Minisforum UN100L review: The mini PC for office tasks with an Intel N100 and DDR5 RAM costs less than US$200

Name: Minisforum Venus Series UN100L
Brand: Minisforum

Affordable work device with room for improvement! The Venus Series UN100L is a particularly inexpensive and compact PC sold by Minisforum. The manufacturer has installed an Intel N100 with four computing units as a base. For under US$200, you can currently get the system with 8 GB DDR5 RAM and a 256-GB SSD. We have analyzed the affordable mini PC in detail.

Sebastian Bade, 👁 Sebastian Bade (translated by Daisy Dickson), Published 01/26/2024 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 ...

Desktop Mini PC Intel Alder Lake

Minisforum Venus Series UN100L (source: Minisforum)

The manufacturer Minisforum will be familiar to a lot of people for making mini PCs. The Chinese system manufacturer's current portfolio includes a wide palette of different compact PCs. The Venus Series UN100L has now presented itself as a very affordable introductory device. It is fitted with an Intel N100 and its base configuration features 8 GB DDR5 RAM and a 256-GB SSD. At the time of writing, you can find the PC online for just under US$200. Alternative configurations are also available including up to 16 GB RAM and a 512-GB SSD. The better-configured model comes in at only about US$20 more, which also shouldn't break the bank. Compared to the competition, the Minisforum device isn't much better off. We will now be taking a closer look at whether the Minisforum UN100L's performance can set itself apart from the rest. A list of all its competitors which will be joining us for this review can be found in the following overview.

Test device courtesy of Minisforum

Download your licensed rating image as PNG / SVG

Minisforum Venus Series UN100L

Processor

Intel Processor N100 4 x 1 - 3.4 GHz, 18 W PL2 / Short Burst, 7 W PL1 / Sustained, Alder Lake-N

Graphics adapter

Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Core: 750 MHz, 31.0.101.4889 DCH

Memory

8 GB

, LPDDR5-4800, soldered on

Mainboard

Intel Alder Lake-N PCH

Soundcard

Intel Alder Lake-N PCH - cAVS

Connections

2 USB 2.0, 3 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 Thunderbolt, 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: 3,5mm Klinke, Card Reader: microSD

Networking

Realtek Semiconductor RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Wireless-AC 9560 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 5.1

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 46 x 115 x 110 ( = 1.81 x 4.53 x 4.33 in)

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Home

Additional features

36-watt power supply, 24 Months Warranty

Weight

365 g ( = 12.88 oz / 0.8 pounds), Power Supply: 180 g ( = 6.35 oz / 0.4 pounds)

Price

199 EUR

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

see all specifications

[+] Add to comparison

» Compare devices

Possible competitors compared

Rating	Date	Model	Weight	price
72.8 %	01/2024	Minisforum Venus Series UN100L N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	365 g	199 EUR
77.4 %	11/2023	Geekom MiniAir 12 N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	453 g	279 EUR
74.1 %	11/2023	Acemagic S1 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	440 g	239 EUR
73.5 %	09/2023	Blackview MP80 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	214 g	250 EUR
71.1 %	07/2023	BOSGAME N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	392 g	179 EUR
70.1 %	11/2023	Trigkey G4 N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	272 g	189 EUR
68.2 %	03/2023	Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	381 g	399 EUR

The Minisforum Venus Series UN100L in detail

Minisforum Venus Series UN100L - scope of delivery

Minisforum Venus Series UN100L with power supply (12 V; 3.0 A)

Case - Lots of plastic and a bit of metal

For the most part, the Minisforum Venus Series UN100L relies on plastic. Color-wise, the manufacturer has decided on a silver case. The bottom, on the other hand, is black. In total, the mini PC looks very sleek, which isn't a problem. Because of the mini PC's compact build, it is still stable despite it being made predominantly from plastic. On the inside, the device is additionally clad in a metal cage. The Minisforum Venus Series UN100L has a footprint of 11.5 × 11.0 centimetres, making our test sample average-sized within the comparison field. Our test device isn't the flattest, with a build height of 4.6 centimetres. Only the NiPoGi GK3Plus is slightly taller.

Size comparison

Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Acemagic S1 BOSGAME N95 Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Geekom MiniAir 12 Blackview MP80 Trigkey G4 DIN A5 ❌

Connectivity

The Minisforum Venus Series UN100L's connectivity options are quite good: It features lots of USB ports which can be used for external devices without immediately having to reach for a hub or docking station. Screens can be connected via DisplayPort, HDMI or USB-C. This makes the Minisforum Venus Series UN100L slightly better equipped than the other mini PCs in this comparison.

The Minisforum Venus Series UN100L's external ports (source: Minisforum)

SD card reader

The internally installed SD card reader can only accommodate microSD cards. Although, you shouldn't attempt to transfer a large bulk of files, as our test revealed image transfer speeds of only 22 MB/s. We used our AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60 test card for this test.

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Average of class Mini PC (16.9 - 181.8, n=17, last 2 years)	84.5 MB/s +282%
Zotac ZBOX PI430AJ Intel Core i3-N300 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)	39 MB/s +76%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)	25.19 MB/s +14%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Intel Celeron N6211 (AV PRO MICROSD V60)	24.44 MB/s +10%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)	22.12 MB/s
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125 (AV PRO MICROSD V60)	18.46 MB/s -17%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)	17.02 MB/s -23%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Average of class Mini PC (18.2 - 200, n=17, last 2 years)	97.2 MB/s +302%
Zotac ZBOX PI336 pico Intel Celeron N6211 (AV PRO MICROSD V60)	41.45 MB/s +71%
Zotac ZBOX PI430AJ Intel Core i3-N300 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)	41.41 MB/s +71%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)	26.03 MB/s +8%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)	24.2 MB/s
AC6-M Mini-PC Intel Celeron J4125 (AV PRO MICROSD V60)	21.03 MB/s -13%
Newsmay AC8 N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)	17.7 MB/s -27%

Communication

A WLAN module from Intel sits within the Minisforum Venus Series UN100L which also supports Bluetooth 5.1. The soldered-on Intel Wireless AC 9560 module works with 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz frequencies. In our test, we measured excellent rates when sending and receiving data. The competitors couldn't keep up at all. For our performance tests, we used our Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 as a test router. Thanks to its RJ45 port, the mini PC masters another form of network communication. Here, you can expect to transfer data at up to 1 GBit/s, which is slightly slower than the fast wireless connection.

Networking
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Wireless-AC 9560	1131 (668^min - 1309^max) MBit/s
Average Intel Wireless-AC 9560 ()	1131 MBit/s 0%
Average of class Mini PC (192.9 - 1796, n=86, last 2 years)	897 MBit/s -21%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Realtek RTL8852BE	797 (752^min - 847^max) MBit/s -30%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265	719 (702^min - 729^max) MBit/s -36%
Acemagic S1 Realtek RTL8852BE	503 (357^min - 676^max) MBit/s -56%
Trigkey G4 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX101	491 (483^min - 495^max) MBit/s -57%
Blackview MP80 Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	361 (326^min - 365^max) MBit/s -68%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	358 (180^min - 362^max) MBit/s -68%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Wireless-AC 9560	1044 (752^min - 1238^max) MBit/s
Average Intel Wireless-AC 9560 ()	1044 MBit/s 0%
Average of class Mini PC (184.1 - 1776, n=86, last 2 years)	825 MBit/s -21%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Realtek RTL8852BE	781 (657^min - 820^max) MBit/s -25%
Acemagic S1 Realtek RTL8852BE	536 (515^min - 553^max) MBit/s -49%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265	519 (510^min - 547^max) MBit/s -50%
Trigkey G4 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX101	487 (459^min - 504^max) MBit/s -53%
Blackview MP80 Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	274 (266^min - 281^max) MBit/s -74%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	269 (136^min - 276^max) MBit/s -74%

Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Wireless-AC 9560; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1108 (668-1309)

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

Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Wireless-AC 9560; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1044 (752-1238)

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

Accessories

The mini PC's scope of delivery includes a 36-watt power supply, an HDMI cable as well as two replacement rubber feet. This all gets sent in an inconspicuous box. The connection cable for an optional 2.5-inch storage device is already installed into the device.

Maintenance

If you want to access the inside of the Minisforum Venus Series UN100L, then you will have to remove the bottom case part. It is connected to the rest of the case via four screws and can be taken off quite easily. We appreciate that the feet haven't been glued on. Unfortunately, you can only expand the storage device. In our case, it was super easy to install an additional 2.5-inch storage device. The SSD which is already installed can also be swapped out. On the flip side, the RAM and wireless module are soldered on.

The Minisforum Venus Series UN100L with the bottom removed

The Minisforum Venus Series UN100L's four rubber feet haven't been glued on

A look at the Minisforum Venus Series UN100L's cooler

Performance - The frugal Intel N100 with four Alder-Lake cores

The Intel Pentium N100 has four Alder-Lake computing cores, making it perfect for simple office tasks. However, Minisforum has given us the money-saving model with 8 GB RAM. As the 16-GB model only costs around US$20 more, we would recommend just going for that one to begin with. This is because it isn't possible to upgrade the RAM after purchasing.

Testing conditions

We ran all performance tests using the profile best performance. Deviating energy-saving modes were only used during our power-consumption measurements as well as noise-emission measurements. Further details on our test criteria can be found here.

Processor

The Intel N100 features four computing cores using Alter-Lake architecture and can be found in quite a few compact PCs at the moment. Minisforum has given the Intel N100 within its Venus Series UN100L a maximum power consumption of 18 watts. However, this value only relates to short-term load, limited by the PL2 value. Its PL1 value is only 7 watts which, relating to Intel's specs, is ever so slightly above the TDP specification of 6 watts. This makes it easier to classify the following results, as the comparison devices' processors are almost always given more power. This means the Minisforum Venus Series UN100L is fighting a losing battle, coming in last place. This is a shame, as in general, its cooling system has a little bit more capacity to coax slightly more performance out of the SoC.

Further processor benchmarks can be found here.

Within the system's UEFI, the Intel N100' power consumption limits (PL1 and PL2) can be adjusted manually. In order to illustrate what performance levels can be expected, we made 25 watts permanently available to the Intel N100. During the subsequent test, we only noted just above 15 watts with our system under sustained load. In addition, we ran Cinebench R15, Cinebench R20 and Cinebench R23. Here, we noted a considerable rise in performance. If you are looking to purchase the Minisforum Venus Series UN100L, then you will be able to get a lot more out of the system. With a PL1 value of 15 watts, you won't be taking any huge risks. We never had any temperature issues using the higher power target under load.

Cinebench results ex works

Cinebench results with higher power target (PL1 and PL2 = 25 watts)

Performance Rating - Percent
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	32.2 pt
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	31.9 pt
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	31.7 pt
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	31.6 pt
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	31.5 pt
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	29 pt
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	29 pt

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	155 Points +13%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	155 Points +13%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	154 Points +12%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	152 Points +11%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	151 Points +10%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	137 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	123 Points -10%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	479 Points +62%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	477 Points +61%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	452 Points +53%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	446 Points +51%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	434 Points +47%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	408 Points +38%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	296 Points

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	358 Points +8%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	357 Points +8%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	357 Points +8%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	353 Points +7%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	350 Points +6%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	331 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	241 Points -27%
CPU (Multi Core)
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1139 Points +47%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1138 Points +47%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1067 Points +38%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1050 Points +35%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1029 Points +33%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	976 Points +26%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	776 Points

Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1.87 Points +21%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1.86 Points +20%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1.85 Points +19%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1.83 Points +18%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1.83 Points +18%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1.55 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1.49 Points -4%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	5.99 Points +53%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5.62 Points +44%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5.55 Points +42%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5.41 Points +38%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5.18 Points +32%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	5.18 Points +32%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	3.91 Points

Cinebench R10
Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	8227 Points +15%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	8177 Points +14%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	8098 Points +13%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	8080 Points +13%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	7574 Points +6%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	7171 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	6562 Points -8%
Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	24225 Points +67%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	23912 Points +65%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	22275 Points +53%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	22261 Points +53%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	20565 Points +42%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	20429 Points +41%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	14514 Points

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1594 Seconds *
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1152 Seconds * +28%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1124 Seconds * +29%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1113 Seconds * +30%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1103 Seconds * +31%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1038 Seconds * +35%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1017 Seconds * +36%

wPrime 2.10
32m
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	18.213 s * -3%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	17.7 s *
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	17.521 s * +1%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	16.565 s * +6%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	16.449 s * +7%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	15.908 s * +10%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	15.795 s * +11%
1024m
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	630.2 s *
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	568.939 s * +10%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	538.757 s * +15%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	535.88 s * +15%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	519.662 s * +18%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	496.78 s * +21%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	481.652 s * +24%

X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	173 (172.8^min - 173.5^max) fps +64%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	172.55 (171.6^min - 175.2^max) fps +64%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	163.3 (162.1^min - 163.7^max) fps +55%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	162.4 (161.9^min - 162.4^max) fps +54%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	161.9 (158.9^min - 162.5^max) fps +54%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	145.25 (144.9^min - 145.6^max) fps +38%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	105.35 (101.7^min - 168^max) fps
Pass 2
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	34.7 (34.7^min - 34.8^max) fps +59%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	33.85 (33.7^min - 35^max) fps +55%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	32.45 (32.4^min - 32.5^max) fps +49%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	32.4 (32.4^min - 32.4^max) fps +49%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	32.4 (32.4^min - 32.5^max) fps +49%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	29.65 (29.5^min - 29.7^max) fps +36%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	21.8 (21.7^min - 22.2^max) fps

WinRAR - Result
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2431 KB/s +11%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2391 KB/s +9%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2372 KB/s +8%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2362 KB/s +8%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2277 KB/s +4%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2187 KB/s
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2181 KB/s 0%

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2.9 GB/s +4%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2.9 GB/s +4%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2.8 GB/s 0%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2.8 GB/s
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2.7 GB/s -4%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2.7 GB/s -4%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2.4 GB/s -14%
Twofish Mean 100MB
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	0.538 GB/s +1%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	0.532 GB/s 0%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	0.531 GB/s
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.501 GB/s -6%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.498 GB/s -6%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.497 GB/s -6%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.492 GB/s -7%
Serpent Mean 100MB
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	0.262 GB/s +2%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	0.261 GB/s +2%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	0.257 GB/s
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.244 GB/s -5%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.243 GB/s -5%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.239 GB/s -7%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.236 GB/s -8%

Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2896 Points +42%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2796 Points +37%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2793 Points +37%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2616 Points +28%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2566 Points +26%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2391 Points +17%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2038 Points
Single-Core
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1014 Points +7%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1013 Points +7%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1007 Points +6%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	999 Points +6%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	998 Points +5%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	946 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	804 Points -15%

Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2862 Points +18%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2753 Points +14%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2737 Points +13%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2585 Points +7%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2531 Points +4%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2424 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2382 Points -2%
5.0 Single-Core
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1008 Points +3%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1005 Points +2%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1000 Points +2%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	993 Points +1%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	993 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	982 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	804 Points -18%

Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	4553 Points +4%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	4518 Points +3%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	4495 Points +2%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	4467 Points +2%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	4450 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	4390 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3591 Points -18%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	11264 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	11197 Points
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	10938 Points -2%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	10798 Points -4%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	10299 Points -8%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	10228 Points -9%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	9662 Points -14%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	6129 Points +61%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	6062 Points +59%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5806 Points +52%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5767 Points +51%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5661 Points +48%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5084 Points +33%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	3814 Points

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	13255 MIPS +43%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	13177 MIPS +42%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	12224 MIPS +32%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	12190 MIPS +31%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	12177 MIPS +31%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	11654 MIPS +26%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	9272 MIPS
7z b 4 -mmt1
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	3908 MIPS +13%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3866 MIPS +12%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3843 MIPS +11%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3803 MIPS +10%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	3635 MIPS +5%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	3449 MIPS
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3121 MIPS -10%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	3.49 fps +75%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	3.47 fps +74%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3.29 fps +65%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3.25 fps +63%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3.17 fps +59%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3.03 fps +52%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1.99 fps

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1.039 sec *
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1.032 sec * +1%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.837 sec * +19%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.834 sec * +20%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	0.831 sec * +20%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.83 sec * +20%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	0.824 sec * +21%

LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	100.4 s *
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	89.3 s * +11%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	80.4 s * +20%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	74.6 s * +26%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	72.9 s * +27%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	68.3 s * +32%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	67 s * +33%

WebXPRT 3 - Overall
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	187.4 Points +19%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	183.4 Points +17%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	181.4 Points +15%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	179.4 Points +14%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	178.3 Points +13%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	157.3 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	155.3 Points -1%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1238 ms * -13%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1093 ms *
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1056 ms * +3%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1033 ms * +5%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1026 ms * +6%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1020 ms * +7%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1004 ms * +8%

3DMark - 1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	6525 Points +42%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	6522 Points +42%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	6062 Points +32%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5952 Points +30%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5903 Points +29%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5701 Points +24%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	4589 Points

* ... smaller is better

Performance Rating
Average of class Mini PC	100 pt
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	22.1 pt
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	11.6 pt
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	11.2 pt
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	11.2 pt
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	10.7 pt
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	10.6 pt
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	10 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Average of class Mini PC (561 - 27538, n=98, last 2 years)	9983 KRay/s +592%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	1443 KRay/s
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	837 KRay/s -42%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	837 KRay/s -42%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	770 KRay/s -47%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	769 KRay/s -47%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	764 KRay/s -47%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	744 KRay/s -48%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Average of class Mini PC (3604 - 116903, n=98, last 2 years)	52529 Points +597%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	7539 Points
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	4398 Points -42%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	4397 Points -42%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	4144 Points -45%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	4141 Points -45%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	4140 Points -45%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	3970 Points -47%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Average of class Mini PC (225 - 5096, n=98, last 2 years)	2296 MB/s +363%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	496 MB/s
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	308 MB/s -38%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	308 MB/s -38%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	290 MB/s -42%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	290 MB/s -42%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	290 MB/s -42%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	270 MB/s -46%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Average of class Mini PC (8172 - 119569, n=98, last 2 years)	69271 Points +206%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	22605 Points
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8704 Points -61%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8663 Points -62%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8208 Points -64%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8186 Points -64%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8178 Points -64%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8172 Points -64%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Average of class Mini PC (408 - 15525, n=98, last 2 years)	7328 Points +626%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	1010 Points
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	432 Points -57%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	432 Points -57%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	408 Points -60%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	408 Points -60%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	408 Points -60%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	408 Points -60%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Average of class Mini PC (1958 - 62378, n=98, last 2 years)	27834 Points +649%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	3718 Points
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	2220 Points -40%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	2220 Points -40%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	2092 Points -44%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	2089 Points -44%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	2088 Points -44%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	1987 Points -47%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Average of class Mini PC (3691 - 177158, n=98, last 2 years)	75245 MB/s +352%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	16644 MB/s
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8439 MB/s -49%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8421 MB/s -49%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	7961 MB/s -52%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	7954 MB/s -52%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	7951 MB/s -52%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	7948 MB/s -52%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Average of class Mini PC (74.8 - 1183, n=98, last 2 years)	582 MB/s +313%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	141 MB/s
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	82.5 MB/s -41%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	81.9 MB/s -42%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	77.7 MB/s -45%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	77.4 MB/s -45%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	76.7 MB/s -46%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	74.9 MB/s -47%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Average of class Mini PC (308 - 14722, n=98, last 2 years)	5332 KRay/s +599%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	763 KRay/s
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	465 KRay/s -39%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	465 KRay/s -39%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	433 KRay/s -43%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	432 KRay/s -43%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	432 KRay/s -43%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	412 KRay/s -46%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Average of class Mini PC (4408 - 44347, n=98, last 2 years)	24661 MPixel/s +98%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	12425 MPixel/s
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	6599 MPixel/s -47%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	6278 MPixel/s -49%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	5384 MPixel/s -57%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	5333 MPixel/s -57%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	5296 MPixel/s -57%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	4408 MPixel/s -65%

Minisforum Venus Series UN100L vs. Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

The Cinebench R15 continuous loop acts as our first stress test, and it showed that the system only had access to considerably more performance at the beginning. Due to the set TDP limit, the Minisforum Venus Series UN100L couldn't deliver any more performance. Thanks to the Intel N100's higher power limit within the Trigkey G4, it achieved almost twice as good performance levels.

CPU metrics during the Cinebench R15 loop

Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, Intel Processor N100: Ø219 (212.73-224.56)

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

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

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

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

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

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

System performance

The PC's CPU benchmark performance is again reflected in its system performance results. Even in PCMark 10, the Minisforum Venus Series UN100L came last. Our test sample did a little better during Crossmark, and the Venus Series UN100L's DDR-5 RAM made itself known in the RAM tests. Compared to the Trigkey G4, the Minisforum Venus Series UN100L couldn't boast smooth performance. Here, the processor's performance limits became noticeable, at times leading to some slight latencies which could be felt.

PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity

PCMark 10 / Score
Blackview MP80, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Netac NS512GSSD330	3220 Points +15%
Trigkey G4, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	3207 Points +14%
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	3192 Points +14%
Geekom MiniAir 12, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Lexar NM620 512GB	3183 Points +14%
Acemagic S1, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	3153 Points +13%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	2983 Points +6%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	2801 Points

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Geekom MiniAir 12, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Lexar NM620 512GB	7198 Points +11%
Trigkey G4, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	7123 Points +10%
Blackview MP80, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Netac NS512GSSD330	7079 Points +10%
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	7021 Points +9%
Acemagic S1, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	6731 Points +4%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	6650 Points +3%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	6456 Points

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Trigkey G4, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	5033 Points +17%
Blackview MP80, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Netac NS512GSSD330	4993 Points +16%
Acemagic S1, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	4950 Points +15%
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	4923 Points +14%
Geekom MiniAir 12, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Lexar NM620 512GB	4886 Points +13%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	4524 Points +5%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	4306 Points

CrossMark: Overall | Responsiveness | Creativity | Productivity

CrossMark / Overall
Acemagic S1, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	820 Points +5%
Geekom MiniAir 12, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Lexar NM620 512GB	786 Points 0%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	784 Points
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	773 Points -1%
Blackview MP80, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Netac NS512GSSD330	764 Points -3%
Trigkey G4, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	735 Points -6%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	666 Points -15%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Acemagic S1, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	895 Points +12%
Geekom MiniAir 12, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Lexar NM620 512GB	835 Points +5%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	799 Points
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	755 Points -6%
Trigkey G4, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	710 Points -11%
Blackview MP80, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Netac NS512GSSD330	709 Points -11%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	661 Points -17%

CrossMark / Creativity
Blackview MP80, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Netac NS512GSSD330	739 Points +3%
Geekom MiniAir 12, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Lexar NM620 512GB	723 Points +1%
Acemagic S1, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	721 Points 0%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	718 Points
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	714 Points -1%
Trigkey G4, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	676 Points -6%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	616 Points -14%

CrossMark / Productivity
Acemagic S1, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	907 Points +7%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	850 Points
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	843 Points -1%
Geekom MiniAir 12, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Lexar NM620 512GB	837 Points -2%
Blackview MP80, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Netac NS512GSSD330	810 Points -5%
Trigkey G4, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	808 Points -5%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	721 Points -15%

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

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Average of class Mini PC (6481 - 70620, n=98, last 2 years)	42914 MB/s +41%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	30425 MB/s
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	12715 MB/s -58%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	10663 MB/s -65%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8472 MB/s -72%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8458 MB/s -72%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8377 MB/s -72%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	6481 MB/s -79%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Average of class Mini PC (6914 - 71285, n=98, last 2 years)	43571 MB/s +44%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	30166 MB/s
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	11626 MB/s -61%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	11247 MB/s -63%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	9130 MB/s -70%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	9027 MB/s -70%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8974 MB/s -70%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	6914 MB/s -77%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Average of class Mini PC (6862 - 89318, n=98, last 2 years)	46636 MB/s +33%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	35003 MB/s
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	14266 MB/s -59%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	11728 MB/s -66%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	9047 MB/s -74%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8959 MB/s -74%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8762 MB/s -75%
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 * -134%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	139.9 ns * -124%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	125.8 ns * -102%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	124.9 ns * -100%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	120.6 ns * -93%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	119.8 ns * -92%
Average of class Mini PC (44.9 - 154.6, n=98, last 2 years)	87.8 ns * -41%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	62.4 ns *

* ... smaller is better

DPC latency

The Minisforum Venus Series UN100L unfortunately can't count low latencies as one of its strengths. However, when opening multiple tabs in Edge browse, our test sample didn't show any signs of struggling yet. Only when starting to play our 4K test video did its latencies start to rise. If you are looking to use the mini PC as a streaming client in your living room, then you'll have to make do with playing videos at 1,080p.

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

Maximum latencies after ten seconds of Prime95

Drivers ranked by longest execution duration

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	3463 μs * -136%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	1464.6 μs *
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	1165.5 μs * +20%
Blackview MP80, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Netac NS512GSSD330	817.1 μs * +44%
Trigkey G4, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	561.2 μs * +62%
Geekom MiniAir 12, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Lexar NM620 512GB	409.9 μs * +72%
Acemagic S1, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	367.2 μs * +75%

* ... smaller is better

Storage devices

The Minisforum Venus Series UN100L houses a 256-GB NVMe SSD. This may not be a lot but for office use, it should be sufficient. Still, it is important to note that the installed model is only connected via PCIe 3.0 x1, although it supports PCIe 3.0 x4. This results in not-quite-perfect transfer rates compared to what you would expect from an NVM with PCIe-3.0 speeds. However, this shouldn't be a noticeable issue in everyday use. The values we measured were, after all, still slightly better than what a SATA SSD would deliver. Our test device didn't pass the endurance test with flying colors. We noted a slight fluctuation in its read and write rates. However, a severe performance drop was thankfully avoided. The Minisforum Venus Series UN100L can be fitted with a second storage device. The required cable is already installed into the PC's case, so you just have to connect it to a drive.

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

CrystalDiskMark 3.0

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Sequential Read: 717.9 MB/s

Sequential Write: 687 MB/s

512K Read: 522 MB/s

512K Write: 539.9 MB/s

4K Read: 53.64 MB/s

4K Write: 121.2 MB/s

4K QD32 Read: 419.2 MB/s

4K QD32 Write: 259 MB/s

Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Average of class Mini PC	85 pt
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	77.1 pt
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	65.3 pt
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L	46.7 pt
Trigkey G4	39.9 pt
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	37.3 pt
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	25.8 pt
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	25.3 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
Average of class Mini PC (233 - 4168, n=97, last 2 years)	2030 MB/s +186%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	1781 (456.55^min - 1780.69^max) MB/s +151%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1354 (1350.96^min - 1354.32^max) MB/s +91%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	762 (757.28^min - 762.31^max) MB/s +7%
Trigkey G4	729 (705.12^min - 729.18^max) MB/s +3%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L	709 (695.63^min - 708.68^max) MB/s
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	542 (541.31^min - 542.36^max) MB/s -24%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	459 (458.57^min - 459.41^max) MB/s -35%
seq write
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	2130 (210.13^min - 2130.43^max) MB/s +207%
Average of class Mini PC (222 - 5595, n=97, last 2 years)	2052 MB/s +196%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1553 (1542.6^min - 1552.69^max) MB/s +124%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L	694 (691.1^min - 694.16^max) MB/s
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	649 (644.49^min - 649.49^max) MB/s -6%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	494 (488.92^min - 494.36^max) MB/s -29%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	476 (138.2^min - 475.75^max) MB/s -31%
Trigkey G4	339 (329.88^min - 338.64^max) MB/s -51%
seq q8 t1 read
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	3339 (2794.11^min - 3338.91^max) MB/s +283%
Average of class Mini PC (236 - 8430, n=97, last 2 years)	3172 MB/s +264%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1776 (1520.44^min - 1776.28^max) MB/s +104%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L	872 (690.26^min - 872.42^max) MB/s
Trigkey G4	864 (619.52^min - 864.45^max) MB/s -1%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	820 (687.12^min - 820.02^max) MB/s -6%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	556 (424.25^min - 556.44^max) MB/s -36%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	504 (458.23^min - 504.4^max) MB/s -42%
seq q8 t1 write
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	3029 (212.44^min - 3028.52^max) MB/s +251%
Average of class Mini PC (228 - 6669, n=97, last 2 years)	2233 MB/s +159%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1658 (1643.05^min - 1658.18^max) MB/s +92%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L	863 (855.64^min - 863.19^max) MB/s
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	684 (677.48^min - 683.67^max) MB/s -21%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	519 (472.8^min - 519.47^max) MB/s -40%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	489 (220.62^min - 488.78^max) MB/s -43%
Trigkey G4	346 (322.53^min - 346.45^max) MB/s -60%
4k q1 t1 read
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	59.4 (58.56^min - 59.37^max) MB/s +28%
Average of class Mini PC (5.67 - 86.6, n=97, last 2 years)	51.5 MB/s +11%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L	46.5 (45.79^min - 46.48^max) MB/s
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	45.9 (45.49^min - 45.92^max) MB/s -1%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	43.1 (20.32^min - 43.07^max) MB/s -7%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	32.5 (32.38^min - 32.5^max) MB/s -30%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	25.9 (25.82^min - 25.85^max) MB/s -44%
Trigkey G4	8.85 (2.72^min - 8.85^max) MB/s -81%
4k q1 t1 write
Average of class Mini PC (22 - 425, n=97, last 2 years)	185.7 MB/s +53%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	136.8 (103.17^min - 136.84^max) MB/s +13%
Trigkey G4	128.4 (124.08^min - 128.36^max) MB/s +6%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	128.1 (126.86^min - 128.09^max) MB/s +5%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L	121.5 (111.95^min - 121.45^max) MB/s
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	96.7 (95.09^min - 96.72^max) MB/s -20%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	96 (93.72^min - 96.04^max) MB/s -21%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	88.1 (66.88^min - 88.14^max) MB/s -27%
4k q32 t16 read
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1175 (1165.24^min - 1174.82^max) MB/s +37%
Average of class Mini PC (26.1 - 2810, n=97, last 2 years)	1092 MB/s +27%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L	859 (776.83^min - 858.85^max) MB/s
Trigkey G4	581 (553.76^min - 581.49^max) MB/s -32%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	578 (567.96^min - 578.39^max) MB/s -33%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	440 (438.98^min - 440.28^max) MB/s -49%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	260 (259.46^min - 259.7^max) MB/s -70%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	179.4 (173.35^min - 179.35^max) MB/s -79%
4k q32 t16 write
Average of class Mini PC (30.2 - 3983, n=97, last 2 years)	1088 MB/s +66%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	762 (759.1^min - 762.44^max) MB/s +16%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	732 (50.3^min - 732.45^max) MB/s +12%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L	656 (502.97^min - 656.3^max) MB/s
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	411 (406.46^min - 410.69^max) MB/s -37%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	276 (99.25^min - 275.55^max) MB/s -58%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	259 (224.2^min - 258.97^max) MB/s -61%
Trigkey G4	70.3 (60.61^min - 70.32^max) MB/s -89%

AS SSD
Score Total
Average of class Mini PC (151.3 - 9030, n=95, last 2 years)	3560 Points +81%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	2938 Points +50%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	2427 Points +24%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L	1962 Points
Trigkey G4	1857 Points -5%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	1423 Points -27%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	796 Points -59%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	736 Points -62%
Score Read
Average of class Mini PC (61 - 3635, n=95, last 2 years)	1354 Points +56%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	1282 Points +48%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1000 Points +15%
Trigkey G4	934 Points +8%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L	867 Points
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	522 Points -40%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	265 Points -69%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	232 Points -73%
Score Write
Average of class Mini PC (88 - 4185, n=95, last 2 years)	1564 Points +148%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	1008 Points +60%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	903 Points +43%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L	631 Points
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	626 Points -1%
Trigkey G4	458 Points -27%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	387 Points -39%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	373 Points -41%
Seq Read
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	2934 MB/s +339%
Average of class Mini PC (291 - 6620, n=95, last 2 years)	2820 MB/s +322%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1582 MB/s +137%
Trigkey G4	794 MB/s +19%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	700 MB/s +5%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L	668 MB/s
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	526 MB/s -21%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	470 MB/s -30%
Seq Write
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	2449 MB/s +249%
Average of class Mini PC (240 - 5783, n=95, last 2 years)	1970 MB/s +181%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1526 MB/s +117%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L	702 MB/s
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	595 MB/s -15%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	484 MB/s -31%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	466 MB/s -34%
Trigkey G4	326 MB/s -54%
4K Read
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	62.1 MB/s +10%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L	56.7 MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (6.08 - 104.2, n=95, last 2 years)	55.5 MB/s -2%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	54.7 MB/s -4%
Trigkey G4	44.4 MB/s -22%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	38.7 MB/s -32%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	30.2 MB/s -47%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	27.5 MB/s -51%
4K Write
Average of class Mini PC (30.9 - 366, n=95, last 2 years)	168.3 MB/s +56%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	122.1 MB/s +13%
Trigkey G4	113.5 MB/s +5%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	108.9 MB/s +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L	108.2 MB/s
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	100.9 MB/s -7%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	85.6 MB/s -21%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	84.3 MB/s -22%
4K-64 Read
Average of class Mini PC (23.4 - 3035, n=95, last 2 years)	1016 MB/s +37%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	927 MB/s +25%
Trigkey G4	810 MB/s +9%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	787 MB/s +6%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L	744 MB/s
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	413 MB/s -44%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	181.8 MB/s -76%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	157.7 MB/s -79%
4K-64 Write
Average of class Mini PC (32.8 - 3598, n=95, last 2 years)	1199 MB/s +165%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	641 MB/s +42%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	641 MB/s +42%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	466 MB/s +3%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L	453 MB/s
Trigkey G4	312 MB/s -31%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	256 MB/s -43%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	239 MB/s -47%
Access Time Read
Average of class Mini PC (0.022 - 0.489, n=95, last 2 years)	0.1025 ms * -9%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	0.101 ms * -7%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L	0.094 ms *
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	0.077 ms * +18%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	0.076 ms * +19%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	0.076 ms * +19%
Trigkey G4	0.064 ms * +32%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	0.054 ms * +43%
Access Time Write
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	0.136 ms * -3%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L	0.132 ms *
Average of class Mini PC (0.016 - 0.765, n=95, last 2 years)	0.1297 ms * +2%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	0.127 ms * +4%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Lexar NM620 512GB	0.125 ms * +5%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	0.109 ms * +17%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	0.098 ms * +26%
Trigkey G4	0.061 ms * +54%

* ... smaller is better

Reading continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Minisforum Venus Series UN100L ; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø504 (361.25-641.08)

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

Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330: Ø551 (425.51-553.5)

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

Trigkey G4 : Ø839 (658.14-865.55)

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

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

Graphics card

The Intel UHD Graphics within the Minisforum Venus Series UN100L is just a simple iGPU with 24 EUs. In direct comparison, our test sample actually did quite well. The fact that it makes use of DDR5 RAM is surely why it achieved better results than we were expecting. The iGPU is given 512 MB of the installed RAM to use for graphics calculations. This reduces its usable RAM to 7.5 GB. Furthermore, it should be noted that the Intel N100's iGPU can only handle single-channel RAM.

Further benchmarks surrounding the Intel UHD Graphics can be found here.

3DMark Performance Rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	98.9 pt
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	98.7 pt
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	97.8 pt
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	96.5 pt
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	96.5 pt
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	93.6 pt
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	91.6 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1494 Points +2%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	1492 Points +2%
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1490 Points +2%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	1489 Points +2%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1485 Points +2%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1467 Points 0%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	1461 Points

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	8548 Points +7%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	8304 Points +4%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	8303 Points +4%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	8233 Points +3%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	8035 Points 0%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	8012 Points
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	7218 Points -10%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	1217 Points +2%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	1191 Points
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	1184 Points -1%
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1172 Points -2%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1124 Points -6%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1106 Points -7%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1080 Points -9%

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	96.4 pt
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	96.4 pt
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	89 pt
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	88.4 pt
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	88.4 pt
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	87.3 pt
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	84.1 pt

ComputeMark v2.1
1024x600 Normal, Score
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	684 Points +3%
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	670 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	661 Points
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	650 Points -2%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	638 Points -3%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	638 Points -3%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	628 Points -5%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 3DTex
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	155 Points +8%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	143 Points
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	133 Points -7%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	122 Points -15%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	116 Points -19%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	116 Points -19%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	103 Points -28%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 2DTexArr
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	122 Points +4%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	117 Points
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	109 Points -7%
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	106 Points -9%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	97 Points -17%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	95 Points -19%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	90 Points -23%
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Vector
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	126 Points +7%
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	126 Points +7%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	125 Points +6%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	122 Points +3%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	120 Points +2%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	118 Points 0%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	118 Points
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Scalar
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	112 Points +13%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	110 Points +11%
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	110 Points +11%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	109 Points +10%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	101 Points +2%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	99 Points 0%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	99 Points
1024x600 Normal, QJuliaRayTrace
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	203 Points +10%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	197 Points +7%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	196 Points +7%
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	194 Points +5%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	189 Points +3%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	186 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	184 Points

3DMark 06 - 1280x1024 Standard Score AA:0x AF:0x
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	12203 Points +38%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	10352 Points +17%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	10165 Points +15%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	10088 Points +14%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	10026 Points +13%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	9774 Points +10%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	8849 Points

Unigine Heaven 4.0
Extreme Preset OpenGL
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	7.6 fps +7%
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	7.2 fps +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	7.1 fps
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	6.9 fps -3%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	6.7 fps -6%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	6.7 fps -6%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	6.3 fps -11%
Extreme Preset DX11
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	7.7 fps +8%
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	7.5 fps +6%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	7.2 fps +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	7.1 fps
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	6.8 fps -4%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	6.7 fps -6%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	6.4 fps -10%

Unigine Valley 1.0
1920x1080 Extreme HD Preset OpenGL AA:x8
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	6 fps +18%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	6 fps +18%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	5.4 fps +6%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	5.3 fps +4%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	5.1 fps 0%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	5.1 fps
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	4.8 fps -6%
1920x1080 Extreme HD DirectX AA:x8
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	5.3 fps +13%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	5.2 fps +11%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	4.7 fps
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	4.6 fps -2%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	4.6 fps -2%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	4.6 fps -2%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	4.1 fps -13%

Unigine Superposition
1280x720 720p Low
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	2505 Points +30%
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	2376 Points +23%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	2141 Points +11%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1937 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	1927 Points
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1924 Points 0%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1871 Points -3%
1920x1080 1080p High
Geekom MiniAir 12 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	530 Points +20%
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	512 Points +16%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	500 Points +13%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	469 Points +6%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	468 Points +6%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	454 Points +3%
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	442 Points

3DMark 05 Standard		12034 points
3DMark 06 Standard Score		8849 points
3DMark Vantage P Result		5709 points
3DMark 11 Performance		1637 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score		41351 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		6007 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		1127 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Score		537 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		360 points
Help

... in comparison

Gaming performance

Due to its low 3D performance, the Minisforum Venus Series UN100L isn't suited for complex games. The Intel N100's iGPU is only enough for simple casual or browser games. Devices which are fitted with AMD's Ryzen-9 processors, for example, deliver noticeably better performance. We would recommend taking a look at the Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX.

	low	med.	high	ultra
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	52	33.2	19.2	17.8
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	13.7	8.75	7.81
Strange Brigade (2018)	23.2	9.7	9.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)	10.1	4.9

Emissions - Frugal and quiet but also low performance

Noise emissions

Due to the manufacturer's cautious TDP release, the cooling system within the Minisforum Venus Series UN100L doesn't have to work very hard. This could be seen in its low emission values during our noise emission measurements. As can be seen in the graphic, it isn't quite possible to run the PC silently. The fans always spin—even if they do so very quietly. At just under 27 dB(A), the device can hardly be heard on your desktop. Even under load, the PC's noise emissions only rise by a small amount and it remains comfortably quiet. In this aspect, our test sample managed to come far ahead of its competitors. Under load, all of the comparison devices run much louder.

Noise Level

Idle		26.6 / 26.6 / 26.7 dB(A)
Load		27.2 / 27.3 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 25.5 dB(A)

	Minisforum Venus Series UN100L N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Geekom MiniAir 12 N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Acemagic S1 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Blackview MP80 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	BOSGAME N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Trigkey G4 N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)
Noise		-4%	-12%	-6%	-14%	-19%	-25%
off / environment *	25.5	24.8 3%	25 2%	25.2 1%	29.7 -16%	24.8 3%	30.4 -19%
Idle Minimum *	26.6	24.8 7%	25.5 4%	25.4 5%	30.2 -14%	30.6 -15%	31 -17%
Idle Average *	26.6	28.6 -8%	26.9 -1%	25.5 4%	30.2 -14%	31.3 -18%	31.1 -17%
Idle Maximum *	26.7	28.7 -7%	27 -1%	25.5 4%	30.2 -13%	32.1 -20%	31.8 -19%
Load Average *	27.2	29 -7%	34.3 -26%	32.3 -19%	30.4 -12%	34.8 -28%	33.3 -22%
Load Maximum *	27.3	30.2 -11%	40.3 -48%	36.4 -33%	31.4 -15%	37.1 -36%	42.5 -56%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

The Minisforum Venus Series UN100L's case doesn't get particularly warm. Moreover, we didn't record any significant temperature differences in idle mode and under load. During the stress test, the Intel N100 only reached temperatures of up to 76 °C which also shows that some leeway was wasted in terms of the PC's performance. As previously mentioned, the SoC's PL1 and PL2 limit values can be adjusted manually via the UEFI. In our test, the device's installed cooling unit was also able to cope with an increased power limit. For this test, we granted the Intel N100 a limit of 25 watts. When repeating the stress test, we noted slightly higher temperatures, although 91 °C should still be no cause for concern. In terms of power consumption, however, we only measured 16 watts, which indicates that the SoC is still limited by other parameters. To ultimately coax a little more performance out of the Intel N100, its PL1 value can easily be set to 15 watts.

Stress test Prime95, solo with raised power limit

Minisforum Venus Series UN100L - idle (top)

Minisforum Venus Series UN100L - Stress test (top)

Minisforum Venus Series UN100L - idle (bottom)

Minisforum Venus Series UN100L - Stress test (bottom)

Max. Load

Idle


35.8 °C 96 F	35.7 °C 96 F	33.2 °C 92 F
36.9 °C 98 F	35.5 °C 96 F	31.3 °C 88 F
34.5 °C 94 F	35 °C 95 F	34 °C 93 F

Maximum: 36.9 °C = 98 F
Average: 34.7 °C = 94 F


32.3 °C 90 F	32.8 °C 91 F	32.4 °C 90 F
30.8 °C 87 F	32.8 °C 91 F	32.2 °C 90 F
31.3 °C 88 F	31.3 °C 88 F	31.9 °C 89 F

Maximum: 32.8 °C = 91 F
Average: 32 °C = 90 F

Power Supply (max.) 36.6 °C = 98 F | Room Temperature 21.9 °C = 71 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated)

(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 34.7 °C / 94 F, compared to the average of 32.2 °C / 90 F for the devices in the class Mini PC.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 36.9 °C / 98 F, compared to the average of 35.5 °C / 96 F, ranging from 26 to 69.5 °C for the class Mini PC.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 32.8 °C / 91 F, compared to the average of 36.9 °C / 98 F
(±) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 35.2 °C / 95 F, compared to the device average of 32.2 °C / 90 F.

Power consumption

The Minisforum Venus Series UN100L is definitely one of the more frugal mini PCs. At 3.8 to 9.8 watts, we measured low values in idle mode, although some of the competitors are even more frugal in this respect. Under average load, our test sample got by with just under 13 watts, although it reached around 29 watts for a short period of time. Due to its low power consumption, we also see no issues with retrospectively adapting the PL1 in order to achieve better performance.

The supplied power supply unit (12 V; 3.0 A) provides up to 36 watts and therefore still has enough room to breathe. It also has the capacity to power an additional storage device.

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.5 / 1 Watt
Idle	3.8 / 4.8 / 9.8 Watt
Load	12.9 / 28.9 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.

	Minisforum Venus Series UN100L N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Acemagic S1 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Blackview MP80 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	BOSGAME N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Trigkey G4 N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Geekom MiniAir 12 N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Average Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Average of class Mini PC
Power Consumption		-76%	-20%	5%	-53%	-25%	-29%	-39%	-170%
Idle Minimum *	3.8	7.1 -87%	4.9 -29%	3.5 8%	8.2 -116%	6.1 -61%	5.9 -55%	6.4 ?(3.5 - 9.8, n=9) -68%	9.75 ?(1.9 - 46.5, n=92, last 2 years) -157%
Idle Average *	4.8	12.1 -152%	7.1 -48%	3.6 25%	8.6 -79%	6.9 -44%	7 -46%	7.88 ?(3.6 - 12.1, n=9) -64%	11.7 ?(1.9 - 63, n=91, last 2 years) -144%
Idle Maximum *	9.8	13.9 -42%	7.3 26%	6.2 37%	10.4 -6%	8.9 9%	9.3 5%	9.8 ?(6.2 - 13.9, n=9) -0%	14.7 ?(2.6 - 68.9, n=92, last 2 years) -50%
Load Average *	12.9	23.8 -84%	20.6 -60%	20.4 -58%	19.4 -50%	20 -55%	18.9 -47%	20.4 ?(12.9 - 27.6, n=9) -58%	51.9 ?(11.3 - 158.7, n=92, last 2 years) -302%
Load Maximum *	28.9	33 -14%	26.2 9%	25 13%	33.1 -15%	21.1 27%	30 -4%	30.6 ?(21.1 - 46.2, n=9) -6%	86 ?(18.1 - 271, n=92, last 2 years) -198%

* ... smaller is better

Power consumption with external monitor

Minisforum Venus Series UN100L UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), N100; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø12.2 (10.9-28.9)

Geekom MiniAir 12 UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), N100, Lexar NM620 512GB; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø29.1 (27.4-30)

Minisforum Venus Series UN100L UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), N100; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø12.4 (11.1-23.4)

Geekom MiniAir 12 UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), N100, Lexar NM620 512GB; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø24 (23.2-24.7)

Minisforum Venus Series UN100L UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), N100; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø11.6 (10.7-19)

Geekom MiniAir 12 UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), N100, Lexar NM620 512GB; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø16.3 (14.3-26.5)

Minisforum Venus Series UN100L UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), N100; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø5.33 (4.92-9.8)

Geekom MiniAir 12 UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), N100, Lexar NM620 512GB; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø8.23 (7.94-9.36)

Minisforum Venus Series UN100L UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), N100; Cinebench R23 Single (external Monitor): Ø11.9 (10.2-22.8)

Geekom MiniAir 12 UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), N100, Lexar NM620 512GB; Cinebench R23 Single (external Monitor): Ø19.2 (16.7-23.9)

Minisforum Venus Series UN100L UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), N100; Cinebench R23 Multi (external Monitor): Ø12.3 (10.9-24.2)

Geekom MiniAir 12 UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), N100, Lexar NM620 512GB; Cinebench R23 Multi (external Monitor): Ø22.8 (21.2-24.3)

Pros

+ stable case

+ easy to open up

+ lots of ports

+ outstanding WLAN performance

+ modern SoC

+ always quiet in use

+ low power requirement

Cons

- PL1 value only 7 watts in delivered state

- SSD only connected via PCIe 3.0 x1

- only 8 GB RAM

- RAM can't be expanded

Verdict - Weak Intel N100 ex works

Minisforum Venus Series UN100L review - test sample provided by Minisforum

Affordable mini PCs are often best suited to simple office tasks. Even so, you shouldn't just blindly rely on their technical data. The Minisforum Venus Series UN100L uses the Intel N100 which is generally a good SoC for everyday use. Due to its four cores, however, you shouldn't expect it to do too much at once. Even so, the processor didn't quite deliver the performance we expected during our test. According to Intel's specifications, however, Minisforum cannot be blamed, as this is only a processor with a TDP of 6 watts. Still, in specific scenarios, the processor is capable of delivering more performance. The prerequisites for this are good cooling and a power limit that allows for this. The latter has been severely limited by Minisforum in the PC's delivered state. As a result, our test sample often did worse than its competitors. Its fast DDR5 RAM can't compensate for this. Only when you manually adjust the Minisforum Venus Series UN100L's power limits does it start to get competitive.

The Minisforum Venus Series UN100L has the potential to be a good office PC, but Minisforum has shot itself in the foot with the computer's low PL1 value in its delivered state.

The PC's storage device also isn't optimally connected. Its M.2 interface technically only delivers PCIe-3.0-x1 speeds, which you should be aware of in advance. If you are looking to swap the existing storage device for something faster, then this won't automatically result in a lot more performance.

The device's WLAN module performance and its connectivity options are flawless, on the other hand. Furthermore, the system runs very quietly and doesn't need a lot of power. The PC can be had for just under US$200. In direct comparison, this is a little better value for money than the competitors listed in this review. However, you shouldn't forget its low RAM, as 8 GB is the bare minimum nowadays. As the RAM cannot be expanded, it might make a little more sense to just go for the 16-GB model of the Venus Series UN100L. Using the previously mentioned CPU-performance adjustments and with more RAM, this could be a good mini PC that is in no way inferior to its competitors.

Price and availability

The version of the Minisforum Venus Series UN100L with 16 GB RAM and a 512-GB SSD can currently be found on Amazon for US$199.99.

Minisforum Venus Series UN100L - 2024-01-23 01/23/2024 v7
Sebastian Bade

Chassis

73 / 98 → 75%

Connectivity

60 / 81 → 74%

Weight

85%

Games Performance

42%

Application Performance

78%

Temperature

90%

Noise

95%

Average

75%

73%

Mini PC - Weighted Average

Transparency

The present review sample was given to the author by the manufacturer free of charge for the purposes of review. There was no third-party influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.

Minisforum UN100L review: The mini PC for office tasks with an Intel N100 and DDR5 RAM costs less than US$200

Possible competitors compared

The Minisforum Venus Series UN100L in detail

Case - Lots of plastic and a bit of metal

Size comparison

Connectivity

SD card reader

Communication

Accessories

Maintenance

Performance - The frugal Intel N100 with four Alder-Lake cores

Testing conditions

Processor

Cinebench results ex works

Cinebench results with higher power target (PL1 and PL2 = 25 watts)

Minisforum Venus Series UN100L vs. Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

System performance

DPC latency

Storage devices

Reading continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Graphics card

Gaming performance

Emissions - Frugal and quiet but also low performance

Noise emissions

Temperature

Power consumption

Power consumption with external monitor

Pros

Cons

Verdict - Weak Intel N100 ex works

Price and availability

Transparency

More articles related to this device

Related Articles

3DMark 11 in comparison
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex-1570 81CA000RUS (min) i5-8550U, GeForce MX130	28
...
Apple Macbook Air 2019 i5-8210Y, UHD Graphics 617	1632
Acer Aspire 8950G-263161.5TWnss 2630QM, Radeon HD 6850M	1632
Acer Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-70EQ 6500U, HD Graphics 520	1635
Minisforum Venus Series UN100L N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	1637
Fujitsu Lifebook A357-A3570MPH06DE i5-7200U, HD Graphics 620	1637
Lenovo IdeaPad 300-17ISK 80QH001EGE 6200U, Radeon R5 M330	1637
HP 355 G2 A8-6410, Radeon R5 M240	1640
...
(max) R7 7800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	72163