GEEKOM Mini IT13 with Intel Core i9 32GB RAM 2TB Storage

This Mini PC turns out to have the best single thread performance out of all the Mini PCs tested on the channel! It's also the first Mini PC with an Intel Core i9.
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[@MarcoGPUtuber]

Can't wait to install Windows 98 on this bad boy.

[@ran2wild370]

OMORES already knows how to tame Win98 on such machine.

[@ABYTE64]

XP better

[@TheSliderW]

Challenge : One per core in a VM... X)

[@cmdredstrakerofshado1159]

OMG NO!!! You need Windows More Excrement oops Window Me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣or Windows Xtra Pee oops XP 😉

[@mesterak]

I’m not big into modern mini PCs, but good coverage of this little powerhouse. Thanks Phil!

[@philscomputerlab]

I try to schedule these Inna Tuesday so regular retro content is unaffected 👍

[@GEEKOMPC]

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[@philscomputerlab]

Thank you 😊

[@slerched]

I have the GEEKOM IT12 with an i9 (12900H)/32 GB and 2 TB and I am happy with it. Runs fairly quiet for the power on offer. Runs well. I use it for web browsing, KZbin watching, Plex viewing, and some low-end Steam gaming. Does old DOS gaming via GoG extremely well, along with older system emulation as Phil states. Everything Phil said is spot on though. Performance from an i9 for some tasks could be better but it cleared up a huge space on my desk and I was able to move my high end gaming PC to the basement. Save on electricity costs, noise, and heat in my home office. Win win :D

[@Gazereths1234]

I have a little celeron version of one of these, does the job for a PC to travel with, can even run some older games like the Mass Effect trilogy. It only cost £99 IIRC Was looking at one with the AMD 680M, but decided to just get the cheapest one I could find. It rarely get's any use, unless I'm on holiday.

[@itstheweirdguy]

I think this is a pretty fun computer. Honestly seeing it do that well in Tomb Raider, even though it's old, was pretty good! For being a tiny little intel iGPU

[@filipetmarcal]

Nice review

[@박메롱-k9z]

The reason for performance below specifications is likely due to limited TDP and throttling due to lack of heat dissipation. The i9 13900H motherboard product modified for desktop use shows quite high performance.

[@JohnSmith-xq1pz]

One of of these days I minght get a mini pc and set it up as an all in one retro emulator machine for game consoles and such

[@RealGengarTV]

7:11 this is a shame really. This thing throttles with its cooling so i think going i7 with DDR5 makes sense. Save on the CPU get faster ram

[@Capital_KP]

I like mini/SFF PCs but these do not make sense if you have to pay for them. Don’t get me wrong, I ”want ”several of them, but have no real need for something smaller then M-ITX or a laptop, without a dedicated GPU.

[@lordwiadro83]

Never understood the purpose of such mini PCs. If you need something small, get a laptop. If you need power, get a desktop PC. Minis combine the worst of both words. They are not portable, not upgradeable, and underpowered. But they overheat and make noise.

[@RealGengarTV]

There's always a use. This could be set up in Linux as an headless video ingest station to a NAS for video editing for example.

[@lordwiadro83]

@@RealGengarTV You don't need an i9 with 32 GB RAM for a home NAS storage.

[@viktorprjevara5181]

Exactly

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

Do the USB4 ports come with PCI Express tunnelling? Perhaps an eGPU can be hooked up to it.

[@ABYTE64]

I think that version with i7 has better performance per dollar ratio, because i7-13700H has almost identical performance to i9-13900H, but is 100$ cheaper

[@fradd182]

Mini Pcs have a potential to replace many laptops that serve as home machines and never actually leave the house. Everybody already has some sort of big display, just add keyboard and a mouse and you can have a home system that is much smaller than a laptop.

[@airmicrobe]

Recently TV box is somewhere in the middle of this niche market ^^

[@SuperStareGry]

AMD variant is cheaper and probably a better choice.

[@ABYTE64]

ye

[@ooklathemok]

Got to be honest Im not really keen on where pcs are going which is interesting because I can see some advantages in some circumstances but I wouldn't want these to be the goto. I like towers, i like customising them and having the options. With these its more restrictive and while a lot smaller i think it sacrifices usability but i stress i could be wrong and would value feedback

[@tonycollazorappo]

If I'm not a PC gamer but instead use my pc's for work and light photography picture touch ups would this machine be good for me?

[@chloedevereaux1801]

you need to use intel oc utility, up the tdp to max.... then it games better..

[@ericdeheer]

Thanks for the video, did you measure how much power it uses?

[@philscomputerlab]

This time I didn't I'm afraid...

[@charruaporelmundo]

2 TB is a bit to small for me, I have a few thousands of images in raw, can you plug a samsung 8tb SSD (on a enclusure) and use it as an external hard drive?

[@philscomputerlab]

Yes absolutely, the USB-C port will give you the best speed.

[@charruaporelmundo]

@@philscomputerlab Thank you,.. will put this in my cart ,… and wait a wife good mood day 😂

[@krz8888888]

I'd go AMD for maximum efficiency in this form factor

[@ZERARCHIVE2023]

It's just to flex the bad value lol an I9 ain't never gonna perform as promissed in that tiny box

[@ABYTE64]

@@ZERARCHIVE2023 also it is laptop i9

[@ZERARCHIVE2023]

even a laptop, this bad boy must be wishing for a storm @@ABYTE64

[@Ja14111948]

Could I plug in a LEPAI amp (+speakers) into the headphones jack?

[@Super123456789Kuba]

Seems like a Mixed bag for me, great for Video Editing, Emulation like PCem and 86Box, and Other Single-Threaded tasks, but MEH with gaming... (Especially old games...) And some potential performance hits thanks to DDR4. Seems like a fine machine, but some flaws of it are killing it for me. Seems like the AMD Versions are just better overrall.

[@philscomputerlab]

With games it's really the Intel drivers that are a let-down. Not just performance but compatibility. A lot of games just don't work well. Even an entry level AMD APU will do better because, well it just works.

[@Super123456789Kuba]

@@philscomputerlab Well, with performance I thought more about DDR4 limiting that CPU with what It could do, but true, Intel Drivers are a let-down with old DX9.0 and DX10 games, probably running something as old as Call of Duty United Offensive from 2004 would be a issue.

[@ran2wild370]

As a 3rd-worlder I am going to rant about almost $900USD price 🤣🤣🤣

[@Nordlicht05]

If I have the room I would always go bigger and cheaper. My last pc upgrade cost me sub 300€ ups 😅 doubled the cores.

[@ran2wild370]

@@Nordlicht05 There are holes happen where old hardware is kept to its last gasp or trying to sell a CPU for $100🤪 Of course I am looking for those cheap options too, but very envious for those who have something from 2016-2017 for $50 even with a case and a power supply. 😄😄

[@ABYTE64]

still beter than laptops for 5000$

[@DataDashy]

One big issue with all these miniPCs that they are insanely overpriced, you get as good as these are in form of second hand laptops for half of the price. I would not consider any of these for retro purposes anyway.

[@eusebiosksipolitos2524]

Can it run Crysis? Yes, yes it can...03:02

[@ABYTE64]

it just has laptop components

[@manaphylv100]

The issue with most of these mini PCs is that they are too overpriced. They are just laptops without anything that makes a laptop portable, yet they come with all the problems of a laptop, like throttling due to limited power and cooling. Unless you absolutely cannot fit a Micro-ATX or even a VESA-mounted Mini-ITX system in your room (which is highly unlikely, considering you still need external monitor and input devices), you are always better off going with a socketed system.

[@philscomputerlab]

For me they work as I recently travelled with Mini PC in backpack and USB capture card. I don't like laptops, too small, so I use a large screen at destination and so this worked well for me but yes many would prefer a laptop.

[@davidp4456]

🫣Is it available in beige? 😁

[@maniatore2006]

849,00€ Much to Expensive. And not expandable. Intel APUs are so BAD in Comparoisn to AMD Ryzen