The device incorporates an AMD Ryzen 7 6800h processor, a CPU … of 8 cores and 16 wires that can reach 4.7GHz. It is a more common chip in laptops designed for the ‘gaming’ than on mini pcs. Next to this, we find 32GB of RAM DDR5 and a 1TB SSD NVME disc, both ampliable, which makes it an ideal candidate for productivity tasks or light video and photo editing.
In our tests, performance has been more than solvent. Open dozens of eyelashes in Chrome thanks to the 32 GB of RAM, edit 4K videos in Davinci resolve or launch Photoshop along with other applications did not mean any problem. Everything moves fluid and without delay.
Although it is true that it is not a team to play the latest in ultra adjustments, thanks to its integrated GPU Radeon 680m, titles such as ‘Forza Horizon 5’ or Rocket League are perfectly playable if we lower the graphic demands a bit.
One of the great attractions of the A6 is its design. As soon as it weighs 1 kilo and has dimensions of 11 x 11 x 3.4 cm, which makes it ideal to place it behind the monitor thanks to the VESA support included, or take it in a backpack if you work between home and office, you do not need more than a screen, and a keyboard and mouse. Aluminum housing helps dissipate heat and gives that well -finished product sensation, premium, which is not easily found in the price range in which you compete.
The Iceblast cooling system fulfills its function, although the fan is noticed when the processor goes to the maximum. It is not annoying, but it is not silent either if what you are looking for is an absolutely silent work environment. But, after all, it is impossible to refrigerate a computer if ventilation is not used.
Many ports
This is one of its strengths, or we liked the most, the A6 is loaded with ports. On the front we find two USB-A 3.2 and a headphone minijack; On the back, two HDMI 2.0, two USB4, two other USB-A one 3.2 and another 2.0, 2.5Gbps Ethernet port and an SD card reader. All this allows us to connect up to four 4K or one 8K screens, something that not even some high -end laptops allow. Of course, we miss a frontal USB-C to eventually connect a device, and in reality the SD card reader is fine, but who uses this type of cards today.
Wireless connectivity is also up to date with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2, so we do not miss anything in that aspect.
Is it worth it?
The Geekom A6 is not cheap, its price is around 500 euros, which may seem elevated if we compare it with some mini PCs with Intel N o Ryzen 5 processors, but none of those rivals offers the combination of power, design and connectivity that we find here. If yours are the most demanding video games or if you need very specific ports, for example, USB-C front or a display, there are other options in the market, but If you are looking for a compact, powerful and well -built team For teleworking, light edition or simply having a clean and efficient desktop, the Geekom A6 is one of the best options we have tried so far.
