Beelink GTR4 Review with video – AMD Ryzen 9 4900H Mini PC for home and office work

In our Beelink GTR4 review we will be unboxing and checking out the features of this mini PC. Then we will run some system and gaming benchmarks to see how well it performs.

Beelink GTR4 Review Video

Beelink GTR4 Unboxing

As always we start the Beelink GTR4 review with the unboxing. First up we have the User Guide which is in multiple languages including English, German, Italian and Japanese. Next we have the Beelink GTR4 Mini PC, which we will show in more detail shortly.

Underneath we have the power brick and cable. We will include the correct adaptor for your country. There are two HDMI cables; one is very short and is perfect for when mounting the mini PC behind your TV or monitor.

Next we have the mount bracket which you attach to the mini computer and display. And last but not least, we have two packs of screws. One is for securing the 2.5” internal drive, and the other is for the mounting bracket.

Overview of the Beelink GTR4

The GTR4 measures 6.6 x 4.7 x 1.5 inches  (16.8 x 12 x 3.9 cm) and weighs around 649 grams. On the top of the device we have a fingerprint scanner for fast and secure logging into Windows, its great when used as an office mini PC.

On the front we have the power and clear CMOS buttons. Beside those are a USB 3 port and a USB Type-C port, along with a 3.5 mm headphone jack.

On the back are two 2.5GB ethernet ports for ultra fast data transfer. There is a HDMI and DisplayPort which can be used together for dual monitor support. And last but not least, there are two USB 3 and two USB 2 ports for connecting peripherals to.

Beelink GTR4 Technical Specifications

CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H. 8 Cores 16 Threads. Burst frequency: 4.40 GHz. 45W TDP
GPU	AMD Radeon Graphics. 8 Cores
RAM	Up to 64GB DDR4. 32GB used in review model
STORAGE	Up to 2TB m.2 NVMe SSD. 500GB used in review model
COMMUNICATIONS	2x 2.5GB Ethernet. WiFi 6. Bluetooth 5.2
MAX FAN NOISE	59dB
MAX TEMPERATURE	52°C / 125.6°F

Fan noise and temperature recorded while running Cinebench benchmark for 10 minutes.

System Benchmarks

PassMark

Next in our Beelink GTR4 review we start our system benchmarks with PassMark. It runs a series of tests on the CPU, GPU, RAM and storage. It pushes them to the maximum for peak performance.

The GTR4 has a score of 5,193. We will be comparing the results with other home and office mini PCs further in the review.

PCMark

Next we are testing the GTR4 with your more real life day to day tasks. These can range from web browsing, working with large office documents or media consumption. Through to more advanced tasks such as image and video editing or processing.

The GTR4 scores 5,482. Like PassMark they are good scores, but they in the lower end of the scale in the high end mini PC’s we have tried this year

3DMark

3DMark tests the CPU and GPU together to see how they perform for video processing. This is not just for gaming, but also important for image and video rendering for example.

The GTR4 scores 1,385. Again it is a good score, but not competing with the higher performance home mini PC’s.

Cinebench

Cinebench tests pure CPU performance in either multi or single core rendering tests. We are testing the multicore performance.

On the Beelink GTR4 we got a final score of 9,687. That’s about right for a mini PC for office work of this specification.

CrystalDiskMark

CrystalDisk Mark runs a series of tests to see the best performance of the SSD storage with different reading and writing patterns.

The GTR4 scores a best read and write speed of 2496 MB/s and 1839 MB/s respectively. 

Games Benchmarks

Forza Horizon 5 

We start our gaming benchmarks with Forza Horizon 5 running at 1280×720 on the Very Low graphics settings.

At the end of the benchmark we get an average of 83 frames per second which is quite impressive. It is not far off the gaming handhelds such as the ONEXPLAYER Mini.

Final Fantasy XIV

In our Final Fantasy XIV benchmark we are running at 1280×720 on the maximum graphics settings.

We got a very respectable score of 5,994. It’s enough to be able to play the game with good graphics at a stable frame rate.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

In our next benchmark we are testing the highly demanding Shadow of the Tomb Raider running at 1280×720 on the Lowest graphics settings.

At the end of the benchmark the Beelink GTR4 home mini PC get an average frames per second of 62. You could play at this setting, but it may be better to lock it to 30 FPS and have a few higher graphics settings.

Cyberpunk 2077

We finish the gaming benchmarks with the equally as demanding Cyberpunk 2077. We are running at 1280×720 on the Low graphics settings.

At the end of the benchmark we get an average frames per second of 35.53. The game is playable but you will get frame drops below 30 while playing.

Benchmark Summary

We wrap up this Beelink GTR4 review by taking a brief look at the system and gaming benchmarks. Then compare them with the higher specification Beelink GTR5 and Minisforum B550 mini PC’s.

	BEELINK GTR4	BEELINK GTR5	MINISFORUM B550
PASSMARK	5193	5634	5992
PCMARK	5482	6262	6468
3DMARK	1385	1594	1505
CINEBENCH	9687	11026	12015
CRYSTALDISKMARK	2496 / 1839 MB/s	1843 / 970 MB/s	3257 / 2876 MB/s
FORZA HORIZON 5	83 FPS	94 FPS	92 FPS
FINAL FANTASY XIV	5994	6806	6561
TOMB RAIDER	62 FPS	70 FPS	69 FPS
CYBERPUNK 2077	35.53 FPS	42.42 FPS	41 FPS

Keeping in mind that the two other models are higher priced, the scores are reflective of this. We can see that the GTR4 is on the lower end of the results, but they are not massively different to the other two with between 8 and 14% difference in performance.

The Beelink GTR4 represents great value for money in terms of features and performance. There is a generous 32GB of RAM which is ideal when working with multiple software open at once or large office documents for example.

There are very good results across the benchmarks,  this means you can expect fast performance from the moment you boot up Windows 11, through to your daily tasks at home or in the office. And after those, you can use as a gaming mini PC, enjoying games at playable frame rates and settings. However, if you want that bit more boost in performance, then consider the very impressive GTR5 model instead.

Where to buy the Beelink GTR4?

You can learn more about and buy the Beelink GTR4 here. You can also browse our range of Mini PC’s here.