A Real Hidden Gem...AOOSTAR GEM12 Mini PC Review
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2024
- In this video we check out the AOOSTAR GEM12 mini PC, a unique mini with an Oculink port as well as USB4 and this one features AMD's Ryzen 6900HX CPU. This mini performs much better than expected and even comes with dual 2.5G LAN and dual Gen4 NVME drives.
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00:00 - The GEM
00:41 - Specs & Features
02:59 - Opening It Up
03:58 - Benchmarks
05:51 - Games
08:38 - Video Editing
09:02 - BIOS, Power, Temps & Noise
10:23 - Conclusion - Наука та технологія
Bought one of these as a barebone, based on the recommendation. Nice little pc. The barebone experience is different, particularly in that the feet aren't attached but they give you two sets to stick in, which is nice. My Firecuda NVME heatsink fouled on a structural rib in the plastic base, which makes me think that they'd installed it the wrong way - if you detach the fan and WiFi antenna and rotate the base before putting it all back together, everything fits nicer. Think the base designer had that in mind but it didn't get communicated to the shop floor.
Initially tried it in Quiet power mode and almost got it to install windows using power from the monitor. Not quite though. I plugged in the PSU and it worked fine but when I benchmarked it, the results on quiet are well below that of my old 7735hs Beelink, so I've been running it on Balanced instead, which works as you'd expect.
Again, nice little pc that runs well. Got to praise Aoostar for the delivery service as well - order to door (in the UK) in 7 days, and I wasn't stung by import duty either.
Midrange price, great performance, Oculink port, 2 USB4 and double 2.5GB LAN? This mini does have everything!
Really considering this one…
Really nice to see the Oculink vs. Thunderbolt throughput difference here, so clearly the Oculink is the option of choice for egpu. I've got a NUC8i3BEH which has a Thunderbolt 3 port, so I'll be going with that for now, but the upgrade path definitely looks like Oculink for future purchases. Thanks for this!
Thanks a lot for testing this one! Good to hear it ticks most of the right boxes
For another AUD $100 (when on sale) you could get a Minisforum UM780 XTX with OCulink port (although you'll sacrifice a M.2 slot), 7840HS CPU and 780M graphics.
6900HX is such an odd chip to still be using - uses so much more power for such little extra performance vs the 7735HS. For near $500 I'd be buying 8845HS stuff now with 780m unless you get a good deal.
this.
I like it. Impressive cooling too. Well done.
The only I didn't see info on is how easy or difficult it is to access the CPU fan.
I like the extra fan on the bottom lid, to cool memory and storage.
did you know there's a club for fans of extra fans? wanna join?
@@sativagirl1885 Fantastic.
What a neat unit. I like that you spent the time showing the Oculink vs USB4 rather than comparing the iGPU performance to other 6900HX units. If I didn't have too many minis as it is, I'd order this in a heartbeat. Fun review to watch.
Grabbed an older gem10 6800H. First personal windows machine in a long time and can’t be more happy with it. I wonder if the ocup4v2 or my fanatec csl dd will arrive first 😆
I always like when usb c is the power connection on a mini pc.
im trying to find a mini pc that looks like beelink designs but it must be with pcie x1 . any recommendations ?
To be fair, glued on feet is a one time issue? Once you tear them off they shouldn't re-stick? Maybe some rubbing alcohol would solve that forever?
Bought this based on the review and the offered discount
Been looking for USB C/ Thunderbolt powered! HDMI not Displayport! Super low fan noise. Any suggestions?
Beelink SER8 is the closest.
Good machine, but it's at least one year late.
With an updated Cpu and IGpu could be a must buy, even at an higher price, but as it is, you can find better perfomance for the same money,
Hi, i have a question, Gem 12 support tpm 2.0 for windows 11 installing?
Yes, it comes with Windows 11.
Oh hello Rob! It looks like I came early today.
And I watched the video too.
Which test/stress test do you run when looking at max power/heat/noise?
Whatever gets the highest result during all the testing. A 3x run (30min) of Cinebench multicore test usually does the trick for heat/noise.
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That's a nice little device. Thanks for the review.
You did not mention nor reference the USB4-to-PCIe adapter you used
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So, a Thunderbolt 3 eGPU. Do you know what data rate it was connecting at? I wonder if you were getting the full 40mbps that USB4 can do.
40Gbps
I don't get the oculink thing. If you want a dedicated GPU, why not just get a regular PC at that point?
Portability, modularity, space saving.
Cheaper than upgrade if what you already have supports Thunderbolt or Oculink, plus all the advantages of NUC (lower power, lower fan noise, smaller physical footprint). And can be shared between computers when desired, with a simple reboot and cable swap.
Always annoying when you can get a PC to post on USB-C power, only to find it shutting down when Windows is about to fire up. Think it's something to do with the PD system sensing power draw, but would be happy for someone to explain it.
Yeah, some minis you can use in Windows, others just turn off. Must be some transient power spikes the USB-C monitor doesn't like.
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@@RobtechBeelink recommend setting the updated Ser6 to 54w in BIOS to power with PD so it might be worth trying the Quiet profile. I’ve ordered a barebones so will give it a go. There is a lot of play on words with mini manufacturers about PD. Aoostar are stating 100w and using ‘Fully featured USB4’ to describe this one, so I live in hope, rather than expectation. Minisforum used to say fully featured but seem to have gone towards stating 5v3a on later 12th gen Intel machines. 5 lots and 3 amps isn’t a lot of juice, when their barrel jack is 19 volt.
my pc have that problem also ...
get heat to quickly and shut down imself
hello
i just got it today GEM 12 and in my country we have 240v in the wall , power supply written 100-120v i dont know if it safe to connect it
Hi, can you link a photo of the power supply? Also where did you buy it from?
@@Robtech i bought it from amazon
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You'll need to upload the image somewhere. That's a link to your desktop which can only be accessed by you.
@@Robtech 😅 yes sorry , i check it now how to
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Do you worry about potential spyware with these NO-Name companies (or not US companies)?
As a precaution do you still boot up with the preinstalled Windows 11 or what do you do?
He shows a scan with Malwarebytes. But you can also easily use your own bootable USB to install windows.
do you watch videos before trying to comment?
3:45 answers that question