Mini PCs
An N100 box does 90% of a mid-tower's daily work for $150 and 6 watts.
Sheet 12 · Mini PCsUpdated 2026-07-18
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GMKtecNucBox G3 Plus (N150)TOP VALUE |
Intel N150 | 16 GB | 512GB NVMe | 6 W | 79 | $169.00$2.14/pt | 100 | Check price → |
BeelinkEQ14 |
Intel N150 | 16 GB | 500GB NVMe | 6 W | 78 | $209.00$2.68/pt | 80 | Check price → |
BeelinkEQR5 |
Ryzen 7 5825U | 32 GB | 500GB NVMe | 54 W | 82 | $299.00$3.65/pt | 59 | Check price → |
MinisforumUM870 Slim |
Ryzen 7 8745H | 32 GB | 1TB NVMe | 54 W | 86 | $399.00$4.64/pt | 46 | Check price → |
MinisforumUM890 Pro |
Ryzen 9 8945HS | 32 GB | 1TB NVMe | 54 W | 88 | $499.00$5.67/pt | 38 | Check price → |
AppleMac mini (M4) |
Apple M4 | 16 GB | 256GB SSD | 40 W | 90 | $549.00$6.10/pt | 35 | Check price → |
BeelinkSER8 |
Ryzen 7 8845HS | 32 GB | 1TB NVMe | 54 W | 89 | $569.00$6.39/pt | 33 | Check price → |
GMKtecNucBox K8 Plus |
Ryzen 7 8845HS | 32 GB | 1TB NVMe | 65 W | 88 | $689.00$7.83/pt | 27 | Check price → |
BeelinkSER9 |
Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | 32 GB | 1TB NVMe | 65 W | 91 | $989.00$10.87/pt | 20 | Check price → |
GMKtecEVO-X2 |
Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | 64 GB | 2TB NVMe | 120 W | 94 | $1799.00$19.14/pt | 11 | Check price → |
Sheet note: An N100 box does the browsing, media and light-server work of a mid-tower at a tenth the price and a twentieth the wattage; the Ryzen flagships only pull ahead once you actually compile or game.
MMX score: editorial bench, 0 to 100, per channel. Value index: points per dollar, scaled so the channel's best ratio = 100.
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