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frontpageLegendarySSJBroly posted Aug 22, 2025 01:33 AM
Trycoo Mini PC: Ryzen 5 5500U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Win11
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Where this excels vs any cheaper Intel N series is the Radeon integrated graphics and has 6 cores.
Love that it lets you add a SATA SSD for either additional storage or if you'd like to dual boot Linux or use the NVMe for faster storage. And it has a 2.5GBe native port.
A really good package if you won't be gaming anything super demanding on it and need a compact setup that has a small footprint and is quiet. For regular windows stuff, it can handle most anything
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Always hit and miss. Have Beelink with Ryzen 5700, $290, working for almost 2 years. BIL has Beelink N100 for longer.
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Where this excels vs any cheaper Intel N series is the Radeon integrated graphics and has 6 cores.
Love that it lets you add a SATA SSD for either additional storage or if you'd like to dual boot Linux or use the NVMe for faster storage. And it has a 2.5GBe native port.
A really good package if you won't be gaming anything super demanding on it and need a compact setup that has a small footprint and is quiet. For regular windows stuff, it can handle most anything
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Looking for something to be used at HTPC / hub. It will be on 24/7/365
The only downside comparing to N cpu is that it can't decode AV1 if you use it watching video, you may see higher CPU usage on AV1 streaming. Or you may change it to VP9 coded source
Looking for something to be used at HTPC / hub. It will be on 24/7/365
In general GMKtek is a MUCH bigger brand, and as such would expect a better warranty and possibly a more reliable product. That being said its hard to compare the two processors, the twin lake in the G3 plus you cited pales in comparison to the Ryzen 5500U. They Ryzen has 6 cores/12 threads max 4.0 ghz w/ 16mb of cache vs 4cores/4 threads max 3.6 ghz w/ 6mb of cache on the Twin lake.
If this is an HTPC look for youtube reviews to see it playing back media at the resolutions you expect (4k?), and for general criticisms being used that way.
In particular i like ETA Prime's reviews, here is one one the G3 plus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsFoOjB
Looking for something to be used at HTPC / hub. It will be on 24/7/365
If you're really worried about it you can get an old enterprise MiniPC from Dell/HP/IBM for under $150 on Ebay. You'll usually get 8-16gb RAM, 256-512gb SSD, and an Intel 8500T or 9500T CPU. Plenty of hardware for even software decoding, but the GPU isn't good for game emulation. Even a cheap $20 Onn 4k Android box will probably do that better. I'm doing up tp Nintendo64 on mine plus Kodi, Youtube, and all the other streaming apps.
If you plan on emulating games then you really want a Ryzen setup with their much better built in GPU on something like this here. If your budget is higher and you want to do games you can play PS2/Xbox or better titles with a better Ryzen setup.
Always hit and miss. Have Beelink with Ryzen 5700, $290, working for almost 2 years. BIL has Beelink N100 for longer.
I believe Beelink and GMKtec are a bit better regarded but cost a little more.
also, what kind of durability do these have? I am still rocking a Dell 980 desktop from 2015 with an I5. upgraded RAM and HD only..
Time for an upgrade
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Where this excels vs any cheaper Intel N series is the Radeon integrated graphics and has 6 cores.
Love that it lets you add a SATA SSD for either additional storage or if you'd like to dual boot Linux or use the NVMe for faster storage. And it has a 2.5GBe native port.
A really good package if you won't be gaming anything super demanding on it and need a compact setup that has a small footprint and is quiet. For regular windows stuff, it can handle most anything
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