{"id":4058,"date":"2021-12-22T17:03:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T17:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/droix.co.uk\/blogs\/?p=4058"},"modified":"2022-10-21T12:39:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T11:39:49","slug":"beelink-gk35-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hr\/beelink-gk35-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Beelink GK35 Review &#8211; Easy on space, and your budget!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today we are checking out the <a href=\"https:\/\/go.droix.co.uk\/BEELINK-GK35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beelink GK35<\/a> budget priced mini PC. We will be unboxing it, taking a closer look at the device&#8217;s features and then putting it through its paces with some system benchmarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"beelink-gk35-mini-pc-review-video\">Beelink GK35 Mini PC 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=\"Beelink GK35 Review - A low cost energy efficient mini PC\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PWb4a68K3TU?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-beelink-gk35-unboxing\">Beelink GK35 Unboxing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First we have the Beelink GK35 mini PC which we will take a closer look at in a moment.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Unboxed.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Unboxed-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Beelink GK35 Unboxed\" class=\"wp-image-4060\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Unboxed-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Unboxed-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Unboxed-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Unboxed-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Unboxed-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Unboxed.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Beelink GK35 Unboxed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Underneath is a user manual which is in multiple languages including English, German, Spanish and Italian. Inside the packaging is a power supply. We will include the correct adaptor for your county when ordering. There is a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HDMI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HDMI<\/a> cable for connecting to your monitor or TV. And last but not least, there are some screws for when installing a 2.5 inch hard drive or SSD inside the device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-overview\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Beelink GK35 measures 4.52 x 4.01 x 1.65 inches (11.5 x 10.2 x 4.2 cm) and weighs 261 grams. On the front are two USB 3 ports, a 3.5mm headphone jack and power button.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Dimensions.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Dimensions-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Beelink GK35 Front View\" class=\"wp-image-4061\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Dimensions-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Dimensions-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Dimensions-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Dimensions-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Dimensions-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Dimensions.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Beelink GK35 Front View<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>On the back of the mini computer are two additional USB 3 ports, a gigabit ethernet port, and two HDMI ports for dual monitor support.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Back-View.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Back-View-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Beelink GK35 Back View\" class=\"wp-image-4062\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Back-View-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Back-View-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Back-View-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Back-View-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Back-View-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Back-View-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Back-View-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Back-View.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Beelink GK35 Back View<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>You can open the bottom via the four screws on the corners to upgrade the RAM and storage, and also to install a 2.5 inch hard drive or SSD to further expand the storage.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Internals.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Internals-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Beelink GK35 Internals\" class=\"wp-image-4063\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Internals-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Internals-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Internals-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Internals-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Internals-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beelink-GK35-Internals.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Beelink GK35 Internals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-beelink-gk35-technical-specifications\">Beelink GK35 Technical Specifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>CPU<\/strong><\/td><td>Intel Celeron Processor J3455<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>CORES \/ THREADS<\/strong><\/td><td>4 \/ 4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>BASE \/ MAX FREQUENCY<\/strong><\/td><td>1.50 Ghz \/ 2.30 Ghz<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>GPU<\/strong><\/td><td>Intel HD 500 Graphics<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>RAM<\/strong><\/td><td>8GB DDR3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>STORAGE<\/strong><\/td><td>128GB \/ 256GB M.2 SATA 3 22*80<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS<\/strong><\/td><td>Wi-Fi 5 (Dual-Band)<br>Bluetooth 4.0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption> Beelink GK35 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 the system benchmarks with PassMark. PassMark stress tests the CPU, GPU, RAM and storage to its maximum in a series of artificial performance tests.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PassMark-GK35.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PassMark-GK35-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"PassMark Benchmark Result\" class=\"wp-image-4064\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PassMark-GK35-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PassMark-GK35-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PassMark-GK35-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PassMark-GK35-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PassMark-GK35-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PassMark-GK35.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>PassMark Benchmark Result<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/go.droix.co.uk\/BEELINK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beelink<\/a> GK35 scores 780 points. They are far from being great scores, but do remember this is a low cost mini PC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pcmark\">PCMark<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>PCMark performs a series of tests of more day to day usage tasks which includes web browsing, working with office documents, through to video decoding.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PCMark-GK35.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PCMark-GK35-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"PCMark Benchmark Result\" class=\"wp-image-4065\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PCMark-GK35-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PCMark-GK35-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PCMark-GK35-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PCMark-GK35-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PCMark-GK35-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PCMark-GK35.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>PCMark Benchmark Result<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The GK35 scores 1,407. They are decent scores for a mini PC of this specification and will certainly be able to cope with web browsing, media consumption and light office work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3dmark\">3DMark<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/benchmarks.ul.com\/3dmark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3DMark<\/a> runs a series of tests for the CPU and GPU to see its performance for tasks including gaming but also useful for video decoding for example.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3DMark-GK35.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3DMark-GK35-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"3DMark Benchmark Result\" class=\"wp-image-4066\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3DMark-GK35-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3DMark-GK35-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3DMark-GK35-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3DMark-GK35-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3DMark-GK35-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3DMark-GK35.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>3DMark Benchmark Result<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The GK35 scores 112. The score is good for the specification but only suitable for media consumption, you would not be able to play games on it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-benchmark-summary\">Benchmark Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A quick recap of the scores now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>PASSMARK<\/strong><\/td><td>780<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>PCMARK<\/strong><\/td><td>1,407<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>3DMARK<\/strong><\/td><td>112<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption>Beelink GK35 Benchmark Results<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For a budget mini PC it is a reasonable price versus performance ratio. The GK35 is suitable for your day to day home and office tasks such as web browsing, media consumption and light office work. It is ideal as a low cost, energy efficient mini PC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"where-to-buy-the-beelink-gk35\">Where to buy the Beelink GK35<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>That wraps up this review of the Beelink GK35 mini PC, we hope you have found it useful. You can learn more and <a href=\"https:\/\/go.droix.co.uk\/BEELINK-GK35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">buy the Beelink GK35 here<\/a>. You can browse our range of <a href=\"https:\/\/go.droix.co.uk\/MINI-PC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mini PC&#8217;s here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our Beelink GK35 review we put the budget home and office mini PC through its paces with some system benchmarks to see its performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":859,"featured_media":4094,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,24],"tags":[63,30,48],"class_list":{"0":"post-4058","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mini-pc","8":"category-reviews","9":"tag-beelink","10":"tag-mini-pc","11":"tag-office-mini-pc"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/859"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4058"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4058\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}