ASUS and GEEKOM are both tech companies from Taiwan. Although the two companies compete in the mini-hosting industry, they are actually global strategic partners. Recently, the two brands collaborated to launch a high-performance mini console model GEEKOM AS 6, which is equipped with AMD Ryzen 6000 series processors, up to AMD 6900HX.
Judging from the renderings released so far, GEEKOM AS 6 is very similar to Asus' ExpertCenter PN series mini console. The fuselage adopts a matte black plastic shell, the size is 120 x 130 x 58 mm, the volume is 0.9L, and the weight of the whole machine is 0.9kg, which is considered a "heavyweight" in the NUC class mini console.
However, AS 6 has the strongest expansion capabilities in its class, including internal and external interfaces:
2 x DDR5-4800 memory module slots (up to 64GB)
2 x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0x4 NVMe SSD interfaces (up to 2TB each)
1 x SATA III interface (supports 2.5", 7mm thickness HDD/SSD, up to 2TB)
1 x M.2 2230 wireless card interface (pre-installed network card supporting WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2)
2 x USB4 (40Gbps bandwidth independently supported by each interface)
5 x USB3.2 Gen1 Type-A
2 x HDMI 2.1 ports
1 x DisplayPort 1.4 interface
1 x 2.5 GbE Ethernet port
1 x3.5mm audio interface
1 x DC power connector
GEEKOM AS 6 can be installed with 3 hard drives and has up to 6TB of built-in storage. Unlike Xiaomi mini host and Intel NUC13 Pro, the two USB4 interfaces equipped with AS 6 independently enjoy 40Gbps bandwidth, which is very powerful. In addition, this mini host can also support four-screen abnormal display output, and USB4 interface and DP1.4 interface can achieve 8K60Hz picture output when connected to the display separately.
GEEKOM AS 6 is positioned as a high-performance mini-host with processors available in two options:
1) AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, 35W cTDP, 8 cores & 16 threads, 16MB L3 cache, 4.7GHz max turbo frequency, Radeon 680M iGPU @ 2200MHz
2) AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, 35W cTDP, 8 cores & 16 threads, 16MB L3 cache, 4.9GHz Max Turbo Frequency, Radeon 680 iGPU @ 2400MHz
Both processors have strong CPU and GPU performance. The graphics performance of the Radeon 680M graphics is equivalent to that of the Nvidia GTX1050Ti discrete graphics card, and users can run most of the latest AAA games at 1080P and medium quality settings. Compared to the Iris Xe EU96 GPU in Intel NUC13 Pro Arena Canyon (Core i7-1360P), the performance of the Radeon 680M is about 70% stronger.
In order to ensure the continuous stability of performance release, ASUS and Jinu also jointly designed copper mounts, aluminum sheets and high-efficiency fans for AS 6 to cool the inside of the fuselage in real time. In addition, the mini host also supports dust-proof self-cleaning, which can automatically "blow" dust out of the fuselage.
At present, GEEKOM AS 6 mini host has been listed on the official website of the brand of Jicore, providing 6800H+32GB+1TB, 6900HX+32GB+1TB and 6900HX+32GB+2TB three preconfigured specifications are available, and only overseas users can pre-order. Backcore did not disclose the time and price of this product in China, and Jupit3r will continue to pay attention and bring the most timely reports.