Mini PCs that prioritize performance over anything else are far from hard to find. Most such systems opt for high-end laptop chips instead of desktop ones, which is to be expected considering that there is quite a lot of overlap in terms of thermal expectations between the two segments - in other words, both have to deal with limited thermal headroom. The newly launched K10 mini PC from the well-known brand GMKtec is no exception, and packs the Intel Core i9-13900HK CPU paired with up to 96 GB of memory. Pricing details are under wraps as of this writing, and the system is available for pre-order in China. A global release in not in sight, although GMKtec does like to bring many of its products to the global market.
The 14-core, 20-thread Core i9-13900HK CPU may be over two years old at this point, but is far from a slouch. With performance that is almost neck-and-neck with the Core Ultra 9 185H, the high-end Raptor Lake-H is more than sufficient for the vast majority of intensive workloads that one might throw its way. Dual SODIMM slots are present, which can accommodate up to 96 GB of DDR5-5200 memory, Moreover, the K10 sports a whopping three M.2 2280 slots, which allows the system to pack up to 12 TB of solid-state storage. A pretty decent cooling system is also present, the performance of which, however, can only be established once independent reviews arrive.
However, let us now turn our attention to a pretty disappointing aspect of the otherwise excellent GMKtec K10 mini PC - networking. I am almost certain that a sizeable chunk of our readers are probably drooling at the thought of employing the system as a pretty neat entry-level all-flash NAS. For such folks, the lack of 10G networking will certainly be somewhat of a deal-breaker. Apart from that, the port selection appears good enough - quad USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, dual USB 2.0, a serial port, HDMI, DisplayPort, audio jack, 2.5G LAN, as well as a single Type-C port with PD. Wireless networking is taken care of by Bluetooth 5.2 and Wi-Fi 6.
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The 14-core, 20-thread Core i9-13900HK CPU may be over two years old at this point, but is far from a slouch. With performance that is almost neck-and-neck with the Core Ultra 9 185H, the high-end Raptor Lake-H is more than sufficient for the vast majority of intensive workloads that one might throw its way. Dual SODIMM slots are present, which can accommodate up to 96 GB of DDR5-5200 memory, Moreover, the K10 sports a whopping three M.2 2280 slots, which allows the system to pack up to 12 TB of solid-state storage. A pretty decent cooling system is also present, the performance of which, however, can only be established once independent reviews arrive.
However, let us now turn our attention to a pretty disappointing aspect of the otherwise excellent GMKtec K10 mini PC - networking. I am almost certain that a sizeable chunk of our readers are probably drooling at the thought of employing the system as a pretty neat entry-level all-flash NAS. For such folks, the lack of 10G networking will certainly be somewhat of a deal-breaker. Apart from that, the port selection appears good enough - quad USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, dual USB 2.0, a serial port, HDMI, DisplayPort, audio jack, 2.5G LAN, as well as a single Type-C port with PD. Wireless networking is taken care of by Bluetooth 5.2 and Wi-Fi 6.
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