{"id":3061,"date":"2021-10-22T17:22:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T16:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/droix.co.uk\/blogs\/?p=3061"},"modified":"2022-03-02T13:14:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T13:14:56","slug":"minisforum-x500-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/en-au\/minisforum-x500-review\/","title":{"rendered":"MinisForum X500 Review &#8211; Is this secretly a desktop PC&#8230;?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In our <a href=\"https:\/\/go.droix.co.uk\/MINISFORUM-X500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MinisForum X500<\/a> review, we will be unboxing the mini computer and checking out its features. After, we will run some system and gaming benchmarks on it to see the performance on this AMD <a href=\"https:\/\/go.droix.co.uk\/RYZEN-MINI-PC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ryzen mini PC<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"minisforum-x500-review-video\">MinisForum X500 Review Video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"An AMD Ryzen Desktop CPU in a gaming mini PC? MinisForum X500 mini desktop PC review\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-pctyt0BTRc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-minisforum-x500-unboxing\">MinisForum X500 Unboxing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First out of the box we have the quick start guide which is in multiple languages including English,\u00a0Chinese and German. Next, there is the <a href=\"https:\/\/go.droix.co.uk\/MINISFORUM-X500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MinisForum X500<\/a> desk mini PC which we will show in more detail shortly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Unboxed.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Unboxed-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"MinisForum X500 Mini PC Unboxing\" class=\"wp-image-3086\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Unboxed-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Unboxed-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Unboxed-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Unboxed-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Unboxed-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Unboxed.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>MinisForum X500 Mini PC Unboxing<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the packaging is a HDMI cable. There is a spare grill for the fan area on the case. There is a power brick and cable. We will include the correct adaptor for your country. And last but not least is a VESA mount and screws to attach to your display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Unboxing-Contents.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Unboxing-Contents-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Contents of the MinisForum X500 box\" class=\"wp-image-3087\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Unboxing-Contents-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Unboxing-Contents-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Unboxing-Contents-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Unboxing-Contents-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Unboxing-Contents-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Unboxing-Contents.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Contents of the MinisForum X500 box<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-minisforum-x500-overview\">MinisForum X500 Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The X500 small form factor PC measures around 6.06 x 6.06 by 2.4 inches and weighs 1.1 kilos. The front is minimalistic, with only the 3.5mm headphone port and power button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Dimensions.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Dimensions-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"MinisForum X500 Dimensions\" class=\"wp-image-3088\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Dimensions-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Dimensions-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Dimensions-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Dimensions-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Dimensions-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Dimensions.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>MinisForum X500 Dimensions<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On the back are HDMI and DisplayPort for dual monitor support. There are two Gigabit <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ethernet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ethernet<\/a> ports. And there are four USB 3.1 ports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Back.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Back-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Back view of the X500 from MinisForum\" class=\"wp-image-3089\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Back-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Back-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Back-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Back-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Back-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Back.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Back view of the X500 from MinisForum<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On the left side is a Micro SD card slot. There are Line &amp; Microphone inputs, and headphone outputs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Left-Side.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Left-Side-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Left Side view of the X500 by MinisForum\" class=\"wp-image-3090\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Left-Side-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Left-Side-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Left-Side-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Left-Side-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Left-Side-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Left-Side.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Left Side view of the X500 by MinisForum<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can remove the bottom four screws to upgrade the X500. There are upgradeable RAM and NVMe SSD slots, you can also install a 2.5\u201d HDD or SSD to further extend the storage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Internals.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Internals-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"X500 Internals\" class=\"wp-image-3091\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Internals-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Internals-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Internals-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Internals-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Internals-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Internals.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>X500 Internals<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-minisforum-x500-technical-specifications\">MinisForum X500 Technical Specifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>CPU<\/strong><\/td><td>AMD Ryzen 7 5700G<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>CORES \/ THREADS<\/strong><\/td><td>8 \/ 16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>BASE \/ MAX FREQUENCY<\/strong><\/td><td>3.8GHz \/ 4.6GHz<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>GPU<\/strong><\/td><td>AMD Radeon Graphics with 8 cores up to 2000 MHz<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>RAM<\/strong><\/td><td>16GB \/ 32GB (depending on configuration)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>STORAGE<\/strong><\/td><td>256GB\/512GB\/1TB PCI-E NVMe<br>Space inside for one 2.5 inch SATA HDD Slot<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>CONNECTIVITY<\/strong><\/td><td>2x RJ45 1 Gigabit<br>Wi-Fi 6<br>Bluetooth 5.1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption> MinisForum X500 Technical Specifications <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-system-benchmarks\">System Benchmarks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-passmark\">PassMark<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We start off our benchmarks with PassMark which pushes the CPU, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Graphics_processing_unit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GPU<\/a>, RAM and storage to their maximum for their peak performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PassMark-Score-X500.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PassMark-Score-X500-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"PassMark Benchmark Results\" class=\"wp-image-3092\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PassMark-Score-X500-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PassMark-Score-X500-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PassMark-Score-X500-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PassMark-Score-X500-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PassMark-Score-X500-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PassMark-Score-X500.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>PassMark Benchmark Results<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/go.droix.co.uk\/MINISFORUM-X500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MinisForum X500<\/a> scores a very impressive 6,036. This score is just below the MinisForum HX90 device, and amongst the highest scoring devices we have benchmarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pcmark\">PCMark<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Next in our benchmarks is PCMark which is more of a real life set of benchmarks. It tests day to day tasks such as web browsing, video conferencing, media consumption and working with large office documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PCMark-Score-X500.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PCMark-Score-X500-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"PCMark Benchmark Results\" class=\"wp-image-3093\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PCMark-Score-X500-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PCMark-Score-X500-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PCMark-Score-X500-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PCMark-Score-X500-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PCMark-Score-X500-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PCMark-Score-X500.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>PCMark Benchmark Results<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The X500 scores 6,726, again it is a very impressive score and a little higher than the HX90.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3dmark\">3DMark<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>3DMark tests the performance of the CPU and GPU working together. This gives us a good indication of its speed for gaming, video editing and image processing for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/3DMark-Score-X500.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/3DMark-Score-X500-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"3DMark Benchmark Results\" class=\"wp-image-3094\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/3DMark-Score-X500-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/3DMark-Score-X500-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/3DMark-Score-X500-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/3DMark-Score-X500-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/3DMark-Score-X500-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/3DMark-Score-X500.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>3DMark Benchmark Results<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The MinisForum X500 scores 1,476 which is about average for a mini computer of this specification.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gaming-benchmarks\">Gaming Benchmarks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-forza-horizon-4\">Forza Horizon 4<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We start off the gaming benchmarks with Forza Horizon 4 running at 1280&#215;720 on the default Ultra graphics settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Forza-Horizon-4-Score-X500.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Forza-Horizon-4-Score-X500-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Forza Horizon 4 MinisForum X500 Benchmark Results\" class=\"wp-image-3095\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Forza-Horizon-4-Score-X500-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Forza-Horizon-4-Score-X500-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Forza-Horizon-4-Score-X500-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Forza-Horizon-4-Score-X500-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Forza-Horizon-4-Score-X500-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Forza-Horizon-4-Score-X500.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Forza Horizon 4 MinisForum X500 Benchmark Results<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The X500 scores 49 frames per second which is good. In comparison the HX90 scored 56 frames per second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-street-fighter-v\">Street Fighter V<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For Street Fighter V we are running the first match at 1920&#215;1080 at maximum graphics settings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Street-Fighter-V-Benchmark.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Street-Fighter-V-Benchmark-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"X500 Street Fighter V Benchmark Results\" class=\"wp-image-3096\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Street-Fighter-V-Benchmark-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Street-Fighter-V-Benchmark-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Street-Fighter-V-Benchmark-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Street-Fighter-V-Benchmark-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Street-Fighter-V-Benchmark-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Street-Fighter-V-Benchmark.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>X500 Street Fighter V Benchmark Results<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The EliteMini X500 scores a decent 31.6 frames per second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-final-fantasy-xiv\">Final Fantasy XIV<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We are running at 1920&#215;1080 at Highest Desktop settings in our Final Fantasy XIV benchmark test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Final-Fantasy-XIV-Benchmark.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Final-Fantasy-XIV-Benchmark-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Final Fantasy XIV Benchmark Scores\" class=\"wp-image-3097\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Final-Fantasy-XIV-Benchmark-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Final-Fantasy-XIV-Benchmark-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Final-Fantasy-XIV-Benchmark-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Final-Fantasy-XIV-Benchmark-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Final-Fantasy-XIV-Benchmark-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Final-Fantasy-XIV-Benchmark.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Final Fantasy XIV Benchmark Scores<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The X500 finishes the benchmark with a score of 3,443 with a slightly low rating. With a few graphics settings changes you can easily get this up to standard rating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shadow-of-the-tomb-raider\">Shadow of the Tomb Raider<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For Shadow of the Tomb Raider we are running the benchmarks on the Lowest, Medium and Highest graphics settings to see the differences in performance on the gaming mini PC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SOTTR-Benchmark-Scores-X500.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SOTTR-Benchmark-Scores-X500-1024x368.jpg\" alt=\"Shadow of the Tomb Raider Lowest, Medium and Highest Graphics Settings Scores\" class=\"wp-image-3099\" width=\"512\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SOTTR-Benchmark-Scores-X500-1024x368.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SOTTR-Benchmark-Scores-X500-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SOTTR-Benchmark-Scores-X500-768x276.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SOTTR-Benchmark-Scores-X500-1536x552.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SOTTR-Benchmark-Scores-X500-2048x736.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SOTTR-Benchmark-Scores-X500-450x162.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SOTTR-Benchmark-Scores-X500-780x280.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/SOTTR-Benchmark-Scores-X500-1600x575.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Shadow of the Tomb Raider Lowest, Medium and Highest Graphics Settings Scores<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The EliteMini X500 scores 60 frames per second on Lowest, 36 FPS on Medium, and 31 frames per second on Highest. These are pretty good scores for the mini PC\u2019s specification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-minisforum-x500-benchmark-summary\">MinisForum X500 Benchmark Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s have a quick recap of the benchmark scores and also compare them to our recently <a href=\"https:\/\/go.droix.co.uk\/MINISFORUM-HX90-REVIEW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reviewed MinisForum HX90<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>MinisForum X500<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>MinisForum HX90<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>PASSMARK<\/strong><\/td><td>6,036<\/td><td>6,091<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>PCMARK<\/strong><\/td><td>6,726<\/td><td>6,682<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>3DMARK<\/strong><\/td><td>1,476<\/td><td>1,699<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>FORZA HORIZON 4<\/strong><\/td><td>49 FPS<\/td><td>56 FPS<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>STREET FIGHTER V<\/strong><\/td><td>31. FPS<\/td><td>38.8 FPS<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>FINAL FANTASY XIV<\/strong><\/td><td>3,443<\/td><td>4,012<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>SHADOW OF THE TOMB RAIDER<\/strong><\/td><td>Lowest Graphics Settings: 60 FPS<br>Medium Graphics Settings: 36 FPS<br>Highest Default Settings: 31 FPS<\/td><td>Lowest Graphics Settings: 71 FPS<br>Medium Graphics Settings: 42 FPS<br>Highest Graphics Settings: 36 FPS<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption>MinisForum X500 vs MinisForum HX90 Benchmark Results<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-admin\/edit.php?post_type=post\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall the scores are very good for this generation of processor. With it being a desktop processor compared to the HX90&#8217;s Ryzen 9 mobile processor, it still remains highly competitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the system benchmarks you can see that scores are very close, even beating the <a href=\"https:\/\/go.droix.co.uk\/MINISFORUM-HX90\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HX90 mini PC<\/a> in PCMark! For gaming, the performance is lower than the HX90, but this is to be expected with the improvements in graphics processing in the past year or two.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"summary\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall the <a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/product\/minisforum-elitemini-x500\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MinisForum X500<\/a> remains a very competitive mini PC, thanks to the high performance processor which you would normally find inside a desktop PC. It has plenty of grunt for your day to day home or office work, whether it be web browsing right through to working with large office documents or video editing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Streets-of-Rage-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Streets-of-Rage-4-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Rage 4\" class=\"wp-image-3108\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Streets-of-Rage-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Streets-of-Rage-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Streets-of-Rage-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Streets-of-Rage-4-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Streets-of-Rage-4-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MinisForum-X500-Streets-of-Rage-4.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Streets Of Rage 4<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For some gaming on the side, it is also very impressive. You can lower the graphics settings from Ultra down to Medium or Low depending on the game, and enjoy them at 60 FPS quite easily. This is a great work and gaming mini PC which you should definitely consider!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"where-to-buy-the-minisforum-x500\">Where to buy the MinisForum X500<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>That wraps up our MinisForum X500 review, we hope you have found it useful. You can learn more and <a href=\"https:\/\/go.droix.co.uk\/MINISFORUM-X500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">buy the MinisForum X500 here<\/a>. Or browse our range of <a href=\"https:\/\/go.droix.co.uk\/INTEL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Intel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/go.droix.co.uk\/AMD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AMD<\/a> mini PC&#8217;s to suit your requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/go.droix.co.uk\/MINISFORUM-X500\" style=\"background-color:#9fb526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BUY NOW<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our MinisForum X500 review we unbox and overview the Ryzen computer and then run a series of benchmarks to see the performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":859,"featured_media":3106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,24],"tags":[40,30,70],"class_list":{"0":"post-3061","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mini-pc","8":"category-reviews","9":"tag-hardware","10":"tag-mini-pc","11":"tag-minisforum"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/859"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/en-au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}