GMKtec NucBox M5 Plus
MINI PC | £229 from GMKtec www.snipca.com/53554
Square deal
In Issue 702 we reviewed the GMKtec NucBox G6, a sub-£200 mini PC that is something of a bargain, but used an older, low-end processor to keep the price down. For around £30 more, this NucBox M5 Plus tweaks the specification in a few areas, including a superior processor that provides a more powerful performance level.
A performance upgrade on previous models, but still reasonably priced
The eight-core AMD Ryzen 7 5825U chip in the M5 Plus is around three years old – the same age as the four-core Ryzen 3 in the G6. However, with double the core count the M5 can handle more tasks and runs faster.