GMKtec AMD Ryzen 7 Mini PC W-11 Pro 7730U(Schlagen Sie Ryzen 7 5825U) (8 C/16 T4,50 GHz), M5 Ultra Dual LAN 2.5G Mini Computer, 16GB DDR4 RAM+512GB PCIe-SSD, WiFi 6, USB 3.2, USB-C, BT 5.2, DP, HDMI

What an incredible piece of engineering! Very impressed with the performance especially at this price point. The cooling efficiency seems to be really good, with only background levels of fan noise when gaming. Its punching above its weight with what it can play in terms of games on Steam, with the option of adding a GPU via Oculink it can be very capable indeed. Normal office tasks are lightning fast I.e. Web browsing, office products and remote desktop. The WiFi signal strength seems to be trumping my previous computer in the office its located too which is good to see. In the box you'll get a UK power adapter, HDMI lead and instructions, but it was very straight forward. Insert cables, turn on, let it do its updates and voila. I have previously had a query with a previous GMKtec mini pc and their customer service was top notch which is also reassuring. Big fan!

This MiniPC (GMKtec Desktop PC Computer 5825U M5 Plus) came with really nice packaging like the last two GMKtec mini PCs I bought. Easy access to the internals, just 4 screws to remove after taking the lid off. 2 x M.2 slots so plenty of room for expansion. Great to have twin 2.5Gb network adapters if you wanted to use it as a router also. They are both Realtek NICs but you can’t have everything I guess! 😊 Comes with Windows 11 Pro, preinstalled, not bloatware at all – other than some of the crap that Microsoft includes these days! 😊 It has three performance profiles accessible in the BIOS. Performance, Balanced and Quite. It’s quite noisy in performance mode, for perhaps 12% more speed. Peak power draw in that mode seemed to be about 48W (25W TDP for the CPU). Balanced is a good compromise, not too noisy and decent performance. Quiet reduces the power available to the CPU (I think max 15W TDP) and definitely stays quiet. In PC Mark 10 I didn’t see it go above 24W draw from the plug in Balanced mode. In terms of results, I got 6145 in performance, 5231 in balanced and 4714 in quiet. If you wanted to use this as a server which is something I’m seriously considering, then it does seem to be a good candidate in terms of the idle power draw. In Windows 11 when Idle it sits at about 6W in the Balanced profile from the BIOS. I got similar results when testing out Unraid 7 on it. Obviously if you are running background services you are going to get spikes in power draw. I haven’t tested it with two NVMe SSD’s yet, but that loadout may increase it a little. I suppose the only drawback there would be the limited storage capacity, but 4TB NVMe drives are getting cheaper, and I guess you could even go for an 8TB drive, but they are still quite pricey. A shame there wasn’t a way of putting a 2.5” Sata caddy in there as well I guess. Not really a prime candidate for gaming, but still a decent iGPU (Radeon Vega 8). Certainly capable of playing less demanding games, just not at 4K! 1080p is fine though. I just tried out Mechanicus (A Warhammer 40K strategy game) and I believe that uses the unreal engine. A few years old now but it played great on here. That was at 1080p resolution. I’m sure it would play Minecraft at 1080p quite well also. My son now wants it for his bedroom as it’s definitely faster than is old Ryzen 3 laptop which is about 4 years old now. The good thing is, it’s quite flexible in what you can do with it, and can be had much cheaper if you already have some ram and an SSD to put in it, going for the barebones option. Especially good if you don’t need Windows and would rather put something like Ubuntu or Mint on it. The only negative I can think of really is the fact that GMKtec don’t make new BIOS updates available to download any more. I went for this after the good experience with the last two GMKtec mini PCs I bought (one was an Intel N100 unit) and the other was a Ryzen 3 based unit. I think the N100 NucBoxG3 definitely ran more quietly than the two Ryzen based units, but it’s quite limited in terms of RAM (single channel and only one slot) and also quite limited in terms of the PCIe lanes it has, so the storage was quite slow in comparison to these Ryzen based models. Plenty of models and options to pick from though. I’m seriously considering replacing my main PC with one of the newer high end offerings with the very good integrated RDNA 3 GPU’s though. Tiny footprint, but a hell of a lot of power! In conclusion though, I wouldn’t hesitate to buy a GMKtec Mini PC in the future.

Excellent little unit. Pros: 1. Brilliant value and build quality. 2. Dual 2.5gb NICs - excellent for connecting directly to a router but also adding a NAS or DAS to the unit taking advantage of very fast file transfers. 3. Compact size and excellent build quality . 4. Very good value for money. 5. DisplayPort as well as HDMI out Things to consider: 1. Dual fan design means that it's a bit noisier than others at full load. However, you can control this via the BIOS (hit ESC on booting > Advanced > HW monitor > CPU fan or System fan) and they've also released a BIOS update but I've not tested it. 2. The Oculink port is on the front. I would have put in on the back. 3. Fixed RAM quotient but very fast Micron chips. Would I recommend this unit? Without a doubt and I have a passion for mini-PCs.

I bought this GMKtec mini PC to replace a different brand’s unit that failed just two months in. This one’s been running strong for nearly four months now — daily use, no issues. Performance-wise, it delivers exactly what I expected based on the specs. It’s quiet enough for an office setting, runs cool, and hasn’t caused any trouble. So far, I’m genuinely happy with it. 🔻 Why 4 stars, not 5? The included VESA mount is a bit of a joke. It’s just a flat rectangular frame with two screw holes. While you can attach it to the back of a VESA-compatible monitor, the PC itself doesn’t fit the mount properly — it has small screw holes on the bottom, but they don’t align with the frame. In the end, I had to just rest the unit on the mount using its rubber feet, which means the weight is hanging on friction alone — not ideal, especially with cables pulling on it. 📸 I’ve included photos to show the design and the issue. If you plan to mount it out of sight — factor that in or be ready to DIY a better bracket. That said, the PC itself is a solid bit of kit, and I’d buy it again — just not for the VESA mounting.

Questo mini pc il M5 plus della GMKtec e’ molto fluido e veloce, equipaggiato con il processore RYZEN 7 5825U con 8 core e 16 thread con frequenza minima di 2ghz fino a 4,5 ghz, il processore e’ uscito il 2022 ed e’ stato migliorato con il 20% in piu rispetto ai vecchi processori del 2020, tipo 5600u, 5700u, all interno abbiamo 16 gb di ram ddr4(3200ghz) e un hard disk da 500 gb(pcle 3x4) che puo’raggiungere fino a 3500 gb/s in lettura(vedi immagine sotto). Licenza windows originale. Il mini pc e’ molto silenzioso, una porta hdmi, una porta dp, 4 porte usb, wifi 6 molto veloce a tripla banda e il bluetooth 5,2 per collegare in pochi secondi qualsiasi dispositivo, inoltre dal bios si puo’ regolare la potenza e quindi a sua volta anche i consumi, ci sono tre velocita: quiet 10 watt; balance-15 watt, high-35 watt(vedi foto allegata). Ha una porta usb-c per collegare un altro schermo esterno, ha un altro slot M2-2280 per espandere la memoria fino a 4 tb. Questo mini pc fa parte della fascia media del mercato e per il prezzo che costa e’ davvero molto buono. Per quanto riguarda il multitasking funziona bene e molto veloce, si puo’ fare qualsiasi cosa con questo processore da 8 core. Risoluzione fino a 4k con hdr ed i film si vedono bene senza bloccarsi quindi ottimo per streaming di film o serie tv, funziona qualsiasi programma di disegno e anche programmi in 3d ed e’ molto veloce, si possono editare video anche piu complessi con elaborazione molto veloce, con filmora 14 ho trasformato un video di 20 minuti in 4k migliorato in 30 minuti, la potenza del processore c’e’ e si vede, ho installato il gioco di elder skroll: oblivion remastered lungo 120 gb in soli 35 minuti, ho installato day gone remastered lungo 70gb in 11 minuti tutto questo soltanto con potenza di 15 watt cioe’ su balance. Per quanto riguarda i giochi questo mini pc funziona su tutti i giochi anche quelli tripla aaa, la maggior parte dei giochi vanno giocati in hd (1280 x 720) alcuni giochi possono essere giocati anche in full hd(1920 x 1080) ed altri in una via di mezzo tipo 1600 x 900 (vedi foto allegate di alcuni giochi tripla aaa) il tutto si puo’ giocare benissimo grazie anche alle tecnologie di amd per migliorare i giochi tipo fsr 3, radeon boost’ ed altre e queste tecnologie migliorano di anno in anno, se volete giocare ai giochi con massima risoluzione e la qualita’ migliore si puo’ sempre mettere una scheda video esterna(si oggi si puo’ installare) e visto che in questo mini pc c’e’ uno slot libero M2-2280 possiamo aggiungere una porta oculink e mettere una scheda video esterna il processore e da 8 core quindi puo’ andare bene qualsiasi scheda video. Questo mini pc per essere di fascia media e’ molto potente, si puo’ fare tutto e tutti i giochi, molto piccolo da trasportare e puo’ essere usato anche come portatile volendo, io do Voto 10/10 e buon rapporto qualita’ prezzo. Consiglio vivamente l acquisto di questo prodotto.

Ik ben er blij mee. Voldoet geheel aan mijn wensen. Groot werkgeheugen. Veel aansluit mogelijkheden voor app.

After two days it restart suddenly every 1 or 2 hours .. does not worth the money

Gebruikt voor mijn autodarts systeem. Doet wat het moet doen.

Ich war auf der Suche nach einem "Familien-PC", wo meine Kinder die ersten Klickversuche drauf machen können - und wir möchten natürlich auch alle ein bisschen zocken :). Da es oft noch ein wenig Erklärung bedarf bei den Spielen, schiele ich eher auf ältere Spiele, die ich kenne, und keine GPU-hungrigen aktuellen Games. Seit dem letzten Jahr nutze ich eine NucBox M6 AMD Ryzen 5 6600H als Barebone für meinen Proxmox-Server. Das Gerät verrichtet zuverlässig seine Dienste für einen sehr guten Preis. Also habe ich mich erneut bei GMKtec umgeschaut und bin auf den M8 im Angebot gestoßen (16GB Ram/512GB HD) mit Oculink Schnittstelle. Nun habe ich ihn eine Woche eingerichtet und ein bisschen gestresst. Versand & Verpackung Amazon hat das Gerät zeitnah versand und es kam gut bei mir zuhause an. Die Verpackung ist schlicht und sieht genauso aus, wie die von meinem M6. Sie ist aber gleichzeitig gut und zweckmäßig durchdacht: Oben auf schimmert das Aluminium-Gehäuse und darunter gibt es zwei einzelne Kartons mit Netzteil und einem deutschen Kaltgerätekabel. Interessant ist der Sticker über dem Netzwerkadapter, der davon abrät, ihn beim ersten Start zu nutzen. Jeder Sticker hat wohl eine Geschichte ... Ersteindruck & Anschluss Die NucBox sieht wertig aus und ist schön klein. Das Netzteil lässt sich gut verstecken. Tatsächlich hat das Gehäuse - neben dem offensichtlichen Logo - einen gewissen Wiedererkennungswert durch den grünen Einschaltknopf. Das Gehäuse des M8 ist grundsächtlich aus Plastik, aber geschickt mit einer "Aluminiumklammer" umfasst. Er sieht gut aus, ist nicht staubanfällig und nimmt nicht viel Platz auf dem Schreibtisch ein. Das Anschließen bereitet keinerlei Probleme. Strom, USB und HDMI sind gute Schnittstellen für den Einstieg. DP, USB-C und die Oculink-Schnittstelle runden das Angebot ab. Was braucht man mehr? Ach ja, zwei Netzwerkports - wir werden wohl nur einen nutzen. Software-Konfiguration & Test Ich habe den PC zunächst im Auslieferungszustand betrieben - also mit Windows 11. Nach dem ersten Booten wollte es nicht so richtig mit den Updates. Das Netzwerk war extrem langsam. Dann gab es ein "Reparatur-Update" von Microsoft. Keine Ahnung warum, aber danach lief alles wie geschmiert. Habe einmal Steam installiert und Portal getestet. Absolut flüssig bei hohen Details. Gleiches gilt für Pro Evolutions Soccer 2021 bzw. Smokepatch Football Life. Der PC ist im "Office-Betrieb" leise, youtube etc. machen auch keinen Lärm. Sobald ein bisschen mehr Input/Ouput abverlangt wird, hört man den Lüfter deutlich, aber nicht unangenehm. Die Luft wird von unten zur rechten Seite geleitet. So macht das Aluminiumklammer-Design auch Sinn, wobei ich nicht glaube, dass das Aluminum viele thermische Vorteile hat. Ich habe nach kurzem Test dann aber doch Linux mit CachyOS installiert. Die NucBox von USB booten zu lassen, hat etwas Zeit gekostet. Ich habe es über die EFI Shell gelöst. Linux erkennt die Hardware und Steam sowie der Epic Store laufen. Auch hier läuft Portal wunderbar. Geekbench rankt CachyOS minial besser. Ich bin mit dem Setup sehr zufrieden. Das Fazit für meinen Anwendungsfalls ist sehr positiv. Das Preisleistungsverhältnis ist top und der Würfel macht sich gut auf dem Schreibtisch. Er hat alle notwendigen Schnittstellen und Oculink könnte in Zukunft noch zum Game-Changer werden. --- Phoronix Test Suite v10.8.6 System Information PROCESSOR: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H @ 3.30GHz Core Count: 6 Thread Count: 12 Cache Size: 3072 MB Core Family: Zen 3 GRAPHICS: AMD Radeon 3GB OpenCL: OpenCL 2.1 AMD-APP (3652.0) Display Driver: 32.0.21025.10016 Monitor: DELL S34DWG Screen: 3440x1440 MOTHERBOARD: GMKtec NucBox M8 BIOS Version: M8 V1.02 Audio: AMD HD Audio Device + USB-Audiogert + AMD Streaming Audio Device + Realtek HD Audio Network: Realtek Gaming 2.5GbE + Realtek Gaming 2.5GbE #2 + RZ616 Wi-Fi 6E 160MHz MEMORY: 4 x 4096MB 6400MHz Spectek MT62F1G32D2DS-026 WT DISK: 477GB AirDisk 512GB SSD File-System: NTFS OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Build 26100 Kernel: 10.0.26100.6584 (x86_64) Security: __user pointer sanitization: Disabled + Retpoline: Full + IBPB: Always + IBRS: Enabled + STIBP: Enabled + VBS: Enabled and running + HVCI: Running + MBEC: Available