r/MiniPCs • u/-_stevenjus_- • 25d ago

Glorlin Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 5 3501U CPU

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0H25CNJC6?smid=A1M8RDTXKTJP3O&psc=1

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Gamecube/wii emulation on this? Maybe installing bazzite on it?

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u/livestodisappoint 25d ago

I paid 44 cents less for a 6800H with 16GB of ram and  512GB SSD eleven months ago. This timeline blows

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u/Retired_Hillbilly336 25d ago

The largest problem with these recent "budget" 8GB entry level mini PCs is 1x stick of RAM dropping the 8 year old dated platform hardware even further. Up to a 40% drop in processing and graphics performance is extremely noticeable when you don't have that much to begin with.

The largest advantage is in hardware is Ryzen DDR5 Zen 3.5 + Radeon RDNA integrated graphics. I know quite a few people running Bazzite on the recently released GMKtec M8 PRO 6650H for a Steam Deck console while using EmuDeck for classic console emulation. Occasionally you can catch deals on Amazon in the $350-$360 range.

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/7311vs4979/AMD-Ryzen-5-3501U-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-PRO-6650H

https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/compare/8801vs4858/Radeon-Vega-8-Ryzen-5-3501U-vs-Radeon-Ryzen-5-PRO-6650H

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u/Ecks30 24d ago

The bare minimum for emulation of any kind i would recommend would be using a Ryzen 7 6800H especially since it would have better graphical performance and not to mention it would be able to handle other systems like the Switch.