Minisforum HX90G review: Compact gaming PC with AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX and AMD Radeon RX 6600M

Powerful mini PC! Minisforum and its line of compact desktop computers is becoming more and more popular. The Chinese manufacturer's current lineup focuses increasingly on gaming systems such as the Neptune Series HX90G. Find out what this compact device has to offer and whether we would recommend it in this review.

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AMD Cezanne (Zen 3) Desktop Mini PC Radeon Ryzen (Zen)

Minisforum HX90G configurations (Source: Minisforum)

Minisforum is becoming more and more popular. The Chinese system builder started out with compact office computers and marked its debut in the gaming sector with the EliteMini HX90 - a device without a dedicated GPU. The Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G makes up for this and includes an AMD Radeon RX 6600M to complement the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX. We are familiar with this chip from our notebook reviews. It has a VRAM of 8 GB and can work without being throttled by the HX90G.

The Minisforum HX90G is available from the manufacturer's own online shop. It also comes as a barebone version without RAM or SSD modules - and without a license for Windows Professional 11. The price for this barebone version starts at 1,079 Euros. The best model with 64 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD is available for 1,469 Euros. The first products will be distributed in mid-November and are currently available with a pre-order discount of approx. 300 Euros, making for a very attractive price.

This review includes compact desktop computers as comparison devices and also looks at similarly equipped gaming notebooks for a more direct comparison of GPU performance.

Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G

Processor

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX 8 x 3.3 - 4.6 GHz, 54 W PL2 / Short Burst, 45 W PL1 / Sustained, Cezanne H (Zen 3)

Graphics adapter

AMD Radeon RX 6600M - 8 GB VRAM, Core: 2448 MHz, Memory: 1750 MHz, 100 W TDP, GDDR6, Adrenalin 22.10.1

Memory

16 GB

, DDR4-3200, 2 von 2 installiert

Mainboard

AMD Promontory/Bixby FCH

Storage

ESO512GYLCT, 512 GB

, M.2 NVMe, 450 GB free

Soundcard

AMD Zen - Audio Processor - HD Audio Controller

Connections

2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 3 USB 3.1 Gen2, 2 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: Mikrofonbuchse, Kopfhöreranschluss

Networking

Intel Ethernet Controller I225-V (10/100/1000/2500MBit/s), MediaTek RZ608 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6), Bluetooth 5.2

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 69.3 x 205 x 203 ( = 2.73 x 8.07 x 7.99 in)

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Pro

Additional features

power supply with cable, HDMI cable, computer stand, user manual, 24 Months Warranty

Released

11/21/2022

Weight

1.414 kg ( = 49.88 oz / 3.12 pounds), Power Supply: 653 g ( = 23.03 oz / 1.44 pounds)

Price

1229 EUR

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

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height
	10/2022	Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G R9 5900HX, Radeon RX 6600M	1.4 kg	69.3 mm
	12/2021	Intel Beast Canyon NUC i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060		189 mm
	06/2021	Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) i7-10700, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
	05/2022	Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	1.8 kg	62.2 mm
	04/2022	Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060		189 mm
82.6 %	05/2022	Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE R5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M	2.5 kg	25.75 mm
	09/2022	Minisforum NUCX i7 i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	2.4 kg	393 mm
	01/2022	Minisforum EliteMini HX90 R9 5900HX, Vega 8		60 mm

A detailed look at the Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G

Case

The case is made entirely of plastic and, like the Minisforum EliteMini HX90, features a carbon look on some of its parts. The interior of the case is reinforced with metal. There is nothing to criticize about the device's exterior. The workmanship is good and the gap dimensions aren't too large. Nonetheless, we would have preferred an aluminum case. This might have made the device a little heavier, but it would have given it a more top-quality appearance. The Minisforum HX90G can be positioned flat or upright with the help of a little stand, as you can see on the pictures.

The Minisforum HX90G weighs only 1.4 kg (incl. stand). The external power supply weighs another 650 g.

Connectivity

At a first glance, the Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G seems to include all relevant ports. It has five USB ports, one of which is a Type C port. Unfortunately, none of the ports support Thunderbolt, and the Type C port does not support image output. The device provides sufficient alternatives to connect external screens: two HDMI and two DisplayPort connectors. Unfortunately, these four ports only support up to [email protected] The ports are distributed on the front and back and are easily accessible.

External ports on the Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G (Source: Minisforum)

Communciation

Minisforum has included a MediaTek RZ608 module in its HX90G. The mini PC achieved good results in our test with our reference router ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000. Its transfer rates were higher than all of our previous measurements with this module in other test units. The Intel Wi-Fi 6E modules are much faster, however, and easily outpace our test unit. The integrated LAN port is a good alternative and supports up to 2.5 GBit/s.

Networking
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1848 (1731^min - 1888^max) MBit/s ∼100% +122%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650x Wireless Network Adapter (200NGW)	1480 (1212^min - 1519^max) MBit/s ∼80% +78%
Average of class Mini PC (290 - 1713, n=13, last 2 years)	979 MBit/s ∼53% +18%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210	885 (820^min - 897^max) MBit/s ∼48% +6%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G MediaTek RZ608	831 (801^min - 844^max) MBit/s ∼45%
Average MediaTek RZ608 (430 - 961, n=9)	819 MBit/s ∼44% -1%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1851 (1799^min - 1897^max) MBit/s ∼100% +91%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650x Wireless Network Adapter (200NGW)	1669 (1609^min - 1719^max) MBit/s ∼90% +72%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210	1198 (975^min - 1352^max) MBit/s ∼65% +24%
Average of class Mini PC (225 - 1745, n=14, last 2 years)	974 MBit/s ∼53% +1%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G MediaTek RZ608	968 (949^min - 994^max) MBit/s ∼52%
Average MediaTek RZ608 (572 - 980, n=9)	852 MBit/s ∼46% -12%

Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G; iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø968 (949-994)

Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G; iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø830 (801-844)

Accessories

The device comes with a 260-Watt power supply and a stand.

Maintenance

The device's side cover can be removed for any maintenance work. Unfortunately, this requires removing the rubber pads, which isn't ideal as they tend to lose their stickiness when this happens. The side cover is fixed to the case with four screws. Users will then have to remove another metal cover before they have access to the RAM module, the SSD or the Wi-Fi module. The metal plate only serves to secure the side cover. There is no space for a 2.5-inch storage device, nor could it be connected to the main board. There is room, however, for two SO-DIMM and two M.2 SSD modules. You will have to take the device apart even further if you want to clean the fans, but this shouldn't be a problem if you know what you're doing. The manufacturer discourages users from taking the cooling system apart. And as the manufacturer has used good-quality heat paste (liquid metal), we don't think this is necessary anyway.

Inside the Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G

Performance - compact and powerful

Testing Conditions

We ran all performance tests in the "high performance" energy profile. We did not make any changes to the performance of the CPU and left all BIOS settings in automatic mode.

Processor

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX in the Minisforum HX90G (Source: Minisforum)

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX belongs to the Cezanne series and is based on Zen3 architecture. The SoC offers 8 physical cores with a total of 16 threads (thanks to SMT). This is particularly beneficial for multi-thread applications. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX performs well, and the HX90G's overall performance is better than that of the HX90, equipped with the same SoC. For a more pronounced difference in CPU performance, the manufacturer could have used AMD's more recent Ryzen 9 6900HX SoC. Our performance rating has shown that this SoC is 10 percent above our system's SoC. The HX90G has another in-house opponent in the form of the Minisforum NUCXi7. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX has the Intel Core i7-11800H under very good control, but it cannot compete with the Intel Dragon Canyon NUC, based on the current Alder Lake generation. In numbers, this equates to a 12 percent difference in performance, which we would not consider noticeable in everyday use.

There are no differences compared to the Minisforum HX90 in terms of SoC specifications. We tested the HX90G's SoC in automatic mode, with the SoC briefly reaching up to 54 watts. The long-term power limit is set at 45 watts. The SoC can be set to six different modes (10, 15, 25, 35, 45, 54 watts) to save electricity or further reduce the already low noise emissions.

For more comparisons and benchmarks, please visit our CPU comparison table.

Performance Rating - Percent
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	57 pt ∼57%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	51.5 pt ∼52%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	50.9 pt ∼51%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	50.5 pt ∼51%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	49.3 pt ∼49%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	49.2 pt ∼49%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	48.6 pt ∼49%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	47.6 pt ∼48%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE ^-8! AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	46.7 pt ∼47%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) ^-2! Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	45 pt ∼45%

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	262 Points ∼80% +8%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (241 - 261, n=12)	251 Points ∼77% +4%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	247 Points ∼75% +2%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	242 Points ∼74% 0%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	242 Points ∼74%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (197 - 243, n=24)	238 Points ∼73% -2%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	227 Points ∼69% -6%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	224 Points ∼68% -7%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	223 Points ∼68% -8%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	196 Points ∼60% -19%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	3299 Points ∼34% +48%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (1969 - 2411, n=12)	2271 Points ∼23% +2%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	2224 Points ∼23% 0%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	2222 Points ∼23%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (1076 - 2267, n=28)	2054 Points ∼21% -8%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	2045 Points ∼21% -8%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	2027 Points ∼21% -9%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	1723 Points ∼18% -22%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	1666 Points ∼17% -25%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	1455 Points ∼15% -35%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	703 Points ∼81% +21%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	629 Points ∼72% +8%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (595 - 631, n=12)	613 Points ∼70% +6%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	582 Points ∼67% 0%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	580 Points ∼67%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	579 Points ∼67% 0%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (471 - 584, n=28)	572 Points ∼66% -1%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	564 Points ∼65% -3%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	535 Points ∼61% -8%
CPU (Multi Core)
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	7179 Points ∼30% +36%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (4619 - 5813, n=12)	5419 Points ∼23% +3%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	5276 Points ∼22%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	5185 Points ∼22% -2%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (2242 - 5476, n=29)	4856 Points ∼21% -8%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	4760 Points ∼20% -10%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	4644 Points ∼20% -12%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	4059 Points ∼17% -23%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	3954 Points ∼17% -25%

Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	3.16 Points ∼10% +11%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (2.91 - 3.07, n=2)	2.99 Points ∼9% +5%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	2.86 Points ∼9% +1%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	2.84 Points ∼9% 0%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	2.84 Points ∼9%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (2.8 - 2.86, n=4)	2.84 Points ∼9% 0%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	2.62 Points ∼8% -8%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	2.61 Points ∼8% -8%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	2.59 Points ∼8% -9%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	2.26 Points ∼7% -20%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	38.96 Points ∼55% +58%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (26.4 - 26.4, n=2)	26.4 Points ∼37% +7%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	25.6 Points ∼36% +4%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	24.71 Points ∼35%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (22 - 25.6, n=4)	24.3 Points ∼34% -2%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	22.07 Points ∼31% -11%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	21.87 Points ∼31% -11%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	19.71 Points ∼28% -20%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	19.18 Points ∼27% -22%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	16.7 Points ∼24% -32%

Cinebench R10
Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	14610 Points ∼80% +21%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (12294 - 12943, n=2)	12619 Points ∼69% +5%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	12508 Points ∼68% +4%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	12152 Points ∼66% +1%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	12037 Points ∼66%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (11811 - 12152, n=4)	12019 Points ∼65% 0%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	11957 Points ∼65% -1%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	11608 Points ∼63% -4%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	11082 Points ∼60% -8%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	9898 Points ∼54% -18%
Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	107565 Points ∼77% +44%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (76758 - 77450, n=2)	77104 Points ∼55% +3%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	74772 Points ∼54%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	73115 Points ∼53% -2%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (64320 - 74772, n=4)	71249 Points ∼51% -5%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	67486 Points ∼49% -10%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	67183 Points ∼48% -10%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	63144 Points ∼45% -16%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	58426 Points ∼42% -22%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	52577 Points ∼38% -30%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	315.4 Seconds * ∼2% -37%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	305.2 Seconds * ∼2% -32%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	286.1 Seconds * ∼2% -24%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	262.7 Seconds * ∼2% -14%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	262.7 Seconds * ∼2% -14%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	261 Seconds * ∼2% -13%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (219 - 442, n=28)	249 Seconds * ∼2% -8%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	231 Seconds * ∼2%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	229.3 Seconds * ∼2% +1%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (212 - 257, n=13)	226 Seconds * ∼2% +2%

wPrime 2.10
32m
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	4.186 s * ∼1% -25%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (3.31 - 4.4, n=3)	3.68 s * ∼1% -10%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	3.46 s * ∼1% -3%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	3.416 s * ∼1% -2%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	3.405 s * ∼1% -2%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	3.345 s * ∼1%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	3.308 s * ∼1% +1%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	3.257 s * ∼1% +3%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	2.67 s * ∼1% +20%
1024m
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	211.8 s * ∼3% -128%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	120.839 s * ∼1% -30%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	119.5 s * ∼1% -28%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	102.2 s * ∼1% -10%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	98.307 s * ∼1% -6%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (91.6 - 106.7, n=3)	97.1 s * ∼1% -4%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	93.2 s * ∼1% -0%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	93.062 s * ∼1%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	91.6 s * ∼1% +2%

X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	310 (303^min - 324^max) fps ∼73% +12%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	278 (276^min - 280^max) fps ∼65%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (272 - 278, n=3)	275 fps ∼65% -1%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	272.5 (271^min - 279^max) fps ∼64% -2%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	271.5 (259^min - 276^max) fps ∼64% -2%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	263 fps ∼62% -5%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	258 (256^min - 259^max) fps ∼61% -7%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	247.5 (245^min - 250^max) fps ∼58% -11%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	236 (235^min - 257^max) fps ∼55% -15%
Pass 2
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	147.5 (134^min - 173^max) fps ∼54% +15%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	128.35 (126.9^min - 128.4^max) fps ∼47%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	128 (122^min - 128^max) fps ∼47% 0%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	127.8 fps ∼47% 0%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (112 - 128.4, n=3)	122.8 fps ∼45% -4%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	109.3 (108.1^min - 111.7^max) fps ∼40% -15%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	106 (101^min - 108^max) fps ∼39% -17%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	93.75 (91.3^min - 98.8^max) fps ∼34% -27%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	84.8 (84.6^min - 105^max) fps ∼31% -34%

WinRAR - Result
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	10739 KB/s ∼62% +43%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	9584 KB/s ∼55% +27%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	7944 KB/s ∼46% +6%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	7925 KB/s ∼46% +5%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	7523 KB/s ∼44%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	6882 KB/s ∼40% -9%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	6555 KB/s ∼38% -13%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (4297 - 7722, n=3)	6514 KB/s ∼38% -13%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	4297 KB/s ∼25% -43%

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	17.2 GB/s ∼0% +51%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	13.4 GB/s ∼0% +18%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	11.6 GB/s ∼0% +2%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	11.6 GB/s ∼0% +2%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	11.4 GB/s ∼0%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	10.3 GB/s ∼0% -10%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	9.9 GB/s ∼0% -13%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (7.4 - 11.4, n=3)	9.87 GB/s ∼0% -13%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	7.4 GB/s ∼0% -35%
Twofish Mean 100MB
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	3.4 GB/s ∼0% +79%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	2 GB/s ∼0% +5%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	1.9 GB/s ∼0%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (1.6 - 2, n=3)	1.833 GB/s ∼0% -4%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	1.8 GB/s ∼0% -5%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	1.8 GB/s ∼0% -5%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	1.7 GB/s ∼0% -11%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	1.7 GB/s ∼0% -11%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	1.5 GB/s ∼0% -21%
Serpent Mean 100MB
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	1.9 GB/s ∼0% +58%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	1.2 GB/s ∼0% 0%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	1.2 GB/s ∼0%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	1.2 GB/s ∼0% 0%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (1.1 - 1.2, n=3)	1.167 GB/s ∼0% -3%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	1.1 GB/s ∼0% -8%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	1.1 GB/s ∼0% -8%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	1.1 GB/s ∼0% -8%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	0.9 GB/s ∼0% -25%

Geekbench 5.4
Multi-Core
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (9341 - 10490, n=12)	9935 Points ∼34% +10%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	9186 Points ∼32% +2%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	9020 Points ∼31%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	8924 Points ∼31% -1%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	8924 Points ∼31% -1%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	8207 Points ∼28% -9%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	8173 Points ∼28% -9%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (5057 - 9294, n=26)	8164 Points ∼28% -9%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	7875 Points ∼27% -13%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	6567 Points ∼23% -27%
Single-Core
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	1656 Points ∼72% +6%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	1656 Points ∼72% +6%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (1523 - 1652, n=12)	1592 Points ∼69% +2%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	1579 Points ∼68% +1%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	1570 Points ∼68% +1%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	1560 Points ∼68%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	1542 Points ∼67% -1%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (1271 - 1561, n=26)	1514 Points ∼66% -3%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	1414 Points ∼61% -9%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	1299 Points ∼56% -17%

Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (9220 - 10426, n=7)	9830 Points ∼31% +11%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	9074 Points ∼29% +2%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	8853 Points ∼28%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	8845 Points ∼28% 0%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	8845 Points ∼28% 0%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (7327 - 9053, n=8)	8207 Points ∼26% -7%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	8196 Points ∼26% -7%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	8109 Points ∼26% -8%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	7859 Points ∼25% -11%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	6483 Points ∼20% -27%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	6483 Points ∼20% -27%
5.0 Single-Core
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	1638 Points ∼7% +9%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	1638 Points ∼7% +9%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	1571 Points ∼7% +5%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (1531 - 1603, n=7)	1568 Points ∼7% +5%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	1563 Points ∼7% +4%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	1500 Points ∼7%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	1498 Points ∼7% 0%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (1233 - 1504, n=8)	1453 Points ∼6% -3%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	1377 Points ∼6% -8%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	1377 Points ∼6% -8%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	1304 Points ∼6% -13%

Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	6991 Points ∼72% +6%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	6991 Points ∼72% +6%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	6698 Points ∼69% +2%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	6693 Points ∼69% +2%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	6572 Points ∼68%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (6191 - 6804, n=3)	6564 Points ∼68% 0%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	6365 Points ∼66% -3%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (5249 - 6572, n=7)	6190 Points ∼64% -6%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	5812 Points ∼60% -12%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	5726 Points ∼59% -13%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (38566 - 39852, n=3)	39372 Points ∼44% +15%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	36347 Points ∼41% +6%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	36310 Points ∼40% +6%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	36310 Points ∼40% +6%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	34259 Points ∼38%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	33034 Points ∼37% -4%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (30451 - 35465, n=7)	32901 Points ∼37% -4%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	32434 Points ∼36% -5%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	32174 Points ∼36% -6%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	27071 Points ∼30% -21%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	24314 Points ∼67% +33%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (17330 - 21036, n=14)	18816 Points ∼52% +3%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	18332 Points ∼51%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	17803 Points ∼49% -3%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	16736 Points ∼46% -9%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (13940 - 18790, n=27)	16640 Points ∼46% -9%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	15739 Points ∼43% -14%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	15497 Points ∼43% -15%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	13940 Points ∼38% -24%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	13568 Points ∼37% -26%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (55816 - 65336, n=12)	62170 MIPS ∼38% +1%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	61760 MIPS ∼38%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (36011 - 62503, n=28)	57502 MIPS ∼36% -7%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	57435 MIPS ∼36% -7%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	51773 MIPS ∼32% -16%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	50152 MIPS ∼31% -19%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	50152 MIPS ∼31% -19%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	45999 MIPS ∼28% -26%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	44503 MIPS ∼28% -28%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	43007 MIPS ∼27% -30%
7z b 4 -mmt1
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	5979 MIPS ∼71% +3%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	5979 MIPS ∼71% +3%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (5090 - 6070, n=12)	5803 MIPS ∼69% 0%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	5798 MIPS ∼69%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	5739 MIPS ∼69% -1%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (4791 - 5905, n=28)	5703 MIPS ∼68% -2%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	5619 MIPS ∼67% -3%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	5446 MIPS ∼65% -6%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	5330 MIPS ∼64% -8%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	5293 MIPS ∼63% -9%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (15.4 - 18.7, n=12)	17.5 fps ∼38% +10%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	15.9 fps ∼34% 0%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	15.9 fps ∼34%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (8.26 - 17.1, n=28)	15.2 fps ∼33% -4%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	14.8 fps ∼32% -7%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	14.4 fps ∼31% -9%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	14.4 fps ∼31% -9%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	13.2 fps ∼28% -17%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	12.8 fps ∼27% -19%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	11.6 fps ∼25% -27%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	0.588 sec * ∼13% -20%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	0.562 sec * ∼12% -14%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	0.56 sec * ∼12% -14%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	0.537 sec * ∼12% -9%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	0.535 sec * ∼12% -9%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	0.535 sec * ∼12% -9%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (0.48 - 0.599, n=28)	0.507 sec * ∼11% -3%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	0.4965 sec * ∼11% -1%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	0.492 sec * ∼11%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (0.4627 - 0.4974, n=12)	0.4799 sec * ∼10% +2%

LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	59.5 s * ∼15% -1%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	59 s * ∼15%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	55.1 s * ∼14% +7%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (44.1 - 87.4, n=28)	53.4 s * ∼13% +9%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (44.8 - 81.7, n=12)	53 s * ∼13% +10%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	50.1 s * ∼13% +15%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	49.3 s * ∼12% +16%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	48 s * ∼12% +19%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	44.9 s * ∼11% +24%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	44.9 s * ∼11% +24%

WebXPRT 3 - ---
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (260 - 304, n=9)	284 Points ∼72% +2%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	278 Points ∼70% 0%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	278 Points ∼70%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (230 - 291, n=27)	275 Points ∼70% -1%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	269 Points ∼68% -3%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	269 Points ∼68% -3%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	267 Points ∼68% -4%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	267 Points ∼68% -4%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	267 Points ∼68% -4%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	262 Points ∼66% -6%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	244 Points ∼62% -12%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total Score
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	752 ms * ∼1% -22%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	647 ms * ∼1% -5%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	647 ms * ∼1% -5%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	641 ms * ∼1% -4%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	640 ms * ∼1% -4%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (595 - 728, n=28)	617 ms * ∼1% -0%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	614 ms * ∼1%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	602 ms * ∼1% +2%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	602 ms * ∼1% +2%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	601 ms * ∼1% +2%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (564 - 599, n=10)	581 ms * ∼1% +5%

3DMark
3840x2160 Fire Strike Ultra Physics
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	37967 Points ∼70% +41%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	26957 Points ∼50%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (23383 - 26684, n=9)	25702 Points ∼48% -5%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (22976 - 26958, n=18)	25211 Points ∼47% -6%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	23921 Points ∼44% -11%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	23774 Points ∼44% -12%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	22976 Points ∼42% -15%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	22873 Points ∼42% -15%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	21542 Points ∼40% -20%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	21256 Points ∼39% -21%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	35153 Points ∼65% +31%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	26772 Points ∼49%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (18901 - 27338, n=14)	25434 Points ∼47% -5%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (17714 - 27288, n=30)	24914 Points ∼46% -7%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	24508 Points ∼45% -8%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	24327 Points ∼45% -9%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	24096 Points ∼44% -10%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	23641 Points ∼44% -12%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	21095 Points ∼39% -21%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	20080 Points ∼37% -25%
2560x1440 Time Spy CPU
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, 2400 MHz	15095 Points ∼75% +42%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	10603 Points ∼52%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	10169 Points ∼50% -4%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	10035 Points ∼50% -5%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (8961 - 11039, n=14)	10035 Points ∼50% -5%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	9282 Points ∼46% -12%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (6932 - 10603, n=30)	9243 Points ∼46% -13%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Intel Core i7-10700, 2900 MHz	8580 Points ∼42% -19%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 3300 MHz	6957 Points ∼34% -34%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	6955 Points ∼34% -34%

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Performance Rating
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Radeon RX 6600M	94.7 pt ∼95%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	94 pt ∼94%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	85.9 pt ∼86%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	85.9 pt ∼86%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	80.3 pt ∼80%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	80.1 pt ∼80%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M	71.7 pt ∼72%
Average of class Mini PC	55.4 pt ∼55%

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	15755 KRay/s ∼100% +3%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Radeon RX 6600M	15334 KRay/s ∼97%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	14342 KRay/s ∼91% -6%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	14342 KRay/s ∼91% -6%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	13002 KRay/s ∼83% -15%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	12788 KRay/s ∼81% -17%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M	12360 KRay/s ∼78% -19%
Average of class Mini PC (561 - 15334, n=23, last 2 years)	8087 KRay/s ∼51% -47%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	100504 Points ∼100% +1%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Radeon RX 6600M	99427 Points ∼99%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M	76011 Points ∼76% -24%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	60136 Points ∼60% -40%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	60136 Points ∼60% -40%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	56368 Points ∼56% -43%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	54342 Points ∼54% -45%
Average of class Mini PC (3604 - 99427, n=23, last 2 years)	44755 Points ∼45% -55%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	4043 MB/s ∼100% +19%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	4043 MB/s ∼100% +19%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	3829 MB/s ∼95% +13%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	3655 MB/s ∼90% +7%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	3444 MB/s ∼85% +1%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Radeon RX 6600M	3401 MB/s ∼84%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M	2607 MB/s ∼64% -23%
Average of class Mini PC (225 - 3452, n=23, last 2 years)	1970 MB/s ∼49% -42%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	105123 Points ∼100% +1%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Radeon RX 6600M	104437 Points ∼99%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	98219 Points ∼93% -6%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	98219 Points ∼93% -6%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	89290 Points ∼85% -15%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	88481 Points ∼84% -15%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M	76998 Points ∼73% -26%
Average of class Mini PC (10883 - 104437, n=23, last 2 years)	64248 Points ∼61% -38%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	12792 Points ∼100% +1%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Radeon RX 6600M	12662 Points ∼99%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	9861 Points ∼77% -22%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	9861 Points ∼77% -22%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	9734 Points ∼76% -23%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	9457 Points ∼74% -25%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M	8894 Points ∼70% -30%
Average of class Mini PC (682 - 13101, n=23, last 2 years)	6434 Points ∼50% -49%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	55452 Points ∼100% +1%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Radeon RX 6600M	54893 Points ∼99%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M	41691 Points ∼75% -24%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	36161 Points ∼65% -34%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	36161 Points ∼65% -34%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	33223 Points ∼60% -39%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	32372 Points ∼58% -41%
Average of class Mini PC (1958 - 54893, n=23, last 2 years)	23817 Points ∼43% -57%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	141926 MB/s ∼100% +6%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	141926 MB/s ∼100% +6%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	135212 MB/s ∼95% +1%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Radeon RX 6600M	134031 MB/s ∼94%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	128262 MB/s ∼90% -4%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	124539 MB/s ∼88% -7%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M	96790 MB/s ∼68% -28%
Average of class Mini PC (3778 - 136723, n=23, last 2 years)	63767 MB/s ∼45% -52%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	871 MB/s ∼100% +1%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Radeon RX 6600M	859 MB/s ∼99%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	756 MB/s ∼87% -12%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	755 MB/s ∼87% -12%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	755 MB/s ∼87% -12%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	735 MB/s ∼84% -14%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M	632 MB/s ∼73% -26%
Average of class Mini PC (74.8 - 887, n=23, last 2 years)	514 MB/s ∼59% -40%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	8425 KRay/s ∼100% +5%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Radeon RX 6600M	8000 KRay/s ∼95%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	7780 KRay/s ∼92% -3%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	7780 KRay/s ∼92% -3%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	7119 KRay/s ∼84% -11%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	7109 KRay/s ∼84% -11%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M	6652 KRay/s ∼79% -17%
Average of class Mini PC (308 - 8000, n=23, last 2 years)	4314 KRay/s ∼51% -46%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Average of class Mini PC (5800 - 44347, n=23, last 2 years)	25045 MPixel/s ∼100% +23%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	23774 MPixel/s ∼95% +16%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	23758 MPixel/s ∼95% +16%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	23422 MPixel/s ∼94% +15%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	23422 MPixel/s ∼94% +15%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Radeon RX 6600M	20422 MPixel/s ∼82%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M	15135 MPixel/s ∼60% -26%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	14978 MPixel/s ∼60% -27%

Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G during the Cinebench R15 Multi loop

The Cinebench R15 loop provides a first look at the efficiency of the cooling system. We did not observe any decrease in efficiency after the first few runs. Only in the second half of the total of 50 runs did we notice a minimal drop. Overall, the performance is slightly better than the Minisforum EliteMini HX90 (2,121 points) with an average of 2,169 points.

CPU metrics during the Cinebench R15 loop

Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX: Ø2169 (2116.63-2224.69)

Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, Intel Core i9-11900KB: Ø1800 (1776.75-1859.25)

Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, Intel Core i7-11800H: Ø1562 (1536.63-1683.86)

Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, Intel Core i9-12900: Ø2592 (2433.39-3346.44)

Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, Intel Core i7-11800H: Ø1825 (1783.96-2050.55)

Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX: Ø2121 (2086.27-2197.32)

System Performance

The Minisforum HX90G does well in our synthetic benchmarks and makes third place in the PCMark 10. Nonetheless, our AMD-based test unit cannot compete with the results of our Intel-based competitors in the Crossmark benchmark. Subjectively, the Minisforum HX90G is still comfortably fast. The system runs smoothly and we did not notice any lagging caused by high latencies while loading various programs.

Performance Rating | PCMark 10

Performance Rating - Percent
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-12900 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	100 pt ∼100%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	92.4 pt ∼92%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX AMD Radeon RX 6600M, ESO512GYLCT	92.1 pt ∼92%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H AMD Radeon RX 6600M, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD	91 pt ∼91%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB	90.9 pt ∼91%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C, Intel Core i7-11800H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	87.9 pt ∼88%
Minisforum NUCX i7, Intel Core i7-11800H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU,	85.8 pt ∼86%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C), Intel Core i7-10700 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	80.5 pt ∼81%

PCMark 10
Score
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-12900 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	8083 Points ∼100% +10%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX AMD Radeon RX 6600M, ESO512GYLCT	7341 Points ∼91%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	7281 Points ∼90% -1%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H AMD Radeon RX 6600M, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD	7091 Points ∼88% -3%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C, Intel Core i7-11800H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	6952 Points ∼86% -5%
Minisforum NUCX i7, Intel Core i7-11800H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU,	6863 Points ∼85% -7%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB	6507 Points ∼81% -11%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C), Intel Core i7-10700 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	6499 Points ∼80% -11%
Essentials
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-12900 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	11171 Points ∼100% +6%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX AMD Radeon RX 6600M, ESO512GYLCT	10552 Points ∼94%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H AMD Radeon RX 6600M, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD	10506 Points ∼94% 0%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	10422 Points ∼93% -1%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB	10321 Points ∼92% -2%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C, Intel Core i7-11800H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	10014 Points ∼90% -5%
Minisforum NUCX i7, Intel Core i7-11800H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU,	9865 Points ∼88% -7%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C), Intel Core i7-10700 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	9846 Points ∼88% -7%
Productivity
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-12900 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	10205 Points ∼100% +10%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB	10196 Points ∼100% +10%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	9582 Points ∼94% +3%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H AMD Radeon RX 6600M, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD	9299 Points ∼91% 0%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX AMD Radeon RX 6600M, ESO512GYLCT	9288 Points ∼91%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C, Intel Core i7-11800H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	8985 Points ∼88% -3%
Minisforum NUCX i7, Intel Core i7-11800H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU,	8579 Points ∼84% -8%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C), Intel Core i7-10700 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	7447 Points ∼73% -20%

CrossMark: Responsiveness | Creativity | Productivity | Overall

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	1885 Points ∼100% +43%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-12900 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1885 Points ∼100% +43%
Minisforum NUCX i7, Intel Core i7-11800H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU,	1496 Points ∼79% +13%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C, Intel Core i7-11800H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1435 Points ∼76% +9%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX AMD Radeon RX 6600M, ESO512GYLCT	1322 Points ∼70%

CrossMark / Creativity
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	1724 Points ∼100% +12%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-12900 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1724 Points ∼100% +12%
Minisforum NUCX i7, Intel Core i7-11800H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU,	1644 Points ∼95% +7%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C, Intel Core i7-11800H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1613 Points ∼94% +5%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX AMD Radeon RX 6600M, ESO512GYLCT	1535 Points ∼89%

CrossMark / Productivity
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	1816 Points ∼100% +20%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-12900 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1816 Points ∼100% +20%
Minisforum NUCX i7, Intel Core i7-11800H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU,	1592 Points ∼88% +6%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C, Intel Core i7-11800H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1573 Points ∼87% +4%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX AMD Radeon RX 6600M, ESO512GYLCT	1508 Points ∼83%

CrossMark / Overall
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	1785 Points ∼100% +20%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060, Intel Core i9-12900 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1785 Points ∼100% +20%
Minisforum NUCX i7, Intel Core i7-11800H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU,	1600 Points ∼90% +7%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C, Intel Core i7-11800H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1569 Points ∼88% +5%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX AMD Radeon RX 6600M, ESO512GYLCT	1491 Points ∼84%

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

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	44474 MB/s ∼100% +6%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	44474 MB/s ∼100% +6%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	44370 MB/s ∼100% +5%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	44240 MB/s ∼99% +5%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Radeon RX 6600M	42133 MB/s ∼95%
Average of class Mini PC (16422 - 70620, n=23, last 2 years)	42097 MB/s ∼95% 0%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (36725 - 43318, n=25)	40915 MB/s ∼92% -3%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	37616 MB/s ∼85% -11%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M	37007 MB/s ∼83% -12%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	50365 MB/s ∼100% +6%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	49616 MB/s ∼99% +5%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	49616 MB/s ∼99% +5%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	49326 MB/s ∼98% +4%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Radeon RX 6600M	47460 MB/s ∼94%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (41378 - 47593, n=25)	45744 MB/s ∼91% -4%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	43678 MB/s ∼87% -8%
Average of class Mini PC (14945 - 65856, n=23, last 2 years)	43300 MB/s ∼86% -9%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M	42375 MB/s ∼84% -11%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	46213 MB/s ∼100% +6%
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	46018 MB/s ∼100% +6%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	45577 MB/s ∼99% +5%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	45577 MB/s ∼99% +5%
Average of class Mini PC (10598 - 66047, n=23, last 2 years)	43942 MB/s ∼95% +1%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Radeon RX 6600M	43471 MB/s ∼94%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (32536 - 46718, n=25)	41352 MB/s ∼89% -5%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	35146 MB/s ∼76% -19%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M	30785 MB/s ∼67% -29%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Minisforum NUCX i7 Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	97.7 ns * ∼100% -31%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, Radeon RX 6600M	87.9 ns * ∼90% -18%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	87.4 ns * ∼89% -17%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Intel Core i9-12900, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	87.4 ns * ∼89% -17%
Average of class Mini PC (59.3 - 101.5, n=23, last 2 years)	85 ns * ∼87% -14%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	79.6 ns * ∼81% -6%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (73.5 - 97.1, n=25)	78.8 ns * ∼81% -5%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU	77.3 ns * ∼79% -3%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Radeon RX 6600M	74.8 ns * ∼77%

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latencies

The Minisforum HX90G does not have any issues when opening several browser tabs in the Edge browser, nor when playing 4K video on Youtube. LatencyMon did not document any increased latency and the AMD Radeon RX 6600M only needs to work at 10 percent of capacity to play our test video.

Maximum latency when opening several browser tabs and when playing 4K video

Maximum latency after ten seconds of Prime95

Drivers sorted by longest execution time

Storage Device

Our test configuration is equipped with an NVMe SSD with 512 GB of storage. The model is fast and places itself in the mid-range, but it cannot compete with faster PCIe 4.0 SSDs. Its performance is perfectly adequate for everyday use. The amount of storage space it provides, on the other hand, is rather low for a gaming computer. The space the operating system requires reduces the 512 GB of storage to 450 GB. As this is a gaming device, we would have expected at least 1 TB of storage. Fortunately, storage space can easily be expanded at any time thanks to the second M.2 slot.

See our comparison table for more comparisons and benchmarks.

CrystalDiskMark 3.0

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

ESO512GYLCT

Sequential Read: 1561 MB/s

Sequential Write: 1864 MB/s

512K Read: 1306 MB/s

512K Write: 1805 MB/s

4K Read: 45.25 MB/s

4K Write: 167.7 MB/s

4K QD32 Read: 567.5 MB/s

4K QD32 Write: 428.3 MB/s

Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	91.4 pt ∼91%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 ^-11! Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	88.4 pt ∼88%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Phison 512GB PA6620060U	60.6 pt ∼61%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	60.6 pt ∼61%
Average of class Mini PC	58.6 pt ∼59%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G ESO512GYLCT	58.4 pt ∼58%
Average ESO512GYLCT	58.4 pt ∼58%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD	53.2 pt ∼53%
Minisforum NUCX i7	52.7 pt ∼53%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB	46.2 pt ∼46%

DiskSpd
seq read
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN173070C Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	2008 (1998.8^min - 2008.02^max) MB/s ∼100% +24%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	1936 (1755.26^min - 1936.41^max) MB/s ∼96% +20%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1936 (1755.26^min - 1936.41^max) MB/s ∼96% +20%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD	1935 (1931.9^min - 1934.83^max) MB/s ∼96% +20%
Average of class Mini PC (233 - 4168, n=22, last 2 years)	1910 MB/s ∼95% +18%
Minisforum NUCX i7	1620 (1579.16^min - 1620.17^max) MB/s ∼81% 0%
Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G ESO512GYLCT	1614 (1595.77^min - 1613.55^max) MB/s ∼80%
Average ESO512GYLCT	1614 MB/s ∼80% 0%
Minisforum EliteMini HX90 Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB	1319 (1307.78^min - 1319.44^max) MB/s ∼66% -18%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) Phison 512GB PA6620060U	824 (549.82^min - 823.58^max) MB/s ∼41% -49%
seq write
Average of class Mini PC (222 - 3938, n=22, last 2 years)	1846 MB/s ∼100% +10%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	1744 (525.75^min - 1743.78^max) MB/s ∼94% +4%
Intel Dragon Canyon NUC - RTX 3060 Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S