Specs -

CPU: Ryzen 7 8700G Mobo: AsRock X600TM-Itx GPU: iGPU Radeon 780m (8GB VRAM assigned) RAM: 16GB DDR5 5600mHz Storage: 1TB NVMe SSD

Performance -

What can you do with the legendary Radeon 780m? It is the world’s first iGPU that can catch up with entry level dedicated GPU. The performance overall is comparable to a GTX 1650 or a Mobile GTX 1650ti. Paring with Zen 4 architecture, 8-core 8700G, it can do way more than an HTPC or a portable desktop office computer. There are plenty of benchmark videos on YouTube FYI.

Some will say: ok it is not different from a 8845H in a mini PC like minisforum or Beelink or Z1 extreme in an rog console - technically, true, but either of these is embedded, which means you cannot do any upgrade to those, plus, their cooling systems are fixed, so that the performance is pretty much limited. While this one basically is a desktop solution - you can upgrade ram, ssd, cpu, cooler… it’s worthy to note that AMD will still use this AM5 platform for at least another 1 generation of their CPU - if there is better APU, just go and swap it!

It has to be noted that to keep the computer small and sleek, I had to adapt a small blower fan cooler to it. So for now the SoC package has a limited power of 55W, and the overall power draw from the outlet is about 70W. However, according to multiple sources, if you want to overclock the SoC, it can reach to >150W and it can be a good entry level gaming computer.