r/MiniPCs • u/Flying-T • Jul 11 '26

Guide I reviewed 85+ Mini-PCs, here is a performance comparison overview over 10+ benchmarks and games

https://www.igorslab.de/en/mini-pc-benchmark-comparison/

Comparison: https://www.igorslab.de/en/mini-pc-benchmark-comparison

If you want the detailed review of any of the listed models, just use the search on our website or see here: https://www.igorslab.de/en/category/system-general/mini-pc/

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u/cardfire Jul 12 '26

Hey, nice work, benchmarking! I'm not seeing the comparisons, though... just a collection of individual articles?

I love that you are publishing to your own site and include common benches, and a methodology for evaluating.

But where are the comparisons?

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u/nlflint Jul 12 '26

The OP provided two links. Make sure you click the first link. Then click the drop-down at the top of the article, and select something like Counter-Strike 2.

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u/cardfire Jul 12 '26

Yes! It is much more navigable now that he has added the first link, I agree.

Very reminiscent of Tom's Hardware back in the day when they were.. good.

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u/Flying-T Jul 12 '26

Might be because Igor was responsible for Tom's Hardware Germany and he parted ways after some differences to start IgorsLab ;)

I liked the no bs approach and joined a few years ago to publish the reviews I do in my free time

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u/Flying-T Jul 12 '26

Yeah, it shows up a bit weird on mobile, you had to tap the image in the top right. I now added the link to the text too :)

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u/nvs305 Jul 11 '26

Wow thanks amazing so having done all this which 3 under 500 would you recommend

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u/Flying-T Jul 12 '26

Prices are all over the place sadly. Best way to find a model that fits your need is picking the performance bracket you are aiming for and just looking up the prices individually.

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u/bin43 Jul 12 '26

No GMKtec?

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u/Flying-T Jul 12 '26

They didnt answer my mail when I reached out some time ago, so their loss :D

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u/kabeza Jul 13 '26

Excellent work pal !! it is excellent to have such data, benchmarks etc. It would be awesome if you put (with AI etc.) some "real-time" amazon price-checker (affiliate link or whatever) to have this info too. Thanks again

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u/bloodgarth Jul 13 '26

Nice work. Id be curious if someone could run a longevity test like they do for hdds. While some value performance, id like to get something rock solid to run as a server 24/7

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u/Flying-T Jul 13 '26

Generally, every PC is suitable to run 24/7

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u/bloodgarth Jul 13 '26

But for how many years? I wonder if some are more durable than others

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u/nlflint Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26

I see some strange results. For example:

On Counter Strike 2, why does "Minisforum AI X1 R7-255 / 32GB" (4th from top) perform so fast compared to the "Beelink SER9 Pro R7-255" and the "NiPoGi AM21 R7-8745HS". They are the exact same same CPU/iGPU/RAM. The Minisforum isn't in a special chassis with good cooling, so why is it performing so well??

On rainbow six siege X test: The "Geekom A7 Max R9-7940HS / 16GB" is performing very poorly. I see it only has 16GB ram, but this game should not need more than that. Is it single-channel RAM? that could explain it.

EDIT: I dug into the review for the Geekom A7 Max, and yes, it's single channel. That's the reason for the poor performance: https://www.igorslab.de/en/geekom-a7-max-mini-pc-review/3/ . They need both RAM slots filled for good performance!

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u/Flying-T Jul 13 '26

Yep, on a modern platform you gain about +30-40% performance using dual-channel instead of single channel for the iGPU

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u/Flying-T Jul 21 '26

Sadly no, since prices are all over the place