Zotac ZBOX Magnus mini PC with GeForce RTX 2080 in review

Small powerhouse! As a barebone system, Zotac is following the same path with the ZBOX as Intel did with its Ghost Canyon NUC. We took a closer look at the ZBOX Magnus with the GeForce RTX 2080 GPU and were positively surprised. You can find out what the mini PC is capable of in our detailed review.

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The ZBOX from Zotac has been around for a long time and the basic concept isn't new. With the latest version, the manufacturer pairs Intel's 9th generation of Core processors with the Turing architecture of Nvidia graphics cards. This configuration is based on components that are otherwise only found in laptops in order to keep the power consumption and the resulting heat development in check. After all, everything has to fit into the mini system, which has a footprint of only 21 x 20.3 centimeters. The height is also quite low at 6.22 centimeters.

The compact case looks very high-quality and stable, and it's completely black. Lighting elements were deliberately omitted from the barebone PC. Those who like a lot of bling can take a look at the Zotac MEK MINI review. The ZBOX Magnus is equipped with an Intel Core i7-9750H, which delivers a solid performance in modern games. Together with the built-in GeForce RTX 2080 (mobile), even very demanding games can be played on the system. More about this can be found in the respective section further down in this review.

Since this is a barebone system, as mentioned before, the ZBOX is delivered without RAM and a storage drive. Here, the buyer can decide what to install and is, therefore, not dependent on a preconfigured system.

At the time of testing, the Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72080V costs just under 1,700 Euros (~$2,004).

Zotac ZBOX Magnus in detail

As mentioned at the beginning, the Zotac ZBOX Magnus is a barebone system. This means that it is up to the user to decide which storage device and which memory to install. The PC already comes with everything else. In our version, the Intel Core i7-9750H is installed together with the GeForce RTX 2080. In addition, many IO ports are located on the back and also on the front. Moreover, fast WLAN (Wi-Fi 6) and a dual-LAN port provide the necessary network connections.

For our review, Zotac has already equipped the device with an M.2 SSD and a hard drive. The same applies to the RAM. This can be expanded up to 32 GB if necessary.

Processor benchmarks

The Intel Core i7-9750H is a fast hexa-core processor that is primarily used in laptops. The manufacturer chose this processor because of its compactness and low power consumption. The ZBOX Magnus could deliver a good result in the test with its Core i7-9750H. The good cooling unit ensures that the SoC's performance is above the average of other Core i7-9750H processors that we've already tested. However, the ZBOX isn't able to beat Intel's Ghost Canyon NUC, which is due to the two missing cores, since Intel's NUC is equipped with a Core i9-9980HK.

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	224 Points ∼68% +16%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	215 Points ∼66% +11%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	205 Points ∼63% +6%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (181 - 215, n=13)	198.8 Points ∼61% +3%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	193 Points ∼59%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (170 - 194, n=82)	183.7 Points ∼56% -5%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	173 Points ∼53% -10%
Average Intel Core i5-9300H (169 - 176, n=11)	172.6 Points ∼53% -11%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	2620 Points ∼27% +122%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (1327 - 1930, n=14)	1656 Points ∼17% +40%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	1607 Points ∼17% +36%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	1452 Points ∼15% +23%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (952 - 1306, n=85)	1182 Points ∼12% 0%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	1180 Points ∼12%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	984 Points ∼10% -17%
Average Intel Core i5-9300H (717 - 850, n=11)	784 Points ∼8% -34%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	532 Points ∼61% +9%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	504 Points ∼58% +4%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	486 Points ∼56%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (431 - 505, n=10)	471 Points ∼54% -3%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	464 Points ∼53% -5%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (416 - 486, n=55)	443 Points ∼51% -9%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	416 Points ∼48% -14%
Average Intel Core i5-9300H (398 - 427, n=9)	415 Points ∼48% -15%
CPU (Multi Core)
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	6381 Points ∼27% +138%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (2974 - 4150, n=10)	3530 Points ∼15% +32%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	3443 Points ∼15% +29%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	3357 Points ∼14% +25%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	2679 Points ∼11%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (2017 - 3133, n=55)	2564 Points ∼11% -4%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	2378 Points ∼10% -11%
Average Intel Core i5-9300H (1530 - 1877, n=9)	1727 Points ∼7% -36%

Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	2.56 Points ∼8% +17%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	2.4 Points ∼8% +10%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (2.25 - 2.4, n=3)	2.31 Points ∼7% +5%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	2.19 Points ∼7% 0%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	2.19 Points ∼7%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (1.96 - 2.19, n=10)	2.1 Points ∼7% -4%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	1.95 Points ∼6% -11%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	29.03 Points ∼41% +124%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	18.04 Points ∼25% +39%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (14.8 - 18, n=3)	16.7 Points ∼24% +29%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	15.76 Points ∼22% +22%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (11.3 - 14.1, n=10)	13 Points ∼18% 0%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	12.96 Points ∼18%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	11.27 Points ∼16% -13%

Cinebench R10
Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	10625 Points ∼58% +14%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	10359 Points ∼56% +11%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK	10359 Points ∼56% +11%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	9594 Points ∼52% +3%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	9346 Points ∼51%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (9069 - 9346, n=3)	9165 Points ∼50% -2%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	8182 Points ∼45% -12%
Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	80495 Points ∼58% +82%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	55742 Points ∼40% +26%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK	55742 Points ∼40% +26%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	51816 Points ∼37% +17%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	44238 Points ∼32%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (37188 - 44238, n=3)	40129 Points ∼29% -9%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	40065 Points ∼29% -9%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Average Intel Core i5-9300H (588 - 643, n=3)	611 Seconds * ∼4% -49%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	468.5 Seconds * ∼3% -14%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (342 - 495, n=21)	433 Seconds * ∼3% -6%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	409.6 Seconds * ∼3%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (317 - 527, n=3)	398 Seconds * ∼3% +3%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	317.4 Seconds * ∼2% +23%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	302.4 Seconds * ∼2% +26%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	167.3 Seconds * ∼1% +59%

wPrime 2.10
32m
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	6.757 s * ∼1% -37%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	4.932 s * ∼1%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H	4.93 s * ∼1% -0%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	4.648 s * ∼1% +6%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (3.79 - 4.94, n=2)	4.36 s * ∼1% +12%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	3.788 s * ∼1% +23%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	3.582 s * ∼1% +27%
1024m
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	198.7 s * ∼2% -29%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	154.4 s * ∼2%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H	154.4 s * ∼2% -0%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	120.2 s * ∼1% +22%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (110.4 - 120.2, n=2)	115.3 s * ∼1% +25%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	113.2 s * ∼1% +27%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	66.3 s * ∼1% +57%

X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	289.5 (289^min - 291^max) fps ∼68% +37%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	251.5 (250^min - 253^max) fps ∼59% +19%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (238 - 239, n=2)	238 fps ∼56% +13%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	237.5 (236^min - 239^max) fps ∼56% +13%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	234 (233^min - 234^max) fps ∼55% +11%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (211 - 219, n=2)	215 fps ∼51% +2%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	211 (208^min - 214^max) fps ∼50%
Average Intel Core i5-9300H	193.7 fps ∼46% -8%
Pass 2
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	149 (149^min - 149^max) fps ∼54% +110%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (92.8 - 94.8, n=2)	93.8 fps ∼34% +32%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	92.8 (89.1^min - 100^max) fps ∼34% +31%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	88.2 (88^min - 88.2^max) fps ∼32% +24%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	70.9 (70^min - 71.6^max) fps ∼26%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (69.6 - 70.9, n=2)	70.3 fps ∼26% -1%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	64 (63.9^min - 64.1^max) fps ∼23% -10%
Average Intel Core i5-9300H	49.4 fps ∼18% -30%

WinRAR - Result
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	9739 KB/s ∼56% +58%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (7266 - 7436, n=2)	7351 KB/s ∼43% +19%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	7266 KB/s ∼42% +18%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	6536 KB/s ∼38% +6%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (6160 - 6631, n=2)	6396 KB/s ∼37% +4%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	6160 KB/s ∼36%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	5794 KB/s ∼34% -6%
Average Intel Core i5-9300H	5663 KB/s ∼33% -8%

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	14.6 GB/s ∼45% +97%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (10.1 - 10.3, n=2)	10.2 GB/s ∼31% +38%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	10.1 GB/s ∼31% +36%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	8 GB/s ∼25% +8%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	7.4 GB/s ∼23%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (7.3 - 7.4, n=2)	7.35 GB/s ∼23% -1%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	5.2 GB/s ∼16% -30%
Average Intel Core i5-9300H	4.7 GB/s ∼14% -36%
Twofish Mean 100MB
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	2.6 GB/s ∼0% +117%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	1.7 GB/s ∼0% +42%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (1.7 - 1.7, n=2)	1.7 GB/s ∼0% +42%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	1.4 GB/s ∼0% +17%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (1.2 - 1.3, n=2)	1.25 GB/s ∼0% +4%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	1.2 GB/s ∼0%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	0.86 GB/s ∼0% -28%
Average Intel Core i5-9300H	0.84 GB/s ∼0% -30%
Serpent Mean 100MB
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	1.5 GB/s ∼0% +114%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	1 GB/s ∼0% +43%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (1 - 1, n=2)	1 GB/s ∼0% +43%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	0.82 GB/s ∼0% +17%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (0.7 - 0.75, n=2)	0.725 GB/s ∼0% +4%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	0.7 GB/s ∼0%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	0.51 GB/s ∼0% -27%
Average Intel Core i5-9300H	0.5 GB/s ∼0% -29%

Geekbench 5.4
Multi-Core
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	11414 Points ∼40% +94%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	7568 Points ∼26% +28%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (6945 - 7703, n=3)	7405 Points ∼26% +26%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	7248 Points ∼25% +23%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	5894 Points ∼20%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	5715 Points ∼20% -3%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (4859 - 6262, n=13)	5597 Points ∼19% -5%
Single-Core
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	1449 Points ∼63% +18%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	1378 Points ∼60% +12%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (1314 - 1378, n=2)	1346 Points ∼58% +10%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	1286 Points ∼56% +5%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	1225 Points ∼53%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (1117 - 1251, n=13)	1190 Points ∼51% -3%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	1139 Points ∼49% -7%

Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	11407 Points ∼36% +94%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	7540 Points ∼24% +28%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (7072 - 7805, n=4)	7421 Points ∼23% +26%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	7237 Points ∼23% +23%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	5885 Points ∼19%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	5698 Points ∼18% -3%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (4812 - 6230, n=15)	5575 Points ∼18% -5%
Average Intel Core i5-9300H (3697 - 4200, n=3)	4014 Points ∼13% -32%
5.0 Single-Core
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	1440 Points ∼6% +18%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	1355 Points ∼6% +11%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	1281 Points ∼6% +5%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (1171 - 1355, n=4)	1273 Points ∼6% +4%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	1219 Points ∼5%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (1105 - 1248, n=15)	1179 Points ∼5% -3%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	1132 Points ∼5% -7%
Average Intel Core i5-9300H (1095 - 1137, n=3)	1118 Points ∼5% -8%

Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	6348 Points ∼66% +18%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	5969 Points ∼62% +11%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (5617 - 5972, n=3)	5853 Points ∼60% +8%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	5821 Points ∼60% +8%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	5401 Points ∼56%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	5347 Points ∼55% -1%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (4440 - 5511, n=27)	5238 Points ∼54% -3%
Average Intel Core i5-9300H (4704 - 5089, n=7)	4898 Points ∼51% -9%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	43058 Points ∼48% +87%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (28625 - 30849, n=3)	29620 Points ∼33% +29%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	29385 Points ∼33% +28%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	28391 Points ∼32% +23%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	23000 Points ∼26%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (17054 - 25043, n=27)	22076 Points ∼25% -4%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	21830 Points ∼24% -5%
Average Intel Core i5-9300H (14853 - 17684, n=7)	16246 Points ∼18% -29%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	22140 Points ∼60% +71%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	16422 Points ∼44% +27%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	15961 Points ∼43% +23%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (9056 - 18260, n=12)	15688 Points ∼42% +21%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	12967 Points ∼35%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (9704 - 14337, n=80)	12766 Points ∼35% -2%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	11185 Points ∼30% -14%
Average Intel Core i5-9300H (7499 - 10557, n=12)	8987 Points ∼24% -31%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	70968 MIPS ∼44% +111%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	44081 MIPS ∼27% +31%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (39566 - 44081, n=4)	41756 MIPS ∼26% +24%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	40379 MIPS ∼25% +20%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	33556 MIPS ∼21%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (28512 - 35174, n=21)	32357 MIPS ∼20% -4%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	25639 MIPS ∼16% -24%
Average Intel Core i5-9300H (20736 - 23155, n=3)	22008 MIPS ∼14% -34%
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Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	5954 MIPS ∼71% +17%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	5642 MIPS ∼67% +11%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (5283 - 5642, n=4)	5426 MIPS ∼65% +7%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	5289 MIPS ∼63% +4%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	5090 MIPS ∼61%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (4580 - 5090, n=21)	4846 MIPS ∼58% -5%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	4678 MIPS ∼56% -8%
Average Intel Core i5-9300H (4542 - 4626, n=3)	4592 MIPS ∼55% -10%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	21 fps ∼45% +134%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	12.2 fps ∼26% +36%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (10.8 - 12.4, n=3)	11.5 fps ∼25% +28%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	11.4 fps ∼24% +27%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	9.07 fps ∼19% +1%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	8.99 fps ∼19%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (7.1 - 10.7, n=21)	8.72 fps ∼19% -3%
Average Intel Core i5-9300H (5.7 - 6.5, n=3)	6.07 fps ∼13% -32%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	0.667 sec * ∼14% -10%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (0.608 - 0.695, n=14)	0.643 sec * ∼14% -6%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	0.608 sec * ∼13%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	0.593 sec * ∼13% +2%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	0.541 sec * ∼12% +11%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK	0.541 sec * ∼12% +11%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	0.528 sec * ∼11% +13%

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Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	76 s * ∼19% -31%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (54.5 - 64.7, n=9)	59 s * ∼15% -2%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	58.9 s * ∼15% -2%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	57.8 s * ∼15%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (45.2 - 57.5, n=2)	51.4 s * ∼13% +11%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	46.06 s * ∼12% +20%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	45.23 s * ∼11% +22%

WebXPRT 3 - ---
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	255 Points ∼59% +20%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	239 Points ∼55% +12%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	233 Points ∼54% +9%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK	233 Points ∼54% +9%
Average Intel Core i5-9300H	222 Points ∼51% +4%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	213 Points ∼49%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	211 Points ∼49% -1%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (199 - 231, n=10)	211 Points ∼49% -1%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total Score
Average Intel Core i5-9300H (1079 - 1349, n=8)	1138 ms * ∼1% -35%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (845 - 1713, n=54)	1048 ms * ∼1% -24%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (705 - 999, n=9)	878 ms * ∼1% -4%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	867 ms * ∼1% -3%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	845 ms * ∼1%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	760 ms * ∼1% +10%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	754 ms * ∼1% +11%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	709 ms * ∼1% +16%

3DMark
3840x2160 Fire Strike Ultra Physics
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	29374 Points ∼54% +67%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	21864 Points ∼40% +24%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (19832 - 22568, n=8)	21323 Points ∼39% +21%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	19942 Points ∼37% +13%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	17597 Points ∼33%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (12628 - 17820, n=51)	16437 Points ∼30% -7%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	12651 Points ∼23% -28%
Average Intel Core i5-9300H (9749 - 12343, n=6)	11357 Points ∼21% -35%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	29805 Points ∼55% +71%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	21706 Points ∼40% +25%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	20040 Points ∼37% +15%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (11758 - 22463, n=11)	19893 Points ∼37% +14%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	17416 Points ∼32%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (12438 - 17788, n=76)	16332 Points ∼30% -6%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	12616 Points ∼23% -28%
Average Intel Core i5-9300H (9387 - 12349, n=12)	11376 Points ∼21% -35%
2560x1440 Time Spy CPU
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	14326 Points ∼71% +132%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	9417 Points ∼46% +53%
Average Intel Core i9-9980HK (5540 - 10162, n=12)	8487 Points ∼42% +38%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	8290 Points ∼41% +34%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (4620 - 7171, n=70)	6334 Points ∼31% +3%
Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile i7-9750H, 2600 MHz	6167 Points ∼30%
Intel Core i5-9400F, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-9400F, 2900 MHz	5777 Points ∼29% -6%
Average Intel Core i5-9300H (3165 - 4861, n=10)	4074 Points ∼20% -34%

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The Zotac ZBOX Magnus in the Cinebench R15 multi-loop

The compact design requires a cleverly devised and effective cooling system. This is exactly what Zotac's ZBOX Magnus offers, because the Cinebench R15 continuous loop doesn't show any serious performance loss even under sustained load.

Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V Intel Core i7-9750H, Intel Core i7-9750H: Ø1107 (1097.27-1166.52)

Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) Intel Core i9-9980HK, Intel Core i9-9980HK: Ø1463 (1410.79-1593.44)

Average Intel Core i7-9750H : Ø1095 (1080-1184)

Application performance

The Zotac ZBOX Magnus passes the application benchmarks without any issues and delivers a good result. Compared to conventional desktop PCs, however, the mini PC gets the short end of the stick. Nevertheless, the performance difference in everyday work isn't noteworthy. The GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile fell somewhat behind in the graphics tests. But even the desktop version of the GeForce RTX 2070 couldn't deliver significantly better results in the Ghost Canyon NUC.

PCMark 10 | PCMark 8 | SPECviewperf 12 | SPECviewperf 13

PCMark 10 - Score
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	7869 Points ∼100% +28%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	7641 Points ∼97% +24%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	7329 Points ∼93% +19%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	7279 Points ∼93% +18%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	6939 Points ∼88% +13%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V, Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	6159 Points ∼78%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (4395 - 6453, n=72)	5533 Points ∼70% -10%

PCMark 8
Work Score Accelerated v2
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (4241 - 6593, n=57)	5461 Points ∼100% +11%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	5388 Points ∼99% +9%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	5296 Points ∼97% +7%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	5148 Points ∼94% +4%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	5115 Points ∼94% +4%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	5066 Points ∼93% +3%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V, Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	4927 Points ∼90%
Creative Score Accelerated v2
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	10550 Points ∼100% +21%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	10402 Points ∼99% +19%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	10349 Points ∼98% +19%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	10245 Points ∼97% +17%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	8969 Points ∼85% +3%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V, Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	8733 Points ∼83%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (3753 - 8733, n=22)	6192 Points ∼59% -29%
Home Score Accelerated v2
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	5418 Points ∼100% +8%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	5404 Points ∼100% +8%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	5247 Points ∼97% +5%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	5212 Points ∼96% +4%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	5185 Points ∼96% +4%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V, Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	5009 Points ∼92%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (3417 - 5661, n=56)	4424 Points ∼82% -12%

SPECviewperf 12
1900x1060 Solidworks (sw-03)
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	172.2 fps ∼100% +163%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	158.2 fps ∼92% +142%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	157.6 fps ∼92% +141%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (44.7 - 149.1, n=15)	95.8 fps ∼56% +46%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	83.7 fps ∼49% +28%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V, Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	65.5 fps ∼38%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	59.2 fps ∼34% -10%
1900x1060 Siemens NX (snx-02)
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	263.3 fps ∼100% +2137%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	259.1 fps ∼98% +2101%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	254.8 fps ∼97% +2065%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (7.7 - 186, n=15)	87.5 fps ∼33% +643%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	12.72 fps ∼5% +8%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V, Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	11.77 fps ∼4%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	9.08 fps ∼3% -23%
1900x1060 Showcase (showcase-01)
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	196.1 fps ∼100% +60%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	192.4 fps ∼98% +57%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	188.3 fps ∼96% +54%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	182.3 fps ∼93% +49%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V, Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	122.4 fps ∼62%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	118.5 fps ∼60% -3%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (25.2 - 122.4, n=15)	79.3 fps ∼40% -35%
1900x1060 Medical (medical-01)
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	94.6 fps ∼100% +151%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	94.5 fps ∼100% +151%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	88.1 fps ∼93% +134%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	56.6 fps ∼60% +50%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (14.7 - 65, n=12)	44.9 fps ∼47% +19%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	40.14 fps ∼42% +6%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V, Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	37.71 fps ∼40%
1900x1060 Maya (maya-04)
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	190.9 fps ∼100% +19%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	188.7 fps ∼99% +17%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	172.2 fps ∼90% +7%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	171 fps ∼90% +6%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	169.4 fps ∼89% +5%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V, Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	160.6 fps ∼84%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (40.7 - 160.6, n=15)	88.7 fps ∼46% -45%
1900x1060 Energy (energy-01)
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	28.77 fps ∼100% +148%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	28.72 fps ∼100% +147%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	28.18 fps ∼98% +143%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	16.72 fps ∼58% +44%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V, Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	11.61 fps ∼40%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	11.49 fps ∼40% -1%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (3.93 - 16.1, n=12)	10.9 fps ∼38% -6%
1900x1060 Creo (creo-01)
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	157.2 fps ∼100% +173%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	142.7 fps ∼91% +148%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	134.8 fps ∼86% +134%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (38.4 - 140.7, n=15)	90.2 fps ∼57% +57%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	72.2 fps ∼46% +26%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V, Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	57.5 fps ∼37%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	52.2 fps ∼33% -9%
1900x1060 Catia (catia-04)
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	225.2 fps ∼100% +126%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	218.4 fps ∼97% +119%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	215.5 fps ∼96% +116%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	120.8 fps ∼54% +21%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (54.2 - 161.9, n=15)	100.6 fps ∼45% +1%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V, Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	99.8 fps ∼44%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	78.3 fps ∼35% -22%
1900x1060 3ds Max (3dsmax-05)
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	297.4 fps ∼100% +44%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	296.9 fps ∼100% +43%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	274.5 fps ∼92% +32%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	271.8 fps ∼91% +31%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V, Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	207.2 fps ∼70%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	180.8 fps ∼61% -13%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (57.5 - 207, n=11)	156 fps ∼52% -25%

SPECviewperf 13
Solidworks (sw-04)
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	166.2 fps ∼100% +77%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	153.9 fps ∼93% +64%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	153.2 fps ∼92% +63%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	116.3 fps ∼70% +24%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (64.8 - 125.4, n=15)	101.2 fps ∼61% +8%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V, Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	93.9 fps ∼56%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	85.4 fps ∼51% -9%
Siemens NX (snx-03)
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	472.9 fps ∼100% +2135%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	469.1 fps ∼99% +2117%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	460 fps ∼97% +2074%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (13.9 - 306, n=15)	158.8 fps ∼34% +650%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	23.03 fps ∼5% +9%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V, Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	21.16 fps ∼4%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	16.33 fps ∼3% -23%
Showcase (showcase-02)
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	195.1 fps ∼100% +60%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	194.1 fps ∼99% +60%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	186.8 fps ∼96% +54%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	182.6 fps ∼94% +50%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V, Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	121.6 fps ∼62%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	118.5 fps ∼61% -3%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (25.2 - 121.6, n=15)	77.4 fps ∼40% -36%
Medical (medical-02)
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	90.3 fps ∼100% +46%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	89.7 fps ∼99% +45%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	88.7 fps ∼98% +44%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	85 fps ∼94% +38%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V, Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	61.8 fps ∼68%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (13.1 - 88.9, n=12)	58.5 fps ∼65% -5%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	56.4 fps ∼62% -9%
Maya (maya-05)
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	405.9 fps ∼100% +38%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	402 fps ∼99% +36%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	394.9 fps ∼97% +34%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	387.5 fps ∼95% +31%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V, Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	294.9 fps ∼73%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	281 fps ∼69% -5%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (68.8 - 295, n=15)	173.8 fps ∼43% -41%
Energy (energy-02)
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	53.3 fps ∼100% +146%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	53.2 fps ∼100% +145%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	52.4 fps ∼98% +141%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	31.93 fps ∼60% +47%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (7.29 - 38, n=12)	24.1 fps ∼45% +11%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	21.83 fps ∼41% +1%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V, Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	21.71 fps ∼41%
Creo (creo-02)
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	336.3 fps ∼100% +65%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	331.7 fps ∼99% +62%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	328.8 fps ∼98% +61%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	286.1 fps ∼85% +40%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V, Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	204.3 fps ∼61%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	183.8 fps ∼55% -10%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (67.7 - 218, n=15)	160.3 fps ∼48% -22%
Catia (catia-05)
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	362.1 fps ∼100% +148%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	355.2 fps ∼98% +143%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	341.7 fps ∼94% +134%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	177.3 fps ∼49% +21%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (77.1 - 215, n=15)	154.8 fps ∼43% +6%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V, Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	146.1 fps ∼40%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	113.7 fps ∼31% -22%
3ds Max (3dsmax-06)
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	294.4 fps ∼100% +45%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	292.5 fps ∼99% +44%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	274.5 fps ∼93% +35%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	265.9 fps ∼90% +31%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V, Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	203 fps ∼69%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	178.6 fps ∼61% -12%
Average Intel Core i7-9750H (56.7 - 203, n=15)	145.1 fps ∼49% -29%

3D and gaming performance

The built-in graphics card is of decisive importance for 3D performance. In our case, the ZBOX Magnus offers a very good choice with the GeForce RTX 2080, which also provides some future-proofing. The mobile version of the RTX 2080 loses in direct comparison with the GeForce RTX 2070 desktop version. Nonetheless, all games can be played smoothly in 1080p with maximum details. The Zotac ZBOX Magnus can even handle a higher resolution of 1440p. Only from 2160p does the GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile no longer manage to generate smooth frame rates in every game. The same fate befalls the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 in the Intel Ghost Canyon NUC.

Borderlands 3
1280x720 Very Low Overall Quality (DX11)
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	152 fps ∼100% +19%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile (128 - 150, n=2)	139 fps ∼91% +9%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	128 fps ∼84%
1920x1080 Badass Overall Quality (DX11)
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	84.3 fps ∼100%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile (79.4 - 89.4, n=4)	83.8 fps ∼99% -1%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	70.9 fps ∼84% -16%

Metro Exodus
1280x720 Low Quality AF:4x
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	181 (100.48^min - 268.67^max) fps ∼100% +21%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile (149 - 165, n=2)	157 fps ∼87% +5%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	149 (77.18^min - 225.38^max) fps ∼82%
1920x1080 Ultra Quality AF:16x
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile (67.7 - 77.4, n=5)	71.8 fps ∼100% +3%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	69.5 (33.32^min - 121.08^max) fps ∼97%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	60.9 (33.61^min - 92.62^max) fps ∼85% -12%

Far Cry New Dawn
1280x720 Low Preset
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	128 (92^min - 190^max) fps ∼100% +9%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	117 (83^min - 171^max) fps ∼91%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile (109 - 117, n=2)	113 fps ∼88% -3%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile (82 - 108, n=5)	93 fps ∼100% +6%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	88 (63^min - 134^max) fps ∼95%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	79 (61^min - 99^max) fps ∼85% -10%

Forza Horizon 4
1280x720 Very Low Preset
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	198 fps ∼100% +17%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	169 fps ∼85%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	169 fps ∼85% 0%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:2xMS
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	139 fps ∼100%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	139 fps ∼100% 0%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	106 fps ∼76% -24%

Far Cry 5
1280x720 Low Preset AA:T
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	147 (119^min - 193^max) fps ∼100% +20%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	123 (94^min - 156^max) fps ∼84%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile (123 - 123, n=2)	123 fps ∼84% 0%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile (73 - 115, n=3)	94.7 fps ∼100% +30%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	86 (68^min - 111^max) fps ∼91% +18%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	73 (59^min - 94^max) fps ∼77%

X-Plane 11.11
1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	127 fps ∼100% +11%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	114 fps ∼90%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile (98.2 - 114, n=3)	104.7 fps ∼82% -8%
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	92.7 fps ∼100% +9%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	84.7 fps ∼91%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile (73.1 - 84.7, n=3)	77.6 fps ∼84% -8%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1280x720 Lite Quality
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	193 (94^min - 237^max) fps ∼100% +29%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	150 fps ∼78%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile	150 fps ∼78% 0%
1920x1080 High Quality
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile (90.6 - 108, n=3)	99.2 fps ∼100% +9%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	90.6 (56^min - 138^max) fps ∼91% 0%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	90.6 fps ∼91%

Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	155.6 (135.2^min) fps ∼100% +7%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	145.2 (127.2^min) fps ∼93%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile (134.8 - 152.8, n=3)	144.3 fps ∼93% -1%
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	130.3 (114.9^min) fps ∼100% +5%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	124.6 (108.1^min) fps ∼96%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile (103.9 - 133.8, n=3)	120.8 fps ∼93% -3%

The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	338 (303^min - 379^max) fps ∼100%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile (195.8 - 414, n=9)	322 fps ∼95% -5%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	286 (243^min - 334^max) fps ∼85% -15%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	95.9 (87^min - 106^max) fps ∼100%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile (82.2 - 105, n=16)	95.6 fps ∼100% 0%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	83.1 (72^min - 93^max) fps ∼87% -13%

3DMark
Fire Strike Extreme Graphics
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile (11133 - 12514, n=2)	11824 Points ∼100% +6%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	11133 Points ∼94%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	9979 Points ∼84% -10%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile (22504 - 27319, n=16)	25211 Points ∼100% +12%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	22504 Points ∼89%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	20775 Points ∼82% -8%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile (9411 - 10992, n=15)	10046 Points ∼100% +7%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	9411 Points ∼94%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	8631 Points ∼86% -8%

3DMark 11
1280x720 Performance GPU
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile (31826 - 38809, n=17)	35286 Points ∼100% +11%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	31877 Points ∼90%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	28828 Points ∼82% -10%
1280x720 Performance
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile (20224 - 29759, n=19)	26032 Points ∼100% +12%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	24131 Points ∼93% +4%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	23165 Points ∼89%

	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
The Witcher 3 (2015)	338	279	175	95.9		63.9
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	145.2	135.5	130.5	124.6		119
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	150	117	90.6		67.7	39.5
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	114	102	84.7			73
Far Cry 5 (2018)	123	72	84	73	67	52
Forza Horizon 4 (2018)	169	147	145	139	122	82
Far Cry New Dawn (2019)	117	102	97	88	82	54
Metro Exodus (2019)	149	112	88.1	69.5	54.8	35.1
Borderlands 3 (2019)	128	117	93.4	84.3	61.4	33.2

Energy consumption and heat development in the ZBOX Magnus

The ZBOX Magnus from Zotac has a cleverly devised cooling system that cools the components effectively and reliably. Most of the heat is conducted out of the case through the sides and the back. We liked the noise level under load very much, because the mini PC was audible but not disturbing at 38.6 dB(A). Thanks to the fan noise not being high-frequency, the mini PC doesn't generate an annoying operating noise under full load either. When playing games, the background noise was even a bit quieter at 37.2 dB(A). Despite the good cooling, the processor and graphics card heat up to almost 90 °C (~194 °F) in our stress test. This is still within the intended specifications.

The real strength of the ZBOX lies in its energy efficiency, because our test sample is very economical compared to a conventional desktop PC. The ZBOX Magnus was also able to hold its own against the Ghost Canyon NUC with lower energy consumption. We measured a maximum of 236 watts while playing games, since the CPU and GPU are under extreme load here. The 330-watt power adapter has no problems with this value.

Power Consumption | Temperatures

Power Consumption
1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor)
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 3950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 95 W)	423.6 (400^min - 442^max) Watt * ∼100% -106%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G (Idle: 52.3 W)	396.2 (380^min - 475^max) Watt * ∼94% -93%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K (Idle: 52.2 W)	386.9 (380^min - 404^max) Watt * ∼91% -88%
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F (Idle: 57 W)	379.5 (292^min - 402^max) Watt * ∼90% -85%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G (Idle: 33.1 W)	237.1 (227^min - 263^max) Watt * ∼56% -15%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H (Idle: 25.7 W)	205.3 (76^min - 236^max) Watt * ∼48%
Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor)
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G (Idle: 52.3 W)	275.7 (254^min - 385^max) Watt * ∼100% -187%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K (Idle: 52.2 W)	204.4 (191^min - 261^max) Watt * ∼74% -113%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 3950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 95 W)	198.8 (185^min - 240^max) Watt * ∼72% -107%
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F (Idle: 57 W)	131.6 (122^min - 187^max) Watt * ∼48% -37%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G (Idle: 33.1 W)	109.4 (107^min - 151^max) Watt * ∼40% -14%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H (Idle: 25.7 W)	96 (89^min - 102^max) Watt * ∼35%
Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor)
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G (Idle: 52.3 W)	268.5 (265^min - 270^max) Watt * ∼100% -181%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 3950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 95 W)	219.5 (218^min - 225^max) Watt * ∼82% -130%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K (Idle: 52.2 W)	172.5 (170^min - 176^max) Watt * ∼64% -81%
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F (Idle: 57 W)	122.5 (121^min - 125^max) Watt * ∼46% -28%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H (Idle: 25.7 W)	95.4 (93^min - 108^max) Watt * ∼36%

Temperatures - CPU Temperature Prime95
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	88 °C ∼100% +2%
Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN72070V GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i7-9750H	86 °C ∼98%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 3950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	83.8 °C ∼95% -3%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K	70 °C ∼80% -19%
Intel Core i5 9400F NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-9400F	61 °C ∼69% -29%

* ... smaller is better

Zotac ZBOX Magnus - Idle power consumption

Zotac ZBOX Magnus - Prime95 power consumption

Zotac ZBOX Magnus - FurMark power consumption

Zotac ZBOX Magnus - Prime95 and FurMark power consumption

Zotac ZBOX Magnus - Cinebench R15 Multi power consumption

Zotac ZBOX Magnus - The Witcher 3 power consumption (Ultra preset)

Zotac ZBOX Magnus - Stress test Prime95 only

Zotac ZBOX Magnus - Stress test FurMark only

Zotac ZBOX Magnus - Stress test Prime95 and FurMark

Pros

+ very compact

+ manufactured with high quality

+ suitable for gaming

+ relatively quiet under load

+ many connections

+ good system performance

+ 3 storage devices can be installed (2x M.2 2280, 1x 2.5")

+ Wi-Fi 6

Cons

- high price

- not ready for operation out of the box (barebone)

- few upgrade options (CPU and GPU are firmly installed)

Verdict - Powerful and quiet ZBOX Magnus

Zotac ZBOX Magnus. Provided by Zotac Germany

The Zotac ZBOX Magnus is not just any pre-built PC, but as a barebone system, it offers the user the possibility to complete the device according to his needs. You can choose the storage devices and type of memory freely. Unfortunately, users are limited when it comes to the processor and the graphics card, because upgrading these components later isn't possible.

We tested the ZBOX Magnus with the Intel Core i7-9750H in combination with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile. In terms of pure performance, you can run all modern games smoothly with the small PC without having to sacrifice details. However, the WQHD resolution is required. The ZBOX also masters many titles in UHD, although you often have to reduce the details here. Conversely, the GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile delivers about the same performance as the GeForce RTX 2070 Desktop.

The Zotac ZBOX Magnus is a powerful gaming PC in the mini format. However, before buying it, you should familiarize yourself with the peculiarities of a barebone system.

The system delivers a big advantage in terms of volume. Very compact devices are often very loud and suffer from strong heat development. On the whole, Zotac has a very good grip on the heat problem, and the noise level under load is also alright at just under 39 dB(A).

Those who want to invest 1,700 Euros (~$2,004) in the barebone system now know the advantages and disadvantages that the ZBOX Magnus offers. In terms of price, both Intel with the Ghost Canyon NUC and Zotac with the ZBOX Magnus don't give in easily. However, one must consider that the Ghost Canyon NUC doesn't include a dedicated graphics card in the purchase price. Consequently, this point clearly goes to Zotac.

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