Quite a low price for the interesting AOOSTAR GEM12 Max mini PC, a machine with a powerful processor and multiple available ports.
As engine we have the efficient and powerful AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS processor, which integrates the RADEON 780M iGPU and offers us a good base power as we saw in our Review. This mini PC has a very elegant design with multiple ventilation slots. It also stands out for having an OCulink port, a good option for users who want to connect an external GPU using this faster port than USB4.
Inside its case we can see that we have a slot for SDD M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0, two slots for SODIMM DDR5, a Wifi 6 card and two 2.5G Ethernet ports.
AOOSTAR GEM12 Max Mini-PC Specifications
This mini PC includes as engine the powerful AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS Octa Core processor with sixteen threads, speed up to 5.1 GHz and an NPU for AI up to 38 TOPS. It includes a powerful 12-core Radeon 780M iGPU that reaches a speed of 2.7 GHz. A processor manufactured in 4 nm with Zen 4/4c technology. With which we can move any demanding design app or perform demanding tasks in heavy calculations, even AAA titles.
By default includes 32 GB of RAM DDR5 5600 Mhz Dual Channel expandable up to 64 GB. For storage we have an M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD installed with a capacity of 1 TB.
Other notable features
In terms of connectivity, we have two RJ45 2.5G network ports and a Wifi 6 adapter with Bluetooth 5.2. As interfaces we find on the perimeter of the case 4 USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports, U 3.5 mm audio jack and two video outputs HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.4. In addition, we have two USB4 complete with data output, PD 100 W power supply and DisplayPort 1.4 video. To connect an eGPU we have the OCulink port which today is the best option available.
This computer is powered by a small external USB-C transformer, includes a VESA plate to anchor it behind any monitor or TV and the operating system is Windows 11 Pro.
Price and availability
- The AOOSTAR GEM12 Max mini PC will be available from retailers such as Amazon for $339 with shipping included in barebone version.
