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

Name: Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005
Brand: Intel

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.

Sebastian Bade (translated by Daisy Dickson), Published 03/18/2023 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 ...

Desktop Intel Jasper Lake Mini PC

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

Graphics adapter

Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)

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

Links

Intel homepage

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

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Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505

Processor

Intel Celeron N4505 2 x 2 - 2.9 GHz, 15 W PL2 / Short Burst, 10 W PL1 / Sustained, Jasper Lake

Graphics adapter

Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)

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

Links

Intel homepage

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

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height
70.9 %	03/2023	Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Pentium N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	530 g	36 mm
63.2 %	03/2023	Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	535 g	36 mm
65.9 %	01/2023	Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	209 g	43.5 mm
66.5 %		Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	496 g	34.2 mm
	02/2022	Newsmay AC8 N6005 Pentium N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	534 g	48 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 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	381 g	47 mm

Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon in detail

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

Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon (Intel Celeron N4505)

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

Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro DIN A5 ❌

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.

Back: DisplayPort, GBit LAN, 2x USB 2.0, 2x USB 3.2, HDMI, power supply

Communication

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 - 1796, n=86, last 2 years)	897 MBit/s +142%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Wireless AC 9462	371 (186^min - 374^max) MBit/s
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Wireless AC 9462	366 (333^min - 376^max) MBit/s -1%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	363 (359^min - 365^max) MBit/s -2%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	358 (180^min - 362^max) MBit/s -4%
Average Intel Wireless AC 9462 (245 - 371, n=5)	335 MBit/s -10%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265	290 (279^min - 299^max) MBit/s -22%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Average of class Mini PC (184.1 - 1776, n=86, last 2 years)	825 MBit/s +130%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Wireless AC 9462	366 (332^min - 393^max) MBit/s +2%
Average Intel Wireless AC 9462 (359 - 370, n=5)	366 MBit/s +2%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Wireless AC 9462	359 (322^min - 389^max) MBit/s
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	269 (136^min - 276^max) MBit/s -25%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265	225 (210^min - 237^max) MBit/s -37%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	184.1 (94^min - 191^max) MBit/s -49%

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.

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

Intel Celeron N4505

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

Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505

Performance Rating - Percent
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	88.9 pt
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	85.7 pt
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	74.9 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	74 pt
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	71.9 pt
AC6-M Mini-PC ^-2! Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	51.2 pt
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	50.6 pt

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	123 Points +2%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	123 Points +2%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	121 Points
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	106 Points -12%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	104 Points -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	102 Points -16%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	77 Points -36%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	428 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	408 Points -5%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	369 Points -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	359 Points -16%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	319 Points -25%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	248 Points -42%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	191 Points -55%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	266 Points +2%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	262 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	241 Points -8%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	234 Points -11%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	233 Points -11%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	224 Points -15%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	171 Points -35%
CPU (Multi Core)
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	976 Points +3%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	948 Points
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	828 Points -13%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	822 Points -13%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	720 Points -24%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	556 Points -41%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	431 Points -55%

Cinebench R23
Single Core
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	700 Points +1%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	696 Points 0%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	694 Points
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	611 Points -12%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	607 Points -13%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	592 Points -15%
Multi Core
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2528 Points +2%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	2475 Points
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2164 Points -13%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2150 Points -13%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	1833 Points -26%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	1114 Points -55%

Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1.49 Points +1%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	1.48 Points
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	1.47 Points -1%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1.29 Points -13%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	1.27 Points -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1.25 Points -16%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	0.92 Points -38%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	5.56 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5.18 Points -7%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	4.76 Points -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	4.65 Points -16%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	4.14 Points -26%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	3.09 Points -44%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	2.46 Points -56%

Cinebench R10
Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	6562 Points +6%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	6172 Points
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	6163 Points 0%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	5451 Points -12%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	5294 Points -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	5224 Points -15%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	3711 Points -40%
Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	20429 Points +1%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	20238 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	17278 Points -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	16442 Points -19%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	15504 Points -23%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	10705 Points -47%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	10063 Points -50%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	2953 Seconds * -118%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	2379 Seconds * -76%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	1805 Seconds * -33%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1550 Seconds * -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1547 Seconds * -14%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	1354 Seconds *
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1152 Seconds * +15%

wPrime 2.10
32m
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	35.481 s * -122%
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 * -20%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	17.37 s * -9%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	17.09 s * -7%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	16.449 s * -3%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	16.004 s *
1024m
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	1120.441 s * -127%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	617.326 s * -25%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	615 s * -25%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	605.375 s * -23%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	566 s * -15%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	535.88 s * -9%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	493.256 s *

X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	145.25 (144.9^min - 145.6^max) fps +7%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	135.5 (134.3^min - 136.3^max) fps
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	120.25 (119.9^min - 120.3^max) fps -11%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	112.75 (112^min - 114.5^max) fps -17%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	102 (100^min - 118^max) fps -25%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	78.9 (77.1^min - 81.7^max) fps -42%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	72.3 (71.9^min - 72.4^max) fps -47%
Pass 2
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	29.65 (29.5^min - 29.7^max) fps +3%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	28.75 (28.3^min - 29.5^max) fps
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	25.25 (25.2^min - 25.4^max) fps -12%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	24.75 (24.5^min - 25^max) fps -14%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	21.6 (21.5^min - 22.1^max) fps -25%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	16.75 (16.7^min - 16.9^max) fps -42%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	13.8 (13.8^min - 13.8^max) fps -52%

WinRAR - Result
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2181 KB/s +20%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	1824 KB/s
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1781 KB/s -2%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1630 KB/s -11%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	1525 KB/s -16%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	1140 KB/s -37%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	1000 KB/s -45%

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	2.9 GB/s
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	2.6 GB/s -10%
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%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	1.9 GB/s -34%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	1.3 GB/s -55%
Twofish Mean 100MB
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.497 GB/s +23%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	0.403 GB/s 0%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	0.403 GB/s
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	0.37 GB/s -8%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	0.37 GB/s -8%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	0.266 GB/s -34%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	0.192 GB/s -52%
Serpent Mean 100MB
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.243 GB/s +11%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	0.23 GB/s +5%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	0.219 GB/s
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	0.198 GB/s -10%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	0.198 GB/s -10%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	0.182 GB/s -17%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	0.101 GB/s -54%

Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	2402 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2391 Points 0%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2052 Points -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2020 Points -16%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	1673 Points -30%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	1501 Points -38%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	1225 Points -49%
Single-Core
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	804 Points +9%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	738 Points
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	657 Points -11%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	647 Points -12%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	637 Points -14%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	606 Points -18%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	455 Points -38%

Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	2455 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2382 Points -3%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2041 Points -17%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1985 Points -19%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	1482 Points -40%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	1313 Points -47%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	1205 Points -51%
5.0 Single-Core
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	804 Points +16%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	694 Points
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	655 Points -6%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	645 Points -7%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	638 Points -8%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	603 Points -13%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	453 Points -35%

Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3591 Points +8%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	3314 Points
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	2942 Points -11%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2929 Points -12%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2858 Points -14%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	2555 Points -23%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	1922 Points -42%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	9662 Points +3%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	9426 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	7968 Points -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	7842 Points -17%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	5468 Points -42%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	5399 Points -43%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	5078 Points -46%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5084 Points +1%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	5024 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	4287 Points -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	4272 Points -15%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	3659 Points -27%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	2794 Points -44%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	2700 Points -46%

7-Zip 18.03
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Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	12851 MIPS
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	11654 MIPS -9%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	10994 MIPS -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	10924 MIPS -15%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	9964 MIPS -22%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	7790 MIPS -39%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	5871 MIPS -54%
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Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	3515 MIPS +3%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	3425 MIPS
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3121 MIPS -9%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	3098 MIPS -10%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	2971 MIPS -13%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2935 MIPS -14%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	2379 MIPS -31%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3.03 fps +29%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	2.34 fps
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2.02 fps -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2.01 fps -14%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	1.65 fps -29%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	1.48 fps -37%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	1.16 fps -50%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	1.579 sec * -47%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	1.224 sec * -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1.2 sec * -12%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1.166 sec * -9%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	1.137 sec * -6%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	1.073 sec *
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1.032 sec * +4%

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AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	143 s * -28%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	111.7 s *
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	105.1 s * +6%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	103.6 s * +7%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	103.2 s * +8%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	92.9 s * +17%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	80.4 s * +28%

WebXPRT 3 - Overall
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	155.3 Points +9%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	146 Points +3%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	142.3 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	127.2 Points -11%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	122.2 Points -14%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	113.3 Points -20%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	86.2 Points -39%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	2288 ms * -51%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	1798 ms * -19%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1619 ms * -7%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1581 ms * -4%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	1516 ms *
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	1396 ms * +8%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1238 ms * +18%

3DMark - 1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	6403 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5903 Points -8%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	5535 Points -14%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	5474 Points -15%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, 2000 MHz	4295 Points -33%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, 2000 MHz	3885 Points -39%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, 2000 MHz	2979 Points -53%

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Performance Rating
Average of class Mini PC	100 pt
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	24.6 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	22 pt
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	21.1 pt
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	17 pt
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	12 pt
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	10 pt
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	7 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Average of class Mini PC (561 - 27538, n=97, last 2 years)	9978 KRay/s +588%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	1451 KRay/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	1242 KRay/s -14%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	1241 KRay/s -14%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	999 KRay/s -31%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	744 KRay/s -49%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	646 KRay/s -55%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	416 KRay/s -71%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Average of class Mini PC (3604 - 116903, n=97, last 2 years)	52513 Points +497%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	8792 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	7457 Points -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	7446 Points -15%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	6217 Points -29%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	3970 Points -55%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	3857 Points -56%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	2401 Points -73%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Average of class Mini PC (225 - 5096, n=97, last 2 years)	2294 MB/s +287%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	593 MB/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	514 MB/s -13%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	513 MB/s -13%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	396 MB/s -33%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	270 MB/s -54%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	260 MB/s -56%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	167 MB/s -72%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Average of class Mini PC (8172 - 119569, n=97, last 2 years)	69137 Points +163%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	26238 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	22326 Points -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	22138 Points -16%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	20014 Points -24%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	11639 Points -56%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8178 Points -69%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	7876 Points -70%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Average of class Mini PC (408 - 15525, n=97, last 2 years)	7328 Points +520%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	1204 Points +2%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	1182 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	1002 Points -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	1000 Points -15%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	519 Points -56%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	408 Points -65%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	397 Points -66%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Average of class Mini PC (1958 - 62378, n=97, last 2 years)	27844 Points +496%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	4670 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	3961 Points -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	3954 Points -15%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	3375 Points -28%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	2049 Points -56%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	1987 Points -57%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	1264 Points -73%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Average of class Mini PC (3691 - 177158, n=97, last 2 years)	75036 MB/s +502%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	19354 MB/s +55%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	19350 MB/s +55%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	12455 MB/s
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	10084 MB/s -19%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	7954 MB/s -36%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	6370 MB/s -49%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	5504 MB/s -56%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Average of class Mini PC (74.8 - 1183, n=97, last 2 years)	581 MB/s +162%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	222 MB/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	188.1 MB/s -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	188 MB/s -15%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	131 MB/s -41%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	98.7 MB/s -56%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	74.9 MB/s -66%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	60.6 MB/s -73%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Average of class Mini PC (308 - 14722, n=97, last 2 years)	5327 KRay/s +554%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	814 KRay/s
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	676 KRay/s -17%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	676 KRay/s -17%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	553 KRay/s -32%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	412 KRay/s -49%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	350 KRay/s -57%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	213 KRay/s -74%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Average of class Mini PC (4408 - 44347, n=97, last 2 years)	24659 MPixel/s +110%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	11739 MPixel/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	9899 MPixel/s -16%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	7994 MPixel/s -32%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	7654 MPixel/s -35%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	6778 MPixel/s -42%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	4408 MPixel/s -62%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	2501 MPixel/s -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.

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 | PCMark 10

Performance Rating - Percent
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	100 pt
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	88.7 pt
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Lexar 128GB SSD	84.2 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	83.4 pt
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280	80.9 pt
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505, Intel Celeron N4505 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	72.6 pt
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125 Intel UHD Graphics 600,	65.3 pt

PCMark 10
Score
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	2983 Points +9%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	2746 Points
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Lexar 128GB SSD	2548 Points -7%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	2417 Points -12%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280	2351 Points -14%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505, Intel Celeron N4505 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	2067 Points -25%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125 Intel UHD Graphics 600,	1806 Points -34%
Essentials
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	6650 Points +9%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	6113 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	5866 Points -4%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280	5679 Points -7%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Lexar 128GB SSD	5446 Points -11%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505, Intel Celeron N4505 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	4876 Points -20%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125 Intel UHD Graphics 600,	4693 Points -23%
Productivity
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	4524 Points +22%
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Lexar 128GB SSD	3854 Points +4%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	3719 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	3666 Points -1%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280	3547 Points -5%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505, Intel Celeron N4505 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	3396 Points -9%
AC6-M Mini-PC, Intel Celeron J4125 Intel UHD Graphics 600,	2928 Points -21%

Performance Rating | CrossMark

Performance Rating - Percent
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	100 pt
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	79.7 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	74.5 pt
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280	69.4 pt
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505, Intel Celeron N4505 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	66 pt

CrossMark
Responsiveness
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	661 Points +37%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	497 Points +3%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	482 Points
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505, Intel Celeron N4505 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	419 Points -13%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280	403 Points -16%
Creativity
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	616 Points +21%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	510 Points
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280	440 Points -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	438 Points -14%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505, Intel Celeron N4505 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	388 Points -24%
Productivity
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	721 Points +22%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	591 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	558 Points -6%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280	535 Points -9%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505, Intel Celeron N4505 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	513 Points -13%
Overall
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	666 Points +24%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	539 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	495 Points -8%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), NF830 256GB M.2 2280	473 Points -12%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505, Intel Celeron N4505 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	442 Points -18%

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

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Average of class Mini PC (6481 - 70620, n=97, last 2 years)	42885 MB/s +62%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	26521 MB/s
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	25028 MB/s -6%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	22138 MB/s -17%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	16422 MB/s -38%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	13833 MB/s -48%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	6481 MB/s -76%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	6308 MB/s -76%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Average of class Mini PC (6914 - 71285, n=97, last 2 years)	43515 MB/s +126%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	19297 MB/s
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	16615 MB/s -14%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	15613 MB/s -19%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	15464 MB/s -20%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	10204 MB/s -47%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	6914 MB/s -64%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	6576 MB/s -66%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Average of class Mini PC (6862 - 89318, n=97, last 2 years)	46630 MB/s +35%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	34452 MB/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	30843 MB/s -10%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	29332 MB/s -15%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	18612 MB/s -46%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	10449 MB/s -70%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	6866 MB/s -80%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	6862 MB/s -80%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	146 ns * -164%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	144 ns * -160%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, UHD Graphics 600	89.5 ns * -62%
Average of class Mini PC (44.9 - 154.6, n=97, last 2 years)	88 ns * -59%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	74.1 ns * -34%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	59.3 ns * -7%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	59.1 ns * -7%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	55.3 ns *

* ... 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 after ten seconds of Prime95

Drivers ranked by longest execution duration

Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505

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 * -4%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Pentium N6005, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	3924 μs *
AC6-M Mini-PC UHD Graphics 600, Celeron J4125	3767 μs * +4%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), N95, Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	3463 μs * +12%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Pentium N6005, Lexar 128GB SSD	2635 μs * +33%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N4505, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	1503.7 μs * +62%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N5095, NF830 256GB M.2 2280	687.3 μs * +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

Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505

CrystalDiskMark 3.0

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

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 | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Average of class Mini PC	94 pt
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	50.5 pt
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	43.3 pt
AC6-M Mini-PC	30.9 pt
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	30.4 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	27.4 pt
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	27 pt
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	15.9 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
Average of class Mini PC (233 - 4168, n=96, last 2 years)	2028 MB/s +92%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	1057 (1032.22^min - 1057.37^max) MB/s
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	1026 (988.51^min - 1025.76^max) MB/s -3%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	511 (502.22^min - 510.84^max) MB/s -52%
AC6-M Mini-PC	477 (454.59^min - 477.1^max) MB/s -55%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	472 (470.6^min - 472.28^max) MB/s -55%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	459 (458.57^min - 459.41^max) MB/s -57%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	434 (226.49^min - 434.29^max) MB/s -59%
seq write
Average of class Mini PC (222 - 5595, n=96, last 2 years)	2049 MB/s +110%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	1022 (961.96^min - 1021.79^max) MB/s +5%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	976 (968.83^min - 975.8^max) MB/s
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	494 (488.92^min - 494.36^max) MB/s -49%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	491 (445.91^min - 491.36^max) MB/s -50%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	463 (451.31^min - 462.72^max) MB/s -53%
AC6-M Mini-PC	428 (412.52^min - 427.8^max) MB/s -56%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	409 (44.25^min - 408.73^max) MB/s -58%
seq q8 t1 read
Average of class Mini PC (236 - 8430, n=96, last 2 years)	3155 MB/s +116%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	1461 (1238.96^min - 1460.88^max) MB/s
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	1426 (1221.66^min - 1425.85^max) MB/s -2%
AC6-M Mini-PC	563 (509.43^min - 563.43^max) MB/s -61%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	550 (465.68^min - 549.87^max) MB/s -62%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	548 (494.87^min - 547.82^max) MB/s -62%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	504 (458.23^min - 504.4^max) MB/s -66%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	447 (396.95^min - 446.64^max) MB/s -69%
seq q8 t1 write
Average of class Mini PC (228 - 6669, n=96, last 2 years)	2223 MB/s +69%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	1316 (1303.71^min - 1316.48^max) MB/s
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	1283 (1273.81^min - 1283.04^max) MB/s -3%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	519 (472.8^min - 519.47^max) MB/s -61%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	515 (500.64^min - 515.04^max) MB/s -61%
AC6-M Mini-PC	497 (494.3^min - 497.29^max) MB/s -62%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	466 (442.13^min - 465.87^max) MB/s -65%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	346 (118.46^min - 345.82^max) MB/s -74%
4k q1 t1 read
Average of class Mini PC (5.67 - 86.6, n=96, last 2 years)	51.3 MB/s +111%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	33.9 (33.27^min - 33.91^max) MB/s +40%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	26.4 (25.68^min - 26.38^max) MB/s +9%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	25.9 (25.82^min - 25.85^max) MB/s +7%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	24.4 (23.94^min - 24.41^max) MB/s 0%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	24.3 (23.99^min - 24.31^max) MB/s
AC6-M Mini-PC	13.9 (11.27^min - 13.88^max) MB/s -43%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	12.9 (5.79^min - 12.85^max) MB/s -47%
4k q1 t1 write
Average of class Mini PC (22 - 425, n=96, last 2 years)	184.7 MB/s +344%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	99.8 (98.72^min - 99.78^max) MB/s +140%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	96 (93.72^min - 96.04^max) MB/s +131%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	74.1 (72.55^min - 74.09^max) MB/s +78%
AC6-M Mini-PC	62 (61.58^min - 62.02^max) MB/s +49%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	41.6 (39.05^min - 41.6^max) MB/s
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	40 (39.1^min - 40.03^max) MB/s -4%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	22 (19.72^min - 21.99^max) MB/s -47%
4k q32 t16 read
Average of class Mini PC (26.1 - 2810, n=96, last 2 years)	1088 MB/s +51%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	719 (712.63^min - 718.86^max) MB/s
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	460 (454.97^min - 459.58^max) MB/s -36%
AC6-M Mini-PC	302 (300.2^min - 301.59^max) MB/s -58%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	266 (264.89^min - 265.82^max) MB/s -63%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	260 (259.46^min - 259.7^max) MB/s -64%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	185 (183.89^min - 185.03^max) MB/s -74%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	170.2 (157.55^min - 170.17^max) MB/s -76%
4k q32 t16 write
Average of class Mini PC (30.2 - 3983, n=96, last 2 years)	1084 MB/s +114%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	506 (502.96^min - 505.69^max) MB/s
AC6-M Mini-PC	351 (323.82^min - 350.53^max) MB/s -31%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	319 (315.72^min - 318.72^max) MB/s -37%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	316 (312.68^min - 316.32^max) MB/s -38%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	288 (244.64^min - 287.66^max) MB/s -43%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	259 (224.2^min - 258.97^max) MB/s -49%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	168.3 (88.04^min - 168.3^max) MB/s -67%

AS SSD
Score Total
Average of class Mini PC (151.3 - 9030, n=94, last 2 years)	3534 Points +72%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	2059 Points
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	1610 Points -22%
AC6-M Mini-PC	1091 Points -47%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	736 Points -64%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	698 Points -66%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	604 Points -71%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	151.3 (331.02^min) Points -93%
Score Read
Average of class Mini PC (61 - 3635, n=94, last 2 years)	1346 Points +57%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	859 Points
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	588 Points -32%
AC6-M Mini-PC	473 Points -45%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	320 Points -63%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	232 Points -73%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	217 Points -75%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	134 Points -84%
Score Write
Average of class Mini PC (88 - 4185, n=94, last 2 years)	1551 Points +101%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	770 Points
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	728 Points -5%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	396 Points -49%
AC6-M Mini-PC	374 Points -51%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	373 Points -52%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	312 Points -59%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	208 Points -73%
Seq Read
Average of class Mini PC (291 - 6620, n=94, last 2 years)	2804 MB/s +108%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	1359 MB/s +1%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	1348 MB/s
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	512 MB/s -62%
AC6-M Mini-PC	492 MB/s -64%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	489 MB/s -64%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	470 MB/s -65%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	433 MB/s -68%
Seq Write
Average of class Mini PC (240 - 5783, n=94, last 2 years)	1949 MB/s +73%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	1139 MB/s +1%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	1126 MB/s
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	484 MB/s -57%
AC6-M Mini-PC	450 MB/s -60%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	411.6 MB/s -63%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	385 MB/s -66%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	344 MB/s -69%
4K Read
Average of class Mini PC (6.08 - 104.2, n=94, last 2 years)	55.3 MB/s +154%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	35.45 MB/s +63%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	27.5 MB/s +26%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	23.29 MB/s +7%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	21.8 MB/s
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	21.4 MB/s -2%
AC6-M Mini-PC	19.43 MB/s -11%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	16.2 MB/s -26%
4K Write
Average of class Mini PC (30.9 - 366, n=94, last 2 years)	166.7 MB/s +326%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	85.6 MB/s +119%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	83 MB/s +112%
AC6-M Mini-PC	51.4 MB/s +31%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	39.1 MB/s
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	38.2 MB/s -2%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	38 MB/s -3%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	36.63 MB/s -6%
4K-64 Read
Average of class Mini PC (23.4 - 3035, n=94, last 2 years)	1010 MB/s +44%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	703 MB/s
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	431 MB/s -39%
AC6-M Mini-PC	404.1 MB/s -43%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	235.66 MB/s -66%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	157.7 MB/s -78%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	157.18 MB/s -78%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	59.4 MB/s -92%
4K-64 Write
Average of class Mini PC (32.8 - 3598, n=94, last 2 years)	1190 MB/s +93%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	618 MB/s
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	576 MB/s -7%
AC6-M Mini-PC	277.8 MB/s -55%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	272.3 MB/s -56%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	239 MB/s -61%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	237.24 MB/s -62%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	135.39 MB/s -78%
Access Time Read
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	0.205 ms * -65%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	0.148 ms * -19%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	0.143 ms * -15%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	0.139 ms * -12%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	0.124 ms *
Average of class Mini PC (0.022 - 0.489, n=94, last 2 years)	0.1031 ms * +17%
AC6-M Mini-PC	0.088 ms * +29%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	0.076 ms * +39%
Access Time Write
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition NF830 256GB M.2 2280	0.203 ms * -244%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Lexar 128GB SSD	0.145 ms * -146%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	0.132 ms * -124%
Average of class Mini PC (0.016 - 0.765, n=94, last 2 years)	0.1304 ms * -121%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	0.127 ms * -115%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	0.096 ms * -63%
AC6-M Mini-PC	0.071 ms * -20%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G	0.059 ms *

* ... smaller is better

Reading continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G: Ø1445 (1295.28-1490.45)

Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G: Ø1402 (1294.85-1449.38)

Graphics card and gaming performance

The Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon has an Intel UHD integrated graphics card from the Jasper Lake series. The Intel Pentium Silver N6005's iGPU has 32 EUs and the Intel Celeron N4505 only has 16 EUs. The difference in performance becomes very obvious looking at the systems' synthetic 3D performance.

In both cases, the built-in iGPU is not enough for gaming. Taking a look at the list of games we tested, you will see that they yielded barely any playable frame rates.

Further Intel UHD benchmarks (Jasper Lake) can be found here.

3DMark Performance Rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Intel Pentium Silver N6005	100 pt
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	81.2 pt
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Intel Pentium Silver N6005	70.9 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	50.1 pt
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	48.2 pt
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N4505	47.7 pt
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125	34.1 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Intel Pentium Silver N6005	1872 Points
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Intel Pentium Silver N6005	1589 Points -15%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1467 Points -22%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	859 Points -54%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N4505	854 Points -54%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	837 Points -55%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125	602 Points -68%

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Intel Pentium Silver N6005	9405 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	8035 Points -15%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Intel Pentium Silver N6005	5895 Points -37%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	5217 Points -45%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	4958 Points -47%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N4505	4625 Points -51%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125	3503 Points -63%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Intel Pentium Silver N6005	1351 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1080 Points -20%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Intel Pentium Silver N6005	881 Points -35%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	662 Points -51%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N4505	653 Points -52%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	637 Points -53%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel Celeron J4125	446 Points -67%

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005

3DMark 05 Standard		14499 points
3DMark 06 Standard Score		10473 points
3DMark Vantage P Result		7448 points
3DMark 11 Performance		2086 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score		40203 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		7589 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		1260 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Score		620 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		456 points
Help

... in comparison

Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505

3DMark 05 Standard		12573 points
3DMark 06 Standard Score		6419 points
3DMark Vantage P Result		3411 points
3DMark 11 Performance		971 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score		23869 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		3669 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		635 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Score		309 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		203 points
Help

... in comparison

Performance Rating | X-Plane 11.11 | Dota 2 Reborn | Final Fantasy XV Benchmark

Performance Rating - Percent
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	93.7 pt
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	90.6 pt
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	67.2 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro ^-1! Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	58.1 pt
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	52.6 pt
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	52.6 pt
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600	36 pt

X-Plane 11.11
1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	23.4 fps
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	22.5 fps -4%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	15.2 fps -35%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	15.1 fps -35%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	13.2 fps -44%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	10.1 fps -57%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600	6.36 fps -73%
1920x1080 med (fps_test=2)
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	15.9 fps
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	14.7 fps -8%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	11.4 fps -28%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	9.18 fps -42%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	8.41 fps -47%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600	4.84 fps -70%

Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	79.8 (67.5^min) fps
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	69.7 (57.1^min) fps -13%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	61.2 (50.1^min) fps -23%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	58.6 (47.7^min) fps -27%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	54 (46.5^min) fps -32%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600	41.5 (35.8^min) fps -48%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	36.2 (29.6^min) fps -55%
1366x768 med (1/3)
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	44.9 (33.7^min) fps +62%
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	27.8 (20.4^min) fps
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	26.9 (19.4^min) fps -3%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	22.8 (14.3^min) fps -18%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	22.4 (18^min) fps -19%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	22 (11.8^min) fps -21%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600	17.2 (12.6^min) fps -38%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1280x720 Lite Quality
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	14.3 fps
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	12 fps -16%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	10.7 fps -25%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	7.13 fps -50%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	6.94 fps -51%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	6.92 fps -52%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600	5.17 fps -64%
1920x1080 Standard Quality
Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	6.71 fps
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	5.63 fps -16%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	4.96 fps -26%
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	3.28 fps -51%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	3.27 fps -51%
Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Intel Celeron N4505, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	3.19 fps -52%
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125, Intel UHD Graphics 600	2.14 fps -68%

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005

	low	med.	high	ultra
GTA V (2015)	26.8	26.1	10.8
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	79.8	27.8	19.5	18.3
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	14.3	6.71	4.61
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	23.4	15.9	14.6
Strange Brigade (2018)	32	12.1	10.2	13.3
Borderlands 3 (2019)	19.2	7.96	4.68
F1 2020 (2020)	30.8	14.7	10.5	6.41
F1 2021 (2021)	37.6	15.8	12.7
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022)	5.43	6.63	4.25

Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505

	low	med.	high	ultra
GTA V (2015)	25.1	25	5.59
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	36.2	26.9	11.8	10.9
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	6.94	3.19	2.25
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	13.2	9.18	8.58
Strange Brigade (2018)	16.2	6.5	6.5

Emissions

Noise emissions

Both devices had similar noise emission results. At no load, both of our test devices remained quite quiet. Although, the fan is always in use, so it can be heard quietly in the background. Under load, we measured 36.7 and 36.8 dB(A) respectively, which is quite noisy compared to their competitors - if you exclude the NiPoGi GK3Plus.

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005

Noise Level

Idle		31.8 / 31.9 / 32 dB(A)
Load		32.5 / 36.8 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 30.3 dB(A)

Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505

Noise Level

Idle		32.6 / 32.8 / 32.9 dB(A)
Load		33.3 / 36.7 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 30.4 dB(A)

	Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Pentium N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	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)	Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)
Noise		-2%	6%	7%	-2%
off / environment *	30.3	30.4 -0%	30.2 -0%	29.6 2%	30.4 -0%
Idle Minimum *	31.8	32.6 -3%	30.2 5%	29.6 7%	31 3%
Idle Average *	31.9	32.8 -3%	30.2 5%	29.6 7%	31.1 3%
Idle Maximum *	32	32.9 -3%	30.2 6%	29.6 7%	31.8 1%
Load Average *	32.5	33.3 -2%	30.5 6%	30 8%	33.3 -2%
Load Maximum *	36.8	36.7 -0%	30.9 16%	32.9 11%	42.5 -15%

* ... smaller is better

Temperatures

Regarding the case's temperature, the Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon is nothing out of the ordinary. Warm air is effectively led out of the case without causing any heat buildup.

Internally, we measured higher temperatures - but at 77 °C, the Intel Pentium Silver N6005 is still well within the green area. With the Intel Celeron N4505, we only measured 71 °C under load.

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005

Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505

Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon vs. Stress test

Power consumption

When it comes to power consumption, both devices performed well. Although, there were differences in power consumption with regards to the different TDP limits. At maximum load with a consumption of 37.6 watts, the Intel NUC Essential Kit with an Intel Pentium Silver N6005 stood out. We measured 23.5 and 18.2 watts at medium load, which is a similar result to their competitors. At no load (around 4.4-8 watts), both test devices performed similarly and proved to be quite energy-efficient.

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.53 / 0.93 Watt
Idle	4.4 / 7.3 / 7.3 Watt
Load	23.5 / 37.6 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.

Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.5 / 0.9 Watt
Idle	5.2 / 8 / 8 Watt
Load	18.2 / 26.5 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.

	Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 Pentium N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 Celeron N4505, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	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)	Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Average Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	Average Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)	Average of class Mini PC
Power Consumption		3%	-20%	18%	1%	10%	9%	-107%
Idle Minimum *	4.4	5.2 -18%	8.4 -91%	4.8 -9%	6.1 -39%	5.65 ?(2.5 - 8.4, n=8) -28%	4.83 ?(2.4 - 8.3, n=4) -10%	9.8 ?(1.9 - 46.5, n=91, last 2 years) -123%
Idle Average *	7.3	8 -10%	8.4 -15%	4.8 34%	6.9 5%	6.61 ?(4.6 - 8.4, n=7) 9%	7.13 ?(4.1 - 11, n=4) 2%	11.7 ?(1.9 - 63, n=90, last 2 years) -60%
Idle Maximum *	7.3	8 -10%	11.1 -52%	6.7 8%	8.9 -22%	7.54 ?(5.3 - 11.1, n=7) -3%	7.88 ?(4.7 - 11.3, n=4) -8%	14.7 ?(2.6 - 68.9, n=91, last 2 years) -101%
Load Average *	23.5	18.2 23%	16.5 30%	15.9 32%	20 15%	16.2 ?(12.3 - 18.3, n=6) 31%	17.5 ?(13.6 - 23.5, n=4) 26%	51.9 ?(11.3 - 158.7, n=91, last 2 years) -121%
Load Maximum *	37.6	26.5 30%	26.3 30%	28.4 24%	21.1 44%	23.1 ?(13.4 - 28.4, n=7) 39%	24.9 ?(12.1 - 37.6, n=4) 34%	86 ?(18.1 - 271, n=91, last 2 years) -129%

* ... smaller is better

Power consumption with external monitor

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Pentium N6005, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø27 (24.4-35.2)

Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N4505, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø19.7 (17.1-20.5)

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Pentium N6005, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø25.5 (22.8-28.5)

Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N4505, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø17.6 (16.8-18)

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Pentium N6005, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø25 (22.5-28.8)

Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N4505, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø16 (15.3-19)

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Pentium N6005, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø7.34 (7.09-7.67)

Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Celeron N4505, WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø8.03 (7.87-8.35)

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005

Pros

+ stable, compact case

+ easy to open

+ many USB ports

+ low energy consumption

Cons

- high DPC latency

Verdict - perfect for simple office work

Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon review - provided by Intel Germany

We took a look at the Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon, a mini PC with two different systems - which differed quite a bit in performance. Both test devices share the same cases and motherboards. The Intel Celeron N4505 is a dual-core SoC, which nowadays only really has limited uses in everyday life. We see a clear opportunity for use within very specific scenarios and with adapted software. The Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas with an Intel Pentium Silver N6005 definitely has its place in everyday office work. The SoC features 4 cores and, thus, provides better performance.

The Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon is perfect for use in specialized scenarios. For everyday use using Windows as an operating system, you should definitely go for the processor with 4 cores.

Regarding connectivity, a compromise has been made in leaving out modern ports such as USB4 or Thunderbolt. Even so, the number of ports is more than enough for the systems' intended uses. Their WLAN performances were somewhat disappointing, but in the bigger scheme of things, they still did better than their competitors. These small systems will likely not have to deal with large amounts of data, anyway. Much more important is stable performance - something which both systems were more than capable of delivering. WLAN and CPU performance remained stable at all times - even over a longer period of time. The same thing could be seen with the SSD, which provided stable performance at continuous load.

Purely from an optical standpoint, the Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon is a rather inconspicuous mini PC. Even so, it has a high-quality finish and is in no way produced cheaply. It is made well and without any flaws, even if the plastic case looks a little cheap at first glance. Nowadays, there are lots of competitors in the field of mini PCs - but not that many in a price range between $150-250. However, you can't forget to calculate the price of RAM and SSD into your budget, as this is a barebone system. This leads us to determine the NiPoGi GK3Plus and the Geekom MiniAir 11 as this mini PC's biggest competitors.

Prices and availability

The Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon with Intel Celeron N4505 can be purchased on Amazon for $129.

The version with the faster Intel Pentium Silver N6005 can be purchased from Intel for $229.

Transparency

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

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005 - 2023-03-16 03/16/2023 v7
Sebastian Bade

Chassis

84 / 98 → 86%

Connectivity

55 / 81 → 68%

Weight

83%

Games Performance

51%

Application Performance

74%

Noise

84%

Average

72%

71%

Mini PC - Weighted Average

Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505 - 2023-03-16 03/16/2023 v7
Sebastian Bade

Chassis

84 / 98 → 86%

Connectivity

55 / 81 → 68%

Weight

83%

Games Performance

29%

Application Performance

67%

Noise

83%

Average

67%

63%

Mini PC - Weighted Average

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

Possible competitors compared

Intel NUC11 Essential Kit - Atlas Canyon in detail

Case

Size comparison

Connectivity

Communication

Accessories

Maintenance

Performance - 4 cores make everyday use considerably smoother

Intel Pentium Silver N6005

Intel Celeron N4505

Testing conditions

Processor

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005

Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505

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

System performance

DPC latency

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005

Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505

Storage devices

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005

Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505

Reading continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Graphics card and gaming performance

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005

Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005

Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505

Emissions

Noise emissions

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005

Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505

Temperatures

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005

Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505

Power consumption

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005

Intel NUC11ATKC2, N4505

Power consumption with external monitor

Intel NUC11ATKPE, N6005

Pros

Cons

Verdict - perfect for simple office work

Prices and availability

Transparency

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