Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 review: The mini PC with an Intel Core i9-12900HK, 32 GB RAM and active SSD cooling

Name: Minisforum Venus Series NAB9
Brand: Minisforum

Good performance at a fair price?

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 has been fitted with Intel's most powerful Alder Lake H model, promising great performance as a result. Nevertheless, its power limits reveal that Minisforum has put the Intel Core i9-12900HK on a bit of a leash, at least when it comes to its maximum turbo. Even so, its performance is still comparatively good. Our detailed review will reveal which advantages and disadvantages the Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 brings.

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Mini PC Intel Alder Lake Desktop

The Venus Series NAB9 is the latest powerful mini PC released by the manufacturer Minisforum. It is a small PC based on an Intel Core i9-12900HK which can currently already be found from US$359 (MRSP: US$439). This price is just for the barebone model, however, which isn't fitted with RAM or an SSD. The top-of-the-range configuration of the Venus Series NAB9, which is the one we are testing, costs US$509 (MRSP: US$629). It is fitted with 32 GB RAM and a 1-TB SSD. Alternatively, Minisforum offers weaker models on the same base which are equipped with an Intel Core i7-12650H (NAB6) or an Intel Core i7-12700H (NAB7). The prices for each aren't that different from one another.

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Minisforum Venus Series NAB9

Processor

Intel Core i9-12900HK 14 x 1.8 - 5 GHz, 64 W PL2 / Short Burst, 45 W PL1 / Sustained, Alder Lake-H

Graphics adapter

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, 31.0.101.5382 DCH

Memory

32 GB

, DDR4-3200, 2 of 2 installed, max. 64 GB

Mainboard

Intel Alder Lake-P PCH

Storage

Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0, 1024 GB

, M.2-2280, NVMe, 930 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 I226-V

Networking

Intel Ethernet Controller I226-V (10/2500MBit/s), MediaTek MT7921 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.2

Size

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

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Home

Additional features

120-watt power supply with cable, HDMI cable, VESA mount assembly kit, manual, 24 Months Warranty

Weight

615 g ( = 21.69 oz / 1.36 pounds), Power Supply: 277 g ( = 9.77 oz / 0.61 pounds)

Price

709 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	Memory	Weight	Height
82.4 % v7 ^(old)	05 / 2024	Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	32768 MB	615 g	55 mm
83.4 % v7 ^(old)	04 / 2024	Acemagic F2A Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core	32768 MB	768 g	57 mm
84.1 %	04 / 2024	Geekom XT12 Pro i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	32768 MB	545 g	37 mm
82.6 % v7 ^(old)	03 / 2024	Geekom A7 R9 7940HS, Radeon 780M	32768 MB	417 g	38 mm
81.7 % v7 ^(old)	08 / 2023	Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 i5-13500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	16384 MB	604 g	55 mm
79.9 % v7 ^(old)	01 / 2024	NiPoGi AD08 i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	32768 MB	878 g	188.5 mm
79.5 % v7 ^(old)	02 / 2024	Maxtang MTN-FP750 R7 7735HS, Radeon 680M	16384 MB	601 g	52 mm

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 in detail

Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 with DDR4 RAM

Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 and its power supply (19 V; 6.32 A)

Case

Visually, the Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 doesn't look any different from the NAB6 or the NPB5: The case is the same which, of course, comes with the same advantages and disadvantages. One positive is how stably it is built—this is thanks to its case being made from metal. The lid and bottom part are made from plastic, resulting in a slightly cheaper feel than the metal surfaces. When it comes to its build quality, we have nothing negative to say.

Thanks to its compact size, the Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 shouldn't take up too much space on your desk. It has a footprint of only 12.7 cm x 12.7 cm. Still, our test sample isn't the most compact within the comparison field. Both models from Geekom (XT12 Pro, A7) are even more compact. The Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 can also be attached to the back of a monitor using the supplied VESA mount. The device itself weighs just 615 grams and its power supply only adds another 277 grams to your scales.

Size comparison

NiPoGi AD08 Acemagic F2A Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Maxtang MTN-FP750 Geekom XT12 Pro Geekom A7 DIN A4 ❌

Connectivity

Minisforum has equipped the Venus Series NAB9 with a variety of external ports which are spread out between the front and back of the device. In total, the mini PC features seven USB ports, three of which are Type-C. Unfortunately, they aren't USB4 ports. Even so, they can be used as display outputs and together with its HDMI ports, the PC can power up to four displays at the same time. Its maximum supported resolution is 4K@60Hz.

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB9's external ports (source: Minisforum)

Communication

Minisforum has installed a WLAN module from Mediatek into the NAB9. We have come across this model quite a few times, although its performance within this device came considerably below the module's average. Compared to its competitors, the Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 has to admit defeat. Even so, its bandwidth is good enough for everyday office work. We used the Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 as a test router. Alternatively, the Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 offers two RJ45 connections, both of which enable transfer rates of up to 2.5 GBit/s.

Networking
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Average of class Mini PC (267 - 1796, n=106, last 2 years)	952 MBit/s +89%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 MediaTek RZ608	902 (865^min - 926^max) MBit/s +79%
Geekom XT12 Pro MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card	892 (460^min - 921^max) MBit/s +77%
Geekom A7 MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card	858 (827^min - 886^max) MBit/s +71%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	852 (802^min - 903^max) MBit/s +69%
Acemagic F2A Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 320MHz	838 (728^min - 926^max) MBit/s +67%
Average MediaTek MT7921 (104.2 - 968, n=18)	778 MBit/s +55%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 MediaTek MT7921	503 (371^min - 687^max) MBit/s
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 MediaTek RZ608	951 (864^min - 1006^max) MBit/s +79%
Average of class Mini PC (251 - 1776, n=106, last 2 years)	886 MBit/s +67%
Geekom A7 MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card	831 (755^min - 940^max) MBit/s +56%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	828 (743^min - 896^max) MBit/s +56%
Average MediaTek MT7921 (47.8 - 985, n=18)	795 MBit/s +50%
Acemagic F2A Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 320MHz	709 (369^min - 977^max) MBit/s +34%
Geekom XT12 Pro MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card	589 (295^min - 624^max) MBit/s +11%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 MediaTek MT7921	531 (255^min - 725^max) MBit/s

Geekom A7 MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card; iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1367 (1268-1443)

Geekom A7 MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card; iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1352 (688-1438)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 MediaTek MT7921; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø503 (371-687)

Geekom A7 MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø858 (827-886)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 MediaTek MT7921; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø522 (255-725)

Geekom A7 MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E MT7922 160MHz Wireless LAN Card; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø831 (755-940)

Accessories

Aside from the device itself, the PC's scope of delivery includes a 120-watt power supply and a VESA mount to attach it to a monitor. In addition, it comes with an HDMI cable and a connection cable for a 2.5-inch storage drive.

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB9's scope of delivery

Maintenance

It is super easy to perform maintenance on the Minisforum Venus Series NPB9. Its case lid can be removed without needing any tools and beneath it lie all the important components such as SSD, RAM and the WLAN module. As Minisforum also offers the NAB9 as a barebone version, you can install components very easily. The CPU fan, which is located on the bottom of the device, is a little trickier to get to. In order to do so, you'll have to remove the bottom plate. The manufacturer advises against removing the CPU cooler as it uses liquid metal.

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 without its case lid

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 with removed bottom cover

Performance - Intel Alder Lake-H with 14 cores and 20 threads

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB9's Intel Core i9-12900HK is a very powerful SoC. The processor masters everyday tasks with no problems.

Testing conditions

We carried out all performance tests using the energy profile maximum performance. The SoC's performance was not changed within the BIOS and instead has been left in the PC's delivered state according to the manufacturer's settings.

Processor

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 is fitted with the Intel Core i9-12900HK. The SoC belongs to the Alder Lake series and is the top model of the 12th generation of mobile processors. The SoC celebrated its debut back in 2022, meaning the installed model is no longer totally up-to-date. Even so, the performance comparison showed a very good result, as the Intel Core i9-12900HK was able to keep up with the newer processors despite its age. We documented excellent single-core performance and its multi-core performance was consistently high, too. In total, users have 14 cores with 20 threads at their disposal. Minisforum gives the Intel Core i9-12900HK a power consumption of up to 64 watts. This is slightly less than what Intel states as the maximum. Under continuous load, however, its energy requirement only drops slightly to 45 watts.

For further comparisons and benchmarks, check out our CPU comparison table.

Performance Rating - Percent
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	53.9 pt
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	52 pt
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	52 pt
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	51.6 pt
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	48.3 pt
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	45 pt
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	39.5 pt

Cinebench 2024
CPU Multi Core
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	1022 Points +37%
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	922 Points +24%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	746 Points
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	706 Points -5%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	620 Points -17%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	578 Points -23%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	294 Points -61%
CPU Single Core
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	114 Points
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	108 Points -5%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	108 Points -5%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	106 Points -7%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	106 Points -7%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	90 Points -21%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	85 Points -25%

Cinebench R23
Multi Core
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	18497 Points +26%
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	15556 Points +6%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	14659 Points
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	13542 Points -8%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	11072 Points -24%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	11036 Points -25%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	5362 Points -63%
Single Core
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	1901 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	1824 Points -4%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	1775 Points -7%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	1771 Points -7%
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	1747 Points -8%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	1543 Points -19%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	1428 Points -25%

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	278 Points +3%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	270 Points
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	258 Points -4%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	255 Points -6%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	251 Points -7%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	245 Points -9%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	207 Points -23%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	2738 Points +22%
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	2470 Points +10%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	2304 Points +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	2249 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	2121 Points -6%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	1795 Points -20%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	753 Points -67%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	734 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	701 Points -4%
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	692 Points -6%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	687 Points -6%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	679 Points -7%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	604 Points -18%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	552 Points -25%
CPU (Multi Core)
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	7188 Points +26%
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	6277 Points +10%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	5691 Points
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	5108 Points -10%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	4339 Points -24%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	4294 Points -25%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	2106 Points -63%

Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	3.34 Points +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	3.26 Points
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	3.13 Points -4%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	3.1 Points -5%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	2.99 Points -8%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	2.92 Points -10%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	2.52 Points -23%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	33.49 Points +23%
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	29.8 Points +9%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	28.34 Points +4%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	27.25 Points
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	21.27 Points -22%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	21.11 Points -23%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	9.35 Points -66%

Cinebench R10
Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	15303 Points
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	14421 Points -6%
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	14300 Points -7%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	13938 Points -9%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	13378 Points -13%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	12156 Points -21%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	11960 Points -22%
Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	95005 Points +25%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	85169 Points +12%
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	84721 Points +12%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	75947 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	69621 Points -8%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	61781 Points -19%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	29444 Points -61%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	553 Seconds * -136%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	296 Seconds * -26%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	279 Seconds * -19%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	260 Seconds * -11%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	234 Seconds *
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	202 Seconds * +14%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	178 Seconds * +24%

wPrime 2.10
32m
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	8.299 s * -140%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	4.111 s * -19%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	3.934 s * -14%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	3.523 s * -2%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	3.454 s *
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	3.268 s * +5%
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	2.648 s * +23%
1024m
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	483.853 s * -160%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	225.417 s * -21%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	202.68 s * -9%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	186.394 s *
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	139.617 s * +25%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	104.757 s * +44%
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	98.222 s * +47%

X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	336 (304^min - 337^max) fps +6%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	325 (323^min - 328^max) fps +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	317.5 (292^min - 319^max) fps
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	292.5 (291^min - 296^max) fps -8%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	262 (259^min - 282^max) fps -17%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	234.5 (230^min - 240^max) fps -26%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	197.2 (175.1^min - 220^max) fps -38%
Pass 2
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	154.15 (153.8^min - 154.3^max) fps +23%
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	140.8 (138.2^min - 144.7^max) fps +13%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	132.2 (107.8^min - 142^max) fps +6%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	125.05 (112.4^min - 132^max) fps
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	105.3 (105.2^min - 105.7^max) fps -16%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	92.2 (91^min - 114.5^max) fps -26%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	53.8 (49.8^min - 70.6^max) fps -57%

WinRAR - Result
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	8735 KB/s
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	7945 KB/s -9%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	7723 KB/s -12%
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	7490 KB/s -14%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	7325 KB/s -16%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	6992 KB/s -20%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	6378 KB/s -27%

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	15.1 GB/s +16%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	13.3 GB/s +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	13 GB/s
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	11.2 GB/s -14%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	10.6 GB/s -18%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	10.3 GB/s -21%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	6.7 GB/s -48%
Twofish Mean 100MB
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	2.2 GB/s 0%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	2.2 GB/s
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	2.1 GB/s -5%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	1.9 GB/s -14%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	1.7 GB/s -23%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	1.5 GB/s -32%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	1.1 GB/s -50%
Serpent Mean 100MB
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	1.3 GB/s +8%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	1.2 GB/s 0%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	1.2 GB/s
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	1.1 GB/s -8%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	1 GB/s -17%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	1 GB/s -17%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	0.674 GB/s -44%

Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	12662 Points +22%
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	12261 Points +18%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	11465 Points +10%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	10378 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	10028 Points -3%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	7368 Points -29%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	6478 Points -38%
Single-Core
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	2008 Points +8%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	1866 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	1790 Points -4%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	1762 Points -6%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	1746 Points -6%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	1730 Points -7%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	1534 Points -18%

Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	12438 Points +21%
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	12127 Points +18%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	11392 Points +11%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	10276 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	9892 Points -4%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	7319 Points -29%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	6287 Points -39%
5.0 Single-Core
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	1918 Points +7%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	1795 Points
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	1730 Points -4%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	1710 Points -5%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	1708 Points -5%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	1592 Points -11%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	1528 Points -15%

Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	8253 Points +4%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	7932 Points
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	7737 Points -2%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	7635 Points -4%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	7415 Points -7%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	6927 Points -13%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	6412 Points -19%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	48723 Points +23%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	45250 Points +15%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	42297 Points +7%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	39510 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	37359 Points -5%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	29047 Points -26%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	24621 Points -38%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	22600 Points +22%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	21177 Points +14%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	20846 Points +12%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	18553 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	16634 Points -10%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	13173 Points -29%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	9219 Points -50%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	70707 MIPS +27%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	66438 MIPS +19%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	55620 MIPS
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	52630 MIPS -5%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	48327 MIPS -13%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	47146 MIPS -15%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	27053 MIPS -51%
7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	6744 MIPS +10%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	6136 MIPS
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	5881 MIPS -4%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	5796 MIPS -6%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	5695 MIPS -7%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	5485 MIPS -11%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	5378 MIPS -12%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	20.6 fps +27%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	19.6 fps +21%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	16.2 fps
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	14.6 fps -10%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	12.7 fps -22%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	12.3 fps -24%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	6.62 fps -59%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	0.507 sec * -15%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	0.506 sec * -15%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	0.473 sec * -8%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	0.4652 sec * -6%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	0.4632 sec * -5%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	0.4391 sec *
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	0.4351 sec * +1%

LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	54.8 s * -47%
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	54.8 s * -47%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	44.5 s * -20%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	44 s * -18%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	40.7 s * -9%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	39.6 s * -6%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	37.2 s *

WebXPRT 3 - Overall
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	333 Points +11%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	307 Points +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	301 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	291 Points -3%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	289 Points -4%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	279 Points -7%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	276 Points -8%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	593 ms * -19%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	571 ms * -14%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	535 ms * -7%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	517 ms * -4%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	511 ms * -2%
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	503 ms * -1%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	499 ms *

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	27369 Points +5%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	26093 Points
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	25816 Points -1%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	25043 Points -4%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	22242 Points -15%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	21576 Points -17%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	12668 Points -51%
2560x1440 Time Spy CPU
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H	10814 Points +4%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK	10402 Points
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	10397 Points 0%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	10014 Points -4%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H	7985 Points -23%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	7275 Points -30%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H	4231 Points -59%

* ... smaller is better

Performance Rating | Geekbench 5.5 | Geekbench 5.0 | Geekbench 4.4 | Geekbench 6.0

Performance Rating - Percent
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, 4000 MHz	43 pt
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 3800 MHz	38.9 pt
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, 1900 MHz	38.4 pt
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	38.1 pt
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	36.4 pt
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	31 pt
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, 3200 MHz	29.8 pt

Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 3800 MHz	12662 Points +22%
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, 4000 MHz	12261 Points +18%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, 1900 MHz	11465 Points +10%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	10378 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	10028 Points -3%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, 3200 MHz	7368 Points -29%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	6478 Points -38%
Single-Core
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, 4000 MHz	2008 Points +8%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	1866 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	1790 Points -4%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, 1900 MHz	1762 Points -6%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 3800 MHz	1746 Points -6%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	1730 Points -7%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, 3200 MHz	1534 Points -18%

Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 3800 MHz	12438 Points +21%
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, 4000 MHz	12127 Points +18%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, 1900 MHz	11392 Points +11%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	10276 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	9892 Points -4%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, 3200 MHz	7319 Points -29%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	6287 Points -39%
5.0 Single-Core
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, 4000 MHz	1918 Points +7%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	1795 Points
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, 1900 MHz	1730 Points -4%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	1710 Points -5%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 3800 MHz	1708 Points -5%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	1592 Points -11%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, 3200 MHz	1528 Points -15%

Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, 4000 MHz	8253 Points +4%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	7932 Points
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, 1900 MHz	7737 Points -2%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	7635 Points -4%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	7415 Points -7%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 3800 MHz	6927 Points -13%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, 3200 MHz	6412 Points -19%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, 4000 MHz	48723 Points +23%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 3800 MHz	45250 Points +15%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, 1900 MHz	42297 Points +7%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	39510 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	37359 Points -5%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, 3200 MHz	29047 Points -26%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	24621 Points -38%

Geekbench 6.0
Single-Core
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, 4000 MHz	2603 Points +4%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	2494 Points
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, 1900 MHz	2381 Points -5%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	2325 Points -7%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 3800 MHz	2313 Points -7%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	2173 Points -13%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, 3200 MHz	1992 Points -20%
Multi-Core
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, 4000 MHz	12882 Points +25%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 3800 MHz	12061 Points +17%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, 1900 MHz	11698 Points +13%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	10342 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	9930 Points -4%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, 3200 MHz	7540 Points -27%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	7273 Points -30%
GPU OpenCL 6.0
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 3800 MHz	33510 Points +117%
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, 4000 MHz	32752 Points +112%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	15718 Points +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	15460 Points
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, 3200 MHz	14258 Points -8%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, 1900 MHz	14018 Points -9%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	11192 Points -28%
GPU Vulkan 6.0
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, 4000 MHz	30410 Points +52%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 3800 MHz	20794 Points +4%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	20199 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	20070 Points
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, 1900 MHz	19053 Points -5%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, 3200 MHz	17543 Points -13%
NiPoGi AD08 AD08 (Silent), Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	13930 Points -31%

Performance Rating
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M	98.6 pt
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core	80.5 pt
Average of class Mini PC	63.7 pt
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	62 pt
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon 680M	60.8 pt
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	59.1 pt
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	53.6 pt
NiPoGi AD08 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	34.2 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M	25359 KRay/s +105%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core	17544 KRay/s +42%
Average of class Mini PC (764 - 51004, n=113, last 2 years)	14398 KRay/s +16%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon 680M	12718 KRay/s +3%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	12389 KRay/s
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	11161 KRay/s -10%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	10476 KRay/s -15%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	6788 KRay/s -45%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M	107540 Points +67%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core	88829 Points +38%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon 680M	81722 Points +27%
Average of class Mini PC (4140 - 214250, n=113, last 2 years)	69803 Points +8%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	64350 Points
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	57280 Points -11%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	54166 Points -16%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	35216 Points -45%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M	4753 MB/s +57%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core	4246 MB/s +40%
Average of class Mini PC (290 - 9399, n=113, last 2 years)	3090 MB/s +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	3028 MB/s
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon 680M	2818 MB/s -7%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	2784 MB/s -8%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	2504 MB/s -17%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	1479 MB/s -51%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M	118174 Points +18%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	99851 Points
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon 680M	90101 Points -10%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core	89748 Points -10%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	85501 Points -14%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	82291 Points -18%
Average of class Mini PC (8172 - 184747, n=113, last 2 years)	81948 Points -18%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	59278 Points -41%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M	14663 Points +74%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon 680M	11831 Points +41%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core	10247 Points +22%
Average of class Mini PC (408 - 29064, n=113, last 2 years)	9409 Points +12%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	8417 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	7317 Points -13%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	7297 Points -13%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	4690 Points -44%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M	57402 Points +80%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core	45718 Points +43%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon 680M	44756 Points +40%
Average of class Mini PC (2088 - 113499, n=113, last 2 years)	36431 Points +14%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	31933 Points
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	28106 Points -12%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	26850 Points -16%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	17272 Points -46%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M	164414 MB/s +46%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core	144741 MB/s +29%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	112254 MB/s
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	100301 MB/s -11%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	95500 MB/s -15%
Average of class Mini PC (3691 - 325960, n=113, last 2 years)	89829 MB/s -20%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon 680M	54623 MB/s -51%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	32702 MB/s -71%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core	1183 MB/s +36%
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M	1020 MB/s +17%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	870 MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (76.7 - 2039, n=113, last 2 years)	794 MB/s -9%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	790 MB/s -9%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	745 MB/s -14%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon 680M	674 MB/s -23%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	443 MB/s -49%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M	13517 KRay/s +114%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core	9284 KRay/s +47%
Average of class Mini PC (432 - 26952, n=113, last 2 years)	7708 KRay/s +22%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon 680M	6817 KRay/s +8%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	6325 KRay/s
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	5998 KRay/s -5%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	5777 KRay/s -9%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	3648 KRay/s -42%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M	40570 MPixel/s +63%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	37433 MPixel/s +50%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core	33092 MPixel/s +33%
Average of class Mini PC (5296 - 51727, n=113, last 2 years)	30055 MPixel/s +21%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	24903 MPixel/s
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	24858 MPixel/s 0%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	22046 MPixel/s -11%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon 680M	19153 MPixel/s -23%

Cinebench R10 Rendering Single 32Bit

9397

Cinebench R10 Shading 64Bit

21823 Points

Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit

75947 Points

Cinebench R10 Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit

15303 Points

Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit

19704

Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit

49924

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 32Bit

2.82 Points

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 32Bit

24.7 Points

Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 32Bit

99.95 fps

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit

3.26 Points

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64Bit

27.25 Points

Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit

99.89 fps

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

270 Points

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

2249 Points

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

97.8 %

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

119.99 fps

Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)

734 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)

5691 Points

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

14659 Points

Cinebench R23 Single Core

1901 Points

Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core

114 Points

Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core

746 Points

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The Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 during the Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

During the Cinebench R15 continuous loop, we noted a significant drop in performance after the fourth run. However, the Intel Core i9-12900HK's performance was still good and our test sample achieved 1,981 points over 50 runs.

CPU metrics during the Cinebench R15 loop

Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, Intel Core i9-12900HK: Ø1981 (1895.47-2262.7)

Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H: Ø2759 (2690.7-2800.92)

Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, Intel Core i9-12900H: Ø1545 (1395.97-2133.22)

Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS: Ø2410 (2285.58-2581.81)

Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, Intel Core i5-13500H: Ø1783 (1762.11-2310.94)

NiPoGi AD08 Intel Core i7-12650H, Intel Core i7-12650H: Ø770 (673.9-1055.91)

Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS: Ø1772 (1721.99-1800.59)

System performance

The PC's total system performance benefits from the great CPU performance, resulting in the Minisforum Venus Series NPB9 again scoring well. During the RAM tests, however, our test sample lagged slightly behind. The reason for this is the standard which has been used, as the top three places are occupied by mini PCs equipped with DDR5 RAM. Subjectively, the Minisforum Venus Series NPB9 works very quickly and without any noticeable latencies.

PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity

PCMark 10 / Score
Geekom A7, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Radeon 780M, Acer N5000	7455 Points +16%
Acemagic F2A, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	7120 Points +11%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9, Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	6435 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro, Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	6295 Points -2%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5, Intel Core i5-13500H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	6280 Points -2%
Maxtang MTN-FP750, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS AMD Radeon 680M, Foresee VP1000F512G	5722 Points -11%
NiPoGi AD08, Intel Core i7-12650H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Netac NS512GSSD530	5156 Points -20%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9, Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	11591 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro, Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	11273 Points -3%
Acemagic F2A, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	11125 Points -4%
Geekom A7, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Radeon 780M, Acer N5000	11114 Points -4%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5, Intel Core i5-13500H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	11035 Points -5%
Maxtang MTN-FP750, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS AMD Radeon 680M, Foresee VP1000F512G	9933 Points -14%
NiPoGi AD08, Intel Core i7-12650H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Netac NS512GSSD530	9905 Points -15%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Geekom A7, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Radeon 780M, Acer N5000	10291 Points +30%
Acemagic F2A, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	8901 Points +12%
Maxtang MTN-FP750, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS AMD Radeon 680M, Foresee VP1000F512G	8829 Points +11%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5, Intel Core i5-13500H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	8212 Points +4%
Geekom XT12 Pro, Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	8114 Points +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9, Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	7924 Points
NiPoGi AD08, Intel Core i7-12650H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Netac NS512GSSD530	7167 Points -10%

CrossMark: Overall | Responsiveness | Creativity | Productivity

CrossMark / Overall
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9, Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	1986 Points
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5, Intel Core i5-13500H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1982 Points 0%
Geekom A7, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Radeon 780M, Acer N5000	1861 Points -6%
Geekom XT12 Pro, Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	1860 Points -6%
Acemagic F2A, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	1802 Points -9%
NiPoGi AD08, Intel Core i7-12650H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Netac NS512GSSD530	1532 Points -23%
Maxtang MTN-FP750, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS AMD Radeon 680M, Foresee VP1000F512G	1387 Points -30%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9, Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	2205 Points
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5, Intel Core i5-13500H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2110 Points -4%
Geekom XT12 Pro, Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	1919 Points -13%
Acemagic F2A, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	1700 Points -23%
Geekom A7, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Radeon 780M, Acer N5000	1540 Points -30%
NiPoGi AD08, Intel Core i7-12650H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Netac NS512GSSD530	1444 Points -35%
Maxtang MTN-FP750, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS AMD Radeon 680M, Foresee VP1000F512G	1263 Points -43%

CrossMark / Creativity
Geekom A7, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Radeon 780M, Acer N5000	2072 Points +9%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5, Intel Core i5-13500H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1985 Points +4%
Acemagic F2A, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	1929 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9, Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	1907 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro, Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	1870 Points -2%
NiPoGi AD08, Intel Core i7-12650H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Netac NS512GSSD530	1554 Points -19%
Maxtang MTN-FP750, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS AMD Radeon 680M, Foresee VP1000F512G	1376 Points -28%

CrossMark / Productivity
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9, Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	1996 Points
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5, Intel Core i5-13500H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1938 Points -3%
Geekom XT12 Pro, Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	1831 Points -8%
Geekom A7, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Radeon 780M, Acer N5000	1781 Points -11%
Acemagic F2A, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	1717 Points -14%
NiPoGi AD08, Intel Core i7-12650H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Netac NS512GSSD530	1541 Points -23%
Maxtang MTN-FP750, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS AMD Radeon 680M, Foresee VP1000F512G	1443 Points -28%

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

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M	67161 MB/s +51%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core	62397 MB/s +40%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	57457 MB/s +29%
Average of class Mini PC (8377 - 89287, n=113, last 2 years)	50715 MB/s +14%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	45792 MB/s +3%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	44442 MB/s
NiPoGi AD08 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	43261 MB/s -3%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon 680M	30324 MB/s -32%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	65470 MB/s +37%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core	64323 MB/s +34%
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M	61542 MB/s +28%
Average of class Mini PC (8974 - 100086, n=113, last 2 years)	51678 MB/s +8%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	48963 MB/s +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	47960 MB/s
NiPoGi AD08 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	47313 MB/s -1%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon 680M	33938 MB/s -29%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M	86810 MB/s +89%
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core	65057 MB/s +42%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	59816 MB/s +30%
Average of class Mini PC (8762 - 100538, n=113, last 2 years)	55876 MB/s +22%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	47201 MB/s +3%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	45952 MB/s
NiPoGi AD08 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	45915 MB/s 0%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon 680M	33175 MB/s -28%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Acemagic F2A Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core	149 ns * -86%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Core i5-13500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	93.8 ns * -17%
Average of class Mini PC (44.9 - 184.8, n=113, last 2 years)	92 ns * -15%
Geekom A7 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M	89 ns * -11%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	79.9 ns *
NiPoGi AD08 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	79.7 ns * -0%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon 680M	78.2 ns * +2%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	74.7 ns * +7%

* ... smaller is better

DPC latencies

We didn't document any increased latencies when simply surfing the web. We only noted these when playing the 4K test video. However, there were no dropped frames and overall, the Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 had no problems playing high-resolution videos. Because of this, we believe it is suitable for use as a streaming client.

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

Maximum latencies after ten seconds of Prime95

Drivers ranked by longest execution duration

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Acemagic F2A Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	2724 μs * -165%
Geekom XT12 Pro Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	2151 μs * -110%
Geekom A7 Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000	1616.1 μs * -58%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Foresee VP1000F512G	1097.7 μs * -7%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	1026 μs *
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-13500H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	813.7 μs * +21%

* ... smaller is better

Storage devices

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 houses a 1-TB SSD from Kingston. The SSD in our test system enables fast working speeds and this was confirmed in its benchmark results. Its read and write rates were flawless and even under permanent load, they remained stable. Minisforum has installed a relatively large cooling unit onto the SSD itself which features an active cooler. Two SSDs can be installed into the PC in total. Aside from the NVMe SSD in our test sample, there is space for another 2.5-inch storage device beneath the case lid. However, it can only have a maximum build height of seven millimeters.

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

CrystalDiskMark 3.0

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0

Sequential Read: 3020 MB/s

Sequential Write: 3394 MB/s

512K Read: 2174 MB/s

512K Write: 3894 MB/s

4K Read: 63.1 MB/s

4K Write: 406.6 MB/s

4K QD32 Read: 924.3 MB/s

4K QD32 Write: 634.7 MB/s

Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	94.2 pt
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	83.7 pt
Geekom XT12 Pro Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	73.2 pt
Geekom A7 Acer N5000	64 pt
Average of class Mini PC	56.1 pt
Acemagic F2A Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	52.5 pt
NiPoGi AD08 Netac NS512GSSD530	40.9 pt
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Foresee VP1000F512G	36.6 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
Geekom A7 Acer N5000	3755 (3733.85^min - 3754.99^max) MB/s +41%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3372 (3365.32^min - 3372.43^max) MB/s +26%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	2668 (2648.91^min - 2668.42^max) MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (413 - 4357, n=113, last 2 years)	2376 MB/s -11%
Geekom XT12 Pro Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	2178 (2158.39^min - 2177.68^max) MB/s -18%
NiPoGi AD08 Netac NS512GSSD530	1862 (1837.94^min - 1861.64^max) MB/s -30%
Acemagic F2A Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	1674 (1242.56^min - 1673.54^max) MB/s -37%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Foresee VP1000F512G	1658 (1638.79^min - 1658.01^max) MB/s -38%
seq write
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	3866 (206.78^min - 3865.71^max) MB/s
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3518 (3504.76^min - 3518.39^max) MB/s -9%
Geekom A7 Acer N5000	3492 (3398.43^min - 3491.76^max) MB/s -10%
Average of class Mini PC (259 - 5595, n=113, last 2 years)	2621 MB/s -32%
Geekom XT12 Pro Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	2341 (2252.02^min - 2341.4^max) MB/s -39%
NiPoGi AD08 Netac NS512GSSD530	1601 (692.06^min - 1601.39^max) MB/s -59%
Acemagic F2A Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	1348 (1117.85^min - 1347.87^max) MB/s -65%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Foresee VP1000F512G	700 (690.38^min - 700.03^max) MB/s -82%
seq q8 t1 read
Geekom A7 Acer N5000	4861 (4468.61^min - 4860.57^max) MB/s +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	4791 (4243.38^min - 4790.88^max) MB/s 0%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	4780 (4492.97^min - 4780.46^max) MB/s
Geekom XT12 Pro Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	4769 (3791.02^min - 4769.24^max) MB/s 0%
Average of class Mini PC (397 - 8430, n=113, last 2 years)	3921 MB/s -18%
Acemagic F2A Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	3194 (2810.81^min - 3194.17^max) MB/s -33%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Foresee VP1000F512G	3116 (2788.16^min - 3115.59^max) MB/s -35%
NiPoGi AD08 Netac NS512GSSD530	2298 (2080.34^min - 2297.85^max) MB/s -52%
seq q8 t1 write
Geekom A7 Acer N5000	4695 (4470.16^min - 4694.73^max) MB/s +20%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	3901 (912.47^min - 3901.29^max) MB/s
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3533 (3516.71^min - 3532.86^max) MB/s -9%
Geekom XT12 Pro Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	3255 (2485.13^min - 3254.57^max) MB/s -17%
Average of class Mini PC (271 - 6669, n=113, last 2 years)	2952 MB/s -24%
Acemagic F2A Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	2212 (1222.43^min - 2212.27^max) MB/s -43%
NiPoGi AD08 Netac NS512GSSD530	1697 (642.54^min - 1696.6^max) MB/s -56%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Foresee VP1000F512G	1019 (702.55^min - 1018.53^max) MB/s -74%
4k q1 t1 read
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	82.3 (82.16^min - 82.3^max) MB/s +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	80.9 (78.95^min - 80.85^max) MB/s
Geekom XT12 Pro Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	64.1 (56.32^min - 64.06^max) MB/s -21%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Foresee VP1000F512G	63.1 (63.03^min - 63.11^max) MB/s -22%
NiPoGi AD08 Netac NS512GSSD530	60.1 (56.51^min - 60.14^max) MB/s -26%
Average of class Mini PC (6.85 - 87.3, n=113, last 2 years)	55.8 MB/s -31%
Geekom A7 Acer N5000	52.3 (51.85^min - 52.27^max) MB/s -35%
Acemagic F2A Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	47.3 (47.07^min - 47.31^max) MB/s -42%
4k q1 t1 write
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	422 (409.3^min - 421.98^max) MB/s
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	406 (403.52^min - 406^max) MB/s -4%
Geekom XT12 Pro Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	279 (237.61^min - 279.08^max) MB/s -34%
NiPoGi AD08 Netac NS512GSSD530	225 (89.96^min - 225.06^max) MB/s -47%
Average of class Mini PC (40.4 - 435, n=113, last 2 years)	195 MB/s -54%
Acemagic F2A Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	187.2 (181.54^min - 187.2^max) MB/s -56%
Geekom A7 Acer N5000	165.9 (164.35^min - 165.92^max) MB/s -61%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Foresee VP1000F512G	159.1 (147.33^min - 159.12^max) MB/s -62%
4k q32 t16 read
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	2967 (2962.7^min - 2967.4^max) MB/s
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1943 (1940.06^min - 1942.8^max) MB/s -35%
Acemagic F2A Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	1824 (1239.47^min - 1824.09^max) MB/s -39%
Geekom A7 Acer N5000	1560 (1546.89^min - 1559.94^max) MB/s -47%
Geekom XT12 Pro Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	1452 (1402.67^min - 1451.9^max) MB/s -51%
Average of class Mini PC (102.3 - 4158, n=113, last 2 years)	1452 MB/s -51%
NiPoGi AD08 Netac NS512GSSD530	967 (657.18^min - 966.9^max) MB/s -67%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Foresee VP1000F512G	436 (434.71^min - 436.44^max) MB/s -85%
4k q32 t16 write
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3412 (3388.97^min - 3411.66^max) MB/s +1%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	3364 (866.38^min - 3364.31^max) MB/s
Geekom XT12 Pro Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	1499 (1114.25^min - 1499.4^max) MB/s -55%
Acemagic F2A Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	1434 (1410.26^min - 1433.71^max) MB/s -57%
Average of class Mini PC (70.3 - 4288, n=113, last 2 years)	1351 MB/s -60%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Foresee VP1000F512G	864 (598.32^min - 864.46^max) MB/s -74%
NiPoGi AD08 Netac NS512GSSD530	703 (297.38^min - 702.57^max) MB/s -79%
Geekom A7 Acer N5000	595 (582.97^min - 594.71^max) MB/s -82%

AS SSD
Score Total
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	7931 Points
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	6154 Points -22%
Geekom XT12 Pro Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	5975 Points -25%
Geekom A7 Acer N5000	5177 Points -35%
Acemagic F2A Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	4412 Points -44%
Average of class Mini PC (507 - 10021, n=110, last 2 years)	4286 Points -46%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Foresee VP1000F512G	2841 Points -64%
NiPoGi AD08 Netac NS512GSSD530	2676 Points -66%
Score Read
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	2899 Points
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2381 Points -18%
Geekom XT12 Pro Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	2119 Points -27%
Geekom A7 Acer N5000	1685 Points -42%
Average of class Mini PC (172 - 3741, n=110, last 2 years)	1569 Points -46%
Acemagic F2A Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	1561 Points -46%
NiPoGi AD08 Netac NS512GSSD530	1159 Points -60%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Foresee VP1000F512G	1078 Points -63%
Score Write
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	3564 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	2777 Points -22%
Geekom A7 Acer N5000	2676 Points -25%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2573 Points -28%
Acemagic F2A Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	2082 Points -42%
Average of class Mini PC (210 - 4371, n=110, last 2 years)	1955 Points -45%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Foresee VP1000F512G	1228 Points -66%
NiPoGi AD08 Netac NS512GSSD530	943 Points -74%
Seq Read
Geekom XT12 Pro Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	4349.85 MB/s +5%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	4162 MB/s
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	4129 MB/s -1%
Geekom A7 Acer N5000	3650 MB/s -12%
Average of class Mini PC (483 - 6620, n=110, last 2 years)	3271 MB/s -21%
Acemagic F2A Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	3010 MB/s -28%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Foresee VP1000F512G	2976 MB/s -28%
NiPoGi AD08 Netac NS512GSSD530	2250 MB/s -46%
Seq Write
Geekom XT12 Pro Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	3936.64 MB/s +13%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	3477 MB/s
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3283 MB/s -6%
Geekom A7 Acer N5000	2611 MB/s -25%
Average of class Mini PC (277 - 5783, n=110, last 2 years)	2392 MB/s -31%
Acemagic F2A Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	2369 MB/s -32%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Foresee VP1000F512G	2286 MB/s -34%
NiPoGi AD08 Netac NS512GSSD530	1495 MB/s -57%
4K Read
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	104.3 MB/s
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	104.2 MB/s 0%
Geekom XT12 Pro Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	80.89 MB/s -22%
NiPoGi AD08 Netac NS512GSSD530	62.5 MB/s -40%
Average of class Mini PC (18.2 - 104.3, n=110, last 2 years)	59 MB/s -43%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Foresee VP1000F512G	58.6 MB/s -44%
Geekom A7 Acer N5000	49.7 MB/s -52%
Acemagic F2A Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	41.8 MB/s -60%
4K Write
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	366 MB/s
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	353 MB/s -4%
Geekom XT12 Pro Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	316.33 MB/s -14%
Acemagic F2A Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	196.9 MB/s -46%
Average of class Mini PC (40.8 - 366, n=110, last 2 years)	176.5 MB/s -52%
Geekom A7 Acer N5000	160 MB/s -56%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Foresee VP1000F512G	155.6 MB/s -57%
NiPoGi AD08 Netac NS512GSSD530	116.9 MB/s -68%
4K-64 Read
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	2379 MB/s
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1864 MB/s -22%
Geekom XT12 Pro Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	1602.91 MB/s -33%
Geekom A7 Acer N5000	1270 MB/s -47%
Acemagic F2A Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	1218 MB/s -49%
Average of class Mini PC (94.3 - 3220, n=110, last 2 years)	1183 MB/s -50%
NiPoGi AD08 Netac NS512GSSD530	872 MB/s -63%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Foresee VP1000F512G	722 MB/s -70%
4K-64 Write
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	2850 MB/s
Geekom A7 Acer N5000	2255 MB/s -21%
Geekom XT12 Pro Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	2066.57 MB/s -27%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1892 MB/s -34%
Acemagic F2A Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	1649 MB/s -42%
Average of class Mini PC (96.3 - 3731, n=110, last 2 years)	1539 MB/s -46%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Foresee VP1000F512G	844 MB/s -70%
NiPoGi AD08 Netac NS512GSSD530	677 MB/s -76%
Access Time Read
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Foresee VP1000F512G	0.18 ms * -309%
Geekom A7 Acer N5000	0.138 ms * -214%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	0.106 ms * -141%
NiPoGi AD08 Netac NS512GSSD530	0.104 ms * -136%
Average of class Mini PC (0.025 - 0.288, n=110, last 2 years)	0.09555 ms * -117%
Geekom XT12 Pro Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	0.049 ms * -11%
Acemagic F2A Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	0.046 ms * -5%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	0.044 ms *
Access Time Write
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Foresee VP1000F512G	0.17 ms * -448%
Acemagic F2A Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	0.126 ms * -306%
Average of class Mini PC (0.014 - 0.706, n=110, last 2 years)	0.1101 ms * -255%
NiPoGi AD08 Netac NS512GSSD530	0.103 ms * -232%
Geekom A7 Acer N5000	0.072 ms * -132%
Geekom XT12 Pro Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	0.059 ms * -90%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	0.031 ms * -0%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	0.031 ms *

* ... smaller is better

Reading continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø4764 (3862.99-4794.3)

Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX Kingston OM8PGP41024Q-A0; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø4795 (3366.33-4823.24)

Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0: Ø3302 (1830.49-4799.45)

Acemagic F2A Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø1320 (771.89-3141.95)

Geekom A7 Acer N5000; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø4848 (4561.2-4857.36)

Intel NUC 13 Pro Desk Edition Kit Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ: Ø5462 (4797.39-5479.86)

Khadas Mind WD PC SN740 SDDPTQD-1T00: Ø5222 (4952.01-5235.75)

Graphics card

The Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 takes care of 3D calculations as well as image output on the Minisforum Venus Series NAB9. Although this is one of the fastest iGPUs in the series, Intel has to admit clear defeat to the newer iGPUs from AMD. Intel only revised the architecture of its iGPUs based on Meteor Lake. You can look at the Acemagic F2A's results as an example. Nevertheless, AMD still delivers a little more 3D performance with its Radeon 780M.

Further comparisons and benchmarks can be found in our GPU comparison table.

3DMark Performance Rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Geekom A7 AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	97.5 pt
Acemagic F2A Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	92.9 pt
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	54.7 pt
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	54.7 pt
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-13500H	52.3 pt
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	50.4 pt
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	48.5 pt
NiPoGi AD08 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	39 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Geekom A7 AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	13932 Points +99%
Acemagic F2A Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	12085 Points +73%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	6999 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	6975 Points 0%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	6858 Points -2%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-13500H	6477 Points -7%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (2867 - 7676, n=205)	6365 Points -9%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	5030 Points -28%

3DMark
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Acemagic F2A Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	3205 Points +102%
Geekom A7 AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	2968 Points +87%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	1583 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	1581 Points 0%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-13500H	1508 Points -5%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (707 - 1890, n=215)	1498 Points -5%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	1399 Points -12%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	1106 Points -30%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Geekom A7 AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	8391 Points +55%
Acemagic F2A Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	7710 Points +43%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	5421 Points 0%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	5407 Points
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-13500H	5305 Points -2%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (2286 - 6624, n=218)	4933 Points -9%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	4424 Points -18%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	3891 Points -28%

Unigine Heaven 4.0
Extreme Preset OpenGL
Acemagic F2A Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	31.6 fps +42%
Geekom A7 AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	26 fps +17%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (17.3 - 31.2, n=23)	23.3 fps +4%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	22.3 fps
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	21.8 fps -2%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	21.2 fps -5%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-13500H	21.1 fps -5%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	12.7 fps -43%
Extreme Preset DX11
Acemagic F2A Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	32.7 fps +41%
Geekom A7 AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	32 fps +38%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-13500H	25.8 fps +11%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (17.7 - 31.9, n=23)	23.9 fps +3%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	23.2 fps
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	22.7 fps -2%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	19.7 fps -15%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	11.7 fps -50%

Unigine Valley 1.0
1920x1080 Extreme HD DirectX AA:x8
Geekom A7 AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	17.7 fps +29%
Acemagic F2A Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	17.1 fps +25%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-13500H	17 fps +24%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (11.3 - 20, n=21)	14.9 fps +9%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	13.7 fps
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	13.3 fps -3%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	11.8 fps -14%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	11.7 fps -15%
1920x1080 Extreme HD Preset OpenGL AA:x8
Acemagic F2A Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	18.3 fps +25%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (11.7 - 21.7, n=21)	16.5 fps +13%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-13500H	16.2 fps +11%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	14.6 fps
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	13.9 fps -5%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	13.2 fps -10%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	13 fps -11%
Geekom A7 AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	12.2 fps -16%

Unigine Superposition
1280x720 720p Low
Acemagic F2A Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	10491 Points +71%
Geekom A7 AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	9725 Points +59%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-13500H	6928 Points +13%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	6129 Points
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	6081 Points -1%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (4088 - 8223, n=17)	5982 Points -2%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	5950 Points -3%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	5257 Points -14%
1920x1080 1080p High
Acemagic F2A Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	3391 Points +60%
Geekom A7 AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	3129 Points +48%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-13500H	2216 Points +5%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	2113 Points
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1522 - 2744, n=17)	2109 Points 0%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	2035 Points -4%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	1958 Points -7%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	1630 Points -23%
1920x1080 1080p Extreme
Acemagic F2A Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	1920 Points +81%
Geekom A7 AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	1577 Points +49%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	1060 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	1042 Points -2%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (768 - 1251, n=17)	1029 Points -3%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-13500H	1018 Points -4%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	985 Points -7%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	747 Points -30%

ComputeMark v2.1
1024x600 Normal, Score
Geekom A7 AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	9796 Points +190%
Acemagic F2A Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	7480 Points +121%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	4417 Points +31%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (2693 - 3877, n=27)	3414 Points +1%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	3390 Points 0%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	3382 Points
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-13500H	3152 Points -7%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	2375 Points -30%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 3DTex
Geekom A7 AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	479 Points +112%
Acemagic F2A Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	427 Points +89%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-13500H	306 Points +35%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (186 - 420, n=27)	305 Points +35%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	231 Points +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	226 Points
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	215 Points -5%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	208 Points -8%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 2DTexArr
Geekom A7 AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	484 Points +103%
Acemagic F2A Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	422 Points +77%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-13500H	299 Points +25%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (204 - 398, n=27)	298 Points +25%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	246 Points +3%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	239 Points
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	214 Points -10%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	212 Points -11%
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Vector
Geekom A7 AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	2574 Points +203%
Acemagic F2A Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	1961 Points +131%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	1100 Points +29%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	860 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	850 Points
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (558 - 918, n=27)	794 Points -7%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-13500H	692 Points -19%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	447 Points -47%
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Scalar
Geekom A7 AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	2608 Points +201%
Acemagic F2A Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	1594 Points +84%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	948 Points +9%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	872 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	866 Points
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (747 - 888, n=27)	838 Points -3%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-13500H	823 Points -5%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	745 Points -14%
1024x600 Normal, QJuliaRayTrace
Geekom A7 AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	3650 Points +204%
Acemagic F2A Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	3076 Points +156%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS	1941 Points +62%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	1201 Points
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	1182 Points -2%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (936 - 1346, n=27)	1178 Points -2%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-13500H	1032 Points -14%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	762 Points -37%

LuxMark v2.0 64Bit
Room GPUs-only
Geekom A7 AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	817 Samples/s +42%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (415 - 2721, n=22)	811 Samples/s +41%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	577 Samples/s
NiPoGi AD08 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	558 Samples/s -3%
Acemagic F2A Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	549 Samples/s -5%
Sala GPUs-only
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	2349 Samples/s
Acemagic F2A Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	2319 Samples/s -1%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (942 - 3188, n=22)	2210 Samples/s -6%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	1717 Samples/s -27%
Geekom A7 AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	1522 Samples/s -35%

Affinity Photo 2 - Combined (Single / Multi GPU)
Acemagic F2A Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H	4928 Points +17%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	4215 Points
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1560 - 4958, n=13)	3886 Points -8%
Geekom XT12 Pro Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	3830 Points -9%
NiPoGi AD08 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	2490 Points -41%
Geekom A7 AMD Radeon 780M, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	1396 Points -67%

	Minisforum Venus Series NAB9, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs i9-12900HK	Acemagic F2A, Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU Ultra 7 155H	Geekom XT12 Pro, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs i9-12900H	Geekom A7, AMD Radeon 780M R9 7940HS	Minisforum Venus Series NPB5, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs i5-13500H	NiPoGi AD08, Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) i7-12650H	Maxtang MTN-FP750, AMD Radeon 680M R7 7735HS	Average of class Mini PC
SPECviewperf 12		30%	-2%	766%	-8%	-6%	28%	506%
1900x1060 3ds Max (3dsmax-05)	40.2	49.8 24%	40.1 0%	84.7 111%	41.5 3%	34.2 -15%	46.9 17%	76.7 ?(13.6 - 295, n=53, last 2 years) 91%
1900x1060 Catia (catia-04)	35.9	48.2 34%	37.1 3%	89 148%	31 -14%	29.9 -17%	51.5 43%	64.5 ?(10.9 - 251, n=53, last 2 years) 80%
1900x1060 Creo (creo-01)	27.7	23.1 -17%	26.9 -3%	55.4 100%	23.4 -16%	20.1 -27%	33.2 20%	38.9 ?(4.03 - 117, n=53, last 2 years) 40%
1900x1060 Energy (energy-01)	0.4	0.91 128%	0.4 0%	20.7 5075%	0.35 -12%	0.77 93%		14.3 ?(0.15 - 80.4, n=47, last 2 years) 3475%
1900x1060 Maya (maya-04)	39.8	54.9 38%	38.3 -4%	69.7 75%	35.9 -10%	31.4 -21%	45.2 14%	65 ?(11.4 - 226, n=53, last 2 years) 63%
1900x1060 Medical (medical-01)	12.2	16.9 39%	11.8 -3%	60.5 396%	8.44 -31%	8.25 -32%	17.9 47%	29.7 ?(2.53 - 136, n=50, last 2 years) 143%
1900x1060 Showcase (showcase-01)	17.4	18.2 5%	16.6 -5%	30.3 74%	20.4 17%	15.1 -13%	17.5 1%	34.8 ?(5.71 - 133, n=53, last 2 years) 100%
1900x1060 Solidworks (sw-03)	47.3	42.7 -10%	45.3 -4%	116 145%	46.1 -3%	38.6 -18%	72.1 52%	74.4 ?(20.9 - 243, n=53, last 2 years) 57%
SPECviewperf 13		21%	0%	192%	-13%	-23%	52%	127%
3ds Max (3dsmax-06)	39.9	46.4 16%	40.1 1%	83.9 110%	41.5 4%	34.1 -15%	48.3 21%	76 ?(13.4 - 294, n=53, last 2 years) 90%
Catia (catia-05)	51.6	71.6 39%	51.3 -1%	130 152%	44.8 -13%	42.8 -17%	73.9 43%	91.2 ?(15.6 - 381, n=52, last 2 years) 77%
Creo (creo-02)	40.2	29.6 -26%	41.1 2%	93.4 132%	37.1 -8%	32.4 -19%	44.9 12%	75.4 ?(11.6 - 275, n=53, last 2 years) 88%
Energy (energy-02)	4.39	5.69 30%	4.5 3%	23.8 442%	2.03 -54%	2.6 -41%	11.4 160%	19.5 ?(0.92 - 310, n=50, last 2 years) 344%
Maya (maya-05)	48.3	59.5 23%	47.5 -2%	107 122%	46 -5%	40.4 -16%	58.3 21%	98.5 ?(15.9 - 340, n=53, last 2 years) 104%
Medical (medical-02)	14.4	29.7 106%	14.4 0%	77.6 439%	7.92 -45%	8.61 -40%	32.8 128%	39.9 ?(2.28 - 198, n=53, last 2 years) 177%
Showcase (showcase-02)	17.3	18.2 5%	17.3 0%	25.4 47%	20.4 18%	15 -13%	17.4 1%	34.3 ?(5.69 - 133, n=53, last 2 years) 98%
Solidworks (sw-04)	57.4	44.8 -22%	57.1 -1%	109 90%	56 -2%	46.6 -19%	72.9 27%	78.1 ?(27.4 - 223, n=53, last 2 years) 36%
SPECviewperf 2020		29%	-2%	276%	-20%		92%	203%
3840x2160 Medical (medical-03)	3.48	5.05 45%	3.49 0%	11.1 219%	1.37 -61%		4.72 36%	8.3 ?(0.78 - 30.8, n=63, last 2 years) 139%
3840x2160 Energy (energy-03)	3	4.61 54%	3.05 2%	14.1 370%	1.18 -61%		6.6 120%	11.9 ?(0.52 - 44, n=63, last 2 years) 297%
3840x2160 Creo (creo-03)	15.1	17.9 19%	14.8 -2%	31.4 108%	13.6 -10%		17.5 16%	31.1 ?(7.73 - 97.5, n=63, last 2 years) 106%
3840x2160 CATIA (catia-06)	8.08	10 24%	7.78 -4%	24.8 207%	7.41 -8%		13.1 62%	18.9 ?(4.61 - 64.1, n=62, last 2 years) 134%
3840x2160 3ds Max (3dsmax-07)	9.78	12.9 32%	9.69 -1%	20.9 114%	10.1 3%		9.26 -5%	22.8 ?(5.53 - 87.5, n=63, last 2 years) 133%
3840x2160 Siemens NX (snx-04)	6.67	5.7 -15%	6.29 -6%	61.4 821%	6.71 1%		33 395%	38.2 ?(2.25 - 224, n=61, last 2 years) 473%
3840x2160 Maya (maya-06)	24.4	35.4 45%	23.9 -2%	47 93%	23.6 -3%		29.5 21%	58.2 ?(11.8 - 223, n=63, last 2 years) 139%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		27% / 27%	-1% / -1%	411% / 417%	-14% / -13%	-15% / -14%	57% / 57%	279% / 282%

3DMark 05 Standard		38071 points
3DMark 06 Standard Score		34204 points
3DMark Vantage P Result		26973 points
3DMark 11 Performance		7623 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score		145950 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		26523 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		5048 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Score		2364 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		1813 points
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... in comparison

Gaming performance

Many games overwhelm the iGPU and it can only deliver playable frame rates at low resolutions with few details. In direct comparison to the competition, our test sample fell behind the Geekom A7 and the Acemagic F2A. Unfortunately, there isn't a way to use the device with an external graphics card in order to improve its 3D performance. Alternatively, you can take a closer look at the Minisforum Venus Series NPB5.

The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Geekom A7 Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000	154.6 (12.9^min, 32^P0.1, 98.7^P1) fps +58%
Acemagic F2A Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	126 (36.4^min, 62.1^P0.1, 99.1^P1) fps +28%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	98.1 (22.4^min, 35.3^P0.1, 58.9^P1) fps
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-13500H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	97.4 fps -1%
Geekom XT12 Pro Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	87.7 (4.87^min, 27.9^P0.1, 53^P1) fps -11%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Foresee VP1000F512G	73 (13.3^min, 24.8^P0.1, 40.9^P1) fps -26%
NiPoGi AD08 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Netac NS512GSSD530	64.3 (27.3^min, 29.2^P0.1, 37^P1) fps -34%
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Geekom A7 Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000	49.6 (13.7^min, 22.8^P0.1, 39.2^P1) fps +54%
Acemagic F2A Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	44.8 (26.8^min, 32^P0.1, 37.7^P1) fps +39%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-13500H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	33.5 fps +4%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	32.2 (15.4^min, 16^P0.1, 18.1^P1) fps
Geekom XT12 Pro Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	31.4 (16^min, 16.2^P0.1, 17.4^P1) fps -2%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Foresee VP1000F512G	23.7 (12.8^min, 13.7^P0.1, 19^P1) fps -26%
NiPoGi AD08 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Netac NS512GSSD530	22.7 (11^min, 12^P0.1, 12.4^P1) fps -30%

Borderlands 3
1280x720 Very Low Overall Quality (DX11)
Geekom A7 Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000	100.5 fps +76%
Acemagic F2A Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	68.5 fps +20%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Foresee VP1000F512G	58.2 fps +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-13500H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	57.6 fps +1%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	57.2 fps
Geekom XT12 Pro Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	49.2 fps -14%
NiPoGi AD08 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Netac NS512GSSD530	36.8 fps -36%
1920x1080 High Overall Quality (DX11)
Acemagic F2A Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	27.7 fps +72%
Geekom A7 Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000	25.8 fps +60%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	16.1 fps
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-13500H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	15.7 fps -2%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Foresee VP1000F512G	15.7 fps -2%
Geekom XT12 Pro Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	14.9 fps -7%
NiPoGi AD08 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Netac NS512GSSD530	10.7 fps -34%

GTA V
1024x768 Lowest Settings possible
Geekom A7 Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000	167.5 (5.17^min, 125^P1) fps +39%
Acemagic F2A Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	161 (4.76^min, 100^P1) fps +33%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-13500H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	144.6 (8.46^min, 100^P1) fps +20%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	120.8 (22.9^min, 83.3^P1) fps
NiPoGi AD08 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Netac NS512GSSD530	97.7 (29.9^min, 62.5^P1) fps -19%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Foresee VP1000F512G	95.5 (8.24^min, 62.5^P1) fps -21%
1920x1080 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:2xMSAA + FX AF:8x
Geekom A7 Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000	66.6 (4.46^min, 37^P1) fps +228%
Acemagic F2A Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	31.3 (2.94^min, 22.7^P1) fps +54%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Foresee VP1000F512G	28.2 (4.09^min, 18.5^P1) fps +39%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-13500H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	24.3 (14.7^min, 18.9^P1) fps +20%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	20.3 (10.5^min, 16.1^P1) fps
NiPoGi AD08 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Netac NS512GSSD530	16.4 (7.58^min, 12.8^P1) fps -19%

Far Cry 5
1280x720 Low Preset AA:T
Geekom A7 Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000	86 (76^min) fps
Acemagic F2A Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	69 (25^min) fps
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-13500H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	63 (57^min) fps
Geekom XT12 Pro Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	50 (45^min) fps
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Foresee VP1000F512G	46 (37^min) fps
NiPoGi AD08 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Netac NS512GSSD530	35 (32^min) fps
1920x1080 High Preset AA:T
Geekom A7 Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000	43 (38^min) fps
Acemagic F2A Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	37 (30^min) fps
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-13500H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	29 (25^min) fps
Geekom XT12 Pro Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	23 (21^min) fps
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Foresee VP1000F512G	22 (19^min) fps
NiPoGi AD08 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Netac NS512GSSD530	17 (15^min) fps

Far Cry New Dawn
1280x720 Low Preset
Geekom A7 Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000	75 (56^min) fps
Acemagic F2A Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	65 (11^min) fps
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-13500H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	59 (40^min) fps
Geekom XT12 Pro Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	47 (31^min) fps
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Foresee VP1000F512G	40 (23^min) fps
NiPoGi AD08 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Netac NS512GSSD530	34 (24^min) fps
1920x1080 High Preset
Geekom A7 Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000	41 (27^min) fps
Acemagic F2A Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	37 (25^min) fps
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-13500H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	30 (22^min) fps
Geekom XT12 Pro Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	24 (18^min) fps
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Foresee VP1000F512G	21 (8^min) fps
NiPoGi AD08 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Netac NS512GSSD530	18 (14^min) fps

Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
Geekom A7 Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000	155.8 (135.9^min) fps +30%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-13500H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	140.3 (102.2^min) fps +17%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	119.5 (88.5^min) fps
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Foresee VP1000F512G	115.8 (101.2^min) fps -3%
NiPoGi AD08 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Netac NS512GSSD530	106.9 (74.1^min) fps -11%
Geekom XT12 Pro Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	106.3 (81.7^min) fps -11%
Acemagic F2A Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	103.2 (59.8^min) fps -14%
1920x1080 high (2/3)
Geekom A7 Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000	87.6 (75^min) fps +31%
Acemagic F2A Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	77.3 (52.5^min) fps +15%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-13500H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	70.7 (65.7^min) fps +6%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	67 (60.7^min) fps
Geekom XT12 Pro Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	61.3 (54.1^min) fps -9%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Foresee VP1000F512G	60.5 (53.8^min) fps -10%
NiPoGi AD08 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Netac NS512GSSD530	48.3 (44.7^min) fps -28%

GRID Legends
1280x720 Low Preset
Geekom A7 Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000	139.5 (50.7^min) fps
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Foresee VP1000F512G	80.1 (35.4^min) fps
Acemagic F2A Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	80 (35^min) fps
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-13500H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	68.3 (26.8^min) fps
1920x1080 High Preset
Geekom A7 Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000	62.5 (27.3^min) fps
Acemagic F2A Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	41.7 (24^min) fps
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-13500H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	35.5 (24^min) fps
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Foresee VP1000F512G	34.2 (17.8^min) fps

Shadow of the Tomb Raider
1280x720 Lowest Preset
Acemagic F2A Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	131.4 fps
Geekom A7 Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000	96.7 fps
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-13500H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	62.8 fps
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Foresee VP1000F512G	53.3 fps
Geekom XT12 Pro Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	39.6 fps
NiPoGi AD08 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Netac NS512GSSD530	36.1 fps
1920x1080 High Preset AA:SM
Acemagic F2A Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	49.5 fps
Geekom A7 Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000	32.1 fps
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-13500H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	25.9 fps
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Foresee VP1000F512G	19.8 fps
Geekom XT12 Pro Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	18.8 fps
NiPoGi AD08 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Netac NS512GSSD530	16.5 fps

F1 2021
1280x720 Ultra Low Preset
Geekom A7 Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000	225 (178^min, 175^P1) fps +120%
Acemagic F2A Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	145.9 (119^min, 118^P1) fps +42%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	102.5 (79^min, 76^P1) fps
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Foresee VP1000F512G	97 (74^min, 73^P1) fps -5%
Geekom XT12 Pro Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	94.8 (70^min, 69^P1) fps -8%
NiPoGi AD08 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Netac NS512GSSD530	76.9 (61^min, 62^P1) fps -25%
1920x1080 High Preset AA:T AF:16x
Geekom A7 Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000	79.5 (50^min, 42^P1) fps +105%
Acemagic F2A Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	63.2 (55^min, 49^P1) fps +63%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	38.8 (33^min, 31^P1) fps
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Foresee VP1000F512G	36.4 (31^min, 27^P1) fps -6%
Geekom XT12 Pro Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	36.4 (28^min, 28^P1) fps -6%
NiPoGi AD08 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Netac NS512GSSD530	27.6 (23^min, 21^P1) fps -29%

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
1280x720 Lowest Preset (DX12)
Geekom A7 Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000	98.6 fps +75%
Acemagic F2A Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	83.8 fps +48%
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Foresee VP1000F512G	76.6 fps +36%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	56.5 fps
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-13500H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	55 fps -3%
Geekom XT12 Pro Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	49.3 fps -13%
NiPoGi AD08 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Netac NS512GSSD530	27 fps -52%
1920x1080 High Preset (DX12)
Geekom A7 Radeon 780M, R9 7940HS, Acer N5000	29.9 fps +24%
Acemagic F2A Arc 8-Core, Ultra 7 155H, Kingston OM8SEP1024Q-A0	29.1 fps +21%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Kingston OM3PGP41024P-A0	24.1 fps
Maxtang MTN-FP750 Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Foresee VP1000F512G	20.2 fps -16%
Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-13500H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	14.7 fps -39%
Geekom XT12 Pro Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB	14.4 fps -40%
NiPoGi AD08 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Netac NS512GSSD530	10.6 fps -56%

Witcher 3 FPS diagram

Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs: Ø15.6 (15-17)

Acemagic F2A Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core: Ø22.8 (21-25)

Geekom XT12 Pro i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs: Ø15 (13-16)

Geekom A7 R9 7940HS, Radeon 780M: Ø25.7 (20-33)

	low	med.	high	ultra
GTA V (2015)	120.8	103.9	20.3	8.4
The Witcher 3 (2015)	98.1	64	32.2	15.3
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	119.5	89.4	67	60.6
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	44.4	24.3	20.1
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	54.1	39.9	34.8
Strange Brigade (2018)	92.3	39.5	32.2	25.8
Metro Exodus (2019)	39.2	19.5	14	11.4
Borderlands 3 (2019)	57.2	26	16.1	12.1
F1 2020 (2020)	88.7	45.7	35.6	23.2
F1 2021 (2021)	102.5	50.1	38.8	27.4
God of War (2022)	21	18.2	14	10.2
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022)	53	40.1	24.1	18.4
F1 22 (2022)	45.2	41.2	30.1	23.2
F1 23 (2023)	41.9	38.4	27	20.9
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty (2023)	18.2	14.5	12.2	10.9
Total War Pharaoh (2023)	64.2	46.8	33.5	29.1

Emissions - powerful but audible cooling unit

Noise emissions

Of course, the Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 isn't one of the quietest devices. Even so, the system runs relatively quietly, reaching only 45 dB(A) under load. Its average noise emissions of 42.8 dB(A) aren't much quieter, whereby it only hits 27 to 33 dB(A) when idling. The PC at no point runs completely silently.

Noise Level

Idle		27.5 / 28 / 33 dB(A)
Load		42.8 / 44.9 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R (15 cm distance) environment noise: 25.4 dB(A)

	Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	Acemagic F2A Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core	Geekom XT12 Pro i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	Geekom A7 R9 7940HS, Radeon 780M	Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 i5-13500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	NiPoGi AD08 i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	Maxtang MTN-FP750 R7 7735HS, Radeon 680M
Noise		2%	2%	-5%	4%	15%	6%
off / environment *	25.4	24.9 2%	25.4 -0%	25.4 -0%	25.1 1%	25 2%	25 2%
Idle Minimum *	27.5	25.4 8%	28 -2%	33.3 -21%	27.8 -1%	25 9%	25.3 8%
Idle Average *	28	25.7 8%	28.1 -0%	33.6 -20%	27.8 1%	25 11%	25.3 10%
Idle Maximum *	33	25.7 22%	28.5 14%	33.7 -2%	27.9 15%	25.1 24%	25.4 23%
Load Average *	42.8	47.8 -12%	39.6 7%	43.3 -1%	38.9 9%	34 21%	45.1 -5%
Witcher 3 ultra *	44.5	45.23 -2%	47.2 -6%	43.2 3%
Load Maximum *	44.9	49 -9%	44.2 2%	43.3 4%	45.8 -2%	35.5 21%	45.3 -1%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB9's case only heats up slightly when idling. Under load, its metal surfaces heat up quite a bit more. The fan outlets are located on the right and on the back of the PC.

The processor itself only reached 78 °C during the stress test—this is an impressive result. At 71 °C, the computer's average temperature is a lot lower and was reached at a continuous load of 45 watts. With this in mind, the manufacturer could have chosen a slightly more conservative fan curve to reduce noise emissions a little. However, Minisforum could also have given the Intel Core i9-12900HK a higher power limit, as the cooling unit is certainly powerful.

Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 during the stress test (top)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 during the stress test (bottom)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 during the stress test (back)

Max. Load

Idle


31.5 °C 89 F	32 °C 90 F	31 °C 88 F
40 °C 104 F	39.6 °C 103 F	35.9 °C 97 F
36.8 °C 98 F	34.2 °C 94 F	32.8 °C 91 F

Maximum: 40 °C = 104 F
Average: 34.9 °C = 95 F


38.6 °C 101 F	46.7 °C 116 F	36.7 °C 98 F
38.5 °C 101 F	28.5 °C 83 F	33.1 °C 92 F
34.9 °C 95 F	35.5 °C 96 F	34.4 °C 94 F

Maximum: 46.7 °C = 116 F
Average: 36.3 °C = 97 F

Power Supply (max.) 43.9 °C = 111 F | Room Temperature 21.9 °C = 71 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated)

(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 34.9 °C / 95 F, compared to the average of 32.3 °C / 90 F for the devices in the class Mini PC.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 40 °C / 104 F, compared to the average of 35.7 °C / 96 F, ranging from 21.6 to 69.5 °C for the class Mini PC.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 46.7 °C / 116 F, compared to the average of 36.1 °C / 97 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 27 °C / 81 F, compared to the device average of 32.3 °C / 90 F.

Power consumption

In terms of efficiency, the Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 can no longer keep up with its competitors. Its power consumption is a lot higher under load, but it is still within an acceptable range. Three-digit values were only reached briefly, whereby its average power consumption balanced out at around 83 watts. The 120-watt power supply supplies enough energy at all times and it even has enough reserves for a second storage device.

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 and its power supply (19 V; 6.32 A)

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	2.7 / 3 Watt
Idle	12.1 / 13.2 / 14.1 Watt
Load	82.9 / 106.8 Watt


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

	Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	Acemagic F2A Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core	Geekom XT12 Pro i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	Geekom A7 R9 7940HS, Radeon 780M	Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 i5-13500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	NiPoGi AD08 i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	Maxtang MTN-FP750 R7 7735HS, Radeon 680M	Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	Average of class Mini PC
Power Consumption		15%	24%	42%	4%	-9%	40%	39%	12%
Idle Minimum *	12.1	9.1 25%	5.7 53%	3.8 69%	8.4 31%	14.3 -18%	7 42%	5.41 ?(2.2 - 46.5, n=196) 55%	9.53 ?(2.2 - 45.7, n=115, last 2 years) 21%
Idle Average *	13.2	10.3 22%	9.5 28%	4.8 64%	11.3 14%	16.8 -27%	8.1 39%	8.6 ?(3.8 - 63, n=196) 35%	11.7 ?(2.59 - 47.5, n=113, last 2 years) 11%
Idle Maximum *	14.1	14.4 -2%	16.5 -17%	6.5 54%	14.5 -3%	24.9 -77%	8.4 40%	10.9 ?(5.8 - 68.9, n=196) 23%	15 ?(2.6 - 49, n=115, last 2 years) -6%
Load Average *	82.9	54.9 34%	53.3 36%	71.9 13%	70 16%	51.4 38%	54.2 35%	45.4 ?(12.5 - 87.3, n=196) 45%	59 ?(12.9 - 170.6, n=115, last 2 years) 29%
Load Maximum *	106.8	110.4 -3%	87.8 18%	94.7 11%	149 -40%	63.9 40%	61.4 43%	67.6 ?(30.1 - 123.3, n=196) 37%	100.1 ?(25 - 423, n=115, last 2 years) 6%

* ... smaller is better

Power consumption with external monitor

Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø13.2 (12-14.1)

Acemagic F2A Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø10.4 (9.08-14.4)

Geekom A7 R9 7940HS, Radeon 780M; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø4.81 (3.82-6.48)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø78.2 (71.7-80.4)

Acemagic F2A Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø48.4 (45.6-52.4)

Geekom A7 R9 7940HS, Radeon 780M; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø73.1 (66.4-82.2)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø83.6 (75.6-106.8)

Acemagic F2A Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø92.2 (78.7-114)

Geekom A7 R9 7940HS, Radeon 780M; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø64.2 (55.6-95.8)

Power consumption with external monitor

Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø82.3 (73.7-104.6)

Acemagic F2A Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø99.6 (92-110.4)

Geekom A7 R9 7940HS, Radeon 780M; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø70 (57.2-94.7)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø97.2 (95-98.2)

Acemagic F2A Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø103 (99.2-107)

Geekom A7 R9 7940HS, Radeon 780M; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø73 (64.8-85.1)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs; Cinebench R23 Single (external Monitor): Ø54.4 (46.8-96.4)

Acemagic F2A Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core; Cinebench R23 Single (external Monitor): Ø32.7 (19.4-55.3)

Geekom A7 R9 7940HS, Radeon 780M; Cinebench R23 Single (external Monitor): Ø28.7 (24.1-75.1)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs; Cinebench R23 Multi (external Monitor): Ø99 (96.7-101)

Acemagic F2A Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core; Cinebench R23 Multi (external Monitor): Ø100.7 (97.2-108.6)

Geekom A7 R9 7940HS, Radeon 780M; Cinebench R23 Multi (external Monitor): Ø66.2 (63.5-84.2)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø86.7 (72.2-97.2)

Acemagic F2A Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Core; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø49.7 (47.3-60.6)

Geekom A7 R9 7940HS, Radeon 780M; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø72.8 (57.4-85.5)

Pros

+ attractive, sleek design

+ very stable case

+ Intel Core i9-12900HK can take advantage of its full power

+ up to four displays can be powered at once

+ can be opened up without the need for tools (case lid)

+ dual 2.5-GBit/s Ethernet

+ compact power supply

+ stable SSD performance

Cons

- audible cooling unit under load

- no USB4 / Thunderbolt

- WLAN performance

Verdict - A powerful mini PC at a fair price

Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 review - test sample provided by Minisforum

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 offers impressive performance. Its Intel Core i9-12900HK can still compete with more modern SoCs when it comes to CPU performance alone. In terms of 3D performance, the now outdated iGPU is clearly inferior to the newer models from Intel and AMD. However, the Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 can't win any efficiency awards, as its power consumption values revealed. Price-wise, the mini PC currently won't cost you an arm and a leg at US$509, although the Geekom A7 or the Acemagic F2A are significantly more expensive. Both competitors offer slightly more performance, even if the Acemagic F2A doesn't necessarily feature the best connectivity options. The NAB9's port selection is good if you purely go by numbers. On the other hand, it unfortunately doesn't have any USB-4 ports which could give the device a much better range of possible uses.

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 is an attractive work device with fantastic performance. However, the Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 can currently only set itself apart from the wide mass of mini PCs due to its price.

Visually, you'll have to come to terms with the mini PC being silver, but this isn't a bad thing. All of its surfaces are aligned evenly and we noted no build flaws whatsoever. Unfortunately, Minisforum has decided against using a case made entirely from aluminum, which would've elevated its haptics even more. This would surely result in the current price no longer being maintained and this is exactly what makes the device a very interesting choice at the moment.

Prices and availability

You can purchase the Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 from Amazon for US$503.99. This is the model with an Intel Core i9-12900HK and 32 GB RAM. You can also order the mini PC directly from Minisforum. Prices start from US$359.

Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 - 05/01/2024 v7 ^(old)
Sebastian Bade

Chassis

82 / 98 → 84%

Connectivity

60 / 81 → 74%

Weight

81%

Games Performance

73%

Application Performance

94%

Workstation

60%

Temperature

89%

Noise

80%

Average

77%

82%

Mini PC - Weighted Average

Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 review: The mini PC with an Intel Core i9-12900HK, 32 GB RAM and active SSD cooling

Good performance at a fair price?

Possible competitors compared

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 in detail

Case

Size comparison

Connectivity

Communication

Accessories

Maintenance

Performance - Intel Alder Lake-H with 14 cores and 20 threads

Testing conditions

Processor

The Minisforum Venus Series NAB9 during the Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

System performance

DPC latencies

Storage devices

Reading continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Graphics card

Gaming performance

Witcher 3 FPS diagram

Emissions - powerful but audible cooling unit

Noise emissions

Temperature

Power consumption

Power consumption with external monitor

Power consumption with external monitor

Pros

Cons

Verdict - A powerful mini PC at a fair price

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