Minisforum Venus Series UM690 desktop review: small office PC with Ryzen 9 6900HX and USB4

Name: Minisforum Venus Series UM690
Brand: Minisforum

Small, fast and efficient! Chinese system manufacturer Minisforum offers a plethora of compact desktop PCs tailored to a wide range of applications. The UM690 from the Venus series uses AMD's latest Rembrandt SoC, with support for USB4 and Thunderbolt. In this in-depth review with lots of benchmarks and measurements, we'll tell you what advantages this device offers and how it stacks up against the competition.

Sebastian Bade (translated by Zhiwei (Peter) Zhuang), Published 02/03/2023 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 ...

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Minisforum Venus Series UM690 configurations (source: Minisforum)

Minisforum Venus Series UM450, UM590, UM690 (source: Minisforum)

Miniforum has already established itself well as a manufacturer of highly compact desktop systems. Right now, the Venus series features very powerful mini PCs with AMD's latest Rembrandt SoCs. The UM690 is the current flagship model in the lineup, but there are also slightly cheaper and less-powerful devices such as the UM450 and UM590. Spoiler: we can tell you now that we are impressed by the performance and versatility of the UM690.

The PC is based on the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, which is an efficient and yet very fast CPU with powerful integrated graphics – namely the AMD Radeon 680M. The APU is flanked by 16 GB of DDR5 memory, which is the latest standard, and a 512 GB SSD. The Minisforum Venus Series UM690 is also available as a barebones kit without RAM and storage. Users will have to purchase a Windows licence separately. Prices of the UM690 currently start at €559 (US$499), and our review model will set you back €719 (US$649). The Minisforum Venus Series UM690 can be configured with up to 64 GB of RAM and a 1 TB SSD.

In this review, we are going to compare the UM690 with other highly compact desktop PCs. The following table will give you an overview of the devices in the comparison.

Minisforum Venus Series UM690

Processor

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX 8 x 3.3 - 4.9 GHz, 65 W PL2 / Short Burst, 45 W PL1 / Sustained, Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+)

Graphics adapter

AMD Radeon 680M, Adrenalin 22.20.27.07

Memory

16 GB

, DDR5-4800, 2 of 2 in use, max. 64 GB

Mainboard

AMD Promontory/Bixby FCH

Storage

Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0, 512 GB

, M.2-2280 NVMe, 450 GB free

Soundcard

AMD Zen - Audio Processor - HD Audio Controller

Connections

2 USB 2.0, 3 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 USB 4.0 40 Gbps, 1 Thunderbolt, 2 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock

Networking

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

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 48 x 129 x 126 ( = 1.89 x 5.08 x 4.96 in)

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Pro

Additional features

Power adapter with cable, HDMI cable, computer stand, VESA mount kit, manual, 24 Months Warranty

Weight

621 g ( = 21.91 oz / 1.37 pounds), Power Supply: 449 g ( = 15.84 oz / 0.99 pounds)

Price

719 EUR

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

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Comparison with possible competitors

Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height
86.1 %	02/2023	Minisforum Venus Series UM690 R9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	621 g	48 mm
	01/2022	Morefine S500+ R9 5900HX, Vega 8	697 g	40 mm
	05/2022	Minisforum EliteMini B550 R7 5700G, Vega 8	1.1 kg	67 mm
	09/2022	Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	586 g	53 mm
	10/2022	Morefine S600-Apex Engineer i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	795 g	63.5 mm
85.1 %	01/2023	Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	1.2 kg	66 mm
78.9 %	11/2022	Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	511 g	37 mm

Detailed look at the Minisforum Venus Series UM690

Minisforum Venus Series UM690 - exploded view (source: Minisforum)

Minisforum Venus Series UM690 - cooling (source: Minisforum)

Case

The Minisforum Venus Series UM690 is mainly made of plastic on the outside. Inside, though, you'll find metal built into the system to boost the chassis' overall sturdiness. The device feels premium, and there is nothing to complain about its workmanship. We didn't find any imprecise gaps or sharp edges on our review unit. The device can be placed flat on a desk or mounted vertically on the included stand. You won't need any tools to insert the UM690 into its sturdy stand, which (unlike the chassis) is made of aluminium and perfectly complements the overall look of the UM690 colour-wise.

Due to its compact dimensions, the Minisforum Venus Series UM690 doesn't take up much space on a desk. The device can, for example, also be installed on the back of a monitor using the included mounting kit (VESA). What's more, the UM690 is amazingly lightweight at just 621 g (1.36"). Weighing 449 g (0.99 lb), its power adapter is just as heavy as those included with competing devices.

Size comparison

Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Minisforum EliteMini B550 Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Morefine S500+ Minisforum Venus Series UM690 DIN A4 ❌

Specifications

Despite being so compact, the Minisforum Venus Series UM690 has all the necessary interfaces. The total of six USB ports should be enough for most users, even if two of them are USB-C ports. Furthermore, one of the USB-C outputs supports Thunderbolt, which massively widens the potential applications of the tiny computer. You can connect up to three monitors to the UM690 at the same time – two via the HDMI ports on the back and one via the USB-C on the front.

External I/Os on the front (source: Minisforum)

External I/Os on the rear of the UM690 (source: Minisforum)

Connectivity

Wi-Fi module in the Minisforum Venus Series UM690

Minisforum has included a Mediatek Wi-Fi 6E module in the UM690. The computer managed to achieve good and stable transfer rates in a real-life test with our reference router (Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000). However, the Mediatek chip is unable to match the performance of an Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210, though you won't notice this in everyday use. Alternatively, the LAN port can be used to establish a faster network connection. It can transmit data at up to 2.5 Gbit/s.

Networking
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz
Average of class Mini PC (390 - 1771, n=38, last 2 years)	1197 MBit/s +25%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1044 (1009^min - 1058^max) MBit/s +9%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 MediaTek RZ608	961 (954^min - 967^max) MBit/s
Average MediaTek RZ608 (430 - 961, n=16)	826 MBit/s -14%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 MediaTek RZ608	430 (379^min - 451^max) MBit/s -55%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	390 (322^min - 478^max) MBit/s -59%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1658 (1514^min - 1706^max) MBit/s +111%
Average of class Mini PC (432 - 1764, n=39, last 2 years)	1158 MBit/s +47%
Average MediaTek RZ608 (572 - 980, n=16)	825 MBit/s +5%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 MediaTek RZ608	787 (638^min - 865^max) MBit/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	745 (381^min - 876^max) MBit/s -5%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 MediaTek RZ608	572 (532^min - 680^max) MBit/s -27%
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210	1318 (663^min - 1363^max) MBit/s +38%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 MediaTek RZ608	956 (944^min - 963^max) MBit/s
Average of class Mini PC (192.9 - 1796, n=85, last 2 years)	897 MBit/s -6%
Average MediaTek RZ608 (430 - 975, n=19)	883 MBit/s -8%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 MediaTek RZ608	430 MBit/s -55%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	390 MBit/s -59%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210	1320 (1165^min - 1353^max) MBit/s +40%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 MediaTek RZ608	943 (477^min - 981^max) MBit/s
Average MediaTek RZ608 (572 - 979, n=19)	855 MBit/s -9%
Average of class Mini PC (184.1 - 1776, n=85, last 2 years)	828 MBit/s -12%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	745 MBit/s -21%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 MediaTek RZ608	572 MBit/s -39%

Minisforum Venus Series UM690; iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø787 (638-865)

Minisforum Venus Series UM690; iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø960 (954-967)

Minisforum Venus Series UM690; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø956 (944-963)

Minisforum Venus Series UM690; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø928 (477-981)

Accessories

Besides device itself, other items in the box include a robust stand, a 120-watt adapter and a VESA mount for attaching the UM690 directly to a monitor.

Maintenance

Generally, the Minisforum Venus Series UM690 can be opened up to allow users to install or replace various components, such as RAM and SSD. But the screws are hidden underneath rubber feet that need to be removed first. The device looks very neat on the inside, and all important components can be accessed quickly. If the cooling unit requires cleaning, though, you'll have to take apart the device further. But Minisforum has included an explicit warning to advise users against dismantling the cooler because the system uses liquid metal as thermal paste.

The Minisforum Venus Series UM690 without bottom panel

Performance - AMD's Rembrandt SoC offers great performance

Minisforum has equipped the UM690 with AMD's new Ryzen 9 6900HX processor. This is a good choice because the device benefits overall from the performance provided by the new SoC in all kinds of applications. And the SoC features a fast iGPU (Radeon 680M). The company also offers this Venus Series model with less-powerful SoCs under the names UM590 (Ryzen 9 5900HX) and UM450 (Ryzen 5 4500U).

Test conditions

We used the "High performance" power plan for all performance tests in this review and only deviated from this when measuring power usage and noise levels, in accordance with our test criteria. CPU and cooling performance were left unchanged in the BIOS.

Processor

The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX is an eight-core Rembrandt processor and can execute a total of 16 threads in parallel. The SoC in the UM690 is allowed to draw up to 65 watts of power for a short burst before the 45-watt limit kicks in. Nonetheless, our review unit did very well in our comparison and is on par with an Intel Core i9-12900H, which is found in the Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9. To give you a general idea of the performance of the Venus Series UM450 and UM590, we have added their respective SoCs in our comparison table.

You can refer to this page for more processor benchmarks.

Performance Rating - Percent
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer ^-6! Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	50.1 pt
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	49.8 pt
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	49.4 pt
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	48.5 pt
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	48.5 pt
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	47.3 pt
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	46.8 pt
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	46.5 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	35.7 pt
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	35.3 pt

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	261 Points
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	260 Points 0%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (241 - 261, n=19)	250 Points -4%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	247 Points -5%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	243 Points -7%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	240 Points -8%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (197 - 243, n=25)	238 Points -9%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	226 Points -13%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	197 Points -25%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (156 - 177, n=13)	172.8 Points -34%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	2231 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (1588 - 2411, n=19)	2163 Points -3%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	2067 Points -7%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (1076 - 2267, n=29)	2050 Points -8%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	1980 Points -11%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	1975 Points -11%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	1919 (1862.02^min - 1893.4^max) Points -14%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	1879 Points -16%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (715 - 1007, n=18)	896 Points -60%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	560 Points -75%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	698 Points +11%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	682 Points +8%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	629 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (595 - 631, n=19)	610 Points -3%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	608 Points -3%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	585 Points -7%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (471 - 584, n=29)	573 Points -9%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	567 Points -10%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	517 Points -18%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (424 - 453, n=12)	446 Points -29%
CPU (Multi Core)
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	5328 Points
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	5168 Points -3%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (3742 - 5813, n=19)	5162 Points -3%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	4941 Points -7%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (2242 - 5476, n=30)	4847 Points -9%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	4660 Points -13%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	4578 Points -14%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	4495 Points -16%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (1843 - 2530, n=13)	2236 Points -58%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	1440 Points -73%

Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	3.15 Points +3%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	3.07 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (2.86 - 3.07, n=8)	2.94 Points -4%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	2.87 Points -7%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	2.86 Points -7%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (2.8 - 2.86, n=5)	2.84 Points -7%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	2.8 Points -9%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	2.69 Points -12%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	2.31 Points -25%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (2.02 - 2.04, n=2)	2.03 Points -34%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	26.35 Points
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	25.96 Points -1%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (22 - 25.6, n=5)	24 Points -9%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (19 - 26.4, n=8)	23.9 Points -9%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	23.6 Points -10%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	23.44 Points -11%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	22.79 Points -14%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	22 Points -17%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (10.2 - 11.6, n=2)	10.9 Points -59%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	6.37 Points -76%

Cinebench R10
Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	14504 Points +12%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	12943 Points
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	12846 Points -1%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	12378 Points -4%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (11870 - 12943, n=8)	12332 Points -5%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	12113 Points -6%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (11811 - 12152, n=5)	12020 Points -7%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	11811 Points -9%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	10395 Points -20%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U ()	9139 Points -29%
Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	77409 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	76758 Points
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	75223 Points -2%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	73492 Points -4%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (64320 - 74772, n=5)	70380 Points -8%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (55915 - 77450, n=8)	69650 Points -9%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	66237 Points -14%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	64320 Points -16%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U ()	38477 Points -50%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	24499 Points -68%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	750 Seconds * -221%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (533 - 748, n=11)	603 Seconds * -158%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	280 Seconds * -20%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	273 Seconds * -17%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	265 Seconds * -13%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	252.1 Seconds * -8%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (219 - 442, n=29)	250 Seconds * -7%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (212 - 357, n=21)	239 Seconds * -2%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	234 Seconds *
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	232 Seconds * +1%

wPrime 2.10
32m
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (5.7 - 9.48, n=3)	7.83 s * -126%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	6.799 s * -96%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	4.4 s * -27%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (3.46 - 4.69, n=7)	4 s * -16%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (3.31 - 4.4, n=4)	3.66 s * -6%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	3.641 s * -5%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	3.595 s * -4%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	3.461 s *
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	3.421 s * +1%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	3.375 s * +2%
1024m
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	286.835 s * -208%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	235.874 s * -153%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	201.062 s * -116%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	189.07 s * -103%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (170.4 - 173.4, n=2)	171.9 s * -84%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (93.2 - 149.4, n=7)	114.7 s * -23%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	106.7 s * -14%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (91.6 - 106.7, n=4)	98.7 s * -6%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	98.635 s * -6%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	93.19 s *

X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	276.5 (274^min - 278^max) fps +5%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	276 (273^min - 294^max) fps +5%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (272 - 278, n=4)	275 fps +5%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	266 (264^min - 271^max) fps +1%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	263.5 (262^min - 266^max) fps 0%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	262.5 (262^min - 266^max) fps
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (241 - 263, n=7)	254 fps -3%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	245 (239^min - 261^max) fps -7%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U ()	210 fps -20%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	165.55 (163.6^min - 204^max) fps -37%
Pass 2
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	127.8 (127.3^min - 129.1^max) fps
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	125.25 (105.2^min - 130^max) fps -2%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (112 - 128.4, n=4)	120.2 fps -6%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	116.8 (116.8^min - 117.3^max) fps -9%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (93.3 - 127.8, n=7)	115.2 fps -10%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	113.7 (113.5^min - 122.2^max) fps -11%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	112 (112^min - 112^max) fps -12%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	110.5 (101.7^min - 125.3^max) fps -14%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U ()	59.3 fps -54%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	36.7 (36.7^min - 37.6^max) fps -71%

WinRAR - Result
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	7937 KB/s +15%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	7722 KB/s +12%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	7387 KB/s +7%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	7200 KB/s +5%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	6960 KB/s +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	6882 KB/s
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (6795 - 6980, n=7)	6875 KB/s 0%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (4297 - 7722, n=4)	6535 KB/s -5%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	4185 KB/s -39%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (3420 - 3566, n=2)	3493 KB/s -49%

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	14.1 GB/s +5%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	13.4 GB/s
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (9.3 - 13.5, n=7)	11.8 GB/s -12%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	11.6 GB/s -13%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	10.8 GB/s -19%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (7.4 - 12.3, n=4)	10.5 GB/s -22%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	8.6 GB/s -36%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	7.6 GB/s -43%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	5.3 GB/s -60%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (4.9 - 4.9, n=2)	4.9 GB/s -63%
Twofish Mean 100MB
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	2.3 GB/s +28%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	2 GB/s +11%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	1.9 GB/s +6%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	1.8 GB/s
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (1.6 - 2, n=4)	1.775 GB/s -1%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (1.3 - 1.8, n=7)	1.643 GB/s -9%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	1.6 GB/s -11%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	1.5 GB/s -17%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (0.865 - 0.922, n=2)	0.894 GB/s -50%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	0.755 GB/s -58%
Serpent Mean 100MB
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	1.3 GB/s +8%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	1.2 GB/s
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (1.1 - 1.2, n=4)	1.15 GB/s -4%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	1.1 GB/s -8%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	1.1 GB/s -8%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	1.1 GB/s -8%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (0.857 - 1.2, n=7)	1.094 GB/s -9%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	0.974 GB/s -19%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (0.511 - 0.541, n=2)	0.526 GB/s -56%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	0.448 GB/s -63%

Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	9935 Points +2%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	9706 Points
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	9695 Points 0%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (8313 - 10490, n=21)	9642 Points -1%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (5057 - 9294, n=27)	8188 Points -16%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	7855 Points -19%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	7818 Points -19%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	4898 Points -50%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (4352 - 6234, n=10)	4774 Points -51%
Single-Core
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	1861 Points +14%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	1715 Points +5%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	1634 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (1523 - 1652, n=21)	1589 Points -3%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	1560 Points -5%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	1552 Points -5%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (1271 - 1574, n=27)	1517 Points -7%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	1391 Points -15%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (1082 - 1220, n=10)	1109 Points -32%

Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (9220 - 10426, n=15)	9880 Points +3%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	9817 Points +2%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	9663 Points 0%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	9638 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (7327 - 9053, n=9)	8267 Points -14%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	7847 Points -19%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	7806 Points -19%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	4841 Points -50%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U ()	4282 Points -56%
5.0 Single-Core
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	1838 Points +15%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	1694 Points +6%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	1593 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (1531 - 1603, n=15)	1561 Points -2%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	1518 Points -5%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	1504 Points -6%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (1233 - 1517, n=9)	1460 Points -8%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	1385 Points -13%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U ()	1074 Points -33%

Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	8015 Points +18%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	7554 Points +11%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	6804 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (6191 - 6804, n=11)	6642 Points -2%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	6517 Points -4%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	6434 Points -5%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (5249 - 6591, n=8)	6240 Points -8%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	5911 Points -13%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (4486 - 4762, n=2)	4624 Points -32%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (36780 - 39852, n=11)	39028 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	38566 Points
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	36974 Points -4%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	36692 Points -5%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (30451 - 35465, n=8)	33068 Points -14%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	31835 Points -17%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	31724 Points -18%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	19288 Points -50%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (17798 - 19324, n=2)	18561 Points -52%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	18382 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	18277 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (15855 - 21036, n=23)	18161 Points -1%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	18044 Points -1%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	17378 Points -5%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	16783 Points -8%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (13940 - 18790, n=28)	16642 Points -9%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	14277 Points -22%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (7061 - 8704, n=12)	8121 Points -56%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	7792 Points -57%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	61401 MIPS
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (49526 - 65336, n=20)	60091 MIPS -2%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (36011 - 62503, n=29)	57266 MIPS -7%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	56455 MIPS -8%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	55046 MIPS -10%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	54998 MIPS -10%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	51151 MIPS -17%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	47064 MIPS -23%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (22466 - 25891, n=11)	24384 MIPS -60%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	17636 MIPS -71%
7z b 4 -mmt1
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	6067 MIPS
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	6019 MIPS -1%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	5905 MIPS -3%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	5809 MIPS -4%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (5090 - 6070, n=20)	5799 MIPS -4%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	5738 MIPS -5%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (4791 - 5905, n=29)	5701 MIPS -6%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	5347 MIPS -12%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	4788 MIPS -21%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (4235 - 4338, n=11)	4290 MIPS -29%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	17.1 fps
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (12.6 - 18.7, n=20)	16.7 fps -2%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	15.7 fps -8%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (8.26 - 17.1, n=29)	15.2 fps -11%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	14.8 fps -13%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	14.5 fps -15%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	14.1 fps -18%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	13.2 fps -23%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (5.86 - 7.33, n=10)	6.8 fps -60%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	5.26 fps -69%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	0.639 sec * -34%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (0.614 - 0.654, n=10)	0.636 sec * -34%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (0.48 - 0.599, n=29)	0.507 sec * -7%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	0.4997 sec * -5%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	0.4975 sec * -5%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	0.493 sec * -4%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (0.4627 - 0.4974, n=20)	0.483 sec * -2%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	0.4787 sec * -1%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	0.4757 sec *
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	0.4641 sec * +2%

LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (58.2 - 78, n=11)	66.4 s * -36%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (44.1 - 87.4, n=29)	53.3 s * -9%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (44.8 - 81.7, n=20)	53.1 s * -9%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	52 s * -7%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	50.7 s * -4%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	50.4 s * -3%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	48.8 s *
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	45 s * +8%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	41.9 s * +14%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	38 s * +22%

WebXPRT 3 - Overall
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	311 Points +8%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	287 Points
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	285 Points -1%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	285 Points -1%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	284 Points -1%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (248 - 304, n=17)	280 Points -2%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (230 - 291, n=28)	275 Points -4%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	274 Points -5%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	236 Points -18%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (191 - 202, n=8)	196.5 Points -32%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (819 - 871, n=11)	851 ms * -49%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	724 ms * -27%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (595 - 728, n=29)	617 ms * -8%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	604 ms * -6%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	602 ms * -5%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (564 - 607, n=18)	588 ms * -3%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	582 ms * -2%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	577 ms * -1%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	571 ms *
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	534 ms * +6%

3DMark
3840x2160 Fire Strike Ultra Physics
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	25456 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (22976 - 26958, n=19)	25146 Points -1%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (17731 - 26684, n=18)	24448 Points -4%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	23939 Points -6%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	23269 Points -9%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	22101 Points -13%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	21422 Points -16%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	19357 Points -24%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U ()	11843 Points -53%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	9561 Points -62%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	25915 Points
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	25160 Points -3%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (17714 - 27288, n=31)	24899 Points -4%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (18389 - 27338, n=23)	24551 Points -5%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	23903 Points -8%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	23308 Points -10%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	22244 Points -14%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	20684 Points -20%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (9800 - 12259, n=11)	11318 Points -56%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	9354 Points -64%
2560x1440 Time Spy CPU
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	10539 Points +13%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (6621 - 11039, n=23)	9584 Points +2%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, 1800 MHz	9449 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	9354 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (6932 - 10603, n=31)	9224 Points -1%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	8393 Points -10%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	8191 Points -12%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	7087 Points -24%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (3316 - 4187, n=9)	3759 Points -60%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	2867 Points -69%

* ... smaller is better

Geekbench 5.5 | Geekbench 5.0 | Geekbench 4.4

Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	9935 Points +2%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	9706 Points
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	9695 Points 0%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (8313 - 10490, n=21)	9642 Points -1%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (5057 - 9294, n=27)	8188 Points -16%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	7855 Points -19%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	7818 Points -19%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	4898 Points -50%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (4352 - 6234, n=10)	4774 Points -51%
Single-Core
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	1861 Points +14%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	1715 Points +5%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	1634 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (1523 - 1652, n=21)	1589 Points -3%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	1560 Points -5%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	1552 Points -5%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (1271 - 1574, n=27)	1517 Points -7%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	1391 Points -15%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (1082 - 1220, n=10)	1109 Points -32%

Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (9220 - 10426, n=15)	9880 Points +3%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	9817 Points +2%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	9663 Points 0%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	9638 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (7327 - 9053, n=9)	8267 Points -14%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	7847 Points -19%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	7806 Points -19%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	4841 Points -50%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U ()	4282 Points -56%
5.0 Single-Core
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	1838 Points +15%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	1694 Points +6%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	1593 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (1531 - 1603, n=15)	1561 Points -2%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	1518 Points -5%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	1504 Points -6%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (1233 - 1517, n=9)	1460 Points -8%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	1385 Points -13%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U ()	1074 Points -33%

Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	8015 Points +18%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	7554 Points +11%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	6804 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (6191 - 6804, n=11)	6642 Points -2%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	6517 Points -4%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	6434 Points -5%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (5249 - 6591, n=8)	6240 Points -8%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	5911 Points -13%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (4486 - 4762, n=2)	4624 Points -32%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (36780 - 39852, n=11)	39028 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 3300 MHz	38566 Points
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, 1500 MHz	36974 Points -4%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, 1800 MHz	36692 Points -5%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (30451 - 35465, n=8)	33068 Points -14%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 3800 MHz	31835 Points -17%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 3300 MHz	31724 Points -18%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, 2400 MHz	19288 Points -50%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 4500U (17798 - 19324, n=2)	18561 Points -52%

Performance Rating
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	99.2 pt
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	85.9 pt
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, Vega 8	85.8 pt
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	76.1 pt
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	70.7 pt
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	69.2 pt
Average of class Mini PC	63.2 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	41.4 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	15102 KRay/s
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, Vega 8	13631 KRay/s -10%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	13460 KRay/s -11%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	12208 KRay/s -19%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	10952 KRay/s -27%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	10351 KRay/s -31%
Average of class Mini PC (561 - 27538, n=97, last 2 years)	9978 KRay/s -34%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	5612 KRay/s -63%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	98980 Points
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, Vega 8	86825 Points -12%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	85294 Points -14%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	61600 Points -38%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	55221 Points -44%
Average of class Mini PC (3604 - 116903, n=97, last 2 years)	52513 Points -47%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	52136 Points -47%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	24138 Points -76%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	3452 MB/s
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, Vega 8	2953 MB/s -14%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	2924 MB/s -15%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	2844 MB/s -18%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	2590 MB/s -25%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	2558 MB/s -26%
Average of class Mini PC (225 - 5096, n=97, last 2 years)	2294 MB/s -34%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	1649 MB/s -52%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	103686 Points
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, Vega 8	97720 Points -6%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	95602 Points -8%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	94655 Points -9%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	85240 Points -18%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	82493 Points -20%
Average of class Mini PC (8172 - 119569, n=97, last 2 years)	69137 Points -33%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	46646 Points -55%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	13101 Points
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, Vega 8	12202 Points -7%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	11929 Points -9%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	8213 Points -37%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	7548 Points -42%
Average of class Mini PC (408 - 15525, n=97, last 2 years)	7328 Points -44%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	6728 Points -49%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	3964 Points -70%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	52710 Points
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, Vega 8	47597 Points -10%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	47010 Points -11%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	30804 Points -42%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	28159 Points -47%
Average of class Mini PC (1958 - 62378, n=97, last 2 years)	27844 Points -47%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	25996 Points -51%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	14905 Points -72%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	136723 MB/s
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, Vega 8	119844 MB/s -12%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	115382 MB/s -16%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	99521 MB/s -27%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	92356 MB/s -32%
Average of class Mini PC (3691 - 177158, n=97, last 2 years)	75036 MB/s -45%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	59882 MB/s -56%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	58910 MB/s -57%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	863 MB/s
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	828 MB/s -4%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, Vega 8	774 MB/s -10%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	747 MB/s -13%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	732 MB/s -15%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	722 MB/s -16%
Average of class Mini PC (74.8 - 1183, n=97, last 2 years)	581 MB/s -33%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	265 MB/s -69%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	7973 KRay/s
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	7193 KRay/s -10%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, Vega 8	7184 KRay/s -10%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	6612 KRay/s -17%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	5777 KRay/s -28%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	5613 KRay/s -30%
Average of class Mini PC (308 - 14722, n=97, last 2 years)	5327 KRay/s -33%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	2997 KRay/s -62%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	30098 MPixel/s +9%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	28377 MPixel/s +2%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	27720 MPixel/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	26959 MPixel/s -3%
Average of class Mini PC (4408 - 44347, n=97, last 2 years)	24659 MPixel/s -11%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	24323 MPixel/s -12%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	19885 MPixel/s -28%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, Vega 8	14810 MPixel/s -47%

Minisforum Venus Series UM690 running Cinebench R15 Multi loop

Running Cinebench R15 in a loop over a prolonged period gave us a good look at how effective the cooling solution is in the UM690. There was indeed a small performance drop after the fourth run, but it wasn't as severe as with the Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9, for example. Our review unit managed to take the top spot with an average score of 2,111.

CPU metrics during the Cinebench R15 loop

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

Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX: Ø1892 (1879.35-1907.49)

Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, AMD Ryzen 7 5700G: Ø1980 (1960.21-1996.81)

Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Core i5-1135G7: Ø574 (568.03-615.59)

Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, Intel Core i9-12900HK: Ø1986 (1882.53-2086.59)

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

System performance

The overall system benefits from the snappy SoC paired with DDR5 memory. The Venus Series UM690 can handle day-to-day work exceptionally well. The memory's higher data rate became apparent during the AIDA64 tests, where the competitors couldn't keep up with the UM690. That said, the latency of the included RAM isn't amongst the shortest. The Minisforum Venus Series UM690 slipped up slightly in this regard, but you are unlikely to notice it in everyday use.

Performance Rating | PCMark 10

Performance Rating - Percent
Minisforum Venus Series UM690, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon 680M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	98.9 pt
Minisforum EliteMini B550, AMD Ryzen 7 5700G AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	92.5 pt
Morefine S500+, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	92.4 pt
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9, Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Core i9-12900H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	88 pt
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7, Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	84.9 pt
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer, Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	81.9 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	68.9 pt

PCMark 10
Score
Minisforum Venus Series UM690, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon 680M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	7045 Points
Morefine S500+, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	6290 Points -11%
Minisforum EliteMini B550, AMD Ryzen 7 5700G AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	6214 Points -12%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9, Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Core i9-12900H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	6187 Points -12%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7, Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	5915 Points -16%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer, Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	5658 Points -20%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	4521 Points -36%
Essentials
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9, Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Core i9-12900H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	11217 Points +3%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon 680M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	10838 Points
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer, Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	10700 Points -1%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7, Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	10661 Points -2%
Minisforum EliteMini B550, AMD Ryzen 7 5700G AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	10148 Points -6%
Morefine S500+, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	10087 Points -7%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	8910 Points -18%
Productivity
Minisforum Venus Series UM690, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, AMD Radeon 680M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	10060 Points
Minisforum EliteMini B550, AMD Ryzen 7 5700G AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	9941 Points -1%
Morefine S500+, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	9856 Points -2%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9, Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Core i9-12900H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	7673 Points -24%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7, Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	7626 Points -24%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer, Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	7041 Points -30%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	6357 Points -37%

CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness

CrossMark / Overall
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9, Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1894 Points +9%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer, Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	1804 Points +4%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1731 Points
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7, Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1679 Points -3%
Minisforum EliteMini B550, AMD Ryzen 7 5700G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	1424 Points -18%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	1245 Points -28%

CrossMark / Productivity
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9, Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1921 Points +11%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer, Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	1740 Points 0%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1738 Points
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7, Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1649 Points -5%
Minisforum EliteMini B550, AMD Ryzen 7 5700G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	1453 Points -16%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	1306 Points -25%

CrossMark / Creativity
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer, Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	1867 Points +7%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9, Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1800 Points +3%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7, Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1785 Points +2%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1745 Points
Minisforum EliteMini B550, AMD Ryzen 7 5700G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	1448 Points -17%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	1193 Points -32%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9, Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2116 Points +27%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer, Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	1811 Points +8%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1671 Points
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7, Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1476 Points -12%
Minisforum EliteMini B550, AMD Ryzen 7 5700G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	1271 Points -24%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	1224 Points -27%

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

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (47938 - 53345, n=20)	50405 MB/s +5%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	47938 MB/s
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	45941 MB/s -4%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	44965 MB/s -6%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	44661 MB/s -7%
Average of class Mini PC (6481 - 70620, n=97, last 2 years)	42885 MB/s -11%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	41969 MB/s -12%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, Vega 8	37840 MB/s -21%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	35423 MB/s -26%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (43892 - 53321, n=20)	51062 MB/s +2%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	49936 MB/s
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	49559 MB/s -1%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	46906 MB/s -6%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	46644 MB/s -7%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	44775 MB/s -10%
Average of class Mini PC (6914 - 71285, n=97, last 2 years)	43515 MB/s -13%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, Vega 8	42996 MB/s -14%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	40348 MB/s -19%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (51085 - 57202, n=20)	55188 MB/s +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	54750 MB/s
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	46815 MB/s -14%
Average of class Mini PC (6862 - 89318, n=97, last 2 years)	46630 MB/s -15%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	46454 MB/s -15%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	46223 MB/s -16%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	41806 MB/s -24%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	39154 MB/s -28%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, Vega 8	35371 MB/s -35%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Core i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	101.5 ns * -22%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Core i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	100 ns * -20%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	92.7 ns * -12%
Average AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (80.7 - 120.6, n=20)	88.7 ns * -7%
Average of class Mini PC (44.9 - 154.6, n=97, last 2 years)	88 ns * -6%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	83 ns *
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, Vega 8	74.2 ns * +11%
Morefine S500+ AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Vega 8	73.5 ns * +11%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	69 ns * +17%

* ... smaller is better

DPC latency

LatencyMon already indicated a minor increase in latency when we kept several tabs open in Microsoft Edge. But playing back our 4K demo video and running Prime95 didn't cause latency to rise any further.

Maximum latency with several browser tabs open and during 4K video playback

Maximum latency after running Prime95 for ten seconds

Drivers sorted according to execution time (from high to low)

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Minisforum EliteMini B550, AMD Ryzen 7 5700G AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	1867 μs * -25%
Morefine S500+, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	1625 μs * -9%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1488 μs *
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9, Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1113.9 μs * +25%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer, Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	961.5 μs * +35%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7, Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	779 μs * +48%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0, Intel Core i5-1135G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	659.1 μs * +56%

* ... smaller is better

Mass storage

Our review sample of the UM690 comes with a 512 GB Kingston SSD. We have already seen the same model used in the Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9. The drive performs similarly well in the UM690 and is faster than the storage solutions in the rest of the comparison devices. However, the Kingston drive exhibited the same weaknesses under sustained load. The small heatsink isn't enough keep the drive's performance constant over an extended period. The Minisforum UM690 can also be fitted with an extra 2.5" storage drive; the required cable is included in the box.

You can refer to our storage drive comparison table more information and benchmarks.

CrystalDiskMark 3.0

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0

Sequential Read: 2854 MB/s

Sequential Write: 3552 MB/s

512K Read: 1729 MB/s

512K Write: 3481 MB/s

4K Read: 69.39 MB/s

4K Write: 247.7 MB/s

4K QD32 Read: 589.3 MB/s

4K QD32 Write: 378.7 MB/s

Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	93.7 pt
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	89.3 pt
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer ^-8! Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	55.1 pt
Average of class Mini PC	49.9 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	45.7 pt
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	43.1 pt
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	37.3 pt
Morefine S500+ ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	34.5 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3195 (3147.62^min - 3194.91^max) MB/s
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2815 (2802.79^min - 2814.97^max) MB/s -12%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	2184 (2176.42^min - 2183.52^max) MB/s -32%
Morefine S500+ ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	2034 (2023.33^min - 2033.61^max) MB/s -36%
Average of class Mini PC (233 - 4168, n=96, last 2 years)	2028 MB/s -37%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1790 (1744.2^min - 1789.7^max) MB/s -44%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	1713 (1703.57^min - 1712.81^max) MB/s -46%
seq write
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3539 (3516.6^min - 3538.94^max) MB/s
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3402 (3372.67^min - 3402.21^max) MB/s -4%
Average of class Mini PC (222 - 5595, n=96, last 2 years)	2049 MB/s -42%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	1790 (1681.49^min - 1789.9^max) MB/s -49%
Morefine S500+ ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	1277 (1270.04^min - 1277.38^max) MB/s -64%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	1185 (1181.38^min - 1184.95^max) MB/s -67%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	984 (154.77^min - 984.48^max) MB/s -72%
seq q8 t1 read
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	4820 (3819.87^min - 4820.3^max) MB/s
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	4801 (4506.78^min - 4800.59^max) MB/s 0%
Average of class Mini PC (236 - 8430, n=96, last 2 years)	3155 MB/s -35%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	2525 (2269.25^min - 2525.2^max) MB/s -48%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	2378 (2126.78^min - 2378.31^max) MB/s -51%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	2273 (1501.91^min - 2273.31^max) MB/s -53%
Morefine S500+ ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	2167 (2086.44^min - 2166.57^max) MB/s -55%
seq q8 t1 write
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3536 (3475.82^min - 3536.01^max) MB/s
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3402 (3374.28^min - 3401.67^max) MB/s -4%
Average of class Mini PC (228 - 6669, n=96, last 2 years)	2223 MB/s -37%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	1790 (1687.16^min - 1790.13^max) MB/s -49%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1758 (161.06^min - 1758.04^max) MB/s -50%
Morefine S500+ ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	1316 (1309.25^min - 1315.54^max) MB/s -63%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	1200 (1191.05^min - 1200.08^max) MB/s -66%
4k q1 t1 read
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	82.1 (81.4^min - 82.09^max) MB/s +16%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	70.8 (63.28^min - 70.81^max) MB/s
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	63 (57.2^min - 63.02^max) MB/s -11%
Average of class Mini PC (5.67 - 86.6, n=96, last 2 years)	51.3 MB/s -28%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	45.1 (43.96^min - 45.09^max) MB/s -36%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	44.4 (44.23^min - 44.37^max) MB/s -37%
Morefine S500+ ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	29.5 (29.27^min - 29.48^max) MB/s -58%
4k q1 t1 write
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	425 (415.92^min - 425.01^max) MB/s +48%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	288 (287.39^min - 288.47^max) MB/s
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	199.5 (150.75^min - 199.48^max) MB/s -31%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	196.3 (179.94^min - 196.31^max) MB/s -32%
Average of class Mini PC (22 - 425, n=96, last 2 years)	184.7 MB/s -36%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	160 (158.59^min - 159.95^max) MB/s -44%
Morefine S500+ ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	138 (136.12^min - 137.6^max) MB/s -52%
4k q32 t16 read
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1944 (1936.89^min - 1943.53^max) MB/s +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1933 (1926.8^min - 1932.75^max) MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (26.1 - 2810, n=96, last 2 years)	1088 MB/s -44%
Morefine S500+ ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	1063 (1053.81^min - 1062.87^max) MB/s -45%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	1005 (1003.31^min - 1005.12^max) MB/s -48%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	803 (785.8^min - 802.75^max) MB/s -58%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	350 (213.46^min - 349.65^max) MB/s -82%
4k q32 t16 write
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3331 (2068.43^min - 3331.41^max) MB/s
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2396 (2376.28^min - 2396.46^max) MB/s -28%
Average of class Mini PC (30.2 - 3983, n=96, last 2 years)	1084 MB/s -67%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	1032 (1014.5^min - 1032.27^max) MB/s -69%
Morefine S500+ ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	890 (860.72^min - 889.72^max) MB/s -73%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	774 (725.33^min - 774.03^max) MB/s -77%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	561 (408.83^min - 561.15^max) MB/s -83%

AS SSD
Score Total
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	7134 Points +7%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	6665 Points
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	4023 Points -40%
Average of class Mini PC (151.3 - 9030, n=94, last 2 years)	3534 Points -47%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	2887 Points -57%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	2722 Points -59%
Morefine S500+ ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	2248 Points -66%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1340 Points -80%
Score Read
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2391 Points +2%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2352 Points
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	1365 Points -42%
Average of class Mini PC (61 - 3635, n=94, last 2 years)	1346 Points -43%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	1152 Points -51%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	1000 Points -57%
Morefine S500+ ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	855 Points -64%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	655 Points -72%
Score Write
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3538 Points +12%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3145 Points
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	1959 Points -38%
Average of class Mini PC (88 - 4185, n=94, last 2 years)	1551 Points -51%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	1251 Points -60%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	1169 Points -63%
Morefine S500+ ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	992 Points -68%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	406 Points -87%
Seq Read
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	4147 MB/s +2%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	4050 MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (291 - 6620, n=94, last 2 years)	2804 MB/s -31%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	2723 MB/s -33%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	2303.9 MB/s -43%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	2204 MB/s -46%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	2133 MB/s -47%
Morefine S500+ ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	2048 MB/s -49%
Seq Write
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3292 MB/s +9%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3025 MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (240 - 5783, n=94, last 2 years)	1949 MB/s -36%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	1699 MB/s -44%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	1603 MB/s -47%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1405 MB/s -54%
Morefine S500+ ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	1254 MB/s -59%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	1145 MB/s -62%
4K Read
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	103.66 MB/s +20%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	86.05 MB/s
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	77.46 MB/s -10%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	57.87 MB/s -33%
Average of class Mini PC (6.08 - 104.2, n=94, last 2 years)	55.3 MB/s -36%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	39.71 MB/s -54%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	34.41 MB/s -60%
Morefine S500+ ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	27.6 MB/s -68%
4K Write
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	365.87 MB/s +52%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	247.2 MB/s +3%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	240.66 MB/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	185.32 MB/s -23%
Average of class Mini PC (30.9 - 366, n=94, last 2 years)	166.7 MB/s -31%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	152.35 MB/s -37%
Morefine S500+ ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	121.3 MB/s -50%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	100.35 MB/s -58%
4K-64 Read
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1872.82 MB/s +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1860.96 MB/s
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	1073.73 MB/s -42%
Average of class Mini PC (23.4 - 3035, n=94, last 2 years)	1010 MB/s -46%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	891.59 MB/s -52%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	711.88 MB/s -62%
Morefine S500+ ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	622 MB/s -67%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	348.68 MB/s -81%
4K-64 Write
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2842.9 MB/s +9%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2602.12 MB/s
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	1541.66 MB/s -41%
Average of class Mini PC (32.8 - 3598, n=94, last 2 years)	1190 MB/s -54%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	984.11 MB/s -62%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	823.51 MB/s -68%
Morefine S500+ ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	745 MB/s -71%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	164.61 MB/s -94%
Access Time Read
Morefine S500+ ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	0.154 ms * -137%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	0.154 ms * -137%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	0.105 ms * -62%
Average of class Mini PC (0.022 - 0.489, n=94, last 2 years)	0.1031 ms * -59%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	0.084 ms * -29%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	0.074 ms * -14%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	0.065 ms *
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	0.06 ms * +8%
Access Time Write
Average of class Mini PC (0.016 - 0.765, n=94, last 2 years)	0.1304 ms * -321%
Morefine S500+ ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	0.103 ms * -232%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	0.103 ms * -232%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	0.035 ms * -13%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	0.031 ms * -0%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	0.031 ms *
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	0.029 ms * +6%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	0.026 ms * +16%

* ... smaller is better

Sustained Load Read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0: Ø2987 (1605.58-4819.04)

Morefine S500+ ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB: Ø2165 (2034.95-2173.28)

Minisforum EliteMini B550 Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1: Ø2353 (2170.7-2362.34)

Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G: Ø2219 (1791.18-2464.68)

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

Graphics card

The new Rembrandt SoC is accompanied by an appreciable boost in integrated graphics performance. The AMD Radeon 680M in the UM690 is a great iGPU that offers much more muscle than the Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7. Based on our testing, our review unit is 50 per cent faster than the Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 (with Iris Xe Graphics).

Those who need more 3D performance can connect an external graphics card via the Thunderbolt port. Using a Razer Core X and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, we examined what kind of performance we can expect from an eGPU setup. The results for the dedicate graphics card have been included in the comparison table.

Head on over to this page to see more benchmarks for the AMD Radeon 680M.

3DMark Performance Rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, Intel Core i7-1260P	100 pt
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	97.2 pt
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Intel Core i5-1135G7	95.9 pt
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	28 pt
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	20.3 pt
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	20.1 pt
Morefine S500+ AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	18.5 pt
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	17.7 pt
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700G	14.8 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	14.3 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, Intel Core i7-1260P	33425 Points +208%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	32726 Points +202%
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Intel Core i5-1135G7	32630 Points +201%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	10845 Points
Morefine S500+ AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	7122 Points -34%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	7057 Points -35%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	6840 Points -37%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	6687 Points -38%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700G	5777 Points -47%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	5565 Points -49%

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, Intel Core i7-1260P	121918 Points +182%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	116516 Points +169%
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Intel Core i5-1135G7	112625 Points +160%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	43275 Points
Morefine S500+ AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	32899 Points -24%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	30434 Points -30%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	30433 Points -30%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700G	26183 Points -39%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	21114 Points -51%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	20432 Points -53%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, Intel Core i7-1260P	25071 Points +275%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	24360 Points +265%
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Intel Core i5-1135G7	24193 Points +262%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	6679 Points
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	5543 Points -17%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	5526 Points -17%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	4883 Points -27%
Morefine S500+ AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	4369 Points -35%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	3725 Points -44%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700G	3379 Points -49%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, Intel Core i7-1260P	11032 Points +369%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	10717 Points +356%
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Intel Core i5-1135G7	10530 Points +348%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	2351 Points
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	1658 Points -29%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	1633 Points -31%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	1630 Points -31%
Morefine S500+ AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	1412 Points -40%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700G	1150 Points -51%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	1109 Points -53%
Fire Strike Extreme Graphics
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, Intel Core i7-1260P	13264 Points +314%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	13007 Points +306%
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Intel Core i5-1135G7	12943 Points +304%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	3206 Points
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900HK	2498 Points -22%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i9-12900H	2455 Points -23%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	2161 Points -33%
Morefine S500+ AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	1823 Points -43%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	1735 Points -46%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700G	1509 Points -53%

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

Performance Rating - Percent
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 ^-2! NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, i7-1260P	100 pt
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	98.3 pt
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	20.6 pt
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	12.9 pt
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	12.7 pt
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	12.4 pt
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 ^-2! Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	11.9 pt
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	10.7 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	9.5 pt

Unigine Heaven 4.0
Extreme Preset OpenGL
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, i7-1260P	169.6 fps +390%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	167.3 fps +384%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	34.6 fps
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	24.1 fps -30%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	23.3 fps -33%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	22.2 fps -36%
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	19.6 fps -43%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	17.3 fps -50%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	14.9 fps -57%
Extreme Preset DX11
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, i7-1260P	164.4 fps +392%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	154.5 fps +363%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	33.4 fps
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	24.7 fps -26%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	24 fps -28%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	22.5 fps -33%
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	21.4 fps -36%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	17.7 fps -47%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	16.8 fps -50%

Unigine Valley 1.0
1920x1080 Extreme HD DirectX AA:x8
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, i7-1260P	141.6 fps +653%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	134.2 fps +614%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	18.8 fps
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	15.5 fps -18%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	14.3 fps -24%
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	14.2 fps -24%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	13.6 fps -28%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	11.5 fps -39%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	10.6 fps -44%
1920x1080 Extreme HD Preset OpenGL AA:x8
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, i7-1260P	127.2 fps +497%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	122.7 fps +476%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	21.3 fps
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	16.4 fps -23%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	16.2 fps -24%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	15.2 fps -29%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	13.7 fps -36%
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	12.8 fps -40%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	9.2 fps -57%

Unigine Superposition
1920x1080 1080p High
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	14698 Points +361%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3187 Points
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	2191 Points -31%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2095 Points -34%
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	1926 Points -40%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	1579 Points -50%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	1530 Points -52%
1920x1080 1080p Extreme
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	7035 Points +375%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1481 Points
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1076 Points -27%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	1041 Points -30%
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	868 Points -41%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	776 Points -48%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	736 Points -50%

ComputeMark v2.1
1024x600 Normal, Score
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, i7-1260P	27847 Points +292%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	27740 Points +290%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	7111 Points
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	4148 Points -42%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	3843 Points -46%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	3535 Points -50%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3390 Points -52%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	3343 Points -53%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	2693 Points -62%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 3DTex
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, i7-1260P	2698 Points +575%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	2679 Points +570%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	400 Points
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	298 Points -25%
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	276 Points -31%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	235 Points -41%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	234 Points -41%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	224 Points -44%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	186 Points -53%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 2DTexArr
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, i7-1260P	2629 Points +551%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	2619 Points +548%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	404 Points
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	286 Points -29%
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	272 Points -33%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	249 Points -38%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	242 Points -40%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	220 Points -46%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	204 Points -50%
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Vector
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, i7-1260P	5711 Points +181%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	5655 Points +179%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2030 Points
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	1280 Points -37%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	1217 Points -40%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	891 Points -56%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	851 Points -58%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	808 Points -60%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	558 Points -73%
1024x600 Normal, QJuliaRayTrace
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	10536 Points +352%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, i7-1260P	10532 Points +352%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2332 Points
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1303 Points -44%
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	1205 Points -48%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1191 Points -49%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	1123 Points -52%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	1115 Points -52%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	994 Points -57%

Gaming performance

Although the new Radeon 680M is substantially more powerful than a Radeon RX Vega 8, the iGPU is only marginally suitable for demanding games. That said, we can't just completely dismiss the gaming performance of the Radeon 680M. This is because there are absolutely games that can run smoothly on the iGPU, but you'll often have to make do with medium or high presets in such instances.

As previously mentioned, we additionally tested the UM690 with the Razer Core X and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. The device's 3D performance can be substantially upgraded with the right peripherals. However, the review unit was unable to hold its own against the other devices that we tested with the same eGPU setup. For example, the Intel Nuc 12 Pro delivered considerably better performance in conjunction with the dedicated graphics card.

Refer to our game list for GPUs for more information and benchmarks.

The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, i7-1260P	308 (14.9^min, 95.6^P0.1, 204^P1) fps +134%
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti , i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	219 (9.36^min, 50.7^P0.1, 139.8^P1) fps +66%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	210.7 fps +60%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	131.8 fps
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	97.6 (8.8^min, 27.5^P0.1, 58.5^P1) fps -26%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	97.2 fps -26%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	88.1 (3.39^min, 21.4^P0.1, 52.9^P1) fps -33%
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	84.5 (18.4^min, 24^P0.1, 61.8^P1) fps -36%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	69 (13.2^min, 36.3^P0.1, 41.6^P1) fps -48%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	65.9 (1.678^min, 12.6^P0.1, 39.7^P1) fps -50%
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, i7-1260P	151.2 (24.1^min, 86.8^P0.1, 114.5^P1) fps +266%
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti , i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	117 (21.2^min, 58.9^P0.1, 77.8^P1) fps +183%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	110 fps +166%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	41.3 fps
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	32.1 (3.28^min, 14.8^P0.1, 18.7^P1) fps -22%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	32 fps -23%
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	25.6 (19.1^min, 20^P0.1, 22.1^P1) fps -38%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	23.7 (1.923^min, 13.5^P0.1, 19.7^P1) fps -43%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	19.3 (2.25^min, 2.26^P0.1, 2.92^P1) fps -53%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	15.2 (8.49^min, 8.73^P0.1, 9.27^P1) fps -63%

Borderlands 3
1280x720 Very Low Overall Quality (DX11)
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, i7-1260P	145.2 fps +77%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	118.3 fps +44%
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti , i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	97.1 fps +18%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	82.1 fps
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	72.7 fps -11%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	61 fps -26%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	59.1 fps -28%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	55.5 fps -32%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	52.4 fps -36%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	33.9 fps -59%
1920x1080 High Overall Quality (DX11)
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, i7-1260P	101.3 fps +282%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	89.3 fps +237%
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti , i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	81 fps +206%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	26.5 fps
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	17.7 fps -33%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	16.2 fps -39%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	15.7 fps -41%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	15 fps -43%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	14.8 fps -44%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	10.5 fps -60%

GTA V
1024x768 Lowest Settings possible
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, i7-1260P	178.5 (4.33^min, 125^P1) fps +20%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	176.8 (3.31^min, 125^P1) fps +18%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	149.3 (5.43^min, 100^P1) fps
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti , i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	140.8 (1.722^min, 4.74^P1) fps -6%
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	136 (6.37^min, 90.9^P1) fps -9%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	135.3 (26.7^min, 90.9^P1) fps -9%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	114.9 (9.31^min, 76.9^P1) fps -23%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	113.4 (25.6^min, 76.9^P1) fps -24%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	108.6 (21.4^min, 71.4^P1) fps -27%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	68.3 (18.7^min, 45.5^P1) fps -54%
1920x1080 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:2xMSAA + FX AF:8x
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	152.7 (3.6^min, 100^P1) fps +210%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, i7-1260P	128.2 (33.8^min, 83.3^P1) fps +160%
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti , i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	96.1 (25.8^min, 55.6^P1) fps +95%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	49.3 (7.78^min, 34.5^P1) fps
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	33.9 (11^min, 24.4^P1) fps -31%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	26.5 (10.4^min, 18.9^P1) fps -46%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	22.2 (5.57^min, 17.5^P1) fps -55%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	21 (8.15^min, 16.1^P1) fps -57%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	19.4 (8.25^min, 15.2^P1) fps -61%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	16.4 (5.82^min, 11.9^P1) fps -67%

Far Cry 5
1280x720 Low Preset AA:T
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, i7-1260P	153 (116^min) fps +115%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	137 (107^min) fps +93%
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti , i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	79 (61^min) fps +11%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	71 (39^min) fps
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	62 (57^min) fps -13%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	59 (53^min) fps -17%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	57 (49^min) fps -20%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	52 (45^min) fps -27%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	44 (19^min) fps -38%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	25 (19^min) fps -65%
1920x1080 High Preset AA:T
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, i7-1260P	127 (101^min) fps +226%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	112 (93^min) fps +187%
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti , i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	65 (44^min) fps +67%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	39 (34^min) fps
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	28 (25^min) fps -28%
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	27 (24^min) fps -31%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	27 (24^min) fps -31%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	25 (23^min) fps -36%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	20 (10^min) fps -49%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	16 (13^min) fps -59%

Far Cry New Dawn
1280x720 Low Preset
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, i7-1260P	133 (97^min) fps +105%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	114 (75^min) fps +75%
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti , i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	72 (50^min) fps +11%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	65 (50^min) fps
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	56 (43^min) fps -14%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	53 (31^min) fps -18%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	52 (31^min) fps -20%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	47 (30^min) fps -28%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	42 (33^min) fps -35%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	29 (19^min) fps -55%
1920x1080 High Preset
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, i7-1260P	111 (89^min) fps +200%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	97 (75^min) fps +162%
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti , i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	58 (44^min) fps +57%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	37 (17^min) fps
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	28 (21^min) fps -24%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	27 (21^min) fps -27%
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	26 (21^min) fps -30%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	26 (19^min) fps -30%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	19 (6^min) fps -49%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	15 (12^min) fps -59%

Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, i7-1260P	167.7 (148.7^min) fps +17%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	146.6 (129.5^min) fps +3%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	143 (124.5^min) fps
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	141 (113.7^min) fps -1%
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	137.4 (117.3^min) fps -4%
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	136.9 (106.8^min) fps -4%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	124.2 (110.5^min) fps -13%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	116.4 (93.7^min) fps -19%
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti , i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	115.5 (101.9^min) fps -19%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	79.1 (53.9^min) fps -45%
1920x1080 high (2/3)
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, i7-1260P	144.9 (126.6^min) fps +72%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 (Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti FE TB3) , R9 6900HX	125.8 (107.5^min) fps +49%
Ace Magician TK11-A0 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti , i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	94.8 (81.6^min) fps +12%
Minisforum Venus Series UM690 Radeon 680M, R9 6900HX, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	84.3 (74.6^min) fps
Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	68 (62.7^min) fps -19%
Morefine S600-Apex Engineer Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i9-12900HK, Crucial P1 SSD CT1000P1SSD8	67 (61.5^min) fps -21%
Morefine S500+ Vega 8, R9 5900HX, ADATA XPG Gammix S11L 1024GB	66.7 (61^min) fps -21%
Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	63.1 (57.2^min) fps -25%
Minisforum EliteMini B550 Vega 8, R7 5700G, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	51.7 (47.2^min) fps -39%
Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i5-1135G7, Future Path FPE220M8SSD512G	43.4 (31.3^min) fps -49%

Minisforum Venus Series UM690 + iGPU

	low	med.	high	ultra
GTA V (2015)	149.3	138.1	49.3	22.3
The Witcher 3 (2015)	131.8	81.4	41.3	27
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	143	121.4	84.3	73.6
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	66.7	32.3	23.6
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	66.1	53.1	43.1
Far Cry 5 (2018)	71	43	39	37
Strange Brigade (2018)	140.6	55.8	46.8	40.4
Far Cry New Dawn (2019)	65	39	37	34
Metro Exodus (2019)	73	29.8	22.9	19.5
Borderlands 3 (2019)	82.1	42.5	26.5	21.9
F1 2020 (2020)	177	86.3	67.6	46.7
F1 2021 (2021)	184.4	90.5	67.5	29.1
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022)	59.5	44.2	29.8	24.4
F1 22 (2022)	82	72.9	53.8	13.2
The Witcher 3 v4.00 (2023)	43.3	38.9	35.1	29.3

Minisforum Venus Series UM690 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (Razer Core X via Thunderbolt)

	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
GTA V (2015)	176.8	169.8	152.7	90.5	84.4	96.2
The Witcher 3 (2015)	210.7	145.6	110	57.9		62.4
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	146.6	130.6	125.8	113.3		96.9
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	181.7	133.9	91.5		74.3	46.3
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	108.9	96	77.5			66.9
Far Cry 5 (2018)	137	125	112	107	90	55
Strange Brigade (2018)	166.6	130.9	129	127.4	116.8	79.6
Far Cry New Dawn (2019)	114	101	97	88	82	56
Metro Exodus (2019)	112.6	76.3	59.1	44.5	39.7	30.5
Borderlands 3 (2019)	118.3	104.9	89.3	76.4	60.8	36.9
F1 2020 (2020)	168.9	99.2	98.1	82.4	73.3	52.3
F1 2021 (2021)	112	87	55.7	43.5	39.4	34.6
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022)	150.3	122.1	90.5	74.1	57.6	33.8
F1 22 (2022)	50.2	44.9	35	22.6	21.8	17.4
The Witcher 3 v4.00 (2023)	108.8	94.1	83.1	75.2	63.9	43.1

Emissions - efficient but audible

Noise emissions

Until now, we've always been very amazed by how quiet Minisforum's products run under load. Our measurements showed that the cooling unit in the Minisforum Venus Series UM690 is extremely quiet under load. However, the device is not completely silent. Based on our measurements, the machine produced 34 dB(A) of noise under moderate load and didn't get much louder under full load at 34.4 dB(A). But the fan noise stood out much more to us than expected because of its high frequency. The Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 did significantly better in this regard and was hardly audible under full load.

Noise Level

Idle		31.6 / 31.6 / 31.6 dB(A)
Load		33.9 / 34.4 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 30.5 dB(A)

	Minisforum Venus Series UM690 R9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	Morefine S500+ R9 5900HX, Vega 8	Minisforum EliteMini B550 R7 5700G, Vega 8	Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	Morefine S600-Apex Engineer i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
Noise		-8%	3%	-4%	-17%	5%	-9%
off / environment *	30.5	30.1 1%	30.2 1%	30.28 1%	29.6 3%	30.2 1%	30.4 -0%
Idle Minimum *	31.6		30.5 3%	31.82 -1%	36.1 -14%	30.5 3%	33.1 -5%
Idle Average *	31.6	33.15 -5%	30.5 3%	32.27 -2%	37.6 -19%	30.5 3%	33.1 -5%
Idle Maximum *	31.6		30.5 3%	33.17 -5%	39.2 -24%	30.5 3%	33.1 -5%
Load Average *	33.9		31.2 8%	35.82 -6%	42.6 -26%	30.5 10%	38.1 -12%
Load Maximum *	34.4	41.63 -21%	35.1 -2%	37.1 -8%	42.4 -23%	30.5 11%	43.6 -27%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

There are many air vents all over the chassis of the Minisforum UM690 so that heat can be effectively expelled from the case. The built-in cooling unit consists of two heat pipes and a small fan. Moreover, liquid metal has been applied to the SoC to ensure optimal heat transfer. In real-life use, the cooling solution works quite well, allowing chassis temperatures to stay cool throughout. In contrast, the SoC reached up to 76°C (169°F) under load during our testing, which is still far from the safe temperature limits for the laptop components inside.

Minisforum Venus Series UM690 during the stress test

The adapter of the UM690 during the stress test

Power consumption

The Minisforum Venus Series UM690 is one of the most efficient devices in the comparison. Looking purely at power consumption, our review unit is at the same level as the Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9, but the AMD SoC is slightly more efficient. Our monitoring device reported only 8.7 to 10.5 watts of power usage at idle. The UM690 drew up to 94.5 watts during the stress test, which the 120-watt power adapter can handle with ease.

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.55 / 1.25 Watt
Idle	8.7 / 9.6 / 10.5 Watt
Load	65.8 / 94.5 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: Metrahit Energy Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.

	Minisforum Venus Series UM690 R9 6900HX, Radeon 680M	Minisforum EliteMini B550 R7 5700G, Vega 8	Minipc Union Ace Magician TK11-A0 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	Morefine S600-Apex Engineer i9-12900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	Minisforum Neptune Series NAD9 i9-12900H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	Intel NUC 12 Pro Kit NUC12WSKi7 i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	Average AMD Radeon 680M	Average of class Mini PC
Power Consumption		-14%	42%	-309%	-35%	-17%	16%	-9%
Idle Minimum *	8.7	8.9 -2%	3.4 61%	46.5 -434%	12.1 -39%	12.1 -39%	6.75 ?(2.2 - 10.8, n=30) 22%	9.8 ?(1.9 - 46.5, n=91, last 2 years) -13%
Idle Average *	9.6	9.6 -0%	5.7 41%	63 -556%	13 -35%	12.2 -27%	8.75 ?(4.4 - 12.8, n=30) 9%	11.7 ?(1.9 - 63, n=90, last 2 years) -22%
Idle Maximum *	10.5	11.8 -12%	7 33%	68.9 -556%	18.2 -73%	12.3 -17%	10.3 ?(5.1 - 18.6, n=30) 2%	14.7 ?(2.6 - 68.9, n=91, last 2 years) -40%
Load Average *	65.8	98.9 -50%	36.5 45%	73.9 -12%	70.6 -7%	64 3%	52.8 ?(20 - 77.7, n=30) 20%	51.9 ?(11.3 - 158.7, n=91, last 2 years) 21%
Load Maximum *	94.5	101.8 -8%	68 28%	80.8 14%	113 -20%	98.8 -5%	69.4 ?(48 - 103.2, n=30) 27%	86 ?(18.1 - 271, n=91, last 2 years) 9%

* ... smaller is better

Power consumption with external monitor

Minisforum Venus Series UM690; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø71.7 (66.7-93.8)

Minisforum Venus Series UM690; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø81.6 (75.6-89.7)

Minisforum Venus Series UM690; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø72.4 (64.2-86.5)

Minisforum Venus Series UM690; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø9.57 (8.74-19.4)

Pros

+ excellent system performance

+ sleek design

+ reasonable power requirement

+ speedy Wi-Fi

+ very compact chassis

+ can drive up to three displays

+ many USB ports

+ USB4 Thunderbolt

+ sturdy metal stand

+ VESA mounting option

Cons

- no SD card reader

- display outputs only support up to 4K@60Hz

- audible cooling unit under load

Verdict - Small powerhouse with modern port options

Minisforum Venus Series UM690 review: The product was kindly provided by Minisforum

The Minisforum Venus Series UM690 is a cutting-edge mini PC that also offers a ton of performance. The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX is a fantastic fit for the UM690 and can consistently deliver great performance without be held back by thermal limitations. The new Rembrandt SoCs feature the latest iGPU in the form of an AMD Radeon 680M, which totally has what it takes to run less-demanding games smoothly and is able to blow away an Intel Iris Xe iGPU almost all the time in terms of performance. There is nothing to criticize about the device's fit and finish. Every thing fits well together, and there are no noticeable gaps on our review unit. However, we wish Minisforum had chosen better materials rather than relying on a mostly plastic construction. But at least the company has demonstrated it is capable of doing things differently with the Neptune Series NAD9.

Despite how compact the UM690 is, Minisforum didn't skimp on external interfaces. The many USB ports, including Thunderbolt support, make the device attractive and, in particular, future-proof. We tested out what more we can get out of the mini PC with an external graphics card. The result: the UM690 can be very quickly turned into a really good gaming rig capable of running the latest games smoothly.

Featuring an AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, the Minisforum Venus Series UM690 offers superb performance without consuming too much power.

We do have a minor gripe with the cooling unit inside the computer. Whilst it actually runs fairly quietly according to our measurements, our subjective impression is that the device is audible under load and much louder than a Neptune Series NAD9. It is laudable that the UM690 can drive up to three displays at once, though you probably wouldn't see this use case very often in real life. Unfortunately, users are still limited to a 60Hz refresh rate when connecting the device to a 4K display. In our opinion, it is essential to provide 4K@144Hz support in future.

Price and availability

You can order the Venus Series UM690 directly from Minisforum. The company is currently offering an attractive pre-sale discount: the review model usually costs €899/US$759 but will set you back just €719/US$649 after discount. The cheapest barebones model starts at €559/US$499. All prices shown include taxes.

The product is currently dispatched from Hong Kong and usually takes around 2-3 weeks to deliver. In future, the product will be available in the German-speaking market, thus substantially reducing shipping time in the region.

The review sample was loaned to the author for free by the manufacturer for review purposes. The company has no influence on this review and didn't receive any version of it before publication. There is no obligation to publish any article on the product.

Minisforum Venus Series UM690 - 2023-01-30 01/30/2023 v7
Sebastian Bade

Chassis

81 / 98 → 83%

Connectivity

68 / 81 → 84%

Weight

81%

Games Performance

78%

Application Performance

97%

Noise

85%

Average

81%

86%

Mini PC - Weighted Average

Minisforum Venus Series UM690 desktop review: small office PC with Ryzen 9 6900HX and USB4

Comparison with possible competitors

Detailed look at the Minisforum Venus Series UM690

Case

Size comparison

Specifications

Connectivity

Accessories

Maintenance

Performance - AMD's Rembrandt SoC offers great performance

Test conditions

Processor

Minisforum Venus Series UM690 running Cinebench R15 Multi loop

System performance

DPC latency

Mass storage

Sustained Load Read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Graphics card

Gaming performance

Minisforum Venus Series UM690 + iGPU

Minisforum Venus Series UM690 + Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (Razer Core X via Thunderbolt)

Emissions - efficient but audible

Noise emissions

Temperature

Power consumption

Power consumption with external monitor

Pros

Cons

Verdict - Small powerhouse with modern port options

Price and availability

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