Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 review: A powerful mini PC with an Intel Core i5-12450H starting at $310

Name: Minisforum Venus Series UN1245
Brand: Minisforum

Good and affordable! With the Intel Core i5-12450H, the Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 receives a powerful SoC without going overboard with the price. However, you'll have to make do without a premium metal case. Read on, to discover just how well the device does in our extensive, measurement and benchmark-packed review.

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Mini PC Desktop Intel Alder Lake

Minisforum Venus Series UN1245, configurations (source: Minisforum)

Minisforum markets the Venus series as compact mini PCs for everyday office use. However, these compact computing companions are continually equipped with powerful processors. In addition, in the past, Minisforum excelled with premium cases and good cooling systems. Likewise, with the Minisforum Venus Series UN1245, we are reviewing a compact mini PC that, in terms of price, is even significantly more attractive. Anyone for whom the Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 is too expensive will find a good alternative in the form of the Minisforum Venus Series UN1245. Although, you will have to accept compromises with the manufacturer opting against a metal case and Thunderbolt.

As with many of the Minisforum devices, the Venus Series UN1245 is also available as a barebone option without RAM and an SSD. As the name would suggest, an Intel Core i5-12450H is at work under the hood. The version without RAM and an SSD currently changes hands for $310. Anyone desiring an Intel Core i7-12650H will have to fork out an additional $70. Our review sample is fitted with 16 GB of DDR4 RAM and a 512 GB SSD. However, in the store, there is no option with these specs. Currently, the Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 with 32 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD costs around $429 meaning our review device should be priced just below this.

Compact and inexpensive mini PCs make up the comparison devices in this review. These can be found in the following table.

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Minisforum Venus Series UN1245

Processor

Intel Core i5-12450H 8 x 1.5 - 4.4 GHz, 45 W PL2 / Short Burst, 45 W PL1 / Sustained, Alder Lake-H

Graphics adapter

Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), 31.0.101.4577

Memory

16 GB

, DDR4 3200

Mainboard

Intel Alder Lake-P PCH

Storage

Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0, 512 GB

, M.2 2280, NVMe, 420 GB free

Soundcard

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

Connections

2 USB 2.0, 3 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3,5mm Klinke

Networking

Realtek RTL8125 2.5GBe Family Ethernet Controller (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): 54.3 x 127.8 x 129.6 ( = 2.14 x 5.03 x 5.1 in)

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Pro

Additional features

90-watt PSU, 24 Months Warranty

Weight

545 g ( = 19.22 oz / 1.2 pounds), Power Supply: 374 g ( = 13.19 oz / 0.82 pounds)

Price

299 EUR

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

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height
78 %	10/2023	Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 i5-12450H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	545 g	54.3 mm
83.7 %	05/2023	Morefine M600, 6600U R5 6600U, Radeon 660M	768 g	40.6 mm
81.9 %	05/2023	Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	616 g	55 mm
80.6 %	07/2023	Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H i7-11390H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	536 g	48 mm
77.8 %	09/2023	Acemagic AD15 i7-11800H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	765 g	76 mm
73.8 %	08/2023	Blackview MP200 i5-11400H, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	678 g	75.5 mm

Case - Plastic instead of aluminum

In order to reduce manufacturing costs and guarantee a low purchase price, the Minisforum Venus Series UN1245's case is made from plastic. Color-wise, the Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 is mostly silver with black elements present on the rear of the device. The base is also completely black. When it comes to stability, we were unable to discern any serious weaknesses. Visually, the device is well-built, although, compared to the Minisforum Venus Series NAB6, the haptic experience suffers somewhat. In terms of space, these two machines make no compromises and at 12.9 × 12.8 centimeters, the Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 continues to be a compact device. With the Mini IT11, Geekom shows that even smaller is possible.

In the area of weight, at 545 grams, our review sample belongs to the lightest in the comparison. Only the Geekom Mini IT11 is a few grams lighter. Anyone wishing to fix the Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 to monitor can do so with the help of a mounting plate (VESA mount). The necessary accessories can be found in the box.

Size comparison

Acemagic AD15 Blackview MP200 Morefine M600, 6600U Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Minisforum Venus Series NPB5 Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H DIN A4 ❌

Features - A good selection but without Thunderbolt

Basically, when it comes to external interfaces, there can be no complaints. The Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 offers a solid selection with many USB ports which can be found on the front and rear. Monitors can be connected via HDMI, DisplayPort or USB-C. The latter can also be used to supply the device with power. Anyone in possession of a monitor that has a Power Delivery function will save themselves an additional cable.

The Minisforum Venus Series UN1245's external ports (source: Minisforum)

Communication

The Minisforum Venus Series UN1245's Wi-Fi module

We are already familiar with the installed Mediathek RZ608 Wi-Fi module as it can be found in many of Minisforum's mini PCs. In principle, the radio module delivers adequate performance, however, by comparison, its peers are frequently better, albeit not to any serious degree. But, it's worth pointing out that using a 6 GHz frequency band doesn't result in better transfer speeds. In return, in our test, we recorded relatively stable transfer speeds without any dips in performance. For the test, we used our Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 test router. As an alternative, the Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 offers two fast wired connections which allow for speeds of up to 2.5 GBit/s.

Networking
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz
Average of class Mini PC (390 - 1771, n=39, last 2 years)	1196 MBit/s +68%
Morefine M600, 6600U MediaTek RZ608	957 (943^min - 967^max) MBit/s +34%
Average MediaTek RZ608 (430 - 961, n=16)	826 MBit/s +16%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 MediaTek RZ608	791 (776^min - 799^max) MBit/s +11%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 MediaTek RZ608	712 (691^min - 721^max) MBit/s
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz
Average of class Mini PC (432 - 1764, n=40, last 2 years)	1162 MBit/s +55%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 MediaTek RZ608	919 (853^min - 980^max) MBit/s +22%
Average MediaTek RZ608 (572 - 980, n=16)	825 MBit/s +10%
Morefine M600, 6600U MediaTek RZ608	765 (718^min - 814^max) MBit/s +2%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 MediaTek RZ608	752 (710^min - 810^max) MBit/s
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	958 (941^min - 967^max) MBit/s +21%
Blackview MP200 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	953 (859^min - 970^max) MBit/s +20%
Morefine M600, 6600U MediaTek RZ608	948 (934^min - 957^max) MBit/s +19%
Average of class Mini PC (192.9 - 1796, n=86, last 2 years)	897 MBit/s +13%
Average MediaTek RZ608 (430 - 975, n=19)	883 MBit/s +11%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 MediaTek RZ608	795 (753^min - 805^max) MBit/s
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 MediaTek RZ608	787 (752^min - 801^max) MBit/s -1%
Acemagic AD15 Realtek RTL8852BE	721 (696^min - 743^max) MBit/s -9%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Average MediaTek RZ608 (572 - 979, n=19)	855 MBit/s +18%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	845 (818^min - 879^max) MBit/s +17%
Blackview MP200 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	825 (426^min - 867^max) MBit/s +14%
Average of class Mini PC (184.1 - 1776, n=86, last 2 years)	825 MBit/s +14%
Morefine M600, 6600U MediaTek RZ608	784 (381^min - 874^max) MBit/s +8%
Acemagic AD15 Realtek RTL8852BE	730 (707^min - 753^max) MBit/s +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 MediaTek RZ608	724 (606^min - 852^max) MBit/s
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 MediaTek RZ608	626 (301^min - 689^max) MBit/s -14%

Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 MediaTek RZ608; iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø752 (710-810)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 MediaTek RZ608; iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø919 (853-980)

Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 MediaTek RZ608; iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø712 (691-721)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 MediaTek RZ608; iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz; iperf 3.1.3: Ø791 (776-799)

Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 MediaTek RZ608; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø794 (753-805)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 MediaTek RZ608; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø786 (752-801)

Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 MediaTek RZ608; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø724 (606-852)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 MediaTek RZ608; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø616 (301-689)

Accessories

In addition to the device, the box contents include a 90-watt PSU as well as a mounting plate to fit the computer to a monitor (VESA mount). An HDMI cable and a quick guide are also included.

Maintenance

Since Minisforum also sells the Venus Series UN1245 as a barebone variant, it goes without saying that you have to access the internals in order to install RAM or an SSD. To achieve this, the base has to be removed. This can be done by removing the screws which are found underneath the rubber feet. Anyone wishing to clean the CPU fan will have to dismantle the device a little more. However, we would advise against disassembling the cooling system since Minisforum uses liquid metal in order to guarantee optimum heat dissipation. Internally, the Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 offers space for two SO DIMM modules and two mass storage devices.

A look inside the Minisforum Venus Series UN1245's internals

Performance - Alder Lake-H with 8 cores and 12 threads

With the Intel Core i5-12450H, the Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 offers a good SoC but one that doesn't belong to the most up-to-date models. In everyday use, we don't envisage any problems because 8 cores and 12 threads mean the SoC is also able to handle demanding tasks. An identical model that Minisforum markets as the Venus Series UN1265 offers somewhat more power with its Intel Core i7-12650H.

Test conditions

All the performance tests were carried out using the highest performance energy profile. The SoC's performance was not altered in the BIOS and was left in accordance with the manufacturer's factory settings. Differing energy profiles were used in the noise emission and energy measurements as defined in our test criteria.

Processor

With the Intel Core i5-12450H, the Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 offers a speedy SoC that has eight native computational cores at its disposal and is able to process a total of 12 threads simultaneously. However, in the test, we observed that our review sample is placed behind the Acemagic AD15. The reason for this became quickly apparent because Minisforum limits the Intel Core i5-12450H's power consumption to only 45 watts. Nevertheless, the Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 has no need to hide since the processor's performance is more than sufficient in everyday situations. The good, single-core performance is not affected by this limitation. Anyone interested in the structurally identical Minisforum Venus Series UN1265 should look to the Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 for orientation.

Additional comparisons and benchmarks can be found in our CPU comparison table.

Performance Rating - Percent
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	48.9 pt
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	44.5 pt
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	44.2 pt
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	43 pt
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	41.1 pt
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	40.3 pt

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	260 Points +9%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	238 Points
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	232 Points -3%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	227 Points -5%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	226 Points -5%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	218 Points -8%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	1893 Points +37%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	1591 Points +15%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	1379 Points
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	1378 Points 0%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	1361 Points -1%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	953 Points -31%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	696 Points +9%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	640 Points
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	620 Points -3%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	574 Points -10%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	560 Points -12%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	558 Points -13%
CPU (Multi Core)
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	4781 Points +36%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	3779 Points +8%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	3510 Points
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	3419 Points -3%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	3283 Points -6%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	2284 Points -35%

Cinebench R23
Single Core
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	1804 Points +9%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	1659 Points
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	1602 Points -3%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	1496 Points -10%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	1462 Points -12%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	1420 Points -14%
Multi Core
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	12072 Points +32%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	9503 Points +4%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	9134 Points
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	8491 Points -7%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	8451 Points -7%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	5917 Points -35%

Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	3.14 Points +9%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	2.88 Points
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	2.78 Points -3%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	2.73 Points -5%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	2.62 Points -9%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	2.55 Points -11%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	22.08 Points +33%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	17.87 Points +8%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	17.15 Points +4%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	16.55 Points
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	15.97 Points -4%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	10.68 Points -35%

Cinebench R10
Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	14533 Points +9%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	13344 Points
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	12516 Points -6%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	11860 Points -11%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	11685 Points -12%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	11530 Points -14%
Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	68516 Points +22%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	58173 Points +4%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	55999 Points
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	54792 Points -2%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	54687 Points -2%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	39426 Points -30%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	513 Seconds * -47%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	415 Seconds * -19%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	373 Seconds * -7%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	349 Seconds *
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	319 Seconds * +9%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	285 Seconds * +18%

wPrime 2.10
32m
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	7.234 s *
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	6.518 s * +10%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	4.688 s * +35%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	4.498 s * +38%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	3.969 s * +45%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	3.705 s * +49%
1024m
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	452.626 s *
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	410.289 s * +9%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	196.909 s * +56%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	146.553 s * +68%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	140.674 s * +69%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	121.132 s * +73%

X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	311.5 (311^min - 312^max) fps +12%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	277 (260^min - 288^max) fps
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	242 (239^min - 245^max) fps -13%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	226.5 (210^min - 228^max) fps -18%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	214.5 (213^min - 216^max) fps -23%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	212 (206^min - 224^max) fps -23%
Pass 2
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	111.1 (96.7^min - 111.7^max) fps +30%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	86.25 (83.2^min - 94.6^max) fps +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	85.35 (83^min - 87.2^max) fps
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	77.85 (69.8^min - 82.6^max) fps -9%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	71.45 (70.2^min - 76.6^max) fps -16%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	55.2 (54.6^min - 55.9^max) fps -35%

WinRAR - Result
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	9090 KB/s +47%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	8569 KB/s +38%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	6937 KB/s +12%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	6195 KB/s
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	6144 KB/s -1%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	5477 KB/s -12%

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	10.1 GB/s +26%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	9.7 GB/s +21%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	9.3 GB/s +16%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	8.4 GB/s +5%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	8 GB/s
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	5.4 GB/s -32%
Twofish Mean 100MB
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	1.8 GB/s +38%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	1.5 GB/s +15%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	1.3 GB/s 0%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	1.3 GB/s 0%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	1.3 GB/s
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	0.838 GB/s -36%
Serpent Mean 100MB
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	1.1 GB/s +39%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	1 GB/s +27%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	0.857 GB/s +8%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	0.815 GB/s +3%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	0.79 GB/s
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	0.509 GB/s -36%

Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	9363 Points +30%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	7976 Points +11%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	7658 Points +6%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	7200 Points
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	6006 Points -17%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	5091 Points -29%
Single-Core
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	1767 Points +7%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	1669 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	1655 Points
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	1603 Points -3%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	1504 Points -9%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	1465 Points -11%

Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	10249 Points +44%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	9099 Points +28%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	7879 Points +11%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	7116 Points
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	5961 Points -16%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	5025 Points -29%
5.0 Single-Core
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	1736 Points +11%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	1655 Points +5%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	1570 Points 0%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	1569 Points
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	1557 Points -1%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	1461 Points -7%

Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	7705 Points +8%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	7153 Points
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	7146 Points 0%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	6747 Points -6%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	6698 Points -6%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	6110 Points -15%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	39852 Points +43%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	34909 Points +25%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	32181 Points +15%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	27953 Points
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	24947 Points -11%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	20385 Points -27%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	18363 Points +22%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	15082 Points
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	14645 Points -3%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	11630 Points -23%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	10999 Points -27%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	10536 Points -30%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	47893 MIPS +42%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	44320 MIPS +32%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	43146 MIPS +28%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	34660 MIPS +3%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	33619 MIPS
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	25876 MIPS -23%
7z b 4 -mmt1
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	6116 MIPS +22%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	5895 MIPS +18%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	5732 MIPS +15%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	5486 MIPS +10%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	5343 MIPS +7%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	4994 MIPS

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	13.6 fps +26%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	12 fps +11%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	11.7 fps +8%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	10.8 fps
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	10.2 fps -6%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	7.61 fps -30%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	0.581 sec * -13%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	0.559 sec * -9%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	0.543 sec * -5%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	0.515 sec *
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	0.511 sec * +1%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	0.462 sec * +10%

LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	53 s * -14%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	53 s * -14%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	47.2 s * -1%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	46.6 s *
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	46.3 s * +1%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	39.6 s * +15%

WebXPRT 3 - Overall
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	309 Points +8%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	285 Points
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	274 Points -4%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	270 Points -5%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	261 Points -8%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	247 Points -13%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	660 ms * -17%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	644 ms * -14%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	641 ms * -13%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	619 ms * -9%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	566 ms *
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	519 ms * +8%

3DMark
3840x2160 Fire Strike Ultra Physics
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	21176 Points +9%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	21001 Points +9%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	19341 Points
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	18599 Points -4%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	16258 Points -16%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	11557 Points -40%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	22346 Points +12%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	21928 Points +10%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	19994 Points
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	16949 Points -15%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	15934 Points -20%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	11883 Points -41%
2560x1440 Time Spy CPU
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, 1700 MHz	9168 Points +33%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, 2300 MHz	8744 Points +27%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, 1500 MHz	6901 Points
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, 2700 MHz	5160 Points -25%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, 2900 MHz	5114 Points -26%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, 3400 MHz	4598 Points -33%

* ... smaller is better

Performance Rating
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	95.5 pt
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	86.9 pt
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, Radeon 660M	80.4 pt
Average of class Mini PC	79.8 pt
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	79.3 pt
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	75.1 pt
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	55.9 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	12240 KRay/s +34%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	10839 KRay/s +19%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	10552 KRay/s +16%
Average of class Mini PC (561 - 27538, n=98, last 2 years)	9983 KRay/s +9%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, Radeon 660M	9518 KRay/s +4%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	9129 KRay/s
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	6633 KRay/s -27%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, Radeon 660M	59704 Points +29%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	54435 Points +18%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	52677 Points +14%
Average of class Mini PC (3604 - 116903, n=98, last 2 years)	52529 Points +14%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	46204 Points
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	44789 Points -3%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	27788 Points -40%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	3501 MB/s +69%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	3103 MB/s +50%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	2357 MB/s +14%
Average of class Mini PC (225 - 5096, n=98, last 2 years)	2296 MB/s +11%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	2071 MB/s
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, Radeon 660M	1997 MB/s -4%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	1841 MB/s -11%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	85233 Points +32%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	82454 Points +27%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, Radeon 660M	75248 Points +16%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	69756 Points +8%
Average of class Mini PC (8172 - 119569, n=98, last 2 years)	69271 Points +7%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	64750 Points
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	49399 Points -24%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, Radeon 660M	8738 Points +46%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	8510 Points +42%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	7444 Points +24%
Average of class Mini PC (408 - 15525, n=98, last 2 years)	7328 Points +22%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	7186 Points +20%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	5985 Points
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	4529 Points -24%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, Radeon 660M	32465 Points +42%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	31628 Points +38%
Average of class Mini PC (1958 - 62378, n=98, last 2 years)	27834 Points +21%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	26798 Points +17%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	26735 Points +17%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	22917 Points
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	16652 Points -27%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	122812 MB/s +56%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	99449 MB/s +27%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	92530 MB/s +18%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	78537 MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (3691 - 177158, n=98, last 2 years)	75245 MB/s -4%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	57644 MB/s -27%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, Radeon 660M	39680 MB/s -49%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	687 MB/s +16%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	674 MB/s +14%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	592 MB/s
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	591 MB/s 0%
Average of class Mini PC (74.8 - 1183, n=98, last 2 years)	582 MB/s -2%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, Radeon 660M	530 MB/s -10%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	372 MB/s -37%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	6651 KRay/s +34%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	5771 KRay/s +16%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	5743 KRay/s +15%
Average of class Mini PC (308 - 14722, n=98, last 2 years)	5332 KRay/s +7%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, Radeon 660M	5058 KRay/s +2%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	4977 KRay/s
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	3668 KRay/s -26%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	28682 MPixel/s
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	28010 MPixel/s -2%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, Radeon 660M	27456 MPixel/s -4%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	25453 MPixel/s -11%
Average of class Mini PC (4408 - 44347, n=98, last 2 years)	24661 MPixel/s -14%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	20652 MPixel/s -28%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	12248 MPixel/s -57%

Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 vs. Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

During the Cinebench R15 continuous loop, we took a look at the SoC's behaviour over a longer period of time. The Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 completed all 50 runs without a drop in performance. Here you can clearly see that the Minisforum doesn't grant the Intel Core i5-12450H more than 45 watts. Also in terms of temperatures, you can see that the SoC only heats up gradually and reaches a maximum of just 72 °C.

CPU metrics during the Cinebench R15 loop

Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, Intel Core i5-12450H: Ø1370 (1352.4-1379.41)

Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U: Ø1166 (1105.77-1443.37)

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

Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, Intel Core i7-11390H: Ø946 (931.81-953.22)

Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, Intel Core i7-11800H: Ø1470 (1424.65-1647.85)

Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, Intel Core i5-11400H: Ø1208 (1178.24-1384.8)

System performance

The Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 coped with the system performance-related synthetic benchmarks very well. However, it was not enough to claim the top spot since the Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 almost consistently demonstrated better performance here. The Morefine, with its M600 660U, is also serious competition. On top of that, the Morefine M600 6600U is fitted with faster RAM (DDR5) as shown by the AIDA64 tests. From a purely subjective point of view, the Minisforum Venus Series UN1245's system performance is good and not noticeably worse than the competing devices.

PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity

PCMark 10 / Score
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6, Intel Core i7-12650H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	6057 Points +14%
Morefine M600, 6600U, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	5872 Points +10%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245, Intel Core i5-12450H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	5319 Points
Acemagic AD15, Intel Core i7-11800H Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Netac NS512GSSD340	5036 Points -5%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H, Intel Core i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	4914 Points -8%
Blackview MP200, Intel Core i5-11400H Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Foresee XP1000F512G	4525 Points -15%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6, Intel Core i7-12650H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	11395 Points +11%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245, Intel Core i5-12450H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	10306 Points
Morefine M600, 6600U, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	9820 Points -5%
Acemagic AD15, Intel Core i7-11800H Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Netac NS512GSSD340	9694 Points -6%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H, Intel Core i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	9649 Points -6%
Blackview MP200, Intel Core i5-11400H Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Foresee XP1000F512G	9513 Points -8%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Morefine M600, 6600U, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	9031 Points +20%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6, Intel Core i7-12650H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	8164 Points +8%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245, Intel Core i5-12450H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	7527 Points
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H, Intel Core i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	6788 Points -10%
Acemagic AD15, Intel Core i7-11800H Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Netac NS512GSSD340	6723 Points -11%
Blackview MP200, Intel Core i5-11400H Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Foresee XP1000F512G	6495 Points -14%

CrossMark: Overall | Responsiveness | Creativity | Productivity

CrossMark / Overall
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6, Intel Core i7-12650H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1875 Points +15%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245, Intel Core i5-12450H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1637 Points
Morefine M600, 6600U, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1517 Points -7%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H, Intel Core i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	1438 Points -12%
Acemagic AD15, Intel Core i7-11800H Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Netac NS512GSSD340	1423 Points -13%
Blackview MP200, Intel Core i5-11400H Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Foresee XP1000F512G	1285 Points -22%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6, Intel Core i7-12650H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2077 Points +10%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245, Intel Core i5-12450H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1888 Points
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H, Intel Core i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	1434 Points -24%
Morefine M600, 6600U, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1238 Points -34%
Blackview MP200, Intel Core i5-11400H Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Foresee XP1000F512G	1079 Points -43%
Acemagic AD15, Intel Core i7-11800H Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Netac NS512GSSD340	1038 Points -45%

CrossMark / Creativity
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6, Intel Core i7-12650H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1811 Points +19%
Morefine M600, 6600U, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1652 Points +8%
Acemagic AD15, Intel Core i7-11800H Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Netac NS512GSSD340	1598 Points +5%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245, Intel Core i5-12450H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1525 Points
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H, Intel Core i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	1359 Points -11%
Blackview MP200, Intel Core i5-11400H Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Foresee XP1000F512G	1309 Points -14%

CrossMark / Productivity
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6, Intel Core i7-12650H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1876 Points +12%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245, Intel Core i5-12450H Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1677 Points
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H, Intel Core i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	1523 Points -9%
Morefine M600, 6600U, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1491 Points -11%
Acemagic AD15, Intel Core i7-11800H Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Netac NS512GSSD340	1408 Points -16%
Blackview MP200, Intel Core i5-11400H Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Foresee XP1000F512G	1336 Points -20%

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

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, Radeon 660M	47711 MB/s +9%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	46936 MB/s +7%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	43746 MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (6481 - 70620, n=98, last 2 years)	42914 MB/s -2%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	41953 MB/s -4%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	37807 MB/s -14%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	22181 MB/s -49%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	50120 MB/s +7%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	47290 MB/s +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	47042 MB/s
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, Radeon 660M	46084 MB/s -2%
Average of class Mini PC (6914 - 71285, n=98, last 2 years)	43571 MB/s -7%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	42236 MB/s -10%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	25003 MB/s -47%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, Radeon 660M	49353 MB/s +6%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	47383 MB/s +2%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	46860 MB/s +1%
Average of class Mini PC (6862 - 89318, n=98, last 2 years)	46636 MB/s 0%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	46529 MB/s
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	38930 MB/s -16%
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	22892 MB/s -51%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U, Radeon 660M	94 ns * -21%
Average of class Mini PC (44.9 - 154.6, n=98, last 2 years)	87.8 ns * -13%
Acemagic AD15 Intel Core i7-11800H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	78.7 ns * -2%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel Core i5-12450H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	77.5 ns *
Blackview MP200 Intel Core i5-11400H, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	73.3 ns * +5%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel Core i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	71.6 ns * +8%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Core i7-11390H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	66.3 ns * +14%

* ... smaller is better

DPC latencies

We didn't observe increased latencies in the Minisforum Venus Series UN1245. Either when opening multiple tabs in Edge or during our 4K test video playback, our review device coped, hands down. This makes the UN1245 perfectly suitable as a streaming client for high-resolution videos.

Maximum latency when opening multiple browser tabs and during playback of 4K video material

Maximum latency after ten seconds of Prime95

Drivers listed according to the running time duration

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Blackview MP200 UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i5-11400H, Foresee XP1000F512G	1411 μs * -215%
Morefine M600, 6600U Radeon 660M, R5 6600U, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1016.7 μs * -127%
Acemagic AD15 UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i7-11800H, Netac NS512GSSD340	844.9 μs * -89%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	795 μs * -77%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-11390H, Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	466 μs * -4%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i5-12450H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	447.9 μs *

* ... smaller is better

Mass storage

Minisforum has installed a Kingston 512 GB NVMe SSD in the Venus Series UN1245. Minisforum also equips some of its other mini PCs with this model and we were already impressed by its performance in the Minisforum Venus Series NAB6. In our review sample, we observed better performance which means the UN1245 is almost certainly better in the benchmarks. However, in everyday use, the SSD's performance is rather second-rate. Nevertheless, we welcome the manufacturer making the step towards opting for solid, wonderfully performing SSDs which previously achieved good results. In terms of cooling, Minisforum took a new direction with the NAB6, installing a cooler that included a small fan. However, with our Minisforum Venus Series UN1245, we're faced with a conventional passive cooler, once again. This is not sufficient in order to keep the SSD's performance stable under continuous load.

The Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 can be equipped with a total of two mass storage devices. In addition to the NVMe SSD, there is also still room in the device for a 2.5-inch mass storage. But, attention must be paid to the maximum height of seven millimeters.

For additional comparisons and benchmarks, see our comparison table.

CrystalDiskMark 3.0

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0

Sequential Read: 2724 MB/s

Sequential Write: 3527 MB/s

512K Read: 1787 MB/s

512K Write: 3470 MB/s

4K Read: 79.93 MB/s

4K Write: 376.1 MB/s

4K QD32 Read: 820.2 MB/s

4K QD32 Write: 615.5 MB/s

Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	93.9 pt
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	81.3 pt
Average of class Mini PC	54.1 pt
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	51.3 pt
Blackview MP200 Foresee XP1000F512G	47.3 pt
Morefine M600, 6600U Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	41.2 pt
Acemagic AD15 Netac NS512GSSD340	18.4 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2689 (2681.42^min - 2688.76^max) MB/s +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2655 (2644.09^min - 2654.58^max) MB/s
Blackview MP200 Foresee XP1000F512G	2089 (1961.74^min - 2088.97^max) MB/s -21%
Average of class Mini PC (233 - 4168, n=97, last 2 years)	2030 MB/s -24%
Morefine M600, 6600U Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1720 (1344.24^min - 1720.17^max) MB/s -35%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	1684 (1646.89^min - 1684.01^max) MB/s -37%
Acemagic AD15 Netac NS512GSSD340	526 (524.71^min - 525.97^max) MB/s -80%
seq write
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3544 (3538.94^min - 3544.19^max) MB/s +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3523 (3505.18^min - 3522.8^max) MB/s
Blackview MP200 Foresee XP1000F512G	2395 (2371.88^min - 2394.91^max) MB/s -32%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	2298 (1081.92^min - 2298.06^max) MB/s -35%
Average of class Mini PC (222 - 5595, n=97, last 2 years)	2052 MB/s -42%
Morefine M600, 6600U Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1075 (545.51^min - 1075.26^max) MB/s -69%
Acemagic AD15 Netac NS512GSSD340	464 (461.79^min - 463.68^max) MB/s -87%
seq q8 t1 read
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	4797 (4271.21^min - 4796.87^max) MB/s 0%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	4788 (4242.12^min - 4787.8^max) MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (236 - 8430, n=97, last 2 years)	3172 MB/s -34%
Blackview MP200 Foresee XP1000F512G	3034 (2493.77^min - 3034.37^max) MB/s -37%
Morefine M600, 6600U Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	2522 (2230.32^min - 2522.44^max) MB/s -47%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	2223 (1765.77^min - 2223.4^max) MB/s -54%
Acemagic AD15 Netac NS512GSSD340	545 (387.49^min - 544.63^max) MB/s -89%
seq q8 t1 write
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3541 (3519.65^min - 3541.04^max) MB/s 0%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3533 (3500.99^min - 3532.65^max) MB/s
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	2494 (2222.35^min - 2493.51^max) MB/s -29%
Blackview MP200 Foresee XP1000F512G	2412 (2365.59^min - 2411.72^max) MB/s -32%
Average of class Mini PC (228 - 6669, n=97, last 2 years)	2233 MB/s -37%
Morefine M600, 6600U Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	1599 (266.87^min - 1599.24^max) MB/s -55%
Acemagic AD15 Netac NS512GSSD340	483 (480.04^min - 483.18^max) MB/s -86%
4k q1 t1 read
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	82.8 (82.48^min - 82.75^max) MB/s +3%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	80.2 (79.47^min - 80.17^max) MB/s
Blackview MP200 Foresee XP1000F512G	53.7 (53.3^min - 53.65^max) MB/s -33%
Average of class Mini PC (5.67 - 86.6, n=97, last 2 years)	51.5 MB/s -36%
Morefine M600, 6600U Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	40.3 (36.8^min - 40.3^max) MB/s -50%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	38.1 (35.61^min - 38.07^max) MB/s -52%
Acemagic AD15 Netac NS512GSSD340	34.4 (34.22^min - 34.41^max) MB/s -57%
4k q1 t1 write
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	420 (417.55^min - 420.16^max) MB/s +9%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	386 (379.05^min - 385.59^max) MB/s
Morefine M600, 6600U Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	229 (165.03^min - 229.29^max) MB/s -41%
Average of class Mini PC (22 - 425, n=97, last 2 years)	185.7 MB/s -52%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	120 (112.79^min - 120.03^max) MB/s -69%
Blackview MP200 Foresee XP1000F512G	105.3 (104.05^min - 105.3^max) MB/s -73%
Acemagic AD15 Netac NS512GSSD340	93.3 (91.37^min - 93.31^max) MB/s -76%
4k q32 t16 read
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1939 (1934.48^min - 1939.25^max) MB/s 0%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1936 (1933.07^min - 1936.22^max) MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (26.1 - 2810, n=97, last 2 years)	1092 MB/s -44%
Blackview MP200 Foresee XP1000F512G	731 (727.82^min - 730.52^max) MB/s -62%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	639 (421.15^min - 639.47^max) MB/s -67%
Morefine M600, 6600U Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	561 (475.29^min - 560.56^max) MB/s -71%
Acemagic AD15 Netac NS512GSSD340	189.2 (184.89^min - 189.2^max) MB/s -90%
4k q32 t16 write
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3388 (3373.11^min - 3387.88^max) MB/s +31%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2578 (1137.7^min - 2578.06^max) MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (30.2 - 3983, n=97, last 2 years)	1088 MB/s -58%
Blackview MP200 Foresee XP1000F512G	754 (743.45^min - 754.38^max) MB/s -71%
Morefine M600, 6600U Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	544 (355.98^min - 544.47^max) MB/s -79%
Acemagic AD15 Netac NS512GSSD340	229 (222.72^min - 229.28^max) MB/s -91%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	176.1 (168.14^min - 176.06^max) MB/s -93%

AS SSD
Score Total
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	6225 Points
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	4744 Points -24%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	3887 Points -38%
Average of class Mini PC (151.3 - 9030, n=95, last 2 years)	3560 Points -43%
Blackview MP200 Foresee XP1000F512G	3153 Points -49%
Acemagic AD15 Netac NS512GSSD340	753 Points -88%
Morefine M600, 6600U Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	748.83 Points -88%
Score Read
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2356 Points +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2327 Points
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	1513 Points -35%
Average of class Mini PC (61 - 3635, n=95, last 2 years)	1354 Points -42%
Blackview MP200 Foresee XP1000F512G	1276 Points -45%
Morefine M600, 6600U Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	661 Points -72%
Acemagic AD15 Netac NS512GSSD340	266 Points -89%
Score Write
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2732 Points
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	1632 Points -40%
Average of class Mini PC (88 - 4185, n=95, last 2 years)	1564 Points -43%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1308 Points -52%
Blackview MP200 Foresee XP1000F512G	1235 Points -55%
Morefine M600, 6600U Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	700 Points -74%
Acemagic AD15 Netac NS512GSSD340	345 Points -87%
Seq Read
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	4095 MB/s
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3874.21 MB/s -5%
Blackview MP200 Foresee XP1000F512G	2930 MB/s -28%
Morefine M600, 6600U Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	2844 MB/s -31%
Average of class Mini PC (291 - 6620, n=95, last 2 years)	2820 MB/s -31%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	2268 MB/s -45%
Acemagic AD15 Netac NS512GSSD340	529 MB/s -87%
Seq Write
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	3118 MB/s
Blackview MP200 Foresee XP1000F512G	2478 MB/s -21%
Average of class Mini PC (240 - 5783, n=95, last 2 years)	1970 MB/s -37%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	1318 MB/s -58%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	882.93 MB/s -72%
Morefine M600, 6600U Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	524 MB/s -83%
Acemagic AD15 Netac NS512GSSD340	425 MB/s -86%
4K Read
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	102.97 MB/s +2%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	100.9 MB/s
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	63.4 MB/s -37%
Average of class Mini PC (6.08 - 104.2, n=95, last 2 years)	55.5 MB/s -45%
Morefine M600, 6600U Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	53.5 MB/s -47%
Blackview MP200 Foresee XP1000F512G	52.2 MB/s -48%
Acemagic AD15 Netac NS512GSSD340	30.6 MB/s -70%
4K Write
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	354.53 MB/s +7%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	332 MB/s
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	225 MB/s -32%
Morefine M600, 6600U Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	185.4 MB/s -44%
Average of class Mini PC (30.9 - 366, n=95, last 2 years)	168.3 MB/s -49%
Blackview MP200 Foresee XP1000F512G	103.1 MB/s -69%
Acemagic AD15 Netac NS512GSSD340	89.4 MB/s -73%
4K-64 Read
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1865.81 MB/s +3%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1817 MB/s
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	1223 MB/s -33%
Average of class Mini PC (23.4 - 3035, n=95, last 2 years)	1016 MB/s -44%
Blackview MP200 Foresee XP1000F512G	931 MB/s -49%
Morefine M600, 6600U Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	323 MB/s -82%
Acemagic AD15 Netac NS512GSSD340	182.1 MB/s -90%
4K-64 Write
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2089 MB/s
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	1276 MB/s -39%
Average of class Mini PC (32.8 - 3598, n=95, last 2 years)	1199 MB/s -43%
Blackview MP200 Foresee XP1000F512G	884 MB/s -58%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	865.27 MB/s -59%
Morefine M600, 6600U Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	462 MB/s -78%
Acemagic AD15 Netac NS512GSSD340	213 MB/s -90%
Access Time Read
Blackview MP200 Foresee XP1000F512G	0.158 ms * -116%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	0.117 ms * -60%
Average of class Mini PC (0.022 - 0.489, n=95, last 2 years)	0.1025 ms * -40%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	0.1 ms * -37%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	0.073 ms *
Acemagic AD15 Netac NS512GSSD340	0.063 ms * +14%
Morefine M600, 6600U Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	0.06 ms * +18%
Access Time Write
Blackview MP200 Foresee XP1000F512G	0.16 ms * -416%
Acemagic AD15 Netac NS512GSSD340	0.137 ms * -342%
Average of class Mini PC (0.016 - 0.765, n=95, last 2 years)	0.1297 ms * -318%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	0.11 ms * -255%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	0.087 ms * -181%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	0.031 ms *
Morefine M600, 6600U Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	0.023 ms * +26%

* ... smaller is better

Continuous Performance Read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0: Ø4040 (1626.34-4798.7)

Morefine M600, 6600U Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S: Ø1047 (95.4-2400.59)

Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0: Ø4789 (4164.37-4807.96)

Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG: Ø1246 (674.65-1585.03)

Acemagic AD15 Netac NS512GSSD340: Ø540 (386.44-542.74)

Blackview MP200 Foresee XP1000F512G: Ø3033 (2552.65-3092.67)

Graphics card

The integrated graphics unit comes in the shape of an Intel UHD Graphics with 64 EUs. Due to the SoC's limited performance, we observed poorer performance here than the Minisforum Venus Series NAB6. Basically, the iGPU performance is only useful for simple 2D graphics. The iGPU is simply too weak for demanding 3D graphics. The newer Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 models are somewhat more powerful, however, these are significantly inferior compared to AMD's current iGPUs such as the AMD Radeon 680M or the AMD Radeon 780M.

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

3DMark Performance Rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	100 pt
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	86.7 pt
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-11390H	85.6 pt
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i5-12450H	65.9 pt
Acemagic AD15 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i7-11800H	52.6 pt
Blackview MP200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i5-11400H	26.5 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	5634 Points +44%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	5462 Points +40%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-11390H	5413 Points +38%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i5-12450H	3912 Points
Acemagic AD15 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i7-11800H	3168 Points -19%
Blackview MP200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i5-11400H	1654 Points -58%

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	28159 Points +40%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	21383 Points +6%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i5-12450H	20098 Points
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-11390H	19240 Points -4%
Acemagic AD15 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i7-11800H	15662 Points -22%
Blackview MP200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i5-11400H	7779 Points -61%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	4621 Points +51%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	4098 Points +34%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-11390H	4041 Points +32%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i5-12450H	3055 Points
Acemagic AD15 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i7-11800H	2495 Points -18%
Blackview MP200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i5-11400H	1203 Points -61%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	1430 Points +67%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-11390H	1300 Points +52%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	1217 Points +42%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i5-12450H	855 Points
Acemagic AD15 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i7-11800H	658 Points -23%
Blackview MP200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i5-11400H	348 Points -59%
Fire Strike Extreme Graphics
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	2149 Points +59%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	1866 Points +38%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-11390H	1833 Points +36%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i5-12450H	1349 Points
Acemagic AD15 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i7-11800H	1101 Points -18%
Blackview MP200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i5-11400H	544 Points -60%

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

Performance Rating - Percent
Morefine M600, 6600U Radeon 660M, R5 6600U, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	95.1 pt
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	80.9 pt
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-11390H, Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	79.4 pt
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i5-12450H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	61.9 pt
Acemagic AD15 UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i7-11800H, Netac NS512GSSD340	52.4 pt
Blackview MP200 UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i5-11400H, Foresee XP1000F512G	29 pt

Unigine Heaven 4.0
Extreme Preset OpenGL
Morefine M600, 6600U Radeon 660M, R5 6600U, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	20.4 fps +108%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	19.7 fps +101%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-11390H, Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	17.7 fps +81%
Acemagic AD15 UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i7-11800H, Netac NS512GSSD340	13.3 fps +36%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i5-12450H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	9.8 fps
Blackview MP200 UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i5-11400H, Foresee XP1000F512G	7.5 fps -23%
Extreme Preset DX11
Morefine M600, 6600U Radeon 660M, R5 6600U, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	20.9 fps +31%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	20.4 fps +28%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-11390H, Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	17.9 fps +13%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i5-12450H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	15.9 fps
Acemagic AD15 UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i7-11800H, Netac NS512GSSD340	14 fps -12%
Blackview MP200 UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i5-11400H, Foresee XP1000F512G	7.7 fps -52%

Unigine Valley 1.0
1920x1080 Extreme HD DirectX AA:x8
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	12.8 fps +28%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-11390H, Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	11.3 fps +13%
Morefine M600, 6600U Radeon 660M, R5 6600U, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	10.9 fps +9%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i5-12450H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	10 fps
Acemagic AD15 UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i7-11800H, Netac NS512GSSD340	8.8 fps -12%
Blackview MP200 UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i5-11400H, Foresee XP1000F512G	5.1 fps -49%
1920x1080 Extreme HD Preset OpenGL AA:x8
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i5-12450H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	17.7 fps
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	15.1 fps -15%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-11390H, Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	11.7 fps -34%
Morefine M600, 6600U Radeon 660M, R5 6600U, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	11.6 fps -34%
Acemagic AD15 UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i7-11800H, Netac NS512GSSD340	10.1 fps -43%
Blackview MP200 UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i5-11400H, Foresee XP1000F512G	5.4 fps -69%

ComputeMark v2.1
1024x600 Normal, Score
Morefine M600, 6600U Radeon 660M, R5 6600U, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	3439 Points +98%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-11390H, Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	2766 Points +59%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	2512 Points +45%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i5-12450H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	1735 Points
Acemagic AD15 UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i7-11800H, Netac NS512GSSD340	1422 Points -18%
Blackview MP200 UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i5-11400H, Foresee XP1000F512G	745 Points -57%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 3DTex
Morefine M600, 6600U Radeon 660M, R5 6600U, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	318 Points +57%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-11390H, Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	223 Points +10%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	216 Points +6%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i5-12450H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	203 Points
Acemagic AD15 UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i7-11800H, Netac NS512GSSD340	182 Points -10%
Blackview MP200 UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i5-11400H, Foresee XP1000F512G	118 Points -42%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 2DTexArr
Morefine M600, 6600U Radeon 660M, R5 6600U, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	340 Points +73%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-11390H, Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	230 Points +17%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	220 Points +12%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i5-12450H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	197 Points
Acemagic AD15 UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i7-11800H, Netac NS512GSSD340	170 Points -14%
Blackview MP200 UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i5-11400H, Foresee XP1000F512G	109 Points -45%
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Vector
Morefine M600, 6600U Radeon 660M, R5 6600U, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	933 Points +205%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-11390H, Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	598 Points +95%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	483 Points +58%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i5-12450H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	306 Points
Acemagic AD15 UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i7-11800H, Netac NS512GSSD340	254 Points -17%
Blackview MP200 UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i5-11400H, Foresee XP1000F512G	144 Points -53%
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Scalar
Morefine M600, 6600U Radeon 660M, R5 6600U, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	885 Points +83%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-11390H, Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	779 Points +61%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	770 Points +59%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i5-12450H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	483 Points
Acemagic AD15 UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i7-11800H, Netac NS512GSSD340	378 Points -22%
Blackview MP200 UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i5-11400H, Foresee XP1000F512G	141 Points -71%
1024x600 Normal, QJuliaRayTrace
Morefine M600, 6600U Radeon 660M, R5 6600U, Transcend M.2 SSD 2200S TS512GMTE220S	963 Points +76%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-11390H, Lexar 1024GB LNM6A1X001T-HNNNG	936 Points +71%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i7-12650H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	823 Points +50%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 UHD Graphics 64EUs, i5-12450H, Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0	547 Points
Acemagic AD15 UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i7-11800H, Netac NS512GSSD340	457 Points -16%
Blackview MP200 UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), i5-11400H, Foresee XP1000F512G	233 Points -57%

Gaming performance

The Intel UHD Graphics limited 3D performance dampens the gaming fun somewhat. However, that's not the target Minisforum is aiming for with its Venus Series UN1245. Playable frame rates are only possible in older titles. The Intel UHD Graphics can only handle newer games at 720p on the lowest detail settings. More 3D power is possible with the Minisforum UM790 Pro and its AMD Radeon 780M. You can get even more gaming performance with the HX99G, as well as the NUCXi7 which also comes from Minisforum. They both deliver excellent gaming performance due to their dedicated graphics cards.

Performance Rating - Percent
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	98.4 pt
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	86.3 pt
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-11390H	69.8 pt
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i5-12450H	66.9 pt
Acemagic AD15 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i7-11800H	54.2 pt
Blackview MP200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i5-11400H	32.3 pt

The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	80.8 fps +29%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	76.8 fps +23%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-11390H	63.3 fps +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i5-12450H	62.4 (20.6^min, 26.1^P0.1, 35.1^P1) fps
Acemagic AD15 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i7-11800H	47.3 (4.78^min, 19.9^P0.1, 25.3^P1) fps -24%
Blackview MP200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i5-11400H	24.5 fps -61%
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	26.2 fps +30%
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	22.6 fps +12%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-11390H	22.2 fps +10%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i5-12450H	20.2 (10.1^min, 10.8^P0.1, 11.1^P1) fps
Acemagic AD15 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i7-11800H	16.1 (8.34^min, 8.6^P0.1, 8.83^P1) fps -20%
Blackview MP200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i5-11400H	8.3 fps -59%

Borderlands 3
1280x720 Very Low Overall Quality (DX11)
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	49 fps +49%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	46 fps +40%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-11390H	36.6 fps +11%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i5-12450H	32.9 fps
Acemagic AD15 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i7-11800H	24.5 fps -26%
Blackview MP200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i5-11400H	13.4 fps -59%
1920x1080 High Overall Quality (DX11)
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	13.6 fps +60%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	12.1 fps +42%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-11390H	10.5 fps +23%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i5-12450H	8.52 fps
Acemagic AD15 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i7-11800H	6.23 fps -27%
Blackview MP200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i5-11400H	3.3 fps -61%

GTA V
1024x768 Lowest Settings possible
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	142.9 (1.358^min, 71.4^P1) fps +23%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	129.9 (16.1^min, 83.3^P1) fps +12%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i5-12450H	116.1 (16^min, 83.3^P1) fps
Acemagic AD15 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i7-11800H	100.8 (23.7^min, 71.4^P1) fps -13%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-11390H	97.7 (25.6^min, 55.6^P1) fps -16%
Blackview MP200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i5-11400H	59.3 (9.5^min, 33.3^P1) fps -49%
1920x1080 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:2xMSAA + FX AF:8x
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	33.9 (1.094^min, 20.4^P1) fps +132%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-11390H	20.5 (8.17^min, 14.5^P1) fps +40%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	18.5 (6.9^min, 14.3^P1) fps +27%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i5-12450H	14.6 (9.64^min, 11^P1) fps
Acemagic AD15 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i7-11800H	13.7 (7.54^min, 9.71^P1) fps -6%
Blackview MP200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i5-11400H	8.59 (3.34^min, 6.21^P1) fps -41%

Far Cry 5
1280x720 Low Preset AA:T
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	62 (49^min) fps +72%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	50 (44^min) fps +39%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-11390H	40 (35^min) fps +11%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i5-12450H	36 (32^min) fps
Acemagic AD15 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i7-11800H	30 (26^min) fps -17%
Blackview MP200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i5-11400H	16 (14^min) fps -56%
1920x1080 High Preset AA:T
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	29 (25^min) fps +81%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	22 (19^min) fps +38%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-11390H	19 (17^min) fps +19%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i5-12450H	16 (13^min) fps
Acemagic AD15 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i7-11800H	12 (10^min) fps -25%
Blackview MP200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i5-11400H	7 (6^min) fps -56%

Far Cry New Dawn
1280x720 Low Preset
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	58 (42^min) fps +71%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	48 (32^min) fps +41%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-11390H	36 (24^min) fps +6%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i5-12450H	34 (21^min) fps
Acemagic AD15 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i7-11800H	27 (17^min) fps -21%
Blackview MP200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i5-11400H	15 (11^min) fps -56%
1920x1080 High Preset
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	29 (23^min) fps +81%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	23 (17^min) fps +44%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-11390H	18 (14^min) fps +13%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i5-12450H	16 (12^min) fps
Acemagic AD15 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i7-11800H	13 (9^min) fps -19%
Blackview MP200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i5-11400H	7 (5^min) fps -56%

Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	135.9 (121.4^min) fps +2%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	134.7 (102.1^min) fps +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i5-12450H	133.3 (93.2^min) fps
Acemagic AD15 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i7-11800H	116 (101.7^min) fps -13%
Blackview MP200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i5-11400H	98.7 (85.5^min) fps -26%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-11390H	95.8 (84.4^min) fps -28%
1920x1080 high (2/3)
Morefine M600, 6600U AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	64.9 (56.8^min) fps +45%
Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i7-12650H	57.8 (54.5^min) fps +29%
Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-11390H	45.2 (38.5^min) fps +1%
Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), Intel Core i5-12450H	44.7 (41.8^min) fps
Acemagic AD15 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i7-11800H	37.1 (33.3^min) fps -17%
Blackview MP200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), Intel Core i5-11400H	22.6 (20.6^min) fps -49%

	low	med.	high	ultra
GTA V (2015)	116.1	97.4	14.6	6.27
The Witcher 3 (2015)	62.4	39	20.2	10.2
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	133.3	88.9	44.7	41.6
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	29.3	15.3	11
Far Cry 5 (2018)	36	17	16	14
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)	34.9	15.5	14.3	11.9
Far Cry New Dawn (2019)	34	17	16	15
Borderlands 3 (2019)	32.9	14.4	8.52	6.21
F1 2020 (2020)	60.2	28.3	21	13
F1 2021 (2021)	71.5	31.4	25.2	16.2
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022)	17.6	13.8	8.66	6.68
F1 22 (2022)	27.9	24.9	17.7	13.6

Emissions - Economical under load but still audible.

Noise emissions

In our volume measurements, the Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 isn't quite able to match up to the standards we are used to from Minisforum. At a little bit more than 32 dB(A), the system is quiet but permanently audible. If the device is pushed, it quickly gets louder and, at 39,8 dB(A), quite significantly louder. However, in the stress test, it got marginally louder again, measuring a noise level peak of over 43 dB(A). In the current comparison, our review sample only outperforms the Blackview MP200 and that is also only under load.

Noise Level

Idle		32 / 32.1 / 32.2 dB(A)
Load		39.8 / 43.3 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R (15 cm distance) environment noise: 25.2 dB(A)

	Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 i5-12450H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	Morefine M600, 6600U R5 6600U, Radeon 660M	Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H i7-11390H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	Acemagic AD15 i7-11800H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	Blackview MP200 i5-11400H, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
Noise		11%	6%	7%	14%	5%
off / environment *	25.2	29.4 -17%	29.4 -17%	29.7 -18%	25.4 -1%	25.1 -0%
Idle Minimum *	32	29.4 8%	29.4 8%	30.2 6%	26.2 18%	25.3 21%
Idle Average *	32.1	29.4 8%	29.5 8%	30.2 6%	26.5 17%	25.3 21%
Idle Maximum *	32.2	29.5 8%	29.7 8%	30.2 6%	27.3 15%	25.3 21%
Load Average *	39.8	29.6 26%	34.6 13%	30.6 23%	30.8 23%	46 -16%
Load Maximum *	43.3	29.6 32%	36.1 17%	36.4 16%	37.5 13%	51.8 -20%
Witcher 3 ultra *				30.5	32.6

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

The Minisforum Venus Series UN1245's case only heats up slightly when running idle and under load. Thermal hotspots can only be found in the area of the air vents on the rear of the device.

Since Minisforum only supplies the Intel Core i5-12450H with 45 watts, we didn't note any critical values in the stress test. We recorded a maximum of 80 °C in the Prime95 stress test. When the CPU and iGPU are simultaneously put under stress, the maximum temperature drops slightly because the power consumption has to be shared. That is also the reason why we documented lower 3D performance with this review device since cooling more effectively would mean the SoC could be operated at 95 watts.

Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 vs. stress test (front)

Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 vs. stress test (rear)

Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 vs. stress test without the case lid)

Max. Load

Idle


32.1 °C 90 F	36.6 °C 98 F	32.4 °C 90 F
28.2 °C 83 F	30.5 °C 87 F	28.7 °C 84 F
28 °C 82 F	30.2 °C 86 F	28.6 °C 83 F

Maximum: 36.6 °C = 98 F
Average: 30.6 °C = 87 F


28.2 °C 83 F	28.7 °C 84 F	29.4 °C 85 F
28.8 °C 84 F	31.8 °C 89 F	29.2 °C 85 F
28.7 °C 84 F	27.8 °C 82 F	28.6 °C 83 F

Maximum: 31.8 °C = 89 F
Average: 29 °C = 84 F

Power Supply (max.) 47 °C = 117 F | Room Temperature 22 °C = 72 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated)

(+) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 30.6 °C / 87 F, compared to the average of 32.2 °C / 90 F for the devices in the class Mini PC.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 36.6 °C / 98 F, compared to the average of 35.5 °C / 96 F, ranging from 26 to 69.5 °C for the class Mini PC.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 31.8 °C / 89 F, compared to the average of 36.9 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 27.5 °C / 82 F, compared to the device average of 32.2 °C / 90 F.

Power consumption

The Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 with a 90-watt PSU

Since Minisforum doesn't grant the Intel Core i5-12450H its maximum performance, the power consumption is quite economical. Running Fidel, the Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 only requires 8.2 to 9.6 watts. In the stress test, we observed a relatively low value of 73.6 watts even though the competition often scratches or even exceeds the 100-watt mark (Minisforum Venus Series NAB6). This makes the supplied 90-watt PSU sufficiently sized and is able to provide enough capacity for a second mass storage device.

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	1.6 / 1.1 Watt
Idle	8.2 / 8.6 / 9.6 Watt
Load	52.1 / 73.6 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 UN1245 i5-12450H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	Morefine M600, 6600U R5 6600U, Radeon 660M	Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 i7-12650H, UHD Graphics 64EUs	Geekom Mini IT11, i7-11390H i7-11390H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	Acemagic AD15 i7-11800H, UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	Blackview MP200 i5-11400H, UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)	Average Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen)	Average of class Mini PC
Power Consumption		-2%	-35%	19%	-41%	-26%	-21%	-25%
Idle Minimum *	8.2	8 2%	10.4 -27%	7.3 11%	8.7 -6%	9 -10%	9.1 ?(3.6 - 14.3, n=10) -11%	9.75 ?(1.9 - 46.5, n=92, last 2 years) -19%
Idle Average *	8.6	8.7 -1%	12.3 -43%	7.8 9%	14.9 -73%	10.6 -23%	11.1 ?(5.3 - 16.8, n=10) -29%	11.7 ?(1.9 - 63, n=91, last 2 years) -36%
Idle Maximum *	9.6	8.8 8%	12.4 -29%	8.4 12%	18.9 -97%	19.9 -107%	15.9 ?(7 - 28.7, n=10) -66%	14.7 ?(2.6 - 68.9, n=92, last 2 years) -53%
Load Average *	52.1	54.6 -5%	72.9 -40%	28.7 45%	49.6 5%	30.9 41%	52.6 ?(34.7 - 76.9, n=10) -1%	51.9 ?(11.3 - 158.7, n=92, last 2 years) -0%
Load Maximum *	73.6	83.2 -13%	101.2 -38%	61.1 17%	97.7 -33%	97.8 -33%	72.7 ?(44.6 - 101.2, n=10) 1%	86 ?(18.1 - 271, n=92, last 2 years) -17%
Witcher 3 ultra *						44.8

* ... smaller is better

Power consumption with an external monitor

Minisforum Venus Series UN1245; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø72.5 (71.3-73.6)

Minisforum Venus Series UN1245; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø65.9 (65.6-66.2)

Minisforum Venus Series UN1245; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø35.8 (33.7-40.6)

Minisforum Venus Series UN1245; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø49.1 (47.6-71.6)

Minisforum Venus Series UN1245; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø9.17 (8.95-9.66)

Pros

+ light but sturdy case

+ low space requirements

+ many USB ports

+ usable everyday performance

+ VESA mount option

+ low energy requirements

+ stable CPU performance

+ low price

Cons

- no SD card reader

- clearly audible cooling unit under load

- no Thunderbolt

- below-average Wi-Fi performance

Verdict - An affordable mini PC for everyday use

Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 review - provided by Minisforum

The Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 is an unassuming mini PC that is wonderfully suited to everyday office work. With the Intel Core i5-12450H, you get an excellent SoC that is both economical and able to handle all that is thrown at it. Unfortunately, the SoC falls short of expectations since the power limit puts the brakes on the multi-core performance. Admittedly, from a subjective point of view, this limitation is not particularly noticeable. As a result of the price difference compared to the higher-quality devices in the Venus series, you'll have to be content with a plastic case. However, we don't view this as critically as the fact that Minisforum has fitted the Venus Series UN1245 with a very small cooling unit. This is always present, and, under load, even clearly audible. It's in this area that we are used to other/better options from Minisforum.

The Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 is a solid working tool with an excellent price-performance ratio.

At only $310, the Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 is very affordable and that could make all the difference. Of course, it shouldn't be forgotten that $310 only refers to the barebone system and our review sample comes in at an asking price of around $429. But, even this is still very cheap when taking the power into account.

In terms of connectivity options, it's only on second glance that it becomes apparent that we are dealing with the cheaper version of the Venus series. While the Minisforum Venus Series NAB6 still came with dual LAN installed, you only get the one network socket here. Thunderbolt is also absent, which was not the case with the Minisforum Venus Series NPB5.

Price and availability

The Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 is currently unavailable on Minisforum's US store. The Minisforum UN1245 is, however, available on Amazon. It can be currently purchased there for $310.

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Sebastian Bade

Chassis

71 / 98 → 72%

Connectivity

55 / 81 → 68%

Weight

82%

Games Performance

62%

Application Performance

95%

Temperature

94%

Noise

78%

Average

74%

78%

Mini PC - Weighted Average

Transparency

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

Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 review: A powerful mini PC with an Intel Core i5-12450H starting at $310

Possible competitors compared

Case - Plastic instead of aluminum

Size comparison

Features - A good selection but without Thunderbolt

Communication

Accessories

Maintenance

Performance - Alder Lake-H with 8 cores and 12 threads

Test conditions

Processor

Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 vs. Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

System performance

DPC latencies

Mass storage

Continuous Performance Read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Graphics card

Gaming performance

Emissions - Economical under load but still audible.

Noise emissions

Temperature

Power consumption

Power consumption with an external monitor

Pros

Cons

Verdict - An affordable mini PC for everyday use

Price and availability

Transparency

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