By ESHWAR VIJAY
The New GEEKOM GT1 MEGA is a powerful Mini PC mainly designed to handle high-performance tasks. The GT1 Mega has a 16-core 22-thread CPU, and it’s got WiFi 7, 2.5 gigabit Ethernet, and USB4. GEEKOM offers a couple of different variants on its website. I have to say that GECOM has stepped up its game when it comes to designing these many PCs.The New GEEKOM GT1 MEGA Mini PC is very minimalistic but overall I mean it’s a very good-looking Mini PC.
Contents
The New Geekom GT1 MEGA Mini PC is packed with a mounting bracket, HDMI cable, hardware, and a 120W power supply. Notably, the unit uses a barrel jack rather than a USB Type-C for power. So we can get plenty of power over to this thing. When it comes to I/O up front here we’ve got four USB 3.2 Gen 2 type A ports. The GT1 Mega also has a 3.5 mm audio jack and of course a power button.
On the left side, there’s a full-size SD 4.0 card reader. On the right side, there is a Kensington lock slot. The rear is packed with two HDMI ports, two USB4 ports (capable of handling 40Gbps), two 2.5GB Ethernet ports, another USB 3.2 port, and a USB 2.0 port. This setup supports up to four displays. We can add four displays to this unit utilizing both of these HDMI ports and both of the USB 4 ports.
Internals and Build
Opening the New Geekom GT1 MEGA Mini PC is very easy. The feet feature easily removable rubber grommets covering four screws. Inside the New Geekom GT1 MEGA, you’ll find dual-channel SODIMM RAM slots and two M.2 SSD slots (2280 and 2242) and both PCIe 4.0 compatible. The unit supports up to 64GB of DDR5 RAM at 5600MHz and up to 2TB of storage.
Performance and BIOS Settings
The Intel Core Ultra 9 185H CPU offers 16 cores and 22 threads with performance cores reaching up to 5.1 GHz and efficiency cores up to 3.8 GHz. The New GEEKOM GT1 MEGA Mini PC has the Intel AI boost NPU.The NPU is clocked at 1.4 GHz.The New GEEKOM GT1 MEGA Mini PC also has built-in Intel art Graphics up to 2.35 GHz you can add up to 64 GB of DDR5 at 5600 MHz. As usual, The GT1 Mega comes with Windows 11 Pro pre-installed.
First, let’s get into the BIOS. Up top, you’ll find the main sections, security, boot settings, and save and exit. The main thing we need here is actually in the main section from there you can adjust power modes:
- Quiet mode: around 35 Watts
- Normal mode: 45 Watts
- Performance mode: up to 60-65 Watts
For optimal performance select the performance mode.
Benchmarks and Real-world Performance
Geekbench 5 scores were 2572 and 12,862 points in single- and multi-core tests, respectively. In 3DMark Night Raid, the Intel Arc GPU scored 29,743, while Time Spy gave quite the stunning figure: 3,952.
In real-world usage, The New GEEKOM GT1 MEGA Mini PC performs very well in activities like web browsing, 4K video playback, and even moderate gaming without breaking a sweat. Some of the titles we tested include:
- Spider-Man Remastered at 1080p Medium settings with XeSS enabled to Balanced: Smooth gameplay with stable frame rates.
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider at 1080p Medium settings: Achieved an average of 62 FPS.
- Fallout 4 and Cyberpunk 2077 also ran well, especially at lower settings.
So overall The New GEEKOM GT1 MEGA Mini PC is a great performer but when it comes down to it I mean it’s expensive for what we’ve got here. When you consider the second generation or Series 2 Intel Core Ultra chips are on the market right now. The Intel Core U9-185H for everyday use case scenarios does work great. For everyday activities like web browsing, email checking, photo editing, and 4K video playback The New GEEKOM GT1 MEGA Mini handles everything smoothly and finally, It’s really up to you.
I mean do you need 16 cores and 22 threads to get your everyday tasks done not really I mean you could go with something lower end something that costs a bit cheaper.
The new Geekom GT1 Mega mini PC featuring the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H is now available on the official website for €1,149.
The New GEEKOM GT1 MEGA Mini PC Specification
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H (16 cores, 22 threads) |
| – 6 Performance cores (up to 5.1 GHz) | |
| – 8 Efficiency cores (up to 3.8 GHz) | |
| – 2 Low-power efficiency cores (up to 2.5 GHz) | |
| Intel AI Boost NPU (up to 1.4 GHz) | |
| Graphics (GPU) | Intel Arc Graphics (up to 2.35 GHz) |
| RAM | Up to 64 GB DDR5 (5600 MHz) |
| Storage | – 1x M.2 PCIe 4.0 2280 slot (up to 2TB) |
| – 1x M.2 PCIe 4.0 2242 slot | |
| WiFi & Bluetooth | WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Operating System | Windows 11 Pro |
| Ports (Front) | – 4x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports |
| – 1x 3.5mm Audio Jack | |
| Ports (Left) | – 1x Full-size SD 4.0 card reader |
| Ports (Right) | – Kensington lock slot |
| Ports (Rear) | – 2x USB4 (40 Gbps) |
| – 2x HDMI | |
| – 2x 2.5GB Ethernet ports | |
| – 1x USB 3.2 | |
| – 1x USB 2.0 | |
| Display Support | Up to 4 displays (2x HDMI, 2x USB4) |
| Power Supply | 120W (barrel jack) |
| In the Box | – Mounting bracket |
| – HDMI cable | |
| – 120W power supply (barrel jack) | |
| Design | Minimalistic and compact |
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