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forum threadDr.W posted Jan 19, 2026 05:44 PM

GMKtec NucBox M2 Pro S Barebone Mini PC: i7-1185G7 @ GMKtec $264.99

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SPECS:
  • CPU: 11th Gen IntelĀ® Coreā„¢ i7-1185G7, 4 cores / 8 threads, 10nm, up to 4.8GHz, 12MB L3 Cache; Silent mode 28W, Balanced 35W, Performance 40W (peak 40W)
  • CPU Package: FCBGA1449, 45.5 Ɨ 25mm
  • GPU: IntelĀ® IrisĀ® Xe Graphics, 96 EUs, max dynamic frequency 1.35GHz
  • Memory: 2ƗSO-DIMM DDR4 3200 MT/s, 16GB / 32GB pre-installed, up to 64GB
  • Storage: 2ƗM.2 SSD (1Ɨ2280 NVMe PCIe 3.0, 512GB included), motherboard supports PCIe 4.0
  • Internal Expansion: 1ƗM.2 2280 PCIe4.0Ɨ4 up to 8TB (no SATA); 1ƗM.2 2242 SATA up to 2TB (no PCIe)
  • Graphics Output: Dual HDMI 2.0 + Type-C, up to 4K
  • Networking: WiFi 6 (Realtek 8852BE, up to 1201 Mbps), Bluetooth 5.2, Intel I226-V 2.5G LAN
  • Power: DC IN (5.5/2.5mm) 20V/5A 100W, built-in CMOS battery
  • Front I/O:
    • 2ƗUSB 3.2 Gen2 (10Gbps)
    • Power / LED button
  • Rear I/O:
    • 1ƗUSB 3.2 Gen1 (5Gbps)
    • 1ƗUSB 2.0
    • 2ƗHDMI 2.0
    • 1ƗType-C (DP/Data 5Gbps, 4K@60Hz)
    • 1Ɨ3.5mm audio jack
    • 1ƗRJ45 LAN (2.5Gbps)
    • DC IN
  • Windows 11 Pro
  • Dimensions: 114 Ɨ 106 Ɨ 42.5 mm
  • Weight: 361g (bare), 1.4kg (package)
  • Package: Box size: 120 Ɨ 158 Ɨ 164 mm; 12 pcs per carton, 340 Ɨ 353 Ɨ 385 mm, 12kg
  • Included Accessories: Power adapter, HDMI cable, VESA mount, Manual, Warranty card

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eCoupon at checkout: GMKM2PS15

SPECS:
  • CPU: 11th Gen IntelĀ® Coreā„¢ i7-1185G7, 4 cores / 8 threads, 10nm, up to 4.8GHz, 12MB L3 Cache; Silent mode 28W, Balanced 35W, Performance 40W (peak 40W)
  • CPU Package: FCBGA1449, 45.5 Ɨ 25mm
  • GPU: IntelĀ® IrisĀ® Xe Graphics, 96 EUs, max dynamic frequency 1.35GHz
  • Memory: 2ƗSO-DIMM DDR4 3200 MT/s, 16GB / 32GB pre-installed, up to 64GB
  • Storage: 2ƗM.2 SSD (1Ɨ2280 NVMe PCIe 3.0, 512GB included), motherboard supports PCIe 4.0
  • Internal Expansion: 1ƗM.2 2280 PCIe4.0Ɨ4 up to 8TB (no SATA); 1ƗM.2 2242 SATA up to 2TB (no PCIe)
  • Graphics Output: Dual HDMI 2.0 + Type-C, up to 4K
  • Networking: WiFi 6 (Realtek 8852BE, up to 1201 Mbps), Bluetooth 5.2, Intel I226-V 2.5G LAN
  • Power: DC IN (5.5/2.5mm) 20V/5A 100W, built-in CMOS battery
  • Front I/O:
    • 2ƗUSB 3.2 Gen2 (10Gbps)
    • Power / LED button
  • Rear I/O:
    • 1ƗUSB 3.2 Gen1 (5Gbps)
    • 1ƗUSB 2.0
    • 2ƗHDMI 2.0
    • 1ƗType-C (DP/Data 5Gbps, 4K@60Hz)
    • 1Ɨ3.5mm audio jack
    • 1ƗRJ45 LAN (2.5Gbps)
    • DC IN
  • Windows 11 Pro
  • Dimensions: 114 Ɨ 106 Ɨ 42.5 mm
  • Weight: 361g (bare), 1.4kg (package)
  • Package: Box size: 120 Ɨ 158 Ɨ 164 mm; 12 pcs per carton, 340 Ɨ 353 Ɨ 385 mm, 12kg
  • Included Accessories: Power adapter, HDMI cable, VESA mount, Manual, Warranty card

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Jan 19, 2026 08:24 PM
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BenjaminL6834Jan 19, 2026 08:24 PM
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This or the GMKTec M5 Ultra (AMD Ryzen 7) for ~$260?
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Jan 19, 2026 08:34 PM
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NoDaJan 19, 2026 08:34 PM
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Quote from BenjaminL6834 :
This or the GMKTec M5 Ultra (AMD Ryzen 7) for ~$260?
Assuming you mean with a 7730U? Hands down the AMD

Passmark:
Intel Core i7-1185G7 @ 3.00GHz @ 15W
Multi-Thread: 10007
Single Thread: 2764

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U @ 15W
Multi-Thread: 17650
Single Thread: 2967
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Jan 19, 2026 08:53 PM
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ghostfreckle
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Jan 19, 2026 08:53 PM
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  • 6 year old quad core processor WITHOUT RAM?
  • This CPU can peak in the 60W-80W range... Depending how this cooling works and how the TDP is limited, you can see vastly different performance than advertised.
  • The Front page GMK mini pc ($370) with the 7730U, 16gb RAM, and 512gb SSD is vastly superior to this barebones, even though it's processor is 4 years old...
Not a deal.
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Jan 19, 2026 08:54 PM
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jtjioeJan 19, 2026 08:54 PM
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Is windows 11 pre-installed/included for free?
Jan 19, 2026 08:58 PM
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Beer_MoneyJan 19, 2026 08:58 PM
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Quote from ghostfreckle :
  • 6 year old quad core processor WITHOUT RAM?
  • This CPU can peak in the 60W-80W range... Depending how this cooling works and how the TDP is limited, you can see vastly different performance than advertised.
  • The Front page GMK mini pc ($370) with the 7730U, 16gb RAM, and 512gb SSD is vastly superior to this barebones, even though it's processor is 4 years old...
Not a deal.
It says 16GB ram pre-installed.
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Jan 19, 2026 09:36 PM
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famewolfJan 19, 2026 09:36 PM
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Quote from NoDa :
Assuming you mean with a 7730U? Hands down the AMD

Passmark:
Intel Core i7-1185G7 @ 3.00GHz @ 15W
Multi-Thread: 10007
Single Thread: 2764

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U @ 15W
Multi-Thread: 17650
Single Thread: 2967
unless its for jellyfin/plex video encode/decode or ollama. I have a ryzen 7 with radeon 680m igpu and its poorly supported on linux.
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Jan 19, 2026 10:13 PM
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klimptJan 19, 2026 10:13 PM
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How's the fan noise of this one?
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Jan 19, 2026 10:38 PM
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BenjaminL6834Jan 19, 2026 10:38 PM
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Quote from Beer_Money :
It says 16GB ram pre-installed.
The descriptions are inaccurate for "barebones". No RAM, no storage, no OS. It's like that on the GMKTec website too.
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Jan 19, 2026 10:43 PM
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BenjaminL6834Jan 19, 2026 10:43 PM
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Quote from famewolf :

unless its for jellyfin/plex video encode/decode or ollama. I have a ryzen 7 with radeon 680m igpu and its poorly supported on linux.
Considering possibly running frigate.
I have 32 gigs of laptop DDR4 I'm trying to find something to do with.
Jan 19, 2026 11:04 PM
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famewolfJan 19, 2026 11:04 PM
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Quote from BenjaminL6834 :
Considering possibly running frigate.
I have 32 gigs of laptop DDR4 I'm trying to find something to do with.

As long as you have camera's that provide a "low res feed" in addition to the normal one you should be able to hangle a good amount of camera and the intel works well for that purpose as well. I've got an older intel n150 mini pc I'll be spinning up with proxmox strictly to handle gpu related tasks unless I crumble and buy THIS one.
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Jan 20, 2026 01:09 AM
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ghostfreckle
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Jan 20, 2026 01:09 AM
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Quote from Beer_Money :
It says 16GB ram pre-installed.
No.Barebones is no ram and no SSD, or windows license.

Literally click the link and it says No RAM or SSD... OP fudged up copy/paste of specs... šŸ¤¦ ā™‚ļø
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Jan 20, 2026 01:49 AM
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Ekeenan86Jan 20, 2026 01:49 AM
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Quote from famewolf :
As long as you have camera's that provide a "low res feed" in addition to the normal one you should be able to hangle a good amount of camera and the intel works well for that purpose as well. I've got an older intel n150 mini pc I'll be spinning up with proxmox strictly to handle gpu related tasks unless I crumble and buy THIS one.
What would be your thoughts on using this one for Home Assistant OS? I want to setup it up to help monitor my Reolink cameras. Thanks
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Jan 20, 2026 01:56 AM
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Ekeenan86Jan 20, 2026 01:56 AM
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Quote from BenjaminL6834 :
This or the GMKTec M5 Ultra (AMD Ryzen 7) for ~$260?
Can you link the one you are referencing? I'm only finding this for $429, thanks!
Jan 20, 2026 02:59 AM
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famewolfJan 20, 2026 02:59 AM
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Quote from Ekeenan86 :
What would be your thoughts on using this one for Home Assistant OS? I want to setup it up to help monitor my Reolink cameras. Thanks

It should easily handle home assistant however I'd recommend installing proxmox (free) and runniing home assistant os in a container so it's not taking up the whole machine. Then frigate could be in another container. It also handles vm's but lxc containers are much lighter on resources and all of them can share the gpu where you can only allocate the gpu to 1 vm and then even the lxc containers can't use it. I have docker running in a container which eliminated the one vm I was using so I can run all the apps.

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Jan 20, 2026 03:01 AM
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Ekeenan86Jan 20, 2026 03:01 AM
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Quote from famewolf :
It should easily handle home assistant however I'd recommend installing proxmox (free) and runniing home assistant os in a container so it's not taking up the whole machine. Then frigate could be in another container. It also handles vm's but lxc containers are much lighter on resources and all of them can share the gpu where you can only allocate the gpu to 1 vm and then even the lxc containers can't use it. I have docker running in a container which eliminated the one vm I was using so I can run all the apps.
Awesome thanks for the details! I was thinking of leveraging proxmox for this.

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