Beelink GTR7, review: mini PC with AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS and RDNA3

Beelink GTR7 is the new flagship mini PC of the Beelink brand that we present today in its analysis or review. A powerful and compact compact computer with great design.

The new Beelink GTR7 mini PC offers us the AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS processor with Radeon 780M GPU that integrates the recent RDNA3 technology. Inside we have DDR5 RAM, two M.2 NVMe PCIe 4x drives, two 2.5GB Ethernet ports and a Wifi 6 adapter. We also have the possibility to connect up to four monitors at the same time and we find a good cooling system with vapor chamber, magnetic charging system and fingerprint reader.

Read on and watch our battery of tests to see how this computer fares against the competition.

Beelink GTR7 details

Unboxing

The new Beelink GTR7 comes in a fairly simple but well protected cardboard box. Inside we find the small computer with its contents, manual, 2x HDMI cable, VESA bracket and 19V 6.32A (120 W) charger.

Description

This mini PC Beelink GTR7 has a metal case with vents along its perimeter, thus achieving optimal ventilation. Also in the upper area includes fingerprint reader for unlocking Windows, with this we can access without having to enter password.

On the front we have a power button, BIOS reset, audio jack in / out, USB-C 3.2 (10 Gbps) and a USB-A 3.2 port. In the rear area we find two USB-C 4 (40 Gbps), two USB-A 3.2 ports, two USB-A 2.0, HDMI 2.1, DP 1.4, two Ethernet 2.5GB and for power supply we have a lower magnetic DC port.

This mini PC surprises us with a magnetic charging system in the lower area, a peculiar system that frees the back of cables and is quite hidden. The rear USB-C 4 ports can not power the mini PC for now because the processor is set to 65W, in an upcoming BIOS update can be lowered to 35W and can be powered by these USB-C 4.

Storage and RAM

Integrated in this PC we find the Wifi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2 network adapter (Intel AX600) with two internal antennas and two Ethernet 2.5GB ports (Intel I225-V). We also have installed a Crucial M.2 2280 NVMe 1TB SSD, we have another free M.2 NVMe 2280 slot available. For RAM we have two slots with 2 SODIMM DDR5 5600 MHz Crucial already occupied.

• RAM: 32 GB DDR5 Crucial 5600MHz max / 2x SODIMM.
• Storage: 1 TB Crucial disk installed / 2x M.2 2280 NVMe.
• Network: Wifi 6 + BT 5.2 (Intel AX600) / 1x Ethernet 2.5GB (Intel I225-V).

Cooling system

In the Beelink GTR7 we have a dual cooling system, on the one hand we have a vapor chamber with high efficiency and on the other hand with an active fan for the RAM/disk area. A solution that as we will see will give us very positive results and implies a substantial improvement by Beelink.

System and performance

Environment and user experience

We start the Beelink GTR7 mini PC using the front power button, in a few seconds the small white LED inside this button lights up. The mini PC boots up with Windows 11 Pro activated, with its drivers installed correctly ready to work and we only have to run Windows Update to keep it up to date. This mini PC as we found moves smoothly and boots in a few seconds thanks to its fast NVMe drive. We can load a large number of browsing tabs without slowing down performance. A valid PC for office, multimedia and to work even with design apps at a high level with a lot of elements load.

• OS Version installed: Windows 11 Pro 64bit / Linux optional.
• Software pre-installed: None.
• Tutorials: Control the micro PC with your Smartphone / Install Windows 11 / Migrate Windows to SSD

Networks, Storage, RAM and Ports

In terms of network connectivity, this Beelink GTR7 PC includes a Wifi 6 + BT 5.2 (Intel AX200) wireless adapter and two 2.5GB Ethernet (Realtek) port. The results in speed are quite good and we have a correct range.

• Network performance: Two internal Wifi antennas / Range 46 dBm / Link 5G 1721 Mbps / Bluetooth OK.

We performed a speed test of the Crucial M.2 NVMe 1TB disk storage installed and we found that it offers certainly good results. In the memory section we have 32 GB of Crucial DDR5 5600 MHz RAM with Dual Channel configuration also gives good figures.

• USB ports: 2x USB-C 4 (video, data, NO power with CPU at 65W) / 1x USB-C 3.2 / 2x USB-A 3.2 / 2x USB 2.0
• Tutorials:  Install Windows 11 / Migrate Windows to a SSD / Tutorial SAMBA on Android networks

Processor, performance and thermal

This Beelink GTR7 mini PC features the powerful AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS processor manufactured with the TSMC 4nm FinFET process. A chip with 8x Zen 4 cores and 16x threads that moves between 3.8 and 5.1GHz. In the graphics section we have a Radeon 780M GPU that reaches up to 2700 MHz. This chip has a stepped power consumption of 35/45 W TDP officially but by default it is set to 65 W TPD. This mini PC works perfectly for heavy editing applications such as Photoshop, multimedia playback with KODI or IPTV up to 4K, office use and also some demanding 3D games.

As we can see in the performance tests of the new mini PC Beelink GTR7 is in computing power close to its brother Beelink GTR6 6900HX RDNA2 and we can use demanding programs quite smoothly without any problem. The installed GPU Radeon 780M RDNA3 as we can see behaves excellently especially in multicore. In Windows it is advisable to set the power system correctly with: Power plan > high performance.

This Beelink has a cooling system with excellent thermal performance that keeps temperatures under control thanks to its two fans + vapor chamber. It emits very little noise, it is almost inaudible at idle and in games it is audible but not loud enough to have to wear headphones. This APU with its 4nm FinFET is efficient and has a fairly low power consumption for its high performance.

• Power consumption: Off 0.9W / Idle 17W / Basic usage 65W / Max 99W.
• Thermal: Idle 33ºC / Basic usage 43ºC / Maximum 65ºC / CPU 3.6 GHz max / Performance up to 100%.
• Gaming performance: Fornite 67ºC / CPU 2.7 GHz on average.
• Noise: 46dBA Max / Variable RPM / NO Semi-passive.
• Fans: YES can be adjusted in BIOS.

Games

We performed several performance tests on a series of games on the Beelink GTR7, the results as we can see are well above the previous AMD Vega GPUs. The new integrated Radeon 780M GPU is suitable for quite demanding 1080p quality games and it is possible to play if we adjust the load, we can also use the FSR system to improve performance. In the emulator section we can play all Wii, WiiU, PS2, Dreamcast and similar titles, on consoles like Switch or PS3 it is only suitable for some games in the right quality.

• Setting: High quality / 720-1080p resolution / No VSync / Play emulators with RetoArch.
• For more information read our Radeon 600M vs. integrated GPUs comparison.

As we can see in our tests with the AMD Radeon 780M GPU it is possible to play titles like Fornite with medium graphics settings at 1080p without problems, reaching 85 fps in low quality, if we activate TSR at 50% (like FSR of Unreal Engine 5) we already reach 110 fps in low settings. Undoubtedly an integrated GPU that gives us a much more efficient gaming experience than previous Vega GPUs and somewhat more than RDNA2.

Video and audio tests

Playback test

In terms of video playback, the VPU of the AMD Radeon 780M GPU has a VPU capable of hardware decoding for HEVC and VP9 codecs and modern AV1. This processor has support for 10bit color and native HDR support by default (not Dolby Vision) and the ability to output up to 8K@60fps resolutions. This hardware is perfectly valid as a multimedia system to use KODI, IPTV or to use it with the PLEX app for example.

• Video outputs: 1x HDMI 2.1 / 1x DP 1.4 / 2x USB-C 4 / HDR10+
• Audio outputs: HDMI up to 7.1 / Stereo audio jack.
• Tutorials: Adjust monitor image quality / Install KODI add-ons / Auto refresh rate / Multichannel audio on Windows

Video test

• * The maximum bit rate depends on the internal storage, usb port, Ethernet adapter with our SAMBA Network.
• SW = does not have hardware acceleration and may have some frameskip in very heavy files.

• Native – Supports the format directly in our AV receiver or similar / More info.
• Core – Only the 5.1 core of the format is played so we go to the Dolby or DTS base system / More info.
• PCM – Only stereo downmixing from DD or DTS.

Streaming services

We ran a series of tests with the Beelink GTR7 micro PC with the most popular streaming services we pass some test for Youtube, Netflix, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and others with their native apps or using the most compatible browser. You can consult our guides where we explain in detail all the best known streaming services, how to configure them and what requirements are necessary to see content in FullHD up to 4K Dolby Vision quality.

• Performance: Has hardware acceleration for AV1 codec on Youtube.
• Tutorial: Install Addons in KODI in a simple way / LibreELEC for PC

Conclusions and buy links for Beelink GTR7

Score

Opinion

Once we have tested the Beelink GTR7 mini PC we can confirm that we are in front of a mini PC that thanks to the AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS processor has a high computing power. In addition, thanks to the new Radeon 780M GPU we have a better performance in games through the new RDNA3 architecture. As we have seen, the performance improvement over RDNA2 is significant but not a major revolution.

The cooling system works perfectly with two fans and a very efficient vapor chamber, we will only hear it running heavy games, but it is not annoying. In the Beelink GTR7 we have four video outputs up to 8K, USB-C 4 ports and also a 2.5GB Ethernet port to get the most out of our local network. It stands out for its Wifi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2 adapter with good performance.

We have a very fast 1TB Crucial M.2 2280 NVMe SSD and it is also possible to mount another additional NVMe SSD if we want to expand the storage. In addition for RAM we have two SODIMM DDR5 slots. This attractive computer can be hung from its VESA bracket, offers us fingerprint unlocking system and a very original magnetic charging plug.

As we have seen the Beelink GTR7 is a new small and very powerful computer with new generation RDNA3 GPU. Undoubtedly a good ally if we are looking for something compact and powerful.

Where to buy

Beelink GTR7

0.00

8.3

Performance

9.0/10

Thermals

8.5/10

GPU

8.5/10

Support

7.5/10

Price

8.0/10

Pros

• Good thermals and noise
• Powerful
• RDNA3 GPU
• Good design
• Multiple ports

Cons

• Missing 35W BIOS option