Minisforum Venus NAB9

Not the fastest mini PC on the block any more, but there’s no arguing with the NAB9’s value for money

SCORE PRICE £324 (£389 inc VAT) from store.minisforum.uk The Minisforum Venus NAB9 is the cheapest mini PC in this group test, but you wouldn’t know that from looking at it – or using it. That price includes a Core i9-12900H processor, which may be two years old but is still a high-performing choice: while scores of 2,358 and 10,819 put it near the bottom of our Geekbench 6 graph, that’s only because it’s in such high-flying company. The NAB9’s scores would have been considered excellent two years ago, and with 20 threads split across six P-cores and eight E-cores it remains a fine choice for demanding tasks. It’s more than capable of light gaming, too. Shadow of the Tomb Raider is now a few years old, but it demands far…

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