Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 review: The sleek mini PC with a fast Intel Core i7-12650H and active SSD cooling!

Name: Minisforum Venus Series NAB6
Brand: Minisforum

Well cooled is half done!

Minisforum have extended their Venus series portfolio with the release of the sleek mini PC NAB6. Based on an Intel Core i7-12650H, the NAB6 is well-prepared for many different uses. Its price is okay, but a few compromises will likely have to be made. Which compromises these are exactly will be discussed in our detailed review.

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Intel Mini PC Desktop Alder Lake

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6, configurations (source: Minisforum)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6, specifications (source: Minisforum)

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 is another compact and powerful mini PC made by the Chinese system manufacturer. In this test, we will be taking a look at the system based on an Intel Core i7-12650H with 16 GB RAM and a 512 GB SSD. We will be using Windows 11 Professional as an operating system and this configuration is currently available to buy for $449. The barebone version without RAM and an SSD can currently be found for $359. These prices are quite typical for these types of mini PCs, as its competitors can generally be bought for a similar price.

Minisforum currently only offer the Venus Series NAB6 based on an Intel Core i7-12650H. Under the label Venus Series NPB7, the manufacturer offers a model which is built the same but is instead based on an Intel Core i7-13700H. This model is supposedly available from mid May. Currently, no prices for this model can be found on the manufacturer's website.

We have chosen a range of similarly compact desktop PCs as comparison devices for this review. You can see an overview of these devices in the following table.

Test device courtesy of Minisforum

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Minisforum Venus Series NAB6

Processor

Intel Core i7-12650H 10 x 1.7 - 4.7 GHz, 64 W PL2 / Short Burst, 45 W PL1 / Sustained, Alder Lake-H

Graphics adapter

Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Core: 1400 MHz, RAM: 2660 MHz, 31.0.101.4146 DCH

Memory

16 GB

, DDR4-2666, 2 of 2 installed, max. 64 GB

Mainboard

Intel Alder Lake-P PCH

Storage

Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0, 512 GB

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

Soundcard

Intel Alder Lake-P PCH - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)

Connections

7 USB 3.1 Gen2, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 2 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5mm Kombibuchse, Intel Ethernet Controller I225-V

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/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 55 x 127 x 127 ( = 2.17 x 5 x 5 in)

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Pro

Additional features

Power adapter with cable, HDMI cable, Vesa mount montage kit, handbook, 24 Months Warranty

Weight

616 g ( = 21.73 oz / 1.36 pounds), Power Supply: 456 g ( = 16.08 oz / 1.01 pounds)

Price

699 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
81.9 % v7 ^(old)	05 / 2023	Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	616 g	55 mm
85.5 % v7 ^(old)	03 / 2023	Morefine M600, 6900HX R9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	779 g	40.6 mm
86.1 % v7 ^(old)	02 / 2023	Minisforum Venus Series UM690 R9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	621 g	48 mm
80.8 % v7 ^(old)	04 / 2023	Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	538 g	37 mm
82.3 % v7 ^(old)	05 / 2023	Geekom Mini IT12 i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	572 g	45.6 mm
85.1 % v7 ^(old)	01 / 2023	Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	1.2 kg	66 mm
v ^(old)	09 / 2022	Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 R5 5600U, Vega 7	628 g	72 mm

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 in detail

Case

Although the NAB6 belongs to the Venus series, there are no real similarities to the UM690 in terms of its build. Here, the manufacturer took a completely different approach to the device's material selection. The NAB6 is mostly aluminum and plastic, which gives the device tremendous stability. Its lid, the inside as well as the bottom of the device are made of plastic. The lid matching the rest of the case's color is a lovely detail. It's not always easy to achieve a uniform color when you are dealing with multiple different materials (aluminum and plastic). Our test sample does this perfectly. The bottom of the device looks a little cheap due to its white color.

Its compact size means the Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 won't take up too much space on your desk. The device's footprint measures 12.7 x 12.7 centimeters and you can attach it to the back of a monitor using the supplied mounting plate (VESA mount). The device is also quite light, weighing in at only 616 grams. Its power adapter weighs 456 grams, which is about the same as its competitors.

Size comparison

Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Morefine M600, 6900HX Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Minisforum Mars Series MC560 Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 DIN A4 ❌

Connectivity

Compactness doesn't necessarily mean fewer connectivity options - this, we already know from quite a few mini PCs. This is no different on the Minisforum Venus Series NAB6, which has seven USB ports in total. This is more than its competitors, although users might turn to other models due to its missing Thunderbolt option. All-in-all, the Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 still has more than enough connectivity options - you can even connect up to four screens simultaneously. The ports being limited to the front and back of the device are, in our eyes, a good design choice.

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB6's external ports (source: Minisforum)

Communication

WLAN module in the Minisforum Venus Series NAB6

The Minisforum NAB6 features a Wi-Fi 6E module from Mediatek. The same module can be seen in the Miniforum Venus Series UM690, which delivered better performance than the one in our test sample. We used an Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 as a test router for our tests. Transfer rates weren't terrible but in comparison, our sample isn't doing too well at this point. As an alternative, the Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 also has a fast wired connection, which makes speeds of up to 2.5 GBit/s possible. It actually even has two of these connections, which isn't always the norm for this device class.

Networking
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1668 (1467^min - 1725^max) MBit/s +111%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1519 (1392^min - 1699^max) MBit/s +92%
Average of class Mini PC (684 - 1806, n=53, last 2 years)	1432 MBit/s +81%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 MediaTek RZ608	961 (954^min - 967^max) MBit/s +21%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 MediaTek RZ608	903 (450^min - 913^max) MBit/s +14%
Average MediaTek RZ608 (430 - 961, n=16)	826 MBit/s +4%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 MediaTek RZ608	791 (776^min - 799^max) MBit/s
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1622 (1561^min - 1670^max) MBit/s +76%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1445 (736^min - 1476^max) MBit/s +57%
Average of class Mini PC (394 - 1800, n=53, last 2 years)	1379 MBit/s +50%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 MediaTek RZ608	967 (486^min - 993^max) MBit/s +5%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 MediaTek RZ608	919 (853^min - 980^max) MBit/s
Average MediaTek RZ608 (572 - 980, n=16)	825 MBit/s -10%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 MediaTek RZ608	787 (638^min - 865^max) MBit/s -14%
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210	1318 (663^min - 1363^max) MBit/s +67%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 MediaTek RZ608	956 (944^min - 963^max) MBit/s +21%
Average of class Mini PC (267 - 1796, n=105, last 2 years)	952 MBit/s +21%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	943 (923^min - 960^max) MBit/s +20%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	939 (921^min - 952^max) MBit/s +19%
Morefine M600, 6900HX MediaTek RZ608	929 (874^min - 946^max) MBit/s +18%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 MediaTek RZ608	903 MBit/s +15%
Average MediaTek RZ608 (430 - 975, n=20)	886 MBit/s +13%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 MediaTek RZ608	787 (752^min - 801^max) MBit/s
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210	1320 (1165^min - 1353^max) MBit/s +111%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 MediaTek RZ608	967 MBit/s +54%
Morefine M600, 6900HX MediaTek RZ608	964 (924^min - 990^max) MBit/s +54%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 MediaTek RZ608	943 (477^min - 981^max) MBit/s +51%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	918 (892^min - 938^max) MBit/s +47%
Average of class Mini PC (251 - 1776, n=105, last 2 years)	887 MBit/s +42%
Average MediaTek RZ608 (572 - 979, n=20)	860 MBit/s +37%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	833 (805^min - 866^max) MBit/s +33%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 MediaTek RZ608	626 (301^min - 689^max) MBit/s

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6; iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø919 (853-980)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6; iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø791 (776-799)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø786 (752-801)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø616 (301-689)

Accessories

The mini PC comes with a 120-watt power adapter and VESA mount in order to connect the device to a monitor. An HDMI cable and short instruction manual are also included.

Maintenance

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 with detached lid

Performance - an Intel Alder Lake-H with ten cores

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB6's Intel Core i7-12650H is a usable SoC which will do well in everyday use. Straight out of the box, you will be well-equipped with 16 GB RAM and a 512 GB SSD. RAM and SSD can both be swapped out and upgraded at a later date, which isn't the case for the SoC. If you aren't satisfied with the Intel Core i7-12650H's performance, you might want to take a look at the Minisforum Venus Series NPB7 instead. It has an Intel Core i7-13700H and will be available to purchase in the near future.

Testing conditions

We ran all of our tests using the energy profile "balanced". The SoC's performance was not changed in the BIOS and has been left in the condition we received it in, in accordance with the manufacturer's settings.

Processor

Intel Core i7-12650H (source: Minisforum)

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB6's Intel Core i7-12650H is a solid SoC which has ten native cores and can process a total of 16 threads simultaneously. In our test, the device ranked somewhere in the middle and was surprisingly only two per cent behind the Intel NUC 13 (all CPU benchmarks compared). The Intel Core i7-12650H has a power limit of 64 watts and at continuous load, it has access to 45 watts. These numbers were achieved - this we can tease already. This means there is no performance limit due to insufficient cooling.

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

Performance Rating - Percent
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	50.8 pt
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	50 pt
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	49.7 pt
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	49.6 pt
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	47.8 pt
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	45.5 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	41.3 pt

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	271 Points +4%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	261 Points 0%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	260 Points
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	247 Points -5%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	244 Points -6%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	241 Points -7%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	223 Points -14%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	2231 Points +18%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	2067 Points +9%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	2030 Points +7%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	1920 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	1893 Points
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	1565 Points -17%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	1265 Points -33%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	736 Points +6%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	696 Points
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	682 Points -2%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	652 Points -6%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	629 Points -10%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	600 Points -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	534 Points -23%
CPU (Multi Core)
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	5328 Points +11%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	4941 Points +3%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	4887 Points +2%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	4788 Points 0%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	4781 Points
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	3427 Points -28%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	2975 Points -38%

Cinebench R23
Single Core
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	1909 Points +6%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	1804 Points
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	1743 Points -3%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	1693 Points -6%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	1616 Points -10%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	1533 Points -15%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	1376 Points -24%
Multi Core
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	13320 Points +10%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	13222 Points +10%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	12637 Points +5%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	12375 Points +3%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	12072 Points
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	8846 Points -27%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	7615 Points -37%

Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	3.3 Points +5%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	3.14 Points
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	3.07 Points -2%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	2.93 Points -7%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	2.88 Points -8%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	2.86 Points -9%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	2.64 Points -16%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	26.35 Points +19%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	25.96 Points +18%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	25.12 Points +14%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	23.66 Points +7%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	22.08 Points
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	20.06 Points -9%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	14.78 Points -33%

Cinebench R10
Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	15471 Points +6%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	14533 Points
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	13568 Points -7%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	12943 Points -11%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	12846 Points -12%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	12185 Points -16%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	11098 Points -24%
Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	77409 Points +13%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	76758 Points +12%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	76744 Points +12%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	69797 Points +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	68516 Points
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	53950 Points -21%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	45363 Points -34%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	399 Seconds * -40%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	285 Seconds *
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	279 Seconds * +2%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	275 Seconds * +4%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	273 Seconds * +4%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	234 Seconds * +18%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	231 Seconds * +19%

wPrime 2.10
32m
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	5.377 s * -45%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	4.485 s * -21%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	3.735 s * -1%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	3.705 s *
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	3.642 s * +2%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	3.461 s * +7%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	3.421 s * +8%
1024m
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	410.289 s *
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	277.01 s * +32%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	237.123 s * +42%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	189.07 s * +54%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	156.33 s * +62%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	103.226 s * +75%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	93.19 s * +77%

X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	312 (305^min - 331^max) fps 0%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	311.5 (311^min - 312^max) fps
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	262.5 (262^min - 266^max) fps -16%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	258.5 (256^min - 268^max) fps -17%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	245 (239^min - 261^max) fps -21%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	234 (233^min - 235^max) fps -25%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	224 (222^min - 258^max) fps -28%
Pass 2
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	127.8 (127.3^min - 129.1^max) fps +15%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	125.25 (105.2^min - 130^max) fps +13%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	116.4 (108.5^min - 128.8^max) fps +5%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	114 (111.2^min - 119.4^max) fps +3%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	111.1 (96.7^min - 111.7^max) fps
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	77.75 (77.6^min - 113.9^max) fps -30%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	76 (75.7^min - 76.3^max) fps -32%

WinRAR - Result
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	9090 KB/s
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	7937 KB/s -13%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	6882 KB/s -24%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	6877 KB/s -24%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	6795 KB/s -25%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	6559 KB/s -28%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	5759 KB/s -37%

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	13.4 GB/s +33%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	12.5 GB/s +24%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	12.1 GB/s +20%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	10.4 GB/s +3%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	10.1 GB/s
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	8.6 GB/s -15%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	7.7 GB/s -24%
Twofish Mean 100MB
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	2.2 GB/s +22%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	2 GB/s +11%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	1.8 GB/s 0%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	1.8 GB/s 0%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	1.8 GB/s
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	1.6 GB/s -11%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	1.1 GB/s -39%
Serpent Mean 100MB
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	1.2 GB/s +9%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	1.2 GB/s +9%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	1.1 GB/s 0%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	1.1 GB/s
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	1 GB/s -9%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	0.974 GB/s -11%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	0.7 GB/s -36%

Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	10574 Points +13%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	9706 Points +4%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	9695 Points +4%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	9363 Points
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	9151 Points -2%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	8918 Points -5%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	6175 Points -34%
Single-Core
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	1861 Points +5%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	1850 Points +5%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	1782 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	1767 Points
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	1634 Points -8%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	1547 Points -12%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	1430 Points -19%

Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	10249 Points +13%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	10249 Points +13%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	10249 Points +13%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	9663 Points +6%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	9638 Points +6%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	9099 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	6117 Points -33%
5.0 Single-Core
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	1838 Points +6%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	1736 Points
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	1593 Points -8%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	1557 Points -10%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	1557 Points -10%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	1557 Points -10%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	1383 Points -20%

Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	8015 Points +4%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	7705 Points
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	6804 Points -12%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	6698 Points -13%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	6698 Points -13%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	6698 Points -13%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	5854 Points -24%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	39852 Points +14%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	39852 Points +14%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	39852 Points +14%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	38566 Points +10%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	36692 Points +5%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	34909 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	24495 Points -30%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	18382 Points 0%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	18363 Points
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	18277 Points 0%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	17973 Points -2%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	15855 Points -14%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	13067 Points -29%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	12608 Points -31%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	61401 MIPS +28%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	56923 MIPS +19%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	52959 MIPS +11%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	51151 MIPS +7%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	47893 MIPS
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	39207 MIPS -18%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	37570 MIPS -22%
7z b 4 -mmt1
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	6116 MIPS
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	6067 MIPS -1%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	6019 MIPS -2%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	5961 MIPS -3%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	5591 MIPS -9%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	5577 MIPS -9%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	5249 MIPS -14%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	17.1 fps +26%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	15.4 fps +13%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	14.2 fps +4%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	14.1 fps +4%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	13.6 fps
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	10.1 fps -26%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	10.1 fps -26%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	0.537 sec * -16%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	0.4881 sec * -6%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	0.4757 sec * -3%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	0.4718 sec * -2%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	0.4641 sec * -0%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	0.462 sec *
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	0.445 sec * +4%

LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	53.4 s * -35%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	51.1 s * -29%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	48.8 s * -23%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	48.1 s * -21%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	43.7 s * -10%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	39.6 s *
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	38 s * +4%

WebXPRT 3 - Overall
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	311 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	309 Points
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	305 Points -1%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	292 Points -6%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	287 Points -7%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	287 Points -7%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	255 Points -17%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	646 ms * -24%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	605 ms * -17%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	577 ms * -11%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	571 ms * -10%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	539 ms * -4%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	519 ms *
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	494 ms * +5%

3DMark
3840x2160 Fire Strike Ultra Physics
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	25456 Points +21%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	22441 Points +7%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	21422 Points +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	21001 Points
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	20158 Points -4%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	17568 Points -16%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	15903 Points -24%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	25915 Points +16%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	22426 Points 0%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	22346 Points
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	22244 Points 0%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	21523 Points -4%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	18076 Points -19%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	16568 Points -26%
2560x1440 Time Spy CPU
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	10539 Points +15%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	9354 Points +2%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, 1600 MHz	9334 Points +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	9168 Points
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	8622 Points -6%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	6487 Points -29%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, 2300 MHz	5443 Points -41%

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Performance Rating
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	99.2 pt
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	85.9 pt
Average of class Mini PC	83.1 pt
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	73.7 pt
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	70.7 pt
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	69.4 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, Vega 7	60.1 pt
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	57 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	15102 KRay/s +39%
Average of class Mini PC (764 - 51004, n=113, last 2 years)	14426 KRay/s +33%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	13757 KRay/s +27%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	11040 KRay/s +2%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	10952 KRay/s +1%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	10839 KRay/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, Vega 7	9086 KRay/s -16%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	7933 KRay/s -27%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	98980 Points +82%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	87663 Points +61%
Average of class Mini PC (4140 - 214250, n=113, last 2 years)	69838 Points +28%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, Vega 7	57375 Points +5%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	55557 Points +2%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	55221 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	54435 Points
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	40251 Points -26%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	3452 MB/s +46%
Average of class Mini PC (290 - 9399, n=113, last 2 years)	3100 MB/s +32%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	2931 MB/s +24%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	2728 MB/s +16%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	2558 MB/s +9%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	2357 MB/s
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	2006 MB/s -15%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, Vega 7	1971 MB/s -16%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	103686 Points +26%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	100293 Points +22%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	86691 Points +5%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	85240 Points +3%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	82454 Points
Average of class Mini PC (8172 - 184747, n=113, last 2 years)	81992 Points -1%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	73765 Points -11%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, Vega 7	67224 Points -18%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	13101 Points +76%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	12396 Points +67%
Average of class Mini PC (408 - 29064, n=113, last 2 years)	9401 Points +26%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, Vega 7	8294 Points +11%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	7548 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	7444 Points
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	7269 Points -2%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	5567 Points -25%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	52710 Points +97%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	44629 Points +67%
Average of class Mini PC (2088 - 113499, n=113, last 2 years)	36412 Points +36%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, Vega 7	31389 Points +17%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	28159 Points +5%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	27772 Points +4%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	26735 Points
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	19857 Points -26%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	136723 MB/s +48%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	99521 MB/s +8%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	99244 MB/s +7%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	92530 MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (3691 - 325960, n=113, last 2 years)	90474 MB/s -2%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, Vega 7	78211 MB/s -15%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	74716 MB/s -19%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	56199 MB/s -39%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	863 MB/s +28%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	807 MB/s +20%
Average of class Mini PC (76.7 - 2039, n=113, last 2 years)	797 MB/s +18%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	745 MB/s +11%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	732 MB/s +9%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	674 MB/s
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	575 MB/s -15%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, Vega 7	505 MB/s -25%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	7973 KRay/s +38%
Average of class Mini PC (432 - 26952, n=113, last 2 years)	7723 KRay/s +34%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	7288 KRay/s +26%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	5920 KRay/s +3%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	5777 KRay/s 0%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	5771 KRay/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, Vega 7	4636 KRay/s -20%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	4156 KRay/s -28%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Average of class Mini PC (5296 - 51727, n=113, last 2 years)	30028 MPixel/s +7%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	29765 MPixel/s +6%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	29108 MPixel/s +4%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	28118 MPixel/s 0%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	28010 MPixel/s
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	27720 MPixel/s -1%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	24323 MPixel/s -13%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, Vega 7	19395 MPixel/s -31%

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 vs. Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

The Cinebench R15 continuous loop gives us an insight into how the SoC behaves over a longer period of time. The Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 performed well over the 50 runs, even though a slight performance dip could be seen after the third run. The Intel Core i7-12650H only reached its maximum power limit of 64 watts for a short amount of time after its fourth run. The SoC's average temperature was not very high at 66 °C.

CPU metrics during the Cinebench R15 loop

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, Intel Core i7-12650H: Ø1627 (1590.71-1899.25)

Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX: Ø1900 (1863.93-2044.26)

Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX: Ø2111 (2087.36-2211.78)

Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Core i7-1360P: Ø1825 (1794.93-2181.38)

Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Core i7-1260P: Ø1280 (1241-1619.37)

Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Intel Core i9-12900H: Ø1703 (1657.14-2261.04)

Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U: Ø1158 (1130.29-1266.62)

System performance

Again, the Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 comes in somewhere in the middle with regard to its system performance during the synthetic benchmarks. Its competitors with an AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX performed better and lay on average 10-16 per cent ahead. During the Crossmark test, the Intel mini PCs performed the best. Here, our test sample achieved second place, and it came in third during the AIDA64 memory test. The Morefine M600 and the Minisforum Venus Series UM690 performed better due to their DDR5 RAM. Subjectively, the Minisforum Venus Series NAB6's system performance is good. We didn't measure any noticeable latencies in everyday use.

PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity

PCMark 10 / Score
Minisforum Venus Series UM690, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	7045 Points +16%
Morefine M600, 6900HX, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	6654 Points +10%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK, Intel Core i7-1360P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	6281 Points +4%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9, Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	6187 Points +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6, Intel Core i7-12650H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	6057 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	5761 Points -5%
Geekom Mini IT12, Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	5658 Points -7%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK, Intel Core i7-1360P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	11596 Points +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6, Intel Core i7-12650H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	11395 Points
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9, Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	11217 Points -2%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	10838 Points -5%
Morefine M600, 6900HX, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	10390 Points -9%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	10385 Points -9%
Geekom Mini IT12, Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	10139 Points -11%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Minisforum Venus Series UM690, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	10060 Points +23%
Morefine M600, 6900HX, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	9817 Points +20%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	9539 Points +17%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6, Intel Core i7-12650H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	8164 Points
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK, Intel Core i7-1360P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	7893 Points -3%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9, Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	7673 Points -6%
Geekom Mini IT12, Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	7427 Points -9%

CrossMark: Overall | Responsiveness | Creativity | Productivity

CrossMark / Overall
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9, Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1894 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6, Intel Core i7-12650H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1875 Points
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK, Intel Core i7-1360P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1810 Points -3%
Geekom Mini IT12, Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	1738 Points -7%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1731 Points -8%
Morefine M600, 6900HX, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	1517 Points -19%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	1373 Points -27%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9, Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2116 Points +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6, Intel Core i7-12650H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2077 Points
Geekom Mini IT12, Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	1734 Points -17%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1671 Points -20%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK, Intel Core i7-1360P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1578 Points -24%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	1263 Points -39%
Morefine M600, 6900HX, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	1238 Points -40%

CrossMark / Creativity
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK, Intel Core i7-1360P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1970 Points +9%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6, Intel Core i7-12650H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1811 Points
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9, Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1800 Points -1%
Geekom Mini IT12, Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	1749 Points -3%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1745 Points -4%
Morefine M600, 6900HX, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	1652 Points -9%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	1379 Points -24%

CrossMark / Productivity
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9, Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1921 Points +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6, Intel Core i7-12650H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1876 Points
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK, Intel Core i7-1360P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1740 Points -7%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1738 Points -7%
Geekom Mini IT12, Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	1729 Points -8%
Morefine M600, 6900HX, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	1491 Points -21%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	1406 Points -25%

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

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Average of class Mini PC (8377 - 89287, n=113, last 2 years)	50673 MB/s +8%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	50228 MB/s +7%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	47938 MB/s +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	46936 MB/s
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	45941 MB/s -2%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	44892 MB/s -4%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	44726 MB/s -5%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, Vega 7	35051 MB/s -25%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Average of class Mini PC (8974 - 100086, n=113, last 2 years)	51680 MB/s +3%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	51077 MB/s +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	50120 MB/s
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	49936 MB/s 0%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	49559 MB/s -1%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	47491 MB/s -5%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	45196 MB/s -10%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, Vega 7	38400 MB/s -23%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Average of class Mini PC (8762 - 100538, n=113, last 2 years)	55812 MB/s +18%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	55194 MB/s +16%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	54750 MB/s +16%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	47383 MB/s
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	46815 MB/s -1%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	46785 MB/s -1%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	46179 MB/s -3%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, Vega 7	37475 MB/s -21%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	100 ns * -40%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Core i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	96.1 ns * -34%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	92.4 ns * -29%
Average of class Mini PC (44.9 - 184.8, n=113, last 2 years)	92.1 ns * -29%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, Vega 7	91.3 ns * -28%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	83 ns * -16%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	80.2 ns * -12%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	71.6 ns *

* ... smaller is better

DPC latency

The tool LatencyMon measured slightly raised latencies when opening multiple tabs using Edge, which got higher after starting our 4K test video. Prime95 didn't lead to any even higher values. In comparison, the Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 still did quite well and secured second place behind the Ace Magician AMR5.

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

Maximum latencies after ten seconds of Prime95

Drivers ranked by maximum execution duration

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1488 μs * -87%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	1317 μs * -66%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1113.9 μs * -40%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1087 μs * -37%
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	985.8 μs * -24%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	795 μs *
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	765 μs * +4%

* ... smaller is better

Storage devices

Minisforum have equipped the Venus Series NAB6 with a 512 GB NVMe SSD from Kingston. Similar devices can be found in the Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 as well as the Minisforum Venus Series UM690. The Kingston SSD in our test device simply can't keep up compared to its competitors from the same manufacturer. However, our test device doesn't need to hide away; its read rates were good - especially its 4K read rates of over 100 MB/s.

When it comes to cooling, the NAB6 takes a slightly different approach with its installed cooling system with a small fan. The SSD succeeded in the continuous test - and without any performance collapses. However, we repeated the same test with the fan deactivated and the results were basically the same. This begs the question as to why the manufacturer chose to install active SSD cooling. Although, at least it works quietly enough that it shouldn't bug you in everyday use.

In total, two SSDs can be installed into the Minisforum Venus Series NAB6. Next to the NVMe SSD, you can also install a 2.5-inch storage device. You just need to make sure it isn't any taller than 7 millimeters.

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

A 2.5-inch storage device can be installed into the lid

CrystalDiskMark 3.0

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0

Sequential Read: 2429 MB/s

Sequential Write: 3512 MB/s

512K Read: 2087 MB/s

512K Write: 850.2 MB/s

4K Read: 70.14 MB/s

4K Write: 364.3 MB/s

4K QD32 Read: 795.7 MB/s

4K QD32 Write: 447.7 MB/s

Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	83.4 pt
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	79.3 pt
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	70.4 pt
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	67.9 pt
Morefine M600, 6900HX Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	65.2 pt
Average of class Mini PC	52.8 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	39.2 pt
Geekom Mini IT12 Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	35.5 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	3375 (3310.44^min - 3375.33^max) MB/s +26%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3195 (3147.62^min - 3194.91^max) MB/s +19%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2815 (2802.79^min - 2814.97^max) MB/s +5%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2689 (2681.42^min - 2688.76^max) MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (413 - 4357, n=113, last 2 years)	2378 MB/s -12%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	2082 (2067.58^min - 2082.23^max) MB/s -23%
Geekom Mini IT12 Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	1451 (1441.37^min - 1451.23^max) MB/s -46%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	1176 (1169.13^min - 1175.87^max) MB/s -56%
seq write
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3544 (3538.94^min - 3544.19^max) MB/s
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3539 (3516.6^min - 3538.94^max) MB/s 0%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3402 (3372.67^min - 3402.21^max) MB/s -4%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	3360 (1416.73^min - 3360.47^max) MB/s -5%
Average of class Mini PC (259 - 5595, n=113, last 2 years)	2632 MB/s -26%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	1792 (1662.17^min - 1791.62^max) MB/s -49%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	1530 (603.77^min - 1530.08^max) MB/s -57%
Geekom Mini IT12 Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	1203 (1169.58^min - 1202.51^max) MB/s -66%
seq q8 t1 read
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	6729 (6134.8^min - 6728.5^max) MB/s +40%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	4820 (3819.87^min - 4820.3^max) MB/s 0%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	4801 (4506.78^min - 4800.59^max) MB/s 0%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	4797 (4271.21^min - 4796.87^max) MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (397 - 8430, n=113, last 2 years)	3927 MB/s -18%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	2444 (2328.09^min - 2444.09^max) MB/s -49%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	1987 (1409.4^min - 1987.27^max) MB/s -59%
Geekom Mini IT12 Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	1694 (1415.05^min - 1693.87^max) MB/s -65%
seq q8 t1 write
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3541 (3519.65^min - 3541.04^max) MB/s
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3536 (3475.82^min - 3536.01^max) MB/s 0%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3402 (3374.28^min - 3401.67^max) MB/s -4%
Average of class Mini PC (271 - 6669, n=113, last 2 years)	2961 MB/s -16%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	2830 (1138.15^min - 2830.32^max) MB/s -20%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	1769 (1687.39^min - 1768.92^max) MB/s -50%
Geekom Mini IT12 Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	1213 (1155.74^min - 1212.78^max) MB/s -66%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	1084 (553.02^min - 1084.16^max) MB/s -69%
4k q1 t1 read
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	82.8 (82.48^min - 82.75^max) MB/s
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	82.1 (81.4^min - 82.09^max) MB/s -1%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	70.8 (63.28^min - 70.81^max) MB/s -14%
Average of class Mini PC (6.85 - 87.3, n=113, last 2 years)	55.9 MB/s -32%
Geekom Mini IT12 Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	55.6 (54.87^min - 55.6^max) MB/s -33%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	51.8 (51.62^min - 51.84^max) MB/s -37%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	48.5 (48.27^min - 48.47^max) MB/s -41%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	48.2 (48.04^min - 48.16^max) MB/s -42%
4k q1 t1 write
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	425 (415.92^min - 425.01^max) MB/s +1%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	420 (417.55^min - 420.16^max) MB/s
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	288 (287.39^min - 288.47^max) MB/s -31%
Geekom Mini IT12 Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	276 (193.9^min - 275.81^max) MB/s -34%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	220 (212.2^min - 220.15^max) MB/s -48%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	210 (122.22^min - 209.88^max) MB/s -50%
Average of class Mini PC (40.4 - 435, n=113, last 2 years)	194.9 MB/s -54%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	177.7 (176.17^min - 177.7^max) MB/s -58%
4k q32 t16 read
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1944 (1936.89^min - 1943.53^max) MB/s 0%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1939 (1934.48^min - 1939.25^max) MB/s
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1933 (1926.8^min - 1932.75^max) MB/s 0%
Average of class Mini PC (102.3 - 4158, n=113, last 2 years)	1458 MB/s -25%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1225 (1194.7^min - 1224.8^max) MB/s -37%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	991 (989.79^min - 991.47^max) MB/s -49%
Geekom Mini IT12 Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	420 (418.45^min - 419.54^max) MB/s -78%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	354 (11.43^min - 353.56^max) MB/s -82%
4k q32 t16 write
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3388 (3373.11^min - 3387.88^max) MB/s
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3331 (2068.43^min - 3331.41^max) MB/s -2%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2396 (2376.28^min - 2396.46^max) MB/s -29%
Average of class Mini PC (70.3 - 4288, n=113, last 2 years)	1365 MB/s -60%
Geekom Mini IT12 Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	942 (402.72^min - 941.71^max) MB/s -72%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	893 (601.78^min - 892.97^max) MB/s -74%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	659 (650.84^min - 659.33^max) MB/s -81%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	626 (605.6^min - 625.63^max) MB/s -82%

AS SSD
Score Total
Morefine M600, 6900HX Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	9030 Points +90%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	7134 Points +50%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	6665 Points +40%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	6005 Points +27%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	4744 Points
Average of class Mini PC (507 - 10021, n=110, last 2 years)	4322 Points -9%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	2797 Points -41%
Geekom Mini IT12 Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	2491 Points -47%
Score Read
Morefine M600, 6900HX Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	3635 Points +54%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2391 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2356 Points
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2352 Points 0%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1673 Points -29%
Average of class Mini PC (172 - 3741, n=110, last 2 years)	1577 Points -33%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	1162 Points -51%
Geekom Mini IT12 Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	725 Points -69%
Score Write
Morefine M600, 6900HX Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	3615 Points +176%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	3574 Points +173%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3538 Points +170%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3145 Points +140%
Average of class Mini PC (210 - 4371, n=110, last 2 years)	1970 Points +51%
Geekom Mini IT12 Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	1457 Points +11%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1308 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	1059 Points -19%
Seq Read
Morefine M600, 6900HX Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	5338 MB/s +38%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	4767 MB/s +23%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	4147 MB/s +7%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	4050 MB/s +5%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3874.21 MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (483 - 6620, n=110, last 2 years)	3268 MB/s -16%
Geekom Mini IT12 Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	2789 MB/s -28%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	2260 MB/s -42%
Seq Write
Morefine M600, 6900HX Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	3927 MB/s +345%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3292 MB/s +273%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3025 MB/s +243%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	2442 MB/s +177%
Average of class Mini PC (277 - 5783, n=110, last 2 years)	2405 MB/s +172%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	1644 MB/s +86%
Geekom Mini IT12 Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	1232 MB/s +40%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	882.93 MB/s
4K Read
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	103.66 MB/s +1%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	102.97 MB/s
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	86.05 MB/s -16%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	78.3 MB/s -24%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	66.6 MB/s -35%
Average of class Mini PC (18.2 - 104.3, n=110, last 2 years)	59 MB/s -43%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	52.54 MB/s -49%
Geekom Mini IT12 Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	48.9 MB/s -53%
4K Write
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	365.87 MB/s +3%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	354.53 MB/s
Geekom Mini IT12 Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	273 MB/s -23%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	240.66 MB/s -32%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	209 MB/s -41%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	209 MB/s -41%
Average of class Mini PC (40.8 - 366, n=110, last 2 years)	176.1 MB/s -50%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	144.1 MB/s -59%
4K-64 Read
Morefine M600, 6900HX Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	3035 MB/s +63%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1872.82 MB/s 0%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1865.81 MB/s
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1860.96 MB/s 0%
Average of class Mini PC (94.3 - 3220, n=110, last 2 years)	1191 MB/s -36%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1118 MB/s -40%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	883.24 MB/s -53%
Geekom Mini IT12 Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	397 MB/s -79%
4K-64 Write
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	3120 MB/s +261%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	3013 MB/s +248%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2842.9 MB/s +229%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2602.12 MB/s +201%
Average of class Mini PC (96.3 - 3731, n=110, last 2 years)	1553 MB/s +79%
Geekom Mini IT12 Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	1060 MB/s +23%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	865.27 MB/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	750.4 MB/s -13%
Access Time Read
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	0.117 ms *
Geekom Mini IT12 Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	0.098 ms * +16%
Average of class Mini PC (0.025 - 0.288, n=110, last 2 years)	0.09552 ms * +18%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	0.075 ms * +36%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	0.074 ms * +37%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	0.066 ms * +44%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	0.065 ms * +44%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	0.045 ms * +62%
Access Time Write
Geekom Mini IT12 Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	0.118 ms * -7%
Average of class Mini PC (0.014 - 0.706, n=110, last 2 years)	0.1102 ms * -0%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	0.11 ms *
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	0.102 ms * +7%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	0.031 ms * +72%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	0.031 ms * +72%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	0.02 ms * +82%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	0.018 ms * +84%

* ... smaller is better

Reading continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6: Ø4789 (4164.37-4807.96)

Graphics card

The device has an integrated Intel UHD Graphics graphic card with 64 EUs. Just looking at its performance, this model can only really be used for 2D display. The iGPU is simply too weak to display for complex 3D rendering. The newer Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 models are somewhat more powerful, but compared to the AMDs in current iGPUs such as the AMD Radeon 680M, they still lag behind.

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

3DMark Performance Rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	99.1 pt
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	98 pt
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	72.5 pt
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1360P	69.8 pt
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	63 pt
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	53.8 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	51.4 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	11055 Points +102%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	10845 Points +99%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1360P	7143 Points +31%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	7057 Points +29%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	6599 Points +21%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	5610 Points +3%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	5462 Points

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	43275 Points +102%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	41124 Points +92%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	30434 Points +42%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1360P	27511 Points +29%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	26247 Points +23%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	22570 Points +6%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	21383 Points
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	6679 Points +63%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	6644 Points +62%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	5526 Points +35%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1360P	5229 Points +28%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	4860 Points +19%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	4098 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	3586 Points -12%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	2408 Points +98%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	2351 Points +93%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1360P	1673 Points +37%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	1658 Points +36%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	1528 Points +26%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	1217 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	1102 Points -9%
Fire Strike Extreme Graphics
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	3206 Points +72%
Morefine M600, 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	3066 Points +64%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	2455 Points +32%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1360P	2340 Points +25%
Geekom Mini IT12 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	2150 Points +15%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	1866 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	1472 Points -21%

Performance Rating | Unigine Heaven 4.0 | Unigine Valley 1.0 | ComputeMark v2.1

Performance Rating - Percent
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	98.3 pt
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	90 pt
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	62.5 pt
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	57.9 pt
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	55.8 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	49.4 pt
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	48.8 pt

Unigine Heaven 4.0
Extreme Preset OpenGL
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	34.6 fps +76%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	33.6 fps +71%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	23.6 fps +20%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	23.3 fps +18%
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	21 fps +7%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	19.7 fps
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	17.7 fps -10%
Extreme Preset DX11
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	33.4 fps +64%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	32.2 fps +58%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	24.5 fps +20%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	24 fps +18%
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	21.7 fps +6%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	20.4 fps
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	17.1 fps -16%

Unigine Valley 1.0
1920x1080 Extreme HD DirectX AA:x8
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	21 fps +64%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	18.8 fps +47%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	15.1 fps +18%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	14.3 fps +12%
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	13.2 fps +3%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	12.8 fps
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	11.3 fps -12%
1920x1080 Extreme HD Preset OpenGL AA:x8
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	22.8 fps +51%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	21.3 fps +41%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	17.7 fps +17%
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	16.1 fps +7%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	15.2 fps +1%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	15.1 fps
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	11.5 fps -24%

ComputeMark v2.1
1024x600 Normal, Score
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	7111 Points +183%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	5813 Points +131%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	3603 Points +43%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3390 Points +35%
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	3308 Points +32%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	3225 Points +28%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2512 Points
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 3DTex
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	400 Points +85%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	371 Points +72%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	284 Points +31%
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	237 Points +10%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	234 Points +8%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	224 Points +4%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	216 Points
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 2DTexArr
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	404 Points +84%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	367 Points +67%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	277 Points +26%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	249 Points +13%
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	237 Points +8%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	220 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	212 Points -4%
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Vector
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2030 Points +320%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	1677 Points +247%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	982 Points +103%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	911 Points +89%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	851 Points +76%
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	827 Points +71%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	483 Points
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Scalar
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1945 Points +153%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	1473 Points +91%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	906 Points +18%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	865 Points +12%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	862 Points +12%
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	834 Points +8%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	770 Points
1024x600 Normal, QJuliaRayTrace
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2332 Points +183%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	1924 Points +134%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1268 Points +54%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1191 Points +45%
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	1174 Points +43%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	900 Points +9%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	823 Points

3DMark 05 Standard		40841 points
3DMark 06 Standard Score		31196 points
3DMark Vantage P Result		21147 points
3DMark 11 Performance		6122 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score		63449 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		19838 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		3858 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Score		1851 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		1398 points
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Gaming performance

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 is not the best suited for gaming due to the iGPU's limited 3D performance. We only saw playable frame rates when playing older games. The Intel UHD Graphics only masters current games at 720p and with low detail. If you place bigger importance on 3D performance, you'd be better off taking a look at the Miniforum Venus Series UM690. Its iGPU performs much better. Alternatively, you can take a look at the HX99G and the NUCXi7 - also from Minisforum. These two offer good gaming performance thanks to their dedicated graphics cards.

The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	131.8 fps +63%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	113.9 fps +41%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	101.7 fps +26%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	97.2 fps +20%
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	86.9 fps +8%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	80.8 fps
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	61.8 (16.1^min, 20.6^P0.1, 34.6^P1) fps -24%
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	41.3 fps +58%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	39.4 fps +50%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	32 fps +22%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	31.1 fps +19%
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	28.9 fps +10%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	26.2 fps
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	19.6 (10.2^min, 13^P0.1, 16.4^P1) fps -25%

Borderlands 3
1280x720 Very Low Overall Quality (DX11)
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	90.7 fps +97%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	82.1 fps +78%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	59.1 fps +28%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	55.5 fps +21%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	53.4 fps +16%
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	51.8 fps +13%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	46 fps
1920x1080 High Overall Quality (DX11)
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	26.5 fps +119%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	24.1 fps +99%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	16.2 fps +34%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	16.2 fps +34%
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	14.8 fps +22%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	13.3 fps +10%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	12.1 fps

GTA V
1024x768 Lowest Settings possible
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	152.1 (2.73^min, 100^P1) fps +17%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	149.3 (5.43^min, 100^P1) fps +15%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	135.3 (26.7^min, 90.9^P1) fps +4%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	129.9 (16.1^min, 83.3^P1) fps
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	126.2 (50.6^min, 76.9^P1) fps -3%
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	119.3 (25.1^min, 76.9^P1) fps -8%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	114.3 (8.54^min, 76.9^P1) fps -12%
1920x1080 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:2xMSAA + FX AF:8x
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	53.5 (3.46^min, 38.5^P1) fps +189%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	49.3 (7.78^min, 34.5^P1) fps +166%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	27.2 (6.42^min, 20^P1) fps +47%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	21 (8.15^min, 16.1^P1) fps +14%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	20.7 (9.05^min, 15.9^P1) fps +12%
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	18.6 (8^min, 14.3^P1) fps +1%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	18.5 (6.9^min, 14.3^P1) fps

Far Cry 5
1280x720 Low Preset AA:T
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	75 (60^min) fps +50%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	71 (39^min) fps +42%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	57 (49^min) fps +14%
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	50 (41^min) fps 0%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	50 (44^min) fps
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	46 (37^min) fps -8%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	44 (38^min) fps -12%
1920x1080 High Preset AA:T
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	39 (34^min) fps +77%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	34 (30^min) fps +55%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	27 (24^min) fps +23%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	25 (22^min) fps +14%
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	25 (22^min) fps +14%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	22 (19^min) fps
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	20 (17^min) fps -9%

Far Cry New Dawn
1280x720 Low Preset
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	66 (50^min) fps +38%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	65 (50^min) fps +35%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	52 (31^min) fps +8%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	52 (34^min) fps +8%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	48 (32^min) fps
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	46 (28^min) fps -4%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	40 (31^min) fps -17%
1920x1080 High Preset
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	37 (17^min) fps +61%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	37 (29^min) fps +61%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	28 (21^min) fps +22%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	28 (22^min) fps +22%
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	25 (19^min) fps +9%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	23 (17^min) fps
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	19 (16^min) fps -17%

Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	143 (124.5^min) fps +6%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	136.9 (106.8^min) fps +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	134.7 (102.1^min) fps
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	133.4 (119^min) fps -1%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	123.8 (98^min) fps -8%
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	111 (97.1^min) fps -18%
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	108.1 (86.6^min) fps -20%
1920x1080 high (2/3)
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	84.3 (74.6^min) fps +46%
Morefine M600, 6900HX Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	82.2 (71.4^min) fps +42%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	68 (62.7^min) fps +18%
Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	67.6 (59.9^min) fps +17%
Geekom Mini IT12 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Kingston OM8SEP4512N-A0	60.9 (55.7^min) fps +5%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	57.8 (54.5^min) fps
Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 Vega 7, R5 5600U, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	50.5 (43.6^min) fps -13%

	low	med.	high	ultra
GTA V (2015)	129.9	113.4	18.5	8.01
The Witcher 3 (2015)	80.8		26.2	11.9
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	134.7	99.6	57.8	53.3
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	38.2	20.1	14.5
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	52.6	39.7	35.4
Far Cry 5 (2018)	50	24	22	21
Strange Brigade (2018)	84.5	34.5	27.2	22.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)	41.2	19.9	18.8	15.7
Far Cry New Dawn (2019)	48	24	23	21
Metro Exodus (2019)	37.6	17	12.5	10.2
Borderlands 3 (2019)	46	20.1	12.1	9.01
F1 2020 (2020)	78.4	38.2	29	18.3
F1 2021 (2021)	92.1	42.6	33.2	22.5
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022)	25.1	19.6	12.1	9.33
F1 22 (2022)	37.6	34	24.7	18.8

Emissions - good average

Noise emissions

The device delivered average results in our noise emission measurements. The Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 is quiet in idle mode and at low load. At average load, we measured 34.6 dB(A) and at maximum load, we measured 36 dB(A) for a short period of time - making the device louder than its competitors. All-in-all, our test sample still finds itself placed in the good middle. Although, we are used to Minisforum delivering considerably better results - especially comparing it directly to the Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9, which was almost completely silent throughout all of our performance tests.

Noise Level

Idle		29.4 / 29.5 / 29.7 dB(A)
Load		34.6 / 36.1 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 29.4 dB(A)

	Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	Morefine M600, 6900HX R9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	Minisforum Venus Series UM690 R9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	Geekom Mini IT12 i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 R5 5600U, Vega 7
Noise		-4%	-3%	-7%	2%	3%	-20%
off / environment *	29.4	30.4 -3%	30.5 -4%	29.8 -1%	29.8 -1%	30.2 -3%	30.5 -4%
Idle Minimum *	29.4	30.9 -5%	31.6 -7%	30.2 -3%	29.9 -2%	30.5 -4%	31.5 -7%
Idle Average *	29.5	31.5 -7%	31.6 -7%	31.1 -5%	30.1 -2%	30.5 -3%	32.6 -11%
Idle Maximum *	29.7	31.5 -6%	31.6 -6%	31.9 -7%	30.2 -2%	30.5 -3%	33.8 -14%
Load Average *	34.6	37.5 -8%	33.9 2%	40 -16%	32.1 7%	30.5 12%	49.3 -42%
Load Maximum *	36.1	34.1 6%	34.4 5%	40.5 -12%	32.5 10%	30.5 16%	50.9 -41%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB6's case only heated up a little in idle mode. At load, case temperatures rose - but the temperature of the metal surfaces was kept within limits. Thermal hotspots could only be seen around the fan openings on the side and back of the mini PC.

Using the stress test Prime95, the Intel Core i7-12650H reached a maximum of 76 °C, which is still low compared to the other tests. It has an average package power of 45 watts - meaning the SoC still operates within limits at maximum load. The 45 watts represent the PL1 value exactly. The PL2 value of 64 watts was reached shortly after launching the test program. Here, the SoC achieved its maximum temperature - afterwards, it had an average temperature of 69 °C. Using FurMark, we noted up to 82 °C - quite high, but according to the PC's specs, this still shouldn't cause any issues.

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 vs. stress test (front)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 vs. stress test (back)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 vs. stress test (without case lid)

Energy consumption

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 isn't the most frugal device. Even so, compared to conventional desktop PCs, most mini PCs fare quite well when it comes to emissions. We measured 10.4-12.4 watts - often, its competitors delivered better results. At average load, our test device did about as well as its competitors. At just over 101 watts, the Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 reached its peak value during the stress test (Prime95 + FurMark). The power adapter can deliver up to 120 watts and was at no point overloaded during our test. This leaves a little extra room for two additional storage devices.

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	1.8 / 1.9 Watt
Idle	10.4 / 12.3 / 12.4 Watt
Load	72.9 / 101.2 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: Metrahit Energy

	Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	Morefine M600, 6900HX R9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	Minisforum Venus Series UM690 R9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	Intel NUC 13 Pro Kit NUC13ANK i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	Geekom Mini IT12 i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	Minipc Union Ace Magician AMR5 R5 5600U, Vega 7	Average Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen)	Average of class Mini PC
Power Consumption		4%	14%	24%	32%	-16%	32%	15%	2%
Idle Minimum *	10.4	9.9 5%	8.7 16%	5.1 51%	5 52%	12.1 -16%	8.4 19%	8.78 ?(3.6 - 14.3, n=13) 16%	9.54 ?(2.2 - 45.7, n=115, last 2 years) 8%
Idle Average *	12.3	11 11%	9.6 22%	5.8 53%	7 43%	13 -6%	8.7 29%	10.4 ?(5.21 - 16.8, n=13) 15%	11.7 ?(2.59 - 47.5, n=113, last 2 years) 5%
Idle Maximum *	12.4	11.2 10%	10.5 15%	10.2 18%	10.7 14%	18.2 -47%	9.3 25%	14.7 ?(6.7 - 28.7, n=13) -19%	15.1 ?(2.6 - 49, n=115, last 2 years) -22%
Load Average *	72.9	74.2 -2%	65.8 10%	68.1 7%	50.3 31%	70.6 3%	46.4 36%	49 ?(12.5 - 76.9, n=11) 33%	59.1 ?(12.9 - 170.6, n=115, last 2 years) 19%
Load Maximum *	101.2	103.2 -2%	94.5 7%	108.3 -7%	82 19%	113 -12%	52 49%	69.6 ?(44.6 - 101.2, n=12) 31%	100.3 ?(25 - 423, n=115, last 2 years) 1%

* ... smaller is better

Energy consumption with external monitor

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø75.3 (64.6-96.2)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø91.5 (85.9-92.1)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø62.1 (57.7-94.5)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø66.5 (64.3-97)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø12.4 (11.2-16.8)

Pros

+ snazzy, sleek design

+ very stable case

+ full power delivery on the SoC

+ max. four screens can be used simultaneously

+ many USB ports

+ space for three SSDs

+ VESA mount option

Cons

- no SD card reader

- audible cooling at load

- no Thunderbolt

- questionable active SSD cooling system

Verdict - solid everyday device

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 review - test device provided by Minisforum

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 is a relatively unspectacular mini PC for everyday office use. Based on an Intel Core i7-12650H, the computing beast offers consistently solid performance levels. The SoC's full performance can be accessed at all times. Even at permanent load, you don't need to throttle its performance. Furthermore, the Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 is sure to impress with its good case, which is very stable thanks to a clever material choice. Its finish is flawless and being able to open the top of the case without any tools is an added bonus. The rest of the device's components, such as RAM and SSD, have been perfectly selected in our test device and should be the minimum to avoid needing to upgrade any time soon.

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 is a good working device with more than enough reserves. Even so, the mini PC struggles to stand out from the crowd.

We need to be a little more fastidious when it comes to its connectivity options, as its competitors have a tendency to include the future proof Thunderbolt port - which, with the right accessories, really widen the device's range of uses. The Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 is denied this opportunity. If you can't or aren't prepared to go without this feature, you should instead take a look at the Miniforum Venus Series UM690. Even so, the NAB6 still has a generally good amount of external ports. You might even be able to forgive the lack of an SD card reader and turn to an adapter solution. In addition, the device has two 2.5 Gbit LAN connectors, which isn't necessarily the norm for mini PCs.

What the reason is for the manufacturer deciding on an active cooling system For the SSD - this, we are not entirely sure of. At permanent load, we didn't notice a dip in performance - even without the fan being activated. Its WLAN transfer rate speeds are also a little disappointing. At 5 and 6 GHz, its competitors generally did better.

Prices and availability

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 can be purchased directly from their website. Currently, you can get the barebone model for $489. You can also find the device on Amazon for around $487.92.

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Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 - 05/03/2023 v7 ^(old)
Sebastian Bade

Chassis

82 / 98 → 84%

Connectivity

60 / 81 → 74%

Weight

81%

Games Performance

66%

Application Performance

94%

Workstation

56%

Noise

90%

Average

76%

82%

Mini PC - Weighted Average

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 review: The sleek mini PC with a fast Intel Core i7-12650H and active SSD cooling!

Well cooled is half done!

possible competitors compared

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 in detail

Case

Size comparison

Connectivity

Communication

Accessories

Maintenance

Performance - an Intel Alder Lake-H with ten cores

Testing conditions

Processor

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 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 - good average

Noise emissions

Temperature

Energy consumption

Energy consumption with external monitor

Pros

Cons

Verdict - solid everyday device

Prices and availability

Transparency

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