at the device and have analyzed its benchmarks.

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Mini PC Desktop Intel Alder Lake

The Geekom MiniAir 12 follows its predecessor, the Geekom MiniAir 11, as an affordable office mini PC. Now, the manufacturer has gone for an Intel N100, offering better performance than the predecessor's older Intel Celeron N5095. Even so, the MiniAir 11 already did well when we tested it and it showed itself to be a frugal streaming client. We will write a bit more on how well the Geekom MiniAir 12 achieves this later on. With the use of DDR5 RAM, Geekom doesn't artificially slow the Intel N100, as it often actually still relies on the older DDR4 standard. Its 16 GB RAM is sufficient, and so is its 512-GB SSD. You can currently purchase the Geekom MiniAir 12 directly from the manufacturer for US$249. This is a fair price, which Geekom has aligned with its predecessor as well as with competitor models featuring similar specs. An overview can be found in the following table:

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Geekom MiniAir 12

Processor

Intel Processor N100 4 x 1 - 3.4 GHz, 25 W PL2 / Short Burst, 15 W PL1 / Sustained, Alder Lake-N

Graphics adapter

Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Core: 750 MHz, Memory: 1200 MHz, 31.0.101.4575 DCH

Memory

16 GB

, DDR5-4800

Mainboard

Intel Alder Lake-N PCH

Storage

Lexar NM620 512GB, 512 GB

, M.2-2280, NVMe, 450 GB free

Soundcard

Intel Alder Lake-N PCH - cAVS

Connections

1 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 4 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3,5mm Klinke, Card Reader: SD/SDHC/SDXC

Networking

Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (10/100/1000MBit/s), Realtek RTL8852BE (b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.2

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 34.2 x 117 x 112 ( = 1.35 x 4.61 x 4.41 in)

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Pro

Additional features

24 Months Warranty

Weight

453 g ( = 15.98 oz / 1 pounds), Power Supply: 193 g ( = 6.81 oz / 0.43 pounds)

Price

279 EUR

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

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	price
77.4 %	11/2023	Geekom MiniAir 12 N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	453 g	279 EUR
74.1 %	11/2023	Acemagic S1 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	440 g	239 EUR
73.1 %	10/2023	Beelink Mini S12 Pro N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	335 g	200 USD
73.5 %	09/2023	Blackview MP80 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	214 g	250 EUR
71.1 %	07/2023	BOSGAME N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	392 g	179 EUR
70.1 %	11/2023	Trigkey G4 N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	272 g	189 EUR
68.2 %	03/2023	Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	381 g	399 EUR
65.9 %	01/2023	Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	209 g	280 EUR
66.5 %		Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	496 g	289 EUR

The Geekom MiniAir 12 in detail

Case - Well-known design without many frills

The Geekom MiniAir 12 looks similar to the Intel NUC systems, and their physical builds actually show a lot of similarities too when you take a closer look. The same as on the Geekom MiniAir 11, the manufacturer has relied on a mix of materials consisting of plastic and metal. The latter is used for the internal build, giving the device an excellent amount of stability. This means that most of Geekom's devices can't be classed as lightweight, as this model weighs about 453 grams, making it the second heaviest within the comparison field. Its footprint of 11 x 11 cm is quite small, although there are much more compact devices available. Its build height is impressive, measuring in at only 3.5 cm. As is known from Geekom, the PC's build quality is flawless.

Connectivity - Lots of ports on the front and back

There is nothing wrong with Geekom MiniAir 12's connectivity options. There are enough USB ports, two of which are Type-C, and they are also sensibly distributed. The Mini PC can control a total of three screens simultaneously. It should be noted that only the USB-C port on the rear also supports image output. An SD card reader is increasingly being left out on devices — but not on the Geekom MiniAir 12.

external ports on the Geekom MiniAir 12 (source: Geekom)

SD card reader

As already mentioned, the Geekom MiniAir 12 features an integrated SD card reader. Compared to its predecessor, its performance has been improved slightly. Even so, its transfer rates aren't the highest as a result of its USB-2.0 connection. We performed the test using our reference card (Angelbird AV Pro V60).

SD Card Reader - average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Average of class Mini PC (16.9 - 181.8, n=17, last 2 years)	84.5 MB/s +235%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)	25.19 MB/s
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Intel Celeron N6211 (AV PRO MICROSD V60)	24.44 MB/s -3%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125 (AV PRO MICROSD V60)	18.46 MB/s -27%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)	17.02 MB/s -32%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)	16.9 MB/s -33%

Communication

The WLAN module inside the Geekom MiniAir 12 is soldered-on

A Realtek module takes care of the Geekom MiniAir 12's wireless communication. In our test, the sample did well and left the competition in the dust. The performance tests were carried out with our test router, the Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000. Via its RJ45 port, the Geekom MiniAir 12 offers a further network connection option. Using this, transfer rates of up to 1 GBit/s are possible.

Networking
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Average of class Mini PC (192.9 - 1796, n=86, last 2 years)	897 MBit/s +13%
Average Realtek RTL8852BE (455 - 984, n=36)	833 MBit/s +5%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Realtek RTL8852BE	797 (752^min - 847^max) MBit/s
BOSGAME N95 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265	719 (702^min - 729^max) MBit/s -10%
Acemagic S1 Realtek RTL8852BE	503 (357^min - 676^max) MBit/s -37%
Trigkey G4 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX101	491 (483^min - 495^max) MBit/s -38%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	470 (445^min - 491^max) MBit/s -41%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	363 (359^min - 365^max) MBit/s -54%
Blackview MP80 Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	361 (326^min - 365^max) MBit/s -55%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	358 (180^min - 362^max) MBit/s -55%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265	290 (279^min - 299^max) MBit/s -64%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Average of class Mini PC (184.1 - 1776, n=86, last 2 years)	825 MBit/s +6%
Average Realtek RTL8852BE (536 - 925, n=35)	786 MBit/s +1%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Realtek RTL8852BE	781 (657^min - 820^max) MBit/s
Acemagic S1 Realtek RTL8852BE	536 (515^min - 553^max) MBit/s -31%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265	519 (510^min - 547^max) MBit/s -34%
Trigkey G4 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX101	487 (459^min - 504^max) MBit/s -38%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	438 (376^min - 489^max) MBit/s -44%
Blackview MP80 Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	274 (266^min - 281^max) MBit/s -65%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	269 (136^min - 276^max) MBit/s -66%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265	225 (210^min - 237^max) MBit/s -71%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	184.1 (94^min - 191^max) MBit/s -76%

Geekom MiniAir 12 Realtek RTL8852BE; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø796 (752-847)

Acemagic S1 Realtek RTL8852BE; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø503 (357-676)

Geekom MiniAir 12 Realtek RTL8852BE; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø781 (657-820)

Acemagic S1 Realtek RTL8852BE; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø536 (515-553)

Scope of delivery

The Geekom MiniAir 12's scope of delivery includes a 45-watt power supply (19V, 2.36A), an HDMI cable and a VESA mount to connect the mini PC to a monitor.

Maintenance

The Geekom MiniAir 12 can be easily opened from the bottom. The RAM and SSD components can be swapped out. In order to access the CPU cooler, the device has to be further taken apart. You just have to make sure to not damage the WLAN antennas. The device itself can only accommodate one SSD and one RAM module.

Geekom MiniAir 12 with removed bottom plate

Performance - Intel N100 with four Alder-Lake cores

The Intel N100 offers four native computing cores which are based on Intel's Alder Lake architecture. Compared to the Intel Celeron N5095 found in the Geekom MiniAir 11, the newer SoC should be able to deliver a lot more performance and together with its DDR5 RAM, it should (in theory) be able to access this performance well. Unfortunately, the MiniAir 12 only features one SO-DIMM slot, meaning the RAM only runs in single-channel mode. The Geekom MiniAir 12 has enough power to edit office documents or surf the web.

Testing conditions

We carried out all performance tests using the energy profile "maximum performance". Deviating energy-saving modes were only used for the power consumption measurements and the noise emission measurements. Further details on our test criteria can be found here.

Processor

The Intel N100 installed into the Geekom MiniAir 12 is a frugal SoC with four computing cores. As a result of its modern Alder Lake architecture, the CPU's performance has been noticeably improved compared to the predecessor model. On average, the Geekom MiniAir 12 delivers 19 per cent more performance. In comparison, however, this wasn't enough for the device to secure itself first place. The Trigkey G4 is also equipped with an Intel N100. We are therefore unable to determine the supposed performance advantage of the faster RAM, as the Trigkey G4 is only available with DDR4 RAM. In order to illustrate how it compares to a current top-of-the-range mini PC, we have included the Intel NUC 13 Pro with the Intel Core i7-1360P in our comparison table.

Performance Rating - Percent
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	51 pt
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	32.2 pt
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	31.9 pt
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	31.7 pt
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	31.6 pt
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	31.5 pt
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	29 pt
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	26.9 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	26.7 pt

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	267 Points +76%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	155 Points +2%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	155 Points +2%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	154 Points +1%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	152 Points
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	151 Points -1%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	123 Points -19%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	106 Points -30%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	102 Points -33%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	1990 Points +315%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	479 Points
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	477 Points 0%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	452 Points -6%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	446 Points -7%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	434 Points -9%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	408 Points -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	369 Points -23%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	359 Points -25%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	723 Points +105%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	358 Points +1%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	357 Points +1%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	357 Points +1%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	353 Points
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	350 Points -1%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	241 Points -32%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	234 Points -34%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	233 Points -34%
CPU (Multi Core)
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	4687 Points +312%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1139 Points
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1138 Points 0%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1067 Points -6%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1050 Points -8%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1029 Points -10%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	976 Points -14%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	828 Points -27%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	822 Points -28%

Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	3.25 Points +78%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1.87 Points +2%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1.86 Points +2%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1.85 Points +1%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1.83 Points 0%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1.83 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1.49 Points -19%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1.29 Points -30%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1.25 Points -32%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	24.69 Points +377%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	5.99 Points +16%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5.62 Points +8%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5.55 Points +7%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5.41 Points +4%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5.18 Points 0%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	5.18 Points
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	4.76 Points -8%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	4.65 Points -10%

Cinebench R10
Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	15176 Points +87%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	8227 Points +2%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	8177 Points +1%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	8098 Points
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	8080 Points 0%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	7574 Points -6%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	6562 Points -19%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	5451 Points -33%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	5224 Points -35%
Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	73480 Points +207%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	24225 Points +1%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	23912 Points
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	22275 Points -7%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	22261 Points -7%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	20565 Points -14%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	20429 Points -15%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	17278 Points -28%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	16442 Points -31%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1550 Seconds * -49%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1547 Seconds * -49%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1152 Seconds * -11%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1124 Seconds * -8%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1113 Seconds * -7%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1103 Seconds * -6%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1038 Seconds *
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1017 Seconds * +2%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	268 Seconds * +74%

wPrime 2.10
32m
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	19.779 s * -24%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	19.202 s * -21%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	18.213 s * -14%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	17.521 s * -10%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	16.565 s * -4%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	16.449 s * -3%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	15.908 s *
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	15.795 s * +1%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	3.754 s * +76%
1024m
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	617.326 s * -24%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	605.375 s * -22%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	568.939 s * -15%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	538.757 s * -8%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	535.88 s * -8%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	519.662 s * -5%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	496.78 s *
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	481.652 s * +3%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	304.68 s * +39%

X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	312.5 (304^min - 328^max) fps +81%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	173 (172.8^min - 173.5^max) fps
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	172.55 (171.6^min - 175.2^max) fps 0%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	163.3 (162.1^min - 163.7^max) fps -6%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	162.4 (161.9^min - 162.4^max) fps -6%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	161.9 (158.9^min - 162.5^max) fps -6%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	145.25 (144.9^min - 145.6^max) fps -16%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	120.25 (119.9^min - 120.3^max) fps -30%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	112.75 (112^min - 114.5^max) fps -35%
Pass 2
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	114.95 (107^min - 127.4^max) fps +231%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	34.7 (34.7^min - 34.8^max) fps
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	33.85 (33.7^min - 35^max) fps -2%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	32.45 (32.4^min - 32.5^max) fps -6%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	32.4 (32.4^min - 32.4^max) fps -7%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	32.4 (32.4^min - 32.5^max) fps -7%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	29.65 (29.5^min - 29.7^max) fps -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	25.25 (25.2^min - 25.4^max) fps -27%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	24.75 (24.5^min - 25^max) fps -29%

WinRAR - Result
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	4933 KB/s +108%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2431 KB/s +2%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2391 KB/s +1%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2372 KB/s
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2362 KB/s 0%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2277 KB/s -4%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2181 KB/s -8%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1781 KB/s -25%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1630 KB/s -31%

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	12.3 GB/s +324%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2.9 GB/s 0%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2.9 GB/s
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2.8 GB/s -3%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2.7 GB/s -7%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2.7 GB/s -7%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2.5 GB/s -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2.5 GB/s -14%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2.4 GB/s -17%
Twofish Mean 100MB
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	2.3 GB/s +332%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	0.538 GB/s +1%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	0.532 GB/s
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.501 GB/s -6%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.498 GB/s -6%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.497 GB/s -7%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.492 GB/s -8%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	0.37 GB/s -30%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	0.37 GB/s -30%
Serpent Mean 100MB
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	1.2 GB/s +360%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	0.262 GB/s 0%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	0.261 GB/s
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.244 GB/s -7%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.243 GB/s -7%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.239 GB/s -8%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.236 GB/s -10%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	0.198 GB/s -24%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	0.198 GB/s -24%

Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	10269 Points +255%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2896 Points
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2796 Points -3%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2793 Points -4%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2616 Points -10%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2566 Points -11%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2391 Points -17%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2052 Points -29%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2020 Points -30%
Single-Core
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	1832 Points +84%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1014 Points +2%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1013 Points +2%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1007 Points +1%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	999 Points 0%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	998 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	804 Points -19%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	657 Points -34%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	637 Points -36%

Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	10213 Points +257%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2862 Points
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2753 Points -4%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2737 Points -4%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2585 Points -10%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2531 Points -12%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2382 Points -17%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2041 Points -29%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1985 Points -31%
5.0 Single-Core
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	1784 Points +80%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1008 Points +2%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1005 Points +1%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1000 Points +1%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	993 Points 0%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	993 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	804 Points -19%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	655 Points -34%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	638 Points -36%

Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	7950 Points +78%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	4553 Points +2%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	4518 Points +1%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	4495 Points +1%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	4467 Points
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	4450 Points 0%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3591 Points -20%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2929 Points -34%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2858 Points -36%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	39116 Points +247%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	11264 Points
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	10938 Points -3%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	10798 Points -4%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	10299 Points -9%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	10228 Points -9%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	9662 Points -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	7968 Points -29%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	7842 Points -30%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	18679 Points +208%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	6129 Points +1%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	6062 Points
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5806 Points -4%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5767 Points -5%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5661 Points -7%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5084 Points -16%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	4287 Points -29%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	4272 Points -30%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	51340 MIPS +290%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	13255 MIPS +1%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	13177 MIPS
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	12224 MIPS -7%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	12190 MIPS -7%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	12177 MIPS -8%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	11654 MIPS -12%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	10994 MIPS -17%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	10924 MIPS -17%
7z b 4 -mmt1
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	5840 MIPS +61%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	3908 MIPS +8%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3866 MIPS +6%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3843 MIPS +6%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3803 MIPS +5%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	3635 MIPS
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3121 MIPS -14%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	3098 MIPS -15%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2935 MIPS -19%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	13.9 fps +301%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	3.49 fps +1%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	3.47 fps
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3.29 fps -5%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3.25 fps -6%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3.17 fps -9%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3.03 fps -13%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2.02 fps -42%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2.01 fps -42%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1.2 sec * -44%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1.166 sec * -40%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1.032 sec * -24%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.837 sec * -1%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.834 sec * -0%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	0.831 sec *
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.83 sec * -0%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	0.824 sec * +1%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	0.45 sec * +46%

LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	103.6 s * -42%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	103.2 s * -42%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	89.3 s * -22%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	80.4 s * -10%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	74.6 s * -2%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	72.9 s *
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	68.3 s * +6%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	67 s * +8%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	46.9 s * +36%

WebXPRT 3 - Overall
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	301 Points +66%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	187.4 Points +3%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	183.4 Points +1%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	181.4 Points
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	179.4 Points -1%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	178.3 Points -2%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	155.3 Points -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	127.2 Points -30%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	122.2 Points -33%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1619 ms * -59%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1581 ms * -55%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1238 ms * -21%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1056 ms * -4%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1033 ms * -1%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1026 ms * -1%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1020 ms *
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1004 ms * +2%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	496 ms * +51%

3DMark - 1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	25349 Points +288%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	6525 Points
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	6522 Points 0%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	6062 Points -7%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5952 Points -9%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5903 Points -10%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5701 Points -13%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	5535 Points -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	5474 Points -16%

* ... smaller is better

Performance Rating
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	97 pt
Average of class Mini PC	89.5 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	19.2 pt
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	18.4 pt
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	10.2 pt
Beelink Mini S12 Pro Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	10.2 pt
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	9.8 pt
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	9.8 pt
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	9.4 pt
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	9.3 pt
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8.8 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	11188 KRay/s +1237%
Average of class Mini PC (561 - 27538, n=98, last 2 years)	9983 KRay/s +1093%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	1242 KRay/s +48%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	1241 KRay/s +48%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	837 KRay/s 0%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	837 KRay/s 0%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	837 KRay/s
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	770 KRay/s -8%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	769 KRay/s -8%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	764 KRay/s -9%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	744 KRay/s -11%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	56942 Points +1195%
Average of class Mini PC (3604 - 116903, n=98, last 2 years)	52529 Points +1094%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	7457 Points +70%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	7446 Points +69%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	4398 Points
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	4397 Points 0%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	4395 Points 0%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	4144 Points -6%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	4141 Points -6%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	4140 Points -6%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	3970 Points -10%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	2669 MB/s +767%
Average of class Mini PC (225 - 5096, n=98, last 2 years)	2296 MB/s +645%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	514 MB/s +67%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	513 MB/s +67%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	308 MB/s 0%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	308 MB/s
Beelink Mini S12 Pro Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	307 MB/s 0%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	290 MB/s -6%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	290 MB/s -6%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	290 MB/s -6%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	270 MB/s -12%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	86881 Points +898%
Average of class Mini PC (8172 - 119569, n=98, last 2 years)	69271 Points +696%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	22326 Points +157%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	22138 Points +154%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8704 Points
Beelink Mini S12 Pro Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8691 Points 0%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8663 Points 0%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8208 Points -6%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8186 Points -6%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8178 Points -6%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8172 Points -6%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Average of class Mini PC (408 - 15525, n=98, last 2 years)	7328 Points +1596%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	7246 Points +1577%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	1002 Points +132%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	1000 Points +131%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	432 Points 0%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	432 Points
Beelink Mini S12 Pro Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	430 Points 0%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	408 Points -6%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	408 Points -6%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	408 Points -6%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	408 Points -6%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	28019 Points +1162%
Average of class Mini PC (1958 - 62378, n=98, last 2 years)	27834 Points +1154%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	3961 Points +78%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	3954 Points +78%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	2220 Points 0%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	2220 Points
Beelink Mini S12 Pro Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	2217 Points 0%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	2092 Points -6%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	2089 Points -6%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	2088 Points -6%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	1987 Points -10%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Average of class Mini PC (3691 - 177158, n=98, last 2 years)	75245 MB/s +792%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	53328 MB/s +532%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	19354 MB/s +129%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	19350 MB/s +129%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8439 MB/s
Beelink Mini S12 Pro Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8426 MB/s 0%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8421 MB/s 0%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	7961 MB/s -6%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	7954 MB/s -6%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	7951 MB/s -6%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	7948 MB/s -6%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	775 MB/s +839%
Average of class Mini PC (74.8 - 1183, n=98, last 2 years)	582 MB/s +605%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	188.1 MB/s +128%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	188 MB/s +128%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	82.5 MB/s
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	81.9 MB/s -1%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	81.7 MB/s -1%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	77.7 MB/s -6%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	77.4 MB/s -6%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	76.7 MB/s -7%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	74.9 MB/s -9%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	5957 KRay/s +1181%
Average of class Mini PC (308 - 14722, n=98, last 2 years)	5332 KRay/s +1047%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	676 KRay/s +45%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	676 KRay/s +45%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	465 KRay/s 0%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	465 KRay/s 0%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	465 KRay/s
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	433 KRay/s -7%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	432 KRay/s -7%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	432 KRay/s -7%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	412 KRay/s -11%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	29263 MPixel/s +366%
Average of class Mini PC (4408 - 44347, n=98, last 2 years)	24661 MPixel/s +293%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	9899 MPixel/s +58%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	7654 MPixel/s +22%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	6599 MPixel/s +5%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	6535 MPixel/s +4%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	6278 MPixel/s
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	5384 MPixel/s -14%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	5333 MPixel/s -15%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	5296 MPixel/s -16%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	4408 MPixel/s -30%

Geekom MiniAir 12 during the Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

The Cinebench R15 continuous loop gives us our first insight into the installed cooling unit's performance. Its defined power limits of 15 and 25 watts are never even close to being reached. It seems that the manufacturer has set quite a conservative temperature limit, as at 67 °C at most, the SoC never gets particularly hot. As a result, the Geekom MiniAir 12 is able to deliver consistent performance. In our comparison, the Geekom MiniAir 12 came in first place. On average, our test device achieved 472 points. These are around 100 points more than the Geekom MiniAir 11 managed.

CPU metrics during the Cinebench R15 loop

Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, Intel Processor N100: Ø472 (462.09-474.18)

Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, Intel Processor N95: Ø440 (431.21-442.98)

Beelink Mini S12 Pro Intel Processor N100, Intel Processor N100: Ø461 (458.73-467.21)

Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, Intel Processor N95: Ø425 (410.8-428.48)

BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, Intel Processor N95: Ø421 (417.99-423.28)

Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, Intel Processor N100: Ø465 (453-467.97)

Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, Intel Processor N95: Ø404 (398.46-406.91)

Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, Intel Celeron N5095: Ø362 (359.44-363.62)

Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, Intel Celeron N5095: Ø371 (367.43-373.05)

System performance

The entire system benefits from its good CPU performance, as can be seen from the system performance benchmarks. However, the differences between the competitors are negligible at times, leading to no clear winner emerging here. The Geekom MiniAir 12 didn't do the best in our RAM tests, which we carried out using AIDA64. Considering Geekom has equipped its Mini PC with DDR5 RAM, the results fell short of our expectations.

PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity

PCMark 10 / Score
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit, Intel Core i7-1360P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	5882 Points +85%
Blackview MP80, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Netac NS512GSSD330	3220 Points +1%
Trigkey G4, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	3207 Points +1%
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	3192 Points 0%
Geekom MiniAir 12, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Lexar NM620 512GB	3183 Points
Beelink Mini S12 Pro, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	3164 Points -1%
Acemagic S1, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	3153 Points -1%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	2983 Points -6%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	2417 Points -24%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280	2351 Points -26%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit, Intel Core i7-1360P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	11035 Points +53%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	7295 Points +1%
Geekom MiniAir 12, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Lexar NM620 512GB	7198 Points
Trigkey G4, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	7123 Points -1%
Blackview MP80, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Netac NS512GSSD330	7079 Points -2%
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	7021 Points -2%
Acemagic S1, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	6731 Points -6%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	6650 Points -8%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	5866 Points -19%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280	5679 Points -21%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit, Intel Core i7-1360P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	6576 Points +35%
Trigkey G4, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	5033 Points +3%
Blackview MP80, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Netac NS512GSSD330	4993 Points +2%
Acemagic S1, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	4950 Points +1%
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	4923 Points +1%
Geekom MiniAir 12, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Lexar NM620 512GB	4886 Points
Beelink Mini S12 Pro, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	4764 Points -2%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	4524 Points -7%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	3666 Points -25%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280	3547 Points -27%

CrossMark: Overall | Responsiveness | Creativity | Productivity

CrossMark / Overall
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit, Intel Core i7-1360P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1596 Points +103%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	839 Points +7%
Acemagic S1, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	820 Points +4%
Geekom MiniAir 12, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Lexar NM620 512GB	786 Points
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	773 Points -2%
Blackview MP80, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Netac NS512GSSD330	764 Points -3%
Trigkey G4, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	735 Points -6%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	666 Points -15%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	495 Points -37%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280	473 Points -40%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit, Intel Core i7-1360P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1311 Points +57%
Acemagic S1, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	895 Points +7%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	856 Points +3%
Geekom MiniAir 12, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Lexar NM620 512GB	835 Points
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	755 Points -10%
Trigkey G4, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	710 Points -15%
Blackview MP80, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Netac NS512GSSD330	709 Points -15%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	661 Points -21%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	497 Points -40%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280	403 Points -52%

CrossMark / Creativity
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit, Intel Core i7-1360P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1769 Points +145%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	773 Points +7%
Blackview MP80, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Netac NS512GSSD330	739 Points +2%
Geekom MiniAir 12, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Lexar NM620 512GB	723 Points
Acemagic S1, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	721 Points 0%
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	714 Points -1%
Trigkey G4, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	676 Points -7%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	616 Points -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280	440 Points -39%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	438 Points -39%

CrossMark / Productivity
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit, Intel Core i7-1360P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1537 Points +84%
Acemagic S1, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	907 Points +8%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	905 Points +8%
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	843 Points +1%
Geekom MiniAir 12, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Lexar NM620 512GB	837 Points
Blackview MP80, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Netac NS512GSSD330	810 Points -3%
Trigkey G4, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	808 Points -3%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	721 Points -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	558 Points -33%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280	535 Points -36%

AIDA64: Memory Copy | Memory Read | Memory Write | Memory Latency

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	44299 MB/s +315%
Average of class Mini PC (6481 - 70620, n=98, last 2 years)	42914 MB/s +302%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	22138 MB/s +108%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	16422 MB/s +54%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	12715 MB/s +19%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	11580 MB/s +9%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	10663 MB/s
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8472 MB/s -21%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8458 MB/s -21%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8377 MB/s -21%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	6481 MB/s -39%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	44751 MB/s +285%
Average of class Mini PC (6914 - 71285, n=98, last 2 years)	43571 MB/s +275%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	16615 MB/s +43%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	15464 MB/s +33%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	12488 MB/s +7%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	11626 MB/s
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	11247 MB/s -3%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	9130 MB/s -21%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	9027 MB/s -22%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8974 MB/s -23%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	6914 MB/s -41%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Average of class Mini PC (6862 - 89318, n=98, last 2 years)	46636 MB/s +298%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	45887 MB/s +291%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	30843 MB/s +163%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	18612 MB/s +59%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	14266 MB/s +22%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	12305 MB/s +5%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	11728 MB/s
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	9047 MB/s -23%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8959 MB/s -24%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8762 MB/s -25%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	6862 MB/s -41%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	146 ns * -4%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	139.9 ns *
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	125.8 ns * +10%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	124.9 ns * +11%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	120.6 ns * +14%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	119.8 ns * +14%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	114.8 ns * +18%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	96.2 ns * +31%
Average of class Mini PC (44.9 - 154.6, n=98, last 2 years)	87.8 ns * +37%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	74.1 ns * +47%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	59.3 ns * +58%

* ... smaller is better

DPC latency

The Geekom MiniAir 12 achieved good results in our latency test. The LatencyMon tool didn't report any increased values when opening several tabs using Edge browser or when playing our 4K test video. This makes the Geekom MiniAir 12 ideal as a small streaming client.

Maximum latencies when opening multiple browser tabs and playing 4K video

Maximum latencies after ten seconds of Prime95

drivers ranked by longest execution duration

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Beelink Mini S12 Pro, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	7391.7 μs * -1703%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	4075 μs * -894%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	3463 μs * -745%
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	1165.5 μs * -184%
Blackview MP80, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Netac NS512GSSD330	817.1 μs * -99%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280	687.3 μs * -68%
Trigkey G4, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	561.2 μs * -37%
Geekom MiniAir 12, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Lexar NM620 512GB	409.9 μs *
Acemagic S1, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	367.2 μs * +10%

* ... smaller is better

Storage devices

A 512-GB SSD from Lexar is installed into the Geekom MiniAir 12. The installed module makes use of the M.2 slot and is connected via PCIe 3.0 x4. In turn, our test device achieved very good performance results using this storage device. However, we did document some continuous performance issues during the stress test — the PC struggled to keep its performance on a consistent level due to too high temperatures. On the other hand, even with these limitations, the Lexar SSD's performance was still better than the comparison devices. No competitors stood a chance and had to make do with considerably worse results. The MiniAir 12 features no option to install a second storage device. As a result, you'll either have to make do with the installed 512-GB storage or swap it out for a different SSD with more storage.

CrystalDiskMark 3.0

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Lexar NM620 512GB

Sequential Read: 2534 MB/s

Sequential Write: 2688 MB/s

512K Read: 1689 MB/s

512K Write: 2383 MB/s

4K Read: 58.12 MB/s

4K Write: 140 MB/s

4K QD32 Read: 436.9 MB/s

4K QD32 Write: 303.4 MB/s

Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Average of class Mini PC	89.3 pt
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	80.1 pt
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	68.5 pt
Beelink Mini S12 Pro	54.9 pt
Trigkey G4	42.3 pt
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	41.3 pt
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	29.6 pt
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	28.8 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	25.8 pt
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	14.9 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
Average of class Mini PC (233 - 4168, n=97, last 2 years)	2030 MB/s +14%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	1781 (456.55^min - 1780.69^max) MB/s
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1354 (1350.96^min - 1354.32^max) MB/s -24%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	762 (757.28^min - 762.31^max) MB/s -57%
Trigkey G4	729 (705.12^min - 729.18^max) MB/s -59%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro	724 (713.03^min - 723.5^max) MB/s -59%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	542 (541.31^min - 542.36^max) MB/s -70%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	472 (470.6^min - 472.28^max) MB/s -73%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	459 (458.57^min - 459.41^max) MB/s -74%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	434 (226.49^min - 434.29^max) MB/s -76%
seq write
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	2130 (210.13^min - 2130.43^max) MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (222 - 5595, n=97, last 2 years)	2052 MB/s -4%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1553 (1542.6^min - 1552.69^max) MB/s -27%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro	715 (699.61^min - 714.88^max) MB/s -66%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	649 (644.49^min - 649.49^max) MB/s -70%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	494 (488.92^min - 494.36^max) MB/s -77%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	476 (138.2^min - 475.75^max) MB/s -78%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	463 (451.31^min - 462.72^max) MB/s -78%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	409 (44.25^min - 408.73^max) MB/s -81%
Trigkey G4	339 (329.88^min - 338.64^max) MB/s -84%
seq q8 t1 read
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	3339 (2794.11^min - 3338.91^max) MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (236 - 8430, n=97, last 2 years)	3172 MB/s -5%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1776 (1520.44^min - 1776.28^max) MB/s -47%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro	874 (761^min - 873.67^max) MB/s -74%
Trigkey G4	864 (619.52^min - 864.45^max) MB/s -74%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	820 (687.12^min - 820.02^max) MB/s -75%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	556 (424.25^min - 556.44^max) MB/s -83%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	550 (465.68^min - 549.87^max) MB/s -84%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	504 (458.23^min - 504.4^max) MB/s -85%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	447 (396.95^min - 446.64^max) MB/s -87%
seq q8 t1 write
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	3029 (212.44^min - 3028.52^max) MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (228 - 6669, n=97, last 2 years)	2233 MB/s -26%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1658 (1643.05^min - 1658.18^max) MB/s -45%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro	867 (858.82^min - 866.96^max) MB/s -71%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	684 (677.48^min - 683.67^max) MB/s -77%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	519 (472.8^min - 519.47^max) MB/s -83%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	489 (220.62^min - 488.78^max) MB/s -84%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	466 (442.13^min - 465.87^max) MB/s -85%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	346 (118.46^min - 345.82^max) MB/s -89%
Trigkey G4	346 (322.53^min - 346.45^max) MB/s -89%
4k q1 t1 read
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	59.4 (58.56^min - 59.37^max) MB/s +38%
Average of class Mini PC (5.67 - 86.6, n=97, last 2 years)	51.5 MB/s +19%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro	50.2 (48.32^min - 50.22^max) MB/s +16%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	45.9 (45.49^min - 45.92^max) MB/s +6%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	43.1 (20.32^min - 43.07^max) MB/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	33.9 (33.27^min - 33.91^max) MB/s -21%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	32.5 (32.38^min - 32.5^max) MB/s -25%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	25.9 (25.82^min - 25.85^max) MB/s -40%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	12.9 (5.79^min - 12.85^max) MB/s -70%
Trigkey G4	8.85 (2.72^min - 8.85^max) MB/s -79%
4k q1 t1 write
Average of class Mini PC (22 - 425, n=97, last 2 years)	185.7 MB/s +36%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	136.8 (103.17^min - 136.84^max) MB/s
Beelink Mini S12 Pro	131.7 (124.21^min - 131.65^max) MB/s -4%
Trigkey G4	128.4 (124.08^min - 128.36^max) MB/s -6%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	128.1 (126.86^min - 128.09^max) MB/s -6%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	96.7 (95.09^min - 96.72^max) MB/s -29%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	96 (93.72^min - 96.04^max) MB/s -30%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	88.1 (66.88^min - 88.14^max) MB/s -36%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	74.1 (72.55^min - 74.09^max) MB/s -46%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	22 (19.72^min - 21.99^max) MB/s -84%
4k q32 t16 read
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1175 (1165.24^min - 1174.82^max) MB/s +103%
Average of class Mini PC (26.1 - 2810, n=97, last 2 years)	1092 MB/s +89%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro	861 (842.97^min - 860.59^max) MB/s +49%
Trigkey G4	581 (553.76^min - 581.49^max) MB/s +1%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	578 (567.96^min - 578.39^max) MB/s
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	440 (438.98^min - 440.28^max) MB/s -24%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	266 (264.89^min - 265.82^max) MB/s -54%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	260 (259.46^min - 259.7^max) MB/s -55%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	179.4 (173.35^min - 179.35^max) MB/s -69%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	170.2 (157.55^min - 170.17^max) MB/s -71%
4k q32 t16 write
Average of class Mini PC (30.2 - 3983, n=97, last 2 years)	1088 MB/s +49%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	762 (759.1^min - 762.44^max) MB/s +4%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	732 (50.3^min - 732.45^max) MB/s
Beelink Mini S12 Pro	721 (676.73^min - 721.31^max) MB/s -2%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	411 (406.46^min - 410.69^max) MB/s -44%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	319 (315.72^min - 318.72^max) MB/s -56%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	276 (99.25^min - 275.55^max) MB/s -62%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	259 (224.2^min - 258.97^max) MB/s -65%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	168.3 (88.04^min - 168.3^max) MB/s -77%
Trigkey G4	70.3 (60.61^min - 70.32^max) MB/s -90%

AS SSD
Score Total
Average of class Mini PC (151.3 - 9030, n=95, last 2 years)	3560 Points +21%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	2938 Points
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	2427 Points -17%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro	2210 Points -25%
Trigkey G4	1857 Points -37%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	1423 Points -52%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	796 Points -73%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	736 Points -75%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	698 Points -76%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	151.3 (331.02^min) Points -95%
Score Read
Average of class Mini PC (61 - 3635, n=95, last 2 years)	1354 Points +6%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	1282 Points
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1000 Points -22%
Trigkey G4	934 Points -27%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro	920 Points -28%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	522 Points -59%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	320 Points -75%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	265 Points -79%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	232 Points -82%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	217 Points -83%
Score Write
Average of class Mini PC (88 - 4185, n=95, last 2 years)	1564 Points +55%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	1008 Points
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	903 Points -10%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro	801 Points -21%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	626 Points -38%
Trigkey G4	458 Points -55%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	387 Points -62%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	373 Points -63%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	312 Points -69%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	208 Points -79%
Seq Read
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	2934 MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (291 - 6620, n=95, last 2 years)	2820 MB/s -4%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1582 MB/s -46%
Trigkey G4	794 MB/s -73%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro	704.36 MB/s -76%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	700 MB/s -76%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	526 MB/s -82%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	489 MB/s -83%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	470 MB/s -84%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	433 MB/s -85%
Seq Write
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	2449 MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (240 - 5783, n=95, last 2 years)	1970 MB/s -20%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1526 MB/s -38%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro	736.89 MB/s -70%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	595 MB/s -76%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	484 MB/s -80%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	466 MB/s -81%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	385 MB/s -84%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	344 MB/s -86%
Trigkey G4	326 MB/s -87%
4K Read
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	62.1 MB/s
Beelink Mini S12 Pro	55.88 MB/s -10%
Average of class Mini PC (6.08 - 104.2, n=95, last 2 years)	55.5 MB/s -11%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	54.7 MB/s -12%
Trigkey G4	44.4 MB/s -29%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	38.7 MB/s -38%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	35.45 MB/s -43%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	30.2 MB/s -51%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	27.5 MB/s -56%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	16.2 MB/s -74%
4K Write
Average of class Mini PC (30.9 - 366, n=95, last 2 years)	168.3 MB/s +38%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	122.1 MB/s
Beelink Mini S12 Pro	113.72 MB/s -7%
Trigkey G4	113.5 MB/s -7%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	108.9 MB/s -11%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	100.9 MB/s -17%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	85.6 MB/s -30%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	84.3 MB/s -31%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	38 MB/s -69%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	36.63 MB/s -70%
4K-64 Read
Average of class Mini PC (23.4 - 3035, n=95, last 2 years)	1016 MB/s +10%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	927 MB/s
Trigkey G4	810 MB/s -13%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro	793.52 MB/s -14%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	787 MB/s -15%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	413 MB/s -55%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	235.66 MB/s -75%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	181.8 MB/s -80%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	157.7 MB/s -83%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	157.18 MB/s -83%
4K-64 Write
Average of class Mini PC (32.8 - 3598, n=95, last 2 years)	1199 MB/s +87%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	641 MB/s 0%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	641 MB/s
Beelink Mini S12 Pro	613.44 MB/s -4%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	466 MB/s -27%
Trigkey G4	312 MB/s -51%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	256 MB/s -60%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	239 MB/s -63%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	237.24 MB/s -63%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	135.39 MB/s -79%
Access Time Read
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	0.205 ms * -280%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	0.148 ms * -174%
Average of class Mini PC (0.022 - 0.489, n=95, last 2 years)	0.1025 ms * -90%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	0.101 ms * -87%
Beelink Mini S12 Pro	0.086 ms * -59%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	0.077 ms * -43%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	0.076 ms * -41%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	0.076 ms * -41%
Trigkey G4	0.064 ms * -19%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	0.054 ms *
Access Time Write
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	0.203 ms * -62%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	0.136 ms * -9%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	0.132 ms * -6%
Average of class Mini PC (0.016 - 0.765, n=95, last 2 years)	0.1297 ms * -4%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	0.127 ms * -2%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	0.125 ms *
Beelink Mini S12 Pro	0.114 ms * +9%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	0.109 ms * +13%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	0.098 ms * +22%
Trigkey G4	0.061 ms * +51%

* ... smaller is better

Reading continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø2163 (895.27-2580.55)

Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB: Ø1772 (1604.38-1776.91)

Beelink Mini S12 Pro : Ø853 (744.93-890.66)

Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330: Ø551 (425.51-553.5)

BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0: Ø817 (676.33-820.44)

Trigkey G4 : Ø839 (658.14-865.55)

Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB: Ø498 (453.55-500.22)

Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G: Ø553 (484.52-559.31)

Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280: Ø444 (380-447.8)

Graphics

An Intel UHD graphics adapter with 24 EUs is responsible for graphics output within the Geekom MiniAir 12. As a part of the Intel N100 SoC, the iGPU is unfortunately only capable of limited 3D performance. Due to our test sample's RAM configuration, it delivered a comparatively good result — about the same as the Blackview MP80. We noted a huge improvement compared to the Geekom MiniAir 11. The new model is around 45 per cent faster.

3DMark Performance Rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark | ComputeMark v2.1 | 3DMark 06

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	96 pt
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	95.7 pt
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	92 pt
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	91.4 pt
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	89.4 pt
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	89 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	68.9 pt
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	65.8 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1494 Points 0%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	1492 Points 0%
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1490 Points 0%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	1489 Points
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1485 Points 0%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1467 Points -1%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	859 Points -42%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	837 Points -44%

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	8548 Points +3%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	8304 Points 0%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	8303 Points
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	8233 Points -1%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	8035 Points -3%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	7218 Points -13%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	5217 Points -37%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	4958 Points -40%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	1217 Points
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	1184 Points -3%
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1172 Points -4%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1124 Points -8%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1106 Points -9%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1080 Points -11%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	662 Points -46%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	637 Points -48%

ComputeMark v2.1
1024x600 Normal, Score
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	684 Points
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	670 Points -2%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	650 Points -5%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	638 Points -7%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	638 Points -7%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	628 Points -8%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	555 Points -19%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	536 Points -22%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 3DTex
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	155 Points
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	133 Points -14%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	122 Points -21%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	116 Points -25%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	116 Points -25%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	109 Points -30%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	103 Points -34%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	99 Points -36%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 2DTexArr
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	122 Points
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	109 Points -11%
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	106 Points -13%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	97 Points -20%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	95 Points -22%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	90 Points -26%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	71 Points -42%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	64 Points -48%
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Vector
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	126 Points +7%
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	126 Points +7%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	125 Points +6%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	122 Points +3%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	120 Points +2%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	118 Points
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	105 Points -11%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	105 Points -11%
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Scalar
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	112 Points +13%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	110 Points +11%
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	110 Points +11%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	109 Points +10%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	101 Points +2%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	99 Points
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	86 Points -13%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	86 Points -13%
1024x600 Normal, QJuliaRayTrace
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	203 Points +7%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	197 Points +4%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	196 Points +4%
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	194 Points +3%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	189 Points
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	186 Points -2%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	185 Points -2%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	182 Points -4%

3DMark 06 - 1280x1024 Standard Score AA:0x AF:0x
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	12203 Points +18%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	10352 Points
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	10165 Points -2%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	10088 Points -3%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	10026 Points -3%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	9774 Points -6%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	6704 Points -35%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	5796 Points -44%

3DMark Performance Rating | Unigine Valley 1.0 | Unigine Heaven 4.0 | Unigine Superposition

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	98.8 pt
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	98.1 pt
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	89.3 pt
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	86.4 pt
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	86 pt
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	80.6 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	56.9 pt

Unigine Valley 1.0
1920x1080 Extreme HD DirectX AA:x8
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	5.3 fps +2%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	5.2 fps
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	4.6 fps -12%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	4.6 fps -12%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	4.6 fps -12%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	4.1 fps -21%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	3.5 fps -33%
1920x1080 Extreme HD Preset OpenGL AA:x8
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	6 fps 0%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	6 fps
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	5.4 fps -10%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	5.3 fps -12%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	5.1 fps -15%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	4.8 fps -20%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	3.5 fps -42%

Unigine Heaven 4.0
Extreme Preset DX11
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	7.7 fps
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	7.5 fps -3%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	7.2 fps -6%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	6.8 fps -12%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	6.7 fps -13%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	6.4 fps -17%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	4.3 fps -44%
Extreme Preset OpenGL
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	7.6 fps
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	7.2 fps -5%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	6.9 fps -9%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	6.7 fps -12%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	6.7 fps -12%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	6.3 fps -17%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	4 fps -47%

Unigine Superposition
1280x720 720p Low
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	2505 Points +5%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	2376 Points
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	2141 Points -10%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1937 Points -18%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1924 Points -19%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1871 Points -21%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	1358 Points -43%
1920x1080 1080p High
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	530 Points
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	512 Points -3%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	500 Points -6%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	469 Points -12%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	468 Points -12%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	454 Points -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	287 Points -46%

3DMark 05 Standard		18691 points
3DMark 06 Standard Score		10352 points
3DMark Vantage P Result		6457 points
3DMark 11 Performance		1724 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score		46049 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		7021 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		1169 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Score		550 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		369 points
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... in comparison

Gaming performance

Due to the Intel UHD graphics adapter's limited 3D performance, the Geekom MiniAir 12 isn't suited for demanding gaming. The mini PC only manages to achieve playable frame rates in a few select games. The Geekom MiniAir 12 is much better suited for casual or browser games. The following mini PCs fitted with an AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX offer noticeably more 3D performance: Geekom AS 6, Morefine M600 or Ace Magican AM08 Pro.

	low	med.	high	ultra
GTA V (2015)	59	48
The Witcher 3 (2015)	22.9	14.7	8.22
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	74	49.9	20.3	18.8
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	13.3	6.38	4.62
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	19.6	12.5	11.2
Far Cry 5 (2018)	15	7	6	6
Strange Brigade (2018)	27.8	10.8	10.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)	15.2	6.5	6
Far Cry New Dawn (2019)	14	7	7	6
Metro Exodus (2019)	12.6	5.76	4.37
Borderlands 3 (2019)	13.7	5.89	3.41	2.42
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022)	7.01	5.49	3.35

Emissions - Frugal and barely audible

Noise emissions

The installed cooling unit does a good job. In idle mode, the Geekom PC is quite quiet at 28.7 dB(A) — at times, you can't even hear it. Under average load, the noise emissions only rise by a small amount. Even during our stress test, we only noted 30.2 dB(A). Geekom has managed to improve the MiniAir 11's already good values.

Noise Level

Idle		24.8 / 28.6 / 28.7 dB(A)
Load		29 / 30.2 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R (15 cm distance) environment noise: 24.8 dB(A)

	Geekom MiniAir 12 N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Acemagic S1 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Beelink Mini S12 Pro N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Blackview MP80 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	BOSGAME N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Trigkey G4 N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
Noise		-7%	-3%	-2%	-10%	-15%	-21%	-10%	-9%
off / environment *	24.8	25 -1%	23.3 6%	25.2 -2%	29.7 -20%	24.8 -0%	30.4 -23%	30.2 -22%	29.6 -19%
Idle Minimum *	24.8	25.5 -3%	26.3 -6%	25.4 -2%	30.2 -22%	30.6 -23%	31 -25%	30.2 -22%	29.6 -19%
Idle Average *	28.6	26.9 6%	26.3 8%	25.5 11%	30.2 -6%	31.3 -9%	31.1 -9%	30.2 -6%	29.6 -3%
Idle Maximum *	28.7	27 6%	26.3 8%	25.5 11%	30.2 -5%	32.1 -12%	31.8 -11%	30.2 -5%	29.6 -3%
Load Average *	29	34.3 -18%	31.9 -10%	32.3 -11%	30.4 -5%	34.8 -20%	33.3 -15%	30.5 -5%	30 -3%
Load Maximum *	30.2	40.3 -33%	36.7 -22%	36.4 -21%	31.4 -4%	37.1 -23%	42.5 -41%	30.9 -2%	32.9 -9%
Witcher 3 ultra *			33

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

Thanks to its low power consumption, the cooling system has no problems cooling the Intel N100 reliably. We noted a maximum of 77 °C during the stress test when we ran Prime95 and FurMark simultaneously. The maximum value was also not reached permanently. During the stress test, the processor's temperature stabilized at 73 °C. These are all non-critical values and the case itself doesn't get particularly warm either. The Geekom MiniAir 12's case really benefits in this aspect, as the metal structure initially absorbs and distributes the heat well. This results in no significant hotspots on the case itself.

Geekom MiniAir 12 during the stress test (front)

Geekom MiniAir 12 during the stress test (back)

Max. Load

Idle


28.2 °C 83 F	30.9 °C 88 F	29.5 °C 85 F
27.2 °C 81 F	29.1 °C 84 F	29 °C 84 F
27.2 °C 81 F	27.5 °C 82 F	27.3 °C 81 F

Maximum: 30.9 °C = 88 F
Average: 28.4 °C = 83 F


31.9 °C 89 F	31.2 °C 88 F	30.1 °C 86 F
31.9 °C 89 F	30.8 °C 87 F	29.8 °C 86 F
30.9 °C 88 F	30.6 °C 87 F	29.6 °C 85 F

Maximum: 31.9 °C = 89 F
Average: 30.8 °C = 87 F

Power Supply (max.) 36.4 °C = 98 F | Room Temperature 21.8 °C = 71 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated)

(+) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 28.4 °C / 83 F, compared to the average of 32.2 °C / 90 F for the devices in the class Mini PC.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 30.9 °C / 88 F, compared to the average of 35.6 °C / 96 F, ranging from 26 to 69.5 °C for the class Mini PC.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 31.9 °C / 89 F, compared to the average of 37 °C / 99 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 29.2 °C / 85 F, compared to the device average of 32.2 °C / 90 F.

Power consumption

In general and in comparison, our test sample has a low power consumption. Of course, there is still room for improvement but in the bigger scheme of things, no device did terribly in this field. In idle mode, we noted only 5.9 to 9.3 watts. Under average load, its values rose to 18.9 watts with a maximum of 30 watts. The 45-watt power supply never had any issues supplying the Geekom MiniAir 12 with power reliably.

The Geekom MiniAir 12 with its 45-watt power supply

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.5 / 1.1 Watt
Idle	5.9 / 7 / 9.3 Watt
Load	18.9 / 30 Watt


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

	Geekom MiniAir 12 N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Acemagic S1 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Beelink Mini S12 Pro N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Blackview MP80 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	BOSGAME N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Trigkey G4 N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	Average Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Average of class Mini PC
Power Consumption		-36%	-15%	8%	26%	-17%	5%	-11%	20%	-7%	-110%
Idle Minimum *	5.9	7.1 -20%	8.3 -41%	4.9 17%	3.5 41%	8.2 -39%	6.1 -3%	8.4 -42%	4.8 19%	6.4 ?(3.5 - 9.8, n=9) -8%	9.75 ?(1.9 - 46.5, n=92, last 2 years) -65%
Idle Average *	7	12.1 -73%	8.8 -26%	7.1 -1%	3.6 49%	8.6 -23%	6.9 1%	8.4 -20%	4.8 31%	7.88 ?(3.6 - 12.1, n=9) -13%	11.7 ?(1.9 - 63, n=91, last 2 years) -67%
Idle Maximum *	9.3	13.9 -49%	8.9 4%	7.3 22%	6.2 33%	10.4 -12%	8.9 4%	11.1 -19%	6.7 28%	9.8 ?(6.2 - 13.9, n=9) -5%	14.7 ?(2.6 - 68.9, n=92, last 2 years) -58%
Load Average *	18.9	23.8 -26%	20.1 -6%	20.6 -9%	20.4 -8%	19.4 -3%	20 -6%	16.5 13%	15.9 16%	20.4 ?(12.9 - 27.6, n=9) -8%	51.9 ?(11.3 - 158.7, n=92, last 2 years) -175%
Load Maximum *	30	33 -10%	32.2 -7%	26.2 13%	25 17%	33.1 -10%	21.1 30%	26.3 12%	28.4 5%	30.6 ?(21.1 - 46.2, n=9) -2%	86 ?(18.1 - 271, n=92, last 2 years) -187%
Witcher 3 ultra *			21.5

* ... smaller is better

Power consumption with external monitor

Geekom MiniAir 12; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø29.1 (27.4-30)

Geekom MiniAir 12; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø24 (23.2-24.7)

Geekom MiniAir 12; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø16.3 (14.3-26.5)

Geekom MiniAir 12; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø8.23 (7.94-9.36)

Geekom MiniAir 12; Cinebench R23 Single (external Monitor): Ø19.2 (16.7-23.9)

Geekom MiniAir 12; Cinebench R23 Multi (external Monitor): Ø22.8 (21.2-24.3)

Geekom MiniAir 12; 3DMark06 Return To Proxycon: Ø18.9 (15.9-26.4)

Pros

+ compact mini PC

+ modern SoC

+ 16 GB DDR5 RAM

+ fast 512-GB NVMe SSD

+ high-quality build

+ stable case

+ good connectivity options

+ low power requirement

+ very quiet under load

+ low DPC latencies

Cons

- limited graphics performance

- slow SD card reader

- only one M.2 slot

Verdict - A good and frugal everyday device

Geekom MiniAir 12 Special Edition review, test sample provided by Geekom

The Geekom MiniAir 12 is a compact mini PC inside a recognizable case. Visually, not much has changed about the MiniAir 12 compared to the MiniAir 11. Internally, however, an Intel N100 now works as the processor, and it is considerably faster than the predecessor's Intel Celeron N5095. The Intel N100's new Alder Lake architecture offers better performance without needing noticeably more power. In order to keep up with other mini PCs, Geekom was forced to give the MiniAir 12 a makeover. However, other manufacturers take it a step further, giving their devices special features. If you buy a Geekom MiniAir 12, on the other hand, you will receive a reliable device in a high-quality and stable case. It doesn't feature highlights such as a display or lighting.

The Geekom MiniAir 12 is a solid work device for simple office tasks. The MiniAir 12 also works quite well as a streaming client in your living room.

The manufacturer's decision to install DDR5 RAM is one we welcome. On the flip side, the Geekom MiniAir 12 can't particularly profit from this. However, the manufacturer has done everything right when it comes to the PC's storage device, as the installed model benefits from increased performance rates. We don't have much to criticize about its installed WLAN module. Its performance could be improved a lot but it still hasn't been equipped with a Wi-Fi 6E module. It isn't possible to swap out the soldered-on module after purchasing the device. Even so, the Geekom MiniAir 12 boasts a generous collection of connectivity options which should be more than enough for most users. A positive to note is how low the PC's latencies are, meaning it is suited to be used as a streaming client.

Price and availability

Currently, you can get the Geekom MiniAir 12 from Geekom's online store for a promotional price of US$249.

Geekom MiniAir 12 - 2023-11-22 11/22/2023 v7
Sebastian Bade

Chassis

83 / 98 → 85%

Connectivity

60 / 81 → 74%

Weight

84%

Games Performance

51%

Application Performance

84%

Temperature

93%

Noise

94%

Average

75%

77%

Mini PC - Weighted Average

Transparency

The present review sample was given to the author by the manufacturer free of charge for the purposes of review. There was no third-party 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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Sebastian Bade, 2023-11-23 (Update: 2023-12-20)

Geekom MiniAir 12 review: An affordable mini PC with an Intel N100 and DDR5 RAM in a well-known Intel NUC design

Possible competitors compared

The Geekom MiniAir 12 in detail

Case - Well-known design without many frills

Size comparison

Connectivity - Lots of ports on the front and back

SD card reader

Communication

Scope of delivery

Maintenance

Performance - Intel N100 with four Alder-Lake cores

Testing conditions

Processor

Geekom MiniAir 12 during the Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

System performance

DPC latency

Storage devices

Reading continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Graphics

Gaming performance

Emissions - Frugal and barely audible

Noise emissions

Temperature

Power consumption

Power consumption with external monitor

Pros

Cons

Verdict - A good and frugal everyday device

Price and availability

Transparency

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