GEEKOM Mini IT8 Mini PC

[crazyeyesreaper]

GEEKOM delivers what few can with their Mini IT8 mini-PC. By equipping the system with a quad-core Intel i5-8259U, 16 GB of SODIMM memory, and a 512 GB PCIe NVMe SSD, they not only managed to deliver solid specifications and performance, but also did it at an attractive price. Certainly a mini-PC worth consideration.

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[randomUser]

Hello, did you measure power consumption at idle, sitting at desktop? Would be very interesting to know. Thanks

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

Hello, did you measure power consumption at idle, sitting at desktop? Would be very interesting to know. Thanks

Idle is 20 watts. I could have worded it better but the 20-50-watt in the conclusion is the typical power usage range idle to real world workloads with some peaks beyond that.

 

[randomUser]

Idle is 20 watts. I could have worded it better but the 20-50-watt in the conclusion is the typical power usage range idle to real world workloads with some peaks beyond that.

Ok, thank you for clarification.
wow 20watts for ultrabook-like CPU with NUC-like motherboard, which is supposed to be optimised for low power consumption, is a lot.

My home server, which is more or less a standard desktop PC, with i5-10500, H470 ITX motherboard, 1 nvme, 3 SSD, 32GB DDR4 and 300W gold TFX in a SFF case consumes ~20-21W at idle.
Changing TFX PSU into Pico-ATX 120W with dodgy chinese AC-DC12 adapter, consumption decreased by ~2W.

I think this power consumption is unacceptable for NUCs. This also means, that power bricks and internal power delivery is of low quality as 90W in theory should deliver better conversion rate, than 300W PSU

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

Ok, thank you for clarification.
wow 20watts for ultrabook-like CPU with NUC-like motherboard, which is supposed to be optimised for low power consumption, is a lot.

My home server, which is more or less a standard desktop PC, with i5-10500, H470 ITX motherboard, 1 nvme, 3 SSD, 32GB DDR4 and 300W gold TFX in a SFF case consumes ~20-21W at idle.
Changing TFX PSU into Pico-ATX 120W with dodgy chinese AC-DC12 adapter, consumption decreased by ~2W.

I think this power consumption is unacceptable for NUCs. This also means, that power bricks and internal power delivery is of low quality as 90W in theory should deliver better conversion rate, than 300W PSU

I don't find the 20-watts unacceptable considering I did not bother to customize the power plan in windows. Leaving it at default which from GEEKOM itself is set to Balanced. Switching to Power saver drops the Idle power consumption on my unit to 10-watts.

 

[frank70]

I'd appreciate it if any owners of the Geekom Mini IT8 could read and possibly comment on the following topic:

Intel Core i5-8259U Turbo-Boost, core temperatures, and heat sinking (Geekom IT8 Mini PC)