GEEKOM A6 Mini PC with AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, Radeon 680M, Compact Aluminium Design Windows 11 Pro Desktop Computer with USB4/8K/Wi-Fi 6E/BT 5.2/SD Slot

When my 2-year-old BeeLink SEI12 Mini PC suddenly broke, I had to scramble to find a replacement. I purchased two replacement candidate computers and went to work on a thorough evaluation. My plan to test these two well-equipped but moderately-priced Mini PCs hit an immediate snag when the first device that I began to check out, exhibited a fatal flaw. It would turn on using the power button but could only be turned off by pulling the power plug. Poor quality control doomed that computer to a quick rejection and a return to Amazon.My second new computer candidate performed perfectly. Unfortunately, the collection of available ports and their location on the computer quickly became a liability for this otherwise excellent computer. This computer, (along with the one that arrived defective), offered only one USB-C port, and that port was placed on the front of the computer. This meant that anything that I wanted to connect via USB-C would have its cable cluttering my desk top. For my usage, the best location for a USB-C port or ports has to be on the rear of the computer. To be fair, I did not know the importance of having multiple USB-C ports or that they should be located in the back, until I started with my evaluations.I went back to Amazon with a new set of upgraded design specifications, which included two, rear-mounted USB-C plugs. My search eventually lead me to Geekom and their A-6 Mini PC. The cost was about $100 more than I had planned to spend but, after using this remarkable computer for a week, I can safely say that the A-6 is well-worth the higher price tag.Firstly, the compact design and superb construction reminded me of an expensive Swiss watch. When I opened the computer, the components and their precise assembly established an expectation of high quality. So far, I have not been disappointed. The rear-mounted USB-C ports were located perfectly. To my great surprise, one of these ports was actually a USB-4 port, offering 40gbs data speeds. I am not sure if I actually need this extra speed, but is is certainly an unexpected bonus. There would be more to come.This new computer is my first to come with an AMD Ryzen 7 6800H CPU. I have been an Intel fan for years but given the great reviews that AMD has been getting lately, I decided to give this brand a try. The 6800H CPU is about 27% faster than those provided in the two previously evaluated Mini PCs. This value-packed computer also comes with 32GB RAM and 1TB of SSD storage. Both of those numbers are double what the other computers included.As you can probably tell, I am very impressed with my new A-6 computer. Given that my old BeeLink box failed after two years, (1-year warranty), I am also impressed that Geekom includes a 3-year warranty with this purchase. To me, this tells me that Geekom is very confident in the quality and workmanship of the products they sell.What could be improved in future versions of this little computer? Not much, honestly. If I were to reach a bit, it would be nice if one of the USB-C ports provided enough wattage to enable “Super Fast charging for my Samsung phone.

Delivery was quite delayed, took almost a month. As a prime member customer service was good. Love the compact size and styling. First time windows set up was rather slow. It got stuck multiple times at windows update. And I felt it skipped that part after multiple tries. So once booted, I manually updated. Not a heavy user or gamer. Done lots of photo editing, raw file editing. No major issues. One time realised that the file explorer was not refreshing automatically when two sessions were open at the same time for my capture one software. Once I closed the second session it was ok. With chrome open, running YouTube vids, and capture one session running, I found the box very hot. However didn't had any issue with performance. WiFi, Bluetooth connectivity all OK. Usbc display port worked fine. SD card reader worked fine too. The power pin received was not local, I guess US power pin. Used a travel adapter to plug it on to the wall socket.

Muy buen equipo, rápido y silencioso

Windows10のタワーマシンからの入れ替えで購入しましたが以前と比べ格段に立ち上がりも処理速度も速くコンパクトで場所も取らないので気に入りました。

Sûrement l'un des mini pc les plus puissants actuellement sur la marché. J'en ai testé quelques-uns avant de lancer mon choix sur ce dernier. La configuration a de quoi donner envie : le récent Ryzen 9 7940HS couplé a la partie graphique 780M, équipé de 32Go de mémoire vive CRUCIAL en 5600Mhz et un SSD ACER N6000 de 2To. Le tout propose des performances de haut niveau dans un boîtier équivalent à la taille d'un portefeuille. Tout simplement incroyable.En terme de performances pures j'ai pu tester face à mon pc de bureau équipé d'un Ryzen 9 5900X bridé à 105W d'origine. Ici le 7940HS est bridé à 45W en boost mais on obtient des performances très proches du processeur de pc de bureau de la génération précédente ! Et les températures restent tout à fait contenue. On comprends pourquoi Geekom a limité le boost à 45W car le système de refroidissement est parfait pour cette température mais vu le faible encombrement, il ne peut pas supporter pleinement un boost à 65W, même si on peut quand même y accéder. Le score multi se situe entre 6500 et 7200 en fonction du boost, le score mono cœur se situe aux alentours de 670. Mon 5900X tourne lui aux alentours de 7800 (en 16T) et 670 en mono. Pour une consommation bien plus importante !Les températures sont en conséquence, avec des pics à 88°C en sortie de boite. Plutôt pas mal pour un pc qui ne fait pas tant de bruit que ça, car le boitier a été très bien prévu de ce côté là et étouffe de bien belle manière le bruit du ventilateur. On peut tout à fait travailler à côté de lui sans être gêné. Autre point à considérer : il existe dans le bios trois options pour les courbes de ventilation (je ne sais pas si c'est accessible sous Windows, je n'ai pas trouvé l'option ou le logiciel pour le moment.) entre le mode normal, quiet et performance. Le mode performance reste toutefois très discret !On a alors un mini pc qui est taillé pour la production, sans sourciller, peut encaisser premier pro ou photoshop même si on peut arriver rapidement aux limites de 32Go de mémoire vive sur les gros projets. La plateforme accepte jusqu'à 64Go on en a encore sous le capot !Gros, énorme avantage est la possibilité de connecter une carte graphique de bureau sur le port Thunderbolt 4 ! On passe donc d'une machine polyvalente à une véritable machine de production, notamment sous premiere avec une NVIDIA RTX qui tire alors parti de la puissance disponible pour optimiser le rendu, qui est également disponible sous after effects ! J'ai branché ma 3080TI avec un boitier Razer X et c'est parfaitement reconnu et fonctionnel, sans sourciller ! Bien sur la partie graphique est déjà très bien pourvue et permet de tenir sans problèmes des jeux classiques en resolution et options modérées. Ne comptez pas faire tourner Cyberpunk en 4K ULTRA, mais Fortnite, CS, DOTA ou encore Valorant sont loin de lui faire peur et cet APU est vraiment loin d'être ridicule.La connectivité et les options sont nombreuses : Wifi 6E, Lan 2,5Gb, Bluetooth 5.2, et la rétrocompatibilité Thunderbolt 3 qui permet d'utiliser tous vos périphériques compatibles (notamment mon Hub Corsair qui a été reconnu de suite!).Si on doit lui trouver des points négatifs, parce qu'il en faut, c'est l'impossibilité de rajouter un SSD ou un disque dur supplémentaire, pas de port de libre, et le démontage qui se fait en décollant les pieds en caoutchouc, afin d'atteindre la seule chose qu'on peut modifier, la mémoire vive. Le SSD maxi supporté étant de 2Tb, on risque d'être assez vite limité. A ce moment on pourrait prévoir d'investir dans un disque dur externe de bonne facture, voir de travailler avec un NAS ou un cloud pour ne pas être encombré.Un rapport qualité prix impressionnant, une machine avec de belles capacités, pour limiter autant que possible son setup, je ne peux que vous conseiller ce mini pc. Les performances et les capacités qu'il offre sont dans le haut du panier de ce qui se fait actuellement sur le marché. Je recommande avec grand plaisir !

I use this computer as a little tinker toy, running Linux and Windows. With the specs it has, it's very snappy and responsive. The only downside is that the fans can get loud when in heavy use, but with a unit this size, I expected it. I would recommend this product as a good lasting family computer, a school desktop option, or just something to have thats powerful if you want to play around with things

This is a surprisingly capable little PC for desktop productivity, media / HTPC, and some content creation or light gaming workloads. It's an Intel NUC-style mini PC built around the Core i5-8259U processor, which is a 28W CPU with an unusually large graphics processor (branded Iris Plus 655) - a custom config Intel made for Apple's MacBook Pros a couple cycles ago.The IT8 delivers pretty decent overall CPU performance. I tested it against a Dell XPS 13 featuring a Core i7-10710U (a 6-core, 12-thread 10th-gen Intel chip), and the IT8 is, surprisingly, actually faster in sustained multithreaded CPU workloads (Cinebench R23 ST/MT was 945/4010 vs. 1014/3333 for the Dell). The Geekom also beat the Dell by 20-30% in web browsing performance tests, which is quite respectable.On the graphics side, keep in mind this is still an Intel integrated GPU, so it will not match a discrete AMD/Nvidia graphics card, but the Iris Plus 655 is a big step up from Intel's normal 14nm iGPUs - often delivering 1.5-2x the graphics performance of the Intel UHD 620 in the XPS 13's Core i7-10710U chip. It is still a bit behind the highest-spec Radeon Vega iGPUs in competing quad-core AMD APUs, but it's in the same ballpark, and you get slightly better CPU performance on this. Also, the IT8 has the advantage of Intel QuickSync, which certain applications (like Blue Iris for home security cameras) greatly benefit from. Media playback at up to 4K 60 Hz is smooth.Idle power draw is just 9W, which is not bad, and under light web browsing, hits around 15W on average. Noise levels are also decently managed, though the PC is definitely not silent. The fan is always on; under light loads, it's noticeable only if located next to you in a quiet room. At full load, it's definitely quite audible (as with all actively cooled mini PCs), but not annoyingly so.The port selection is fine - on the rear, two USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) A ports, one USB-C port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 data and DP video support, an HDMI, MiniDisplayPort, 1 Gigabit Ethernet port (driven by an Intel i219-V chip, which works great), and the 19V DC barrel jack power input. On the front, there's a USB-A and USB-C port (both 3.2 Gen 2, and the C port supports video), a 3.5 mm headphone/mic jack, and the power button. There's also an infrared receiver, which could be neat for HTPCs in particular, and a full-sized SD card reader. A couple of additional USB 2.0 ports might've been nice for keyboard/mouse purposes.There's no Thunderbolt support, but with the HDMI, Mini DP, and two USB-C ports, this thing has four display outputs, all capable of 4K @ 60 Hz, which is pretty impressive.Inside, the Wifi chip is the Intel AC 7265, which works reliably and offers 2x2 Wifi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2 but is, unfortunately, soldered to the motherboard and cannot be upgraded (e.g., to Wifi 6 or 6E). The NVMe SSD is fast enough for most use cases, and there's an available 2.5" bay inside the case if you want to add a 2.5" SATA hard drive or SSD for additional storage. One puzzling thing is that the 16 GB of RAM came as one 16 GB stick in single-channel, which reduces RAM bandwidth vs. having two 8 GB sticks in dual channel. On the plus side, Geekom includes a VESA mount, so you can easily mount the PC behind your monitor (or your wall or elsewhere).On the software side, the Geekom came with a clean installation (no bloatware- hurrah!) of Windows 11, and specifically Windows 11 Professional, which is great - many PC makers ship the Windows Home OS instead of Pro, then you need to spend up to $100 extra if you want features like Windows Sandbox, inbound Remote Desktop, etc.Overall, the IT8 has worked well for most use cases. If you need more CPU or GPU performance in a mini PC, your best bet would be something with the latest 8-core AMD Ryzen 5000 CPUs, but those tend to be much more expensive (and usually larger too). This offers a nice middle ground option at a relatively affordable price.