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Intel NUC11 Essential Kit alias Atlas Canyon with Intel Pentium Silver N6005 and Intel Celeron N4505 review

Overloaded quickly? Intel's NUC11 Essential Kit is based on an Intel Jasper Lake SoC and is perfect for office work. We took a closer look at the mini PC with an Intel Pentium Silver N6005 and Intel Celeron N4505. In this review, you can read about what both systems have to offer.
Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon
Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon

Intel have released their NUC 11 Essential Kit series under the pseudonym Atlas Canyon, which uses Jasper Lake processors. The barebone versions of the PCs are quite affordable. At the time of testing, the system with an Intel Celeron N4505 costs around $129 and the version of the Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon with an Intel Pentium Silver N6005 costs around $229. Barebone systems are often sold without RAM and SSDs, which should be kept in mind when working out costs. A license for the operating system is also not included in the price. For our test, we installed 16 GB DDR4 RAM and a 512 GB SSD into both of our test devices.

The comparison devices, which have similar specs, are listed in the following table.

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Processor
Intel Pentium Silver N6005 4 x 2 - 3.3 GHz, 25 W PL2 / Short Burst, 15 W PL1 / Sustained, Jasper Lake
Memory
16 GB 
, DDR4-2933, dual channel, 2 of 2 installed
Storage
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G, 512 GB 
, M.2 2280, NVMe
Soundcard
Intel Jasper Lake PCH - cAVS Controller
Connections
2 USB 2.0, 4 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 2x 3.5 mm jack
Networking
Realtek Semiconductor RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Wireless AC 9462 (b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 5.0
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 36 x 135 x 115 ( = 1.42 x 5.31 x 4.53 in)
Additional features
36 Months Warranty
Weight
530 g ( = 18.7 oz / 1.17 pounds), Power Supply: 193 g ( = 6.81 oz / 0.43 pounds)
Price
250 EUR
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Processor
Intel Celeron N4505 2 x 2 - 2.9 GHz, 15 W PL2 / Short Burst, 10 W PL1 / Sustained, Jasper Lake
Memory
16 GB 
, DDR4-2933, Dual Channel, 2 von 2 installiert
Storage
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G, 512 GB 
, M.2 2280, NVMe
Soundcard
Intel Jasper Lake PCH - cAVS Controller
Connections
2 USB 2.0, 4 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 2x 3,5mm Klinke
Networking
Realtek Semiconductor RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Wireless AC 9462 (b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 5.0
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 36 x 135 x 115 ( = 1.42 x 5.31 x 4.53 in)
Additional features
36 Months Warranty
Weight
535 g ( = 18.87 oz / 1.18 pounds), Power Supply: 197 g ( = 6.95 oz / 0.43 pounds)
Price
150 EUR
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Possible competitors compared

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Best Price
70.9 %
03/2023
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Pentium N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
530 g36 mm
63.2 %
03/2023
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
535 g36 mm
65.9 %
01/2023
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
209 g43.5 mm
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
496 g34.2 mm
02/2022
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Pentium N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
534 g48 mm
08/2021
AC6-M Mini-PC
Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600
58 mm
68.2 %
03/2023
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
N95, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
381 g47 mm

Case

The Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon is all black and doesn't have any high-shine surfaces. At first glance, the plastic case looks a little cheap. The actual tactile feel of the case is much better, however - the device is very sturdy thanks to its inner metal supports. This is very similar to other devices in the NUC series and the manufacturer doesn't make any exceptions for the Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon. When it comes to size, we can see a bit of a difference compared to other models in the series. The mini PC has a footprint of 13.5 x 11.5 centimetres - optically, this relatively small device is reminiscent of the Intel NUC Pro Chassis Element. Technically, they are built very differently from one another. The Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon can be attached to a monitor using the supplied VESA mount.

Size comparison

132 mm / 5.2 inch 132 mm / 5.2 inch 47 mm / 1.85 inch 381 g0.84 lbs127 mm / 5 inch 127 mm / 5 inch 48 mm / 1.89 inch 534 g1.177 lbs135 mm / 5.31 inch 115 mm / 4.53 inch 36 mm / 1.417 inch 530 g1.168 lbs135 mm / 5.31 inch 115 mm / 4.53 inch 36 mm / 1.417 inch 535 g1.179 lbs117 mm / 4.61 inch 112 mm / 4.41 inch 34.2 mm / 1.346 inch 496 g1.093 lbs87 mm / 3.43 inch 87 mm / 3.43 inch 43.5 mm / 1.713 inch 209 g0.4608 lbs210 mm / 8.27 inch 148 mm / 5.83 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 2.9 g0.00639 lbs

Connectivity

The Intel NUC 11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon has pretty standard connectivity for a mini PC in this device class. Six USB Type-A ports are more than enough for everyday use. You can connect monitors via DisplayPort or HDMI. Both devices are fitted the exact same, so we have refrained from presenting them separately.

Front: 2x USB 3.2, 3.5 mm jack
Front: 2x USB 3.2, 3.5 mm jack
Back: DisplayPort, GBit LAN, 2x USB 2.0, 2x USB 3.2, HDMI, power supply
Back: DisplayPort, GBit LAN, 2x USB 2.0, 2x USB 3.2, HDMI, power supply

Communication

Realtek Wi-Fi module
Realtek Wi-Fi module

The Intel NUC11 Essential Kit features Intel's own make of WLAN module, the Wireless AC 9462. Its performance is good compared to its competitors - maybe even better at times. Unfortunately, we still measured transmission rates significantly slower than the average for the mini PCs we tested. Both models of the Intel NUC 11 Essential Kit rely on the same WLAN module, which is why we got almost identical results for each one. We used the Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 as our test router in this test.

Networking
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Average of class Mini PC
  (192.9 - 1688, n=23, last 2 years)
842 MBit/s ∼100% +127%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Wireless AC 9462
371 (186min - 374max) MBit/s ∼44%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Wireless AC 9462
366 (333min - 376max) MBit/s ∼43% -1%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC
363 (359min - 365max) MBit/s ∼43% -2%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC
358 (180min - 362max) MBit/s ∼43% -4%
Average Intel Wireless AC 9462
  (245 - 371, n=4)
327 MBit/s ∼39% -12%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265
290 (279min - 299max) MBit/s ∼34% -22%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Average of class Mini PC
  (184.1 - 1491, n=23, last 2 years)
783 MBit/s ∼100% +118%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Wireless AC 9462
366 (332min - 393max) MBit/s ∼47% +2%
Average Intel Wireless AC 9462
  (359 - 370, n=4)
366 MBit/s ∼47% +2%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Wireless AC 9462
359 (322min - 389max) MBit/s ∼46%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC
269 (136min - 276max) MBit/s ∼34% -25%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265
225 (210min - 237max) MBit/s ∼29% -37%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC
184.1 (94min - 191max) MBit/s ∼24% -49%
050100150200250300350Tooltip
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Wireless AC 9462; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø364 (186-374)
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Wireless AC 9462; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø366 (333-376)
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Wireless AC 9462; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø359 (322-389)
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Wireless AC 9462; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø366 (332-393)

Accessories

The mini PC comes with a 65-watt power adapter and a mounting plate for the VESA mount.

Maintenance

The bottom of the Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon can be opened easily, as the bottom plate is only attached with four screws. Inside, the RAM slots and M.2 port are easily accessed. If you want to clean the CPU fan, you will have to further take apart the device.

Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon (Intel Celeron N4505)
Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon (Intel Celeron N4505)
Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon (Intel Pentium Silver N6005)
Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon (Intel Pentium Silver N6005)

Performance - 4 cores make everyday use considerably smoother

The Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon has a few Jasper Lake options - in our test, we will be taking a closer look at the Intel Celeron N4505 and the Intel Pentium Silver N6005. Due to the Intel Celeron N4505 only having 2 cores, this model quickly meets its limits. For everyday use, the Intel Pentium Silver N6005 is definitely the more sensible choice - its 4 cores provide a noticeable improvement in performance. However, for specific uses with a lighter operating system, the Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon with an Intel Celeron N4505 definitely still has its place. According to its specs, Linux is also supported by this model.

Intel Pentium Silver N6005

CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
HWiNFO
 

Intel Celeron N4505

CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z
HWiNFO
 

Testing conditions

We ran all performance tests using the energy profile "balanced". We didn't change the CPU's performance - instead, we left it in auto mode in accordance with the BIOS settings.

Processor

The Jasper Lake series' processors feature 2 cores in the Intel Celeron N4505 and 4 cores in the Intel Pentium Silver N6005. The dual-core SoC struggled quite a bit during our test, whereas the model with 4 cores did a considerably better job. Even the Intel Pentium Silver N6005's single-core performance was better, although the same SoC performed better in the Newsmay AC8 .

Even so, you have to consider where the device is intended on being used: For smaller, embedded systems with limited responsibilities using Linux as an operating system, the Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon with an Intel Celeron N4505 is definitely a valid and cost-effective option. If the system needs to run Windows, then we would recommend getting the Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon with an Intel Pentium N6005.

For further comparisons and benchmarks, please take a look at our CPU comparison table.

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R20
Cinebench R20
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R20
Cinebench R20
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23
Performance Rating - Percent
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
88.9 pt ∼89%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
85.7 pt ∼86%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
74.9 pt ∼75%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
74 pt ∼74%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
71.9 pt ∼72%
AC6-M Mini-PC -2!
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
51.2 pt ∼51%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
50.6 pt ∼51%
Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
123 Points ∼100% +2%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
123 Points ∼100% +2%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
121 Points ∼98%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
106 Points ∼86% -12%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
104 Points ∼85% -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
102 Points ∼83% -16%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
77 Points ∼63% -36%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
428 Points ∼100%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
408 Points ∼95% -5%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
369 Points ∼86% -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
359 Points ∼84% -16%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
319 Points ∼75% -25%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
248 Points ∼58% -42%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
191 Points ∼45% -55%
Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
266 Points ∼100% +2%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
262 Points ∼98%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
241 Points ∼91% -8%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
234 Points ∼88% -11%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
233 Points ∼88% -11%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
224 Points ∼84% -15%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
171 Points ∼64% -35%
CPU (Multi Core)
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
976 Points ∼100% +3%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
948 Points ∼97%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
828 Points ∼85% -13%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
822 Points ∼84% -13%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
720 Points ∼74% -24%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
556 Points ∼57% -41%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
431 Points ∼44% -55%
Cinebench R23
Single Core
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
700 Points ∼100% +1%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
696 Points ∼99% 0%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
694 Points ∼99%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
611 Points ∼87% -12%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
607 Points ∼87% -13%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
592 Points ∼85% -15%
Multi Core
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
2528 Points ∼100% +2%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
2475 Points ∼98%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
2164 Points ∼86% -13%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
2150 Points ∼85% -13%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
1833 Points ∼73% -26%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
1114 Points ∼44% -55%
Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
1.49 Points ∼100% +1%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
1.48 Points ∼99%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
1.47 Points ∼99% -1%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
1.29 Points ∼87% -13%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
1.27 Points ∼85% -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
1.25 Points ∼84% -16%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
0.92 Points ∼62% -38%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
5.56 Points ∼100%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
5.18 Points ∼93% -7%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
4.76 Points ∼86% -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
4.65 Points ∼84% -16%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
4.14 Points ∼74% -26%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
3.09 Points ∼56% -44%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
2.46 Points ∼44% -56%
Cinebench R10
Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
6562 Points ∼100% +6%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
6172 Points ∼94%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
6163 Points ∼94% 0%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
5451 Points ∼83% -12%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
5294 Points ∼81% -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
5224 Points ∼80% -15%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
3711 Points ∼57% -40%
Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
20429 Points ∼100% +1%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
20238 Points ∼99%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
17278 Points ∼85% -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
16442 Points ∼80% -19%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
15504 Points ∼76% -23%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
10705 Points ∼52% -47%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
10063 Points ∼49% -50%
Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
2953 Seconds * ∼100% -118%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
2379 Seconds * ∼81% -76%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
1805 Seconds * ∼61% -33%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
1550 Seconds * ∼52% -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
1547 Seconds * ∼52% -14%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
1354 Seconds * ∼46%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
1152 Seconds * ∼39% +15%
wPrime 2.10
32m
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
35.481 s * ∼100% -122%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
19.779 s * ∼56% -24%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
19.202 s * ∼54% -20%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
17.37 s * ∼49% -9%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
17.09 s * ∼48% -7%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
16.449 s * ∼46% -3%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
16.004 s * ∼45%
1024m
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
1120.441 s * ∼100% -127%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
617.326 s * ∼55% -25%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
615 s * ∼55% -25%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
605.375 s * ∼54% -23%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
566 s * ∼51% -15%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
535.88 s * ∼48% -9%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
493.256 s * ∼44%
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
145.25 (144.9min - 145.6max) fps ∼100% +7%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
135.5 (134.3min - 136.3max) fps ∼93%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
120.25 (119.9min - 120.3max) fps ∼83% -11%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
112.75 (112min - 114.5max) fps ∼78% -17%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
102 (100min - 118max) fps ∼70% -25%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
78.9 (77.1min - 81.7max) fps ∼54% -42%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
72.3 (71.9min - 72.4max) fps ∼50% -47%
Pass 2
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
29.65 (29.5min - 29.7max) fps ∼100% +3%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
28.75 (28.3min - 29.5max) fps ∼97%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
25.25 (25.2min - 25.4max) fps ∼85% -12%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
24.75 (24.5min - 25max) fps ∼83% -14%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
21.6 (21.5min - 22.1max) fps ∼73% -25%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
16.75 (16.7min - 16.9max) fps ∼56% -42%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
13.8 (13.8min - 13.8max) fps ∼47% -52%
WinRAR - Result
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
2181 KB/s ∼100% +20%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
1824 KB/s ∼84%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
1781 KB/s ∼82% -2%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
1630 KB/s ∼75% -11%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
1525 KB/s ∼70% -16%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
1140 KB/s ∼52% -37%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
1000 KB/s ∼46% -45%
TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
2.9 GB/s ∼100%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
2.6 GB/s ∼90% -10%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
2.5 GB/s ∼86% -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
2.5 GB/s ∼86% -14%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
2.4 GB/s ∼83% -17%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
1.9 GB/s ∼66% -34%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
1.3 GB/s ∼45% -55%
Twofish Mean 100MB
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
0.497 GB/s ∼100% +23%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
0.403 GB/s ∼81% 0%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
0.403 GB/s ∼81%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
0.37 GB/s ∼74% -8%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
0.37 GB/s ∼74% -8%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
0.266 GB/s ∼54% -34%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
0.192 GB/s ∼39% -52%
Serpent Mean 100MB
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
0.243 GB/s ∼100% +11%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
0.23 GB/s ∼95% +5%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
0.219 GB/s ∼90%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
0.198 GB/s ∼81% -10%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
0.198 GB/s ∼81% -10%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
0.182 GB/s ∼75% -17%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
0.101 GB/s ∼42% -54%
Geekbench 5.4
Multi-Core
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
2402 Points ∼100%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
2391 Points ∼100% 0%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
2052 Points ∼85% -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
2020 Points ∼84% -16%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
1673 Points ∼70% -30%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
1501 Points ∼62% -38%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
1225 Points ∼51% -49%
Single-Core
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
804 Points ∼100% +9%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
738 Points ∼92%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
657 Points ∼82% -11%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
647 Points ∼80% -12%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
637 Points ∼79% -14%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
606 Points ∼75% -18%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
455 Points ∼57% -38%
Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
2455 Points ∼100%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
2382 Points ∼97% -3%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
2041 Points ∼83% -17%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
1985 Points ∼81% -19%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
1482 Points ∼60% -40%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
1313 Points ∼53% -47%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
1205 Points ∼49% -51%
5.0 Single-Core
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
804 Points ∼100% +16%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
694 Points ∼86%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
655 Points ∼81% -6%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
645 Points ∼80% -7%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
638 Points ∼79% -8%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
603 Points ∼75% -13%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
453 Points ∼56% -35%
Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
3591 Points ∼100% +8%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
3314 Points ∼92%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
2942 Points ∼82% -11%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
2929 Points ∼82% -12%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
2858 Points ∼80% -14%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
2555 Points ∼71% -23%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
1922 Points ∼54% -42%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
9662 Points ∼100% +3%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
9426 Points ∼98%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
7968 Points ∼82% -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
7842 Points ∼81% -17%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
5468 Points ∼57% -42%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
5399 Points ∼56% -43%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
5078 Points ∼53% -46%
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
5084 Points ∼100% +1%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
5024 Points ∼99%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
4287 Points ∼84% -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
4272 Points ∼84% -15%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
3659 Points ∼72% -27%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
2794 Points ∼55% -44%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
2700 Points ∼53% -46%
7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
12851 MIPS ∼100%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
11654 MIPS ∼91% -9%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
10994 MIPS ∼86% -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
10924 MIPS ∼85% -15%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
9964 MIPS ∼78% -22%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
7790 MIPS ∼61% -39%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
5871 MIPS ∼46% -54%
7z b 4 -mmt1
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
3515 MIPS ∼100% +3%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
3425 MIPS ∼97%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
3121 MIPS ∼89% -9%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
3098 MIPS ∼88% -10%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
2971 MIPS ∼85% -13%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
2935 MIPS ∼83% -14%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
2379 MIPS ∼68% -31%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
3.03 fps ∼100% +29%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
2.34 fps ∼77%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
2.02 fps ∼67% -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
2.01 fps ∼66% -14%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
1.65 fps ∼54% -29%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
1.48 fps ∼49% -37%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
1.16 fps ∼38% -50%
R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
1.579 sec * ∼100% -47%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
1.224 sec * ∼78% -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
1.2 sec * ∼76% -12%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
1.166 sec * ∼74% -9%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
1.137 sec * ∼72% -6%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
1.073 sec * ∼68%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
1.032 sec * ∼65% +4%
LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
143 s * ∼100% -28%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
111.7 s * ∼78%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
105.1 s * ∼73% +6%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
103.6 s * ∼72% +7%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
103.2 s * ∼72% +8%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
92.9 s * ∼65% +17%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
80.4 s * ∼56% +28%
WebXPRT 3 - ---
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
155.3 Points ∼100% +9%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
146 Points ∼94% +3%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
142.3 Points ∼92%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
127.2 Points ∼82% -11%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
122.2 Points ∼79% -14%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
113.3 Points ∼73% -20%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
86.2 Points ∼56% -39%
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total Score
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
2288 ms * ∼100% -51%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
1798 ms * ∼79% -19%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
1619 ms * ∼71% -7%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
1581 ms * ∼69% -4%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
1516 ms * ∼66%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
1396 ms * ∼61% +8%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
1238 ms * ∼54% +18%
3DMark - 1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
6403 Points ∼100%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95,  MHz
5903 Points ∼92% -8%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
5535 Points ∼86% -14%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz
5474 Points ∼85% -15%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz
4295 Points ∼67% -33%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz
3885 Points ∼61% -39%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz
2979 Points ∼47% -53%

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Performance Rating
Average of class Mini PC
 
100 pt ∼100%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
28 pt ∼28%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
25.1 pt ∼25%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
24.2 pt ∼24%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600
19.5 pt ∼20%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
13.5 pt ∼14%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
11.5 pt ∼12%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
8.1 pt ∼8%
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Average of class Mini PC
  (561 - 15814, n=31, last 2 years)
8043 KRay/s ∼100% +454%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
1451 KRay/s ∼18%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
1242 KRay/s ∼15% -14%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
1241 KRay/s ∼15% -14%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600
999 KRay/s ∼12% -31%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
744 KRay/s ∼9% -49%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
646 KRay/s ∼8% -55%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
416 KRay/s ∼5% -71%
AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Average of class Mini PC
  (3604 - 99936, n=31, last 2 years)
45067 Points ∼100% +413%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
8792 Points ∼20%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
7457 Points ∼17% -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
7446 Points ∼17% -15%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600
6217 Points ∼14% -29%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
3970 Points ∼9% -55%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
3857 Points ∼9% -56%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
2401 Points ∼5% -73%
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Average of class Mini PC
  (225 - 3570, n=31, last 2 years)
1950 MB/s ∼100% +229%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
593 MB/s ∼30%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
514 MB/s ∼26% -13%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
513 MB/s ∼26% -13%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600
396 MB/s ∼20% -33%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
270 MB/s ∼14% -54%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
260 MB/s ∼13% -56%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
167 MB/s ∼9% -72%
AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Average of class Mini PC
  (8178 - 104437, n=31, last 2 years)
62902 Points ∼100% +140%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
26238 Points ∼42%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
22326 Points ∼35% -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
22138 Points ∼35% -16%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600
20014 Points ∼32% -24%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
11639 Points ∼19% -56%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
8178 Points ∼13% -69%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
7876 Points ∼13% -70%
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Average of class Mini PC
  (408 - 13164, n=31, last 2 years)
6398 Points ∼100% +441%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600
1204 Points ∼19% +2%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
1182 Points ∼18%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
1002 Points ∼16% -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
1000 Points ∼16% -15%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
519 Points ∼8% -56%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
408 Points ∼6% -65%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
397 Points ∼6% -66%
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Average of class Mini PC
  (1958 - 55002, n=31, last 2 years)
23908 Points ∼100% +412%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
4670 Points ∼20%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
3961 Points ∼17% -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
3954 Points ∼17% -15%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600
3375 Points ∼14% -28%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
2049 Points ∼9% -56%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
1987 Points ∼8% -57%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
1264 Points ∼5% -73%
AIDA64 / CPU AES
Average of class Mini PC
  (3778 - 136723, n=31, last 2 years)
63407 MB/s ∼100% +409%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
19354 MB/s ∼31% +55%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
19350 MB/s ∼31% +55%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
12455 MB/s ∼20%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600
10084 MB/s ∼16% -19%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
7954 MB/s ∼13% -36%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
6370 MB/s ∼10% -49%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
5504 MB/s ∼9% -56%
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Average of class Mini PC
  (74.8 - 982, n=31, last 2 years)
506 MB/s ∼100% +128%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
222 MB/s ∼44%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
188.1 MB/s ∼37% -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
188 MB/s ∼37% -15%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600
131 MB/s ∼26% -41%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
98.7 MB/s ∼20% -56%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
74.9 MB/s ∼15% -66%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
60.6 MB/s ∼12% -73%
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Average of class Mini PC
  (308 - 8447, n=31, last 2 years)
4293 KRay/s ∼100% +427%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
814 KRay/s ∼19%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
676 KRay/s ∼16% -17%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
676 KRay/s ∼16% -17%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600
553 KRay/s ∼13% -32%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
412 KRay/s ∼10% -49%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
350 KRay/s ∼8% -57%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
213 KRay/s ∼5% -74%
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Average of class Mini PC
  (4408 - 44347, n=31, last 2 years)
23582 MPixel/s ∼100% +101%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
11739 MPixel/s ∼50%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
9899 MPixel/s ∼42% -16%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
7994 MPixel/s ∼34% -32%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
7654 MPixel/s ∼32% -35%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600
6778 MPixel/s ∼29% -42%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
4408 MPixel/s ∼19% -62%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
2501 MPixel/s ∼11% -79%

Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon vs. Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

We got our first look at the devices' cooling capabilities in the Cinebench R15 continuous loop test. Both test systems' performances remained stable over the 50 cycles. Compared to the Newsmay AC8, our test sample with the same SoC yielded a much better result thanks to its active cooling system. Due to the Intel Celeron N4505's number of cores, the system simply could not keep up with its competitors and ended up in last place with 193.9 points.

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Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005: Ø414 (407.59-416.69)
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, Intel Celeron N4505: Ø193.9 (178.74-195.53)
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)
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005: Ø273 (225.33-307.03)
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, Intel Celeron J4125: Ø247 (245.01-250.05)
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, Intel Processor N95: Ø404 (398.46-406.91)

System performance

We saw similar results in the synthetic system performance benchmarks. The Intel NUC11 Essential Kit with an Intel Pentium Silver N6005 was able to compete with the NiPoGi GK3Plus, which also has a quad-core SoC - the Intel N95. However, the Intel N95 is a much newer SoC, which resulted in 10-25 per cent better performance. The test sample with an Intel Celeron N4505 even outperformed the Newsmay AC6-M, which has 4 cores. In the RAM tests, both our test samples were able to perform well compared to their competitors.

Performance Rating - Percent
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
100 pt ∼100%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
88.7 pt ∼89%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Lexar 128GB SSD
84.2 pt ∼84%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G
83.4 pt ∼83%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280
80.9 pt ∼81%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505, Intel Celeron N4505
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
72.6 pt ∼73%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125
Intel UHD Graphics 600,
65.3 pt ∼65%
PCMark 10
Score
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
2983 Points ∼100% +9%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
2746 Points ∼92%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Lexar 128GB SSD
2548 Points ∼85% -7%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G
2417 Points ∼81% -12%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280
2351 Points ∼79% -14%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505, Intel Celeron N4505
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
2067 Points ∼69% -25%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125
Intel UHD Graphics 600,
1806 Points ∼61% -34%
Essentials
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
6650 Points ∼100% +9%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
6113 Points ∼92%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G
5866 Points ∼88% -4%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280
5679 Points ∼85% -7%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Lexar 128GB SSD
5446 Points ∼82% -11%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505, Intel Celeron N4505
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
4876 Points ∼73% -20%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125
Intel UHD Graphics 600,
4693 Points ∼71% -23%
Productivity
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
4524 Points ∼100% +22%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Lexar 128GB SSD
3854 Points ∼85% +4%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
3719 Points ∼82%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G
3666 Points ∼81% -1%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280
3547 Points ∼78% -5%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505, Intel Celeron N4505
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
3396 Points ∼75% -9%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125
Intel UHD Graphics 600,
2928 Points ∼65% -21%
Performance Rating - Percent
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
100 pt ∼100%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
79.7 pt ∼80%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G
74.5 pt ∼75%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280
69.4 pt ∼69%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505, Intel Celeron N4505
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
66 pt ∼66%
CrossMark
Responsiveness
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
661 Points ∼100% +37%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G
497 Points ∼75% +3%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
482 Points ∼73%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505, Intel Celeron N4505
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
419 Points ∼63% -13%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280
403 Points ∼61% -16%
Creativity
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
616 Points ∼100% +21%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
510 Points ∼83%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280
440 Points ∼71% -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G
438 Points ∼71% -14%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505, Intel Celeron N4505
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
388 Points ∼63% -24%
Productivity
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
721 Points ∼100% +22%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
591 Points ∼82%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G
558 Points ∼77% -6%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280
535 Points ∼74% -9%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505, Intel Celeron N4505
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
513 Points ∼71% -13%
Overall
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
666 Points ∼100% +24%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
539 Points ∼81%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G
495 Points ∼74% -8%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280
473 Points ∼71% -12%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505, Intel Celeron N4505
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
442 Points ∼66% -18%
AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Average of class Mini PC
  (6481 - 70620, n=31, last 2 years)
40390 MB/s ∼100% +52%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
26521 MB/s ∼66%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
25028 MB/s ∼62% -6%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
22138 MB/s ∼55% -17%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
16422 MB/s ∼41% -38%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600
13833 MB/s ∼34% -48%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
6481 MB/s ∼16% -76%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
6308 MB/s ∼16% -76%
AIDA64 / Memory Read
Average of class Mini PC
  (6914 - 65856, n=31, last 2 years)
41175 MB/s ∼100% +113%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
19297 MB/s ∼47%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
16615 MB/s ∼40% -14%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
15613 MB/s ∼38% -19%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
15464 MB/s ∼38% -20%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600
10204 MB/s ∼25% -47%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
6914 MB/s ∼17% -64%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
6576 MB/s ∼16% -66%
AIDA64 / Memory Write
Average of class Mini PC
  (6862 - 66047, n=31, last 2 years)
42793 MB/s ∼100% +24%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
34452 MB/s ∼81%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
30843 MB/s ∼72% -10%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
29332 MB/s ∼69% -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
18612 MB/s ∼43% -46%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600
10449 MB/s ∼24% -70%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
6866 MB/s ∼16% -80%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
6862 MB/s ∼16% -80%
AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
146 ns * ∼100% -164%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
144 ns * ∼99% -160%
AC6-M Mini-PC
Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600
89.5 ns * ∼61% -62%
Average of class Mini PC
  (55.3 - 146, n=31, last 2 years)
85.5 ns * ∼59% -55%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
74.1 ns * ∼51% -34%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
59.3 ns * ∼41% -7%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
59.1 ns * ∼40% -7%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
55.3 ns * ∼38%

* ... smaller is better

DPC latency

Both test systems struggled with high latencies. Surprisingly, we saw worse results in the supposedly faster device. On the other hand, both devices struggled to play high-resolution video in 4K.

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Maximum latency when opening multiple browser tabs and playing 4K video
Maximum latency when opening multiple browser tabs and playing 4K video
Maximum latency after ten seconds of Prime95
Maximum latency after ten seconds of Prime95
Drivers ranked by longest execution duration
Drivers ranked by longest execution duration
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
Maximum latency when opening multiple browser tabs and playing 4K video
Maximum latency when opening multiple browser tabs and playing 4K video
Maximum latency after ten seconds of Prime95
Maximum latency after ten seconds of Prime95
Drivers ranked by longest execution duration
Drivers ranked by longest execution duration
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, FPT310M4SSD256G
4075 μs * ∼100% -4%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Pentium N6005, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
3924 μs * ∼96%
AC6-M Mini-PC
UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125
3767 μs * ∼92% +4%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), N95, Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
3463 μs * ∼85% +12%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Pentium N6005, Lexar 128GB SSD
2635 μs * ∼65% +33%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N4505, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
1503.7 μs * ∼37% +62%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, NF830 256GB M.2 2280
687.3 μs * ∼17% +82%

* ... smaller is better

Storage devices

As mentioned in our introduction, the Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon is a barebone system. For our test, we installed a 512 GB SSD from Western Digital. The kitted-out model delivered quick and stable transmission rates. Intel use the bottom plate to cool the device - it already comes fitted with a heat conduction pad. The Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon can only be fitted with one SSD.

For more comparisons and benchmarks, please take a look at our comparison table.

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
AS SSD
AS SSD
CDM 3
CDM 3
CDM 5
CDM 5
CDM 6
CDM 6
CDI
CDI
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
AS SSD
AS SSD
CDM 3
CDM 3
CDM 5
CDM 5
CDM 6
CDM 6
CDI
CDI
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
Sequential Read: 1061 MB/s
Sequential Write: 1012 MB/s
512K Read: 793.6 MB/s
512K Write: 819.4 MB/s
4K Read: 18.84 MB/s
4K Write: 75.66 MB/s
4K QD32 Read: 202.9 MB/s
4K QD32 Write: 113 MB/s
Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Average of class Mini PC
 
94.7 pt ∼95%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
52.4 pt ∼52%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
45 pt ∼45%
AC6-M Mini-PC
 
31.7 pt ∼32%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
31.2 pt ∼31%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
FPT310M4SSD256G
28.3 pt ∼28%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Lexar 128GB SSD
27.7 pt ∼28%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
NF830 256GB M.2 2280
16.5 pt ∼17%
DiskSpd
seq read
Average of class Mini PC
  (233 - 4168, n=30, last 2 years)
1855 MB/s ∼100% +75%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
1057 (1032.22min - 1057.37max) MB/s ∼57%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
1026 (988.51min - 1025.76max) MB/s ∼55% -3%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Lexar 128GB SSD
511 (502.22min - 510.84max) MB/s ∼28% -52%
AC6-M Mini-PC
 
477 (454.59min - 477.1max) MB/s ∼26% -55%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
FPT310M4SSD256G
472 (470.6min - 472.28max) MB/s ∼25% -55%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
459 (458.57min - 459.41max) MB/s ∼25% -57%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
NF830 256GB M.2 2280
434 (226.49min - 434.29max) MB/s ∼23% -59%
seq write
Average of class Mini PC
  (222 - 3938, n=30, last 2 years)
1846 MB/s ∼100% +89%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
1022 (961.96min - 1021.79max) MB/s ∼55% +5%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
976 (968.83min - 975.8max) MB/s ∼53%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
494 (488.92min - 494.36max) MB/s ∼27% -49%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Lexar 128GB SSD
491 (445.91min - 491.36max) MB/s ∼27% -50%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
FPT310M4SSD256G
463 (451.31min - 462.72max) MB/s ∼25% -53%
AC6-M Mini-PC
 
428 (412.52min - 427.8max) MB/s ∼23% -56%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
NF830 256GB M.2 2280
409 (44.25min - 408.73max) MB/s ∼22% -58%
seq q8 t1 read
Average of class Mini PC
  (236 - 7061, n=30, last 2 years)
2753 MB/s ∼100% +88%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
1461 (1238.96min - 1460.88max) MB/s ∼53%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
1426 (1221.66min - 1425.85max) MB/s ∼52% -2%
AC6-M Mini-PC
 
563 (509.43min - 563.43max) MB/s ∼20% -61%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
FPT310M4SSD256G
550 (465.68min - 549.87max) MB/s ∼20% -62%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Lexar 128GB SSD
548 (494.87min - 547.82max) MB/s ∼20% -62%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
504 (458.23min - 504.4max) MB/s ∼18% -66%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
NF830 256GB M.2 2280
447 (396.95min - 446.64max) MB/s ∼16% -69%
seq q8 t1 write
Average of class Mini PC
  (228 - 3938, n=30, last 2 years)
1963 MB/s ∼100% +49%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
1316 (1303.71min - 1316.48max) MB/s ∼67%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
1283 (1273.81min - 1283.04max) MB/s ∼65% -3%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
519 (472.8min - 519.47max) MB/s ∼26% -61%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Lexar 128GB SSD
515 (500.64min - 515.04max) MB/s ∼26% -61%
AC6-M Mini-PC
 
497 (494.3min - 497.29max) MB/s ∼25% -62%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
FPT310M4SSD256G
466 (442.13min - 465.87max) MB/s ∼24% -65%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
NF830 256GB M.2 2280
346 (118.46min - 345.82max) MB/s ∼18% -74%
4k q1 t1 read
Average of class Mini PC
  (5.67 - 86.6, n=30, last 2 years)
49.5 MB/s ∼100% +104%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
FPT310M4SSD256G
33.9 (33.27min - 33.91max) MB/s ∼68% +40%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Lexar 128GB SSD
26.4 (25.68min - 26.38max) MB/s ∼53% +9%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
25.9 (25.82min - 25.85max) MB/s ∼52% +7%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
24.4 (23.94min - 24.41max) MB/s ∼49% 0%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
24.3 (23.99min - 24.31max) MB/s ∼49%
AC6-M Mini-PC
 
13.9 (11.27min - 13.88max) MB/s ∼28% -43%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
NF830 256GB M.2 2280
12.9 (5.79min - 12.85max) MB/s ∼26% -47%
4k q1 t1 write
Average of class Mini PC
  (22 - 425, n=30, last 2 years)
185.7 MB/s ∼100% +346%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Lexar 128GB SSD
99.8 (98.72min - 99.78max) MB/s ∼54% +140%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
96 (93.72min - 96.04max) MB/s ∼52% +131%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
FPT310M4SSD256G
74.1 (72.55min - 74.09max) MB/s ∼40% +78%
AC6-M Mini-PC
 
62 (61.58min - 62.02max) MB/s ∼33% +49%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
41.6 (39.05min - 41.6max) MB/s ∼22%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
40 (39.1min - 40.03max) MB/s ∼22% -4%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
NF830 256GB M.2 2280
22 (19.72min - 21.99max) MB/s ∼12% -47%
4k q32 t16 read
Average of class Mini PC
  (31 - 1948, n=30, last 2 years)
950 MB/s ∼100% +32%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
719 (712.63min - 718.86max) MB/s ∼76%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
460 (454.97min - 459.58max) MB/s ∼48% -36%
AC6-M Mini-PC
 
302 (300.2min - 301.59max) MB/s ∼32% -58%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
FPT310M4SSD256G
266 (264.89min - 265.82max) MB/s ∼28% -63%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
260 (259.46min - 259.7max) MB/s ∼27% -64%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Lexar 128GB SSD
185 (183.89min - 185.03max) MB/s ∼19% -74%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
NF830 256GB M.2 2280
170.2 (157.55min - 170.17max) MB/s ∼18% -76%
4k q32 t16 write
Average of class Mini PC
  (30.2 - 3830, n=30, last 2 years)
1194 MB/s ∼100% +136%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
506 (502.96min - 505.69max) MB/s ∼42%
AC6-M Mini-PC
 
351 (323.82min - 350.53max) MB/s ∼29% -31%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
FPT310M4SSD256G
319 (315.72min - 318.72max) MB/s ∼27% -37%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
316 (312.68min - 316.32max) MB/s ∼26% -38%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Lexar 128GB SSD
288 (244.64min - 287.66max) MB/s ∼24% -43%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
259 (224.2min - 258.97max) MB/s ∼22% -49%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
NF830 256GB M.2 2280
168.3 (88.04min - 168.3max) MB/s ∼14% -67%
AS SSD
Score Total
Average of class Mini PC
  (151.3 - 9030, n=31, last 2 years)
3580 Points ∼100% +74%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
2059 Points ∼58%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
1610 Points ∼45% -22%
AC6-M Mini-PC
 
1091 Points ∼30% -47%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
736 Points ∼21% -64%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
FPT310M4SSD256G
698 Points ∼19% -66%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Lexar 128GB SSD
604 Points ∼17% -71%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
NF830 256GB M.2 2280
151.3 (331.02min) Points ∼4% -93%
Score Read
Average of class Mini PC
  (61 - 3635, n=31, last 2 years)
1311 Points ∼100% +53%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
859 Points ∼66%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
588 Points ∼45% -32%
AC6-M Mini-PC
 
473 Points ∼36% -45%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
FPT310M4SSD256G
320 Points ∼24% -63%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
232 Points ∼18% -73%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
NF830 256GB M.2 2280
217 Points ∼17% -75%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Lexar 128GB SSD
134 Points ∼10% -84%
Score Write
Average of class Mini PC
  (97 - 4185, n=31, last 2 years)
1659 Points ∼100% +115%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
770 Points ∼46%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
728 Points ∼44% -5%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Lexar 128GB SSD
396 Points ∼24% -49%
AC6-M Mini-PC
 
374 Points ∼23% -51%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
373 Points ∼22% -52%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
NF830 256GB M.2 2280
312 Points ∼19% -59%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
FPT310M4SSD256G
208 Points ∼13% -73%
Seq Read
Average of class Mini PC
  (305 - 5799, n=31, last 2 years)
2612 MB/s ∼100% +94%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
1359 MB/s ∼52% +1%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
1348 MB/s ∼52%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Lexar 128GB SSD
512 MB/s ∼20% -62%
AC6-M Mini-PC
 
492 MB/s ∼19% -64%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
FPT310M4SSD256G
489 MB/s ∼19% -64%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
470 MB/s ∼18% -65%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
NF830 256GB M.2 2280
433 MB/s ∼17% -68%
Seq Write
Average of class Mini PC
  (240 - 3927, n=31, last 2 years)
1845 MB/s ∼100% +64%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
1139 MB/s ∼62% +1%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
1126 MB/s ∼61%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
484 MB/s ∼26% -57%
AC6-M Mini-PC
 
450 MB/s ∼24% -60%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Lexar 128GB SSD
411.6 MB/s ∼22% -63%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
NF830 256GB M.2 2280
385 MB/s ∼21% -66%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
FPT310M4SSD256G
344 MB/s ∼19% -69%
4K Read
Average of class Mini PC
  (6.08 - 103.7, n=31, last 2 years)
52.6 MB/s ∼100% +141%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro
FPT310M4SSD256G
35.45 MB/s ∼67% +63%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95
Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB
27.5 MB/s ∼52% +26%
Newsmay AC8 N6005
Lexar 128GB SSD
23.29 MB/s ∼44% +7%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
21.8 MB/s ∼41%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G
21.4 MB/s ∼41% -2%
AC6-M Mini-PC
 
19.43 MB/s ∼37% -11%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition
NF830 256GB M.2 2280
16.2 MB/s ∼31% -26%
4K Write
Average of class Mini PC
  (33.7 - 366, n=31, last 2 years)
165 MB/s ∼100% +322%