GMKtec NucBox M3 mini PC review: Core i5-12450H is just too power-hungry
By Allen Ngo · Notebookcheck
- Source published
- Nov 9, 2023
- Test performed
- Not reported by source
- Added to MiniPC.guru
- Sep 23, 2026
- Source reviewed
- Sep 23, 2026
- Tested hardware
- Intel Core i5-12450H, 8 cores / 12 threads, Alder Lake-H, 45 W PL2 short burst and 35 W PL1 sustained · Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, driver 31.0.101.4575 (not used: this row renders on the processor) · 32 GB DDR4-3200, dual channel, 19-19-19-43 · not applicable: a CPU render does not read from disk while the measurement runs; the unit carried a Lexar NM610 Pro (NM610P001T-HNNNG) of 1024 GB
- Software / version / OS
- Blender · 2.79 · Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
- Power profile
- Windows set to Performance mode before the benchmarks; processor limits 45 W PL2 short burst and 35 W PL1 sustained, as printed in the review's specification table
- Test conditions
- BMW27 standard demo scene, CPU render backend as the chart labels it (v2.79 BMW27 CPU). Samples and output resolution are those stored in the standard scene file. The same chart prints an average of 379 s for this processor across 7 machines, range 330 to 429 s: this unit is the slowest of them
Editorial review checks the source and documentation; it does not certify the measurement or mean we tested the device ourselves.
