A Real Hidden Gem...AOOSTAR GEM12 Mini PC Review

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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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💻 This unit was a free review sample

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

Robtech

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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!

jeffmcneill

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.

jabonorte

Midrange price, great performance, Oculink port, 2 USB4 and double 2.5GB LAN? This mini does have everything!

MorganEdgy

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.

dave_r

Thanks a lot for testing this one! Good to hear it ticks most of the right boxes

zupzop

I like the extra fan on the bottom lid, to cool memory and storage.

JMBalaguer

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.

iwillbeyoursaint

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.

TrusteftTech

That's a nice little device. Thanks for the review.

bryans

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 😆

wayne

Bought this based on the review and the offered discount

brads

I always like when usb c is the power connection on a mini pc.

shinobusensui

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.

neilquinn

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,

pedgarage

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?

avidwriter

Wonder if you could use the occulink and the thunderbolt 4 port for two GPUs. Rendering speeds use. Yes the data transfer is slow but withe the eGPU loading the scene in ram and rendering a block before transferring the result back… its an idea worth testing

peterallen

Oh hello Rob! It looks like I came early today.

And I watched the video too.

MorganEdgy

Please review the new Intel version of this

anantgillmusic

is it possible to use this for virtualization?

glenndeduque

im trying to find a mini pc that looks like beelink designs but it must be with pcie x1 . any recommendations ?

mrGevara