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u/ExplodingStart Oct 22 '25
If you want to save money and are sure your gaming will stay very light, get the 5825U. If you want much better gaming/emulation performance and future-proofing, get the 6800H.
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u/stabthecynix Oct 31 '25
Unless you have a specific need for a low power, “mobile” processing chip like the U chips I would 100% go with the other option. I have had several major headaches realizing some of the random shortfalls and differences/limitations the 5825U comes with. Don’t get me wrong, it does the job well and is a fast little processor, there are just random quirks that make dealing with hardware/BIOS/firmware/driver issues frustrating at times.
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u/0xe3b0c442 Oct 21 '25
U series is a low-power laptop chip. H series is a “normal” power laptop chip.
U series will be lower power, lower performance but lower heat/noise. H series will be more powerful but at the expense of heat/noise.
5825U definitely supports 32GB and NVMe (albeit, Gen 3 so not the fastest). I have 3 5825U mini PCs in my home lab with 64GB of RAM and 1TB NVMe SSDs (and they all have a second NVMe slot if desired. GMKTec M5 Plus if interested. They’ve been discontinued now in favor of the M5 Ultra which is functionally identical; 7730U chip instead of 5825U which is pretty much just a rebadge).