Specifications
*CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS; 8 Cores, 16 Threads, Guaranteed Base: 3.20Ghz, Max Turbo Frequency: 4.75GHz, TDP: 35W to 54W, Rembrandt-HS Refresh.
*GPU: iGPU AMD Radeon 680M, 12 Cores & clocked at up to 2400MHz. The 680M and 660M iGPUs are the first integrated graphics card with hardware raytracing support, although the performance is too slow to use it in current games. Nevertheless, you can run a triple monitor setup easily.
*RAM: 32GB Dual-Channel DDR5 4800MHz installed; Equipped with 2 DDR5 slots & supports up to 64GB.
*Sound: Senary Audio (Audio, Voice, Speech) with Windows Sonic for Headphones support.
*Storage: (Kingston/Intel options), Kingston 512GB PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVMe SSD Preinstalled; Supports additional 2.5" 7mm HDD/SDD up to 2TB; Maximum read/write speed of 3500MB/s.
*Colors: Dark Green / Star River Grey. My review unit is the Dark Green option.
*Operating System: Genuine Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 64 Bit Pre-installed.
*Wireless Connections: Dual Band 2.4 + 5G WiFi 6 AX200 (160MHz); Bluetooth 5.2 & LE support
*Cooling: Patented Heat sink + Dual-Fan design.
*Dimensions (HxWxD): 42mm X 126mm X 113mm
*Weight: 506g
*Ports*
***3 USB Type-A 3.2 Gen2
***1 USB Type-A 2.0
***1x CLR CMOS or RTC Key
***1x 3.5mm Audio (HP & Mic)
***1x DC Power In
***1x 2.5GbE RJ45 LAN
***1x HDMI V2.1; Max Res: 4K@60Hz
***1x DP V1.4
***1x 40Gbps USB-C 4 which supports PD3.0 100W (Power + Data Transfer) Supports up to 8K@60Hz
*Box Contents*
***2x HDMI Cables (Average length and a short one for Monitor mounting)
***1X 19V 6.32A (120W) Power Adapter
***1x Multilingual User Manual
***1x Vesa Mounting Bracket & Screws
Impressive specs no?... in such a small and silent form factor. My favorite hardware improvement is that 40Gbps USB4 port on the front. It allows me to completely ditch the Power Adapter & HDMI/DP cables...And simply use a single 100W cable connected to my monitor for power and data. Coupled with the wireless keyboard & mouse combo, it makes for a very clean desktop. Go cleaner by mounting this behind your monitor...Fuhhh.
Build Quality
The Beelink SER6 Pro 7735HS's exterior is made primarily from metal with a fabric cloth cover on the top, air intake vents on the side and vents on the back to expel hot air. In typical Beelink fashion, you still have 4 rubber stops, one at each edge to prevent sliding around on even the sleekest table surface. You'll also have the silicone puller tab that helps pull the bottom plate off, no prying tool leaving marks needed. On the front, the red power button houses a single status LED that glows white when powered on. Nitpicking here, I still wish the LED changes color to indicate sleep mode.
Box & Hardware Images
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English Manual
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System Default, Updates, & Build Information
Before we move on to some benchmark scores, here are the System default information, some installed updates, and build information. The last image is where I'm fully updated. Basically, it shipped with Windows 11 Pro V21H2, Build 22000.1281 and I updated it to V22H2 Build 22621.1928. OOTB, we had 425GB of usable SSD storage which got reduced to under 200GB after all Windows updates, some productivity software, and 6 decent game titles. Making me wish for the 1TB M.2 SSD option now . However, increasing storage shouldn't be an issue as you can purchase the 1TB option directly from Beelink or install an additional 2.5" 7mm HDD/SDD up to 2TB.
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Some default BIOS Settings [Tweak with caution]
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Onto some Benchmarking numbers; SSD Information, & R/W Speeds. All this time the EQ12 is connected via HDMI (I switched to USB-C connection only after running all benchmarks..Figured it needed all the power it could get from that 120W power brick) to a single Lenovo L32p-30 4K Monitor and runs at 4K@60Hz resolution. Left BIOS settings as stock, no GPU or CPU overclocks either.
HWiNFO
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CPU-Z
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Crystal Disk Info
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AIDA64
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Cinebench R23 Single & Multi-Core
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UNIGINE: Superposition
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Web Browser Performance (64-bit Google Chrome Version 114.0.5735.199; Official Build)
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SSD Speeds; Crystal Disk Mark Software
Image 1 is NVMe SSD Test Peak Performance; Image 2 tests NVMe Real World Performance; Image 3 tests Samsung Fit USB3.0 Flash Drive Peak Performance; Image 4 tests the same flash drive but as an NVMe drive; Image 5 tests the Beelink Expand M drive connected via the USB4 port.
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LAN & Internet Speedtest
Finally had me Internet speeds bumped up, but no 2.5Gbps ethernet equipped router here yet..Holding off till Black Friday to snatch up an Asus or TP-Link deal. However, the SER6 Pro 7735HS has a 2.5Gbps Ethernet port and according to CNX-Software performed as expected, averaging 2.37Gb/s download speeds.
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Media Playback
Naturally, the SER6 Pro 7735HS handled all my test files with ease, right up to the 1.4GB 4K UHD 400Mbps Level 6.1 Main10 HEVC Jellyfish video bitrate test file. It smoothly played this while I continued web browsing & simultaneously played a 4K video on YouTube. Switching fine between the windowed and fullscreen modes.
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Gaming
The AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS CPU coupled with its iGPU AMD Radeon 680M, and DDR5 dual-channel RAM does try to make short work of popular esports titles. You can play LOL in 4K and high settings and still getting around 50 - 60FPS. Drop the setting down to 1080p and you'd easily notice over 120FPS++...That's pretty wild in this form factor whilst running cool. I had no issues playing Fortnite, Prey (low FPS in 4K..better stick to 1080p), Asphalt 9, and even Destiny 2 in 4K res...Although, I must confess smoother gameplay when switched to 1080p and it might be my monitor's upscaling engine, cuz I didn't miss the 4K res and just banged away with smooth 1080P. See some screengrabs below...Unfortunately, had to dumb down the images before uploading cuz the forum edit page kept crashing causing me to lose the edits and much time. Gameplay graphics looks so much better than the screengrabs below. Happy to test out other games. Request away..
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AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition
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Power Consumption & Noise
This is definitely a strong selling point about this mini pc. For the majority of the time I had it running, it was just silent. Sure, the fans spin when maxing out benchmarks, but that's only because its limits are being pushed. Matter of fact I just finished an hour session of Fortnite & Asphalt gaming where I occassionally took my headphones off to listen hard for the fans.. Nope.. none.. zilch. The idle power consumtion is decent too, I was able to notice 10W while in idle mode (not sleeping) and I reckon it could go even lower. Max I recorded is 73. Even when its stress-tested to its limits the fans handled it all like a champ, ramping up & back down within a few minutes of the stress test's completion.
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Conclusion
All roads lead back to the beginning. This computer is overkill for browsing, multimedia playback with VLC or KODI, and your typical office applications. Where it truly shines is with say media editing software and 3D-heavy games. Sure you might just have to drop down to 1080p High settings to get significantly faster FPS. That cooling solution is a hit as it doesn't allow the DDR5 RAM to overheat. I've used this over several days, purposely left it running for a few nights, etc and honestly everything just works. If there's anything i need to comment on at this time....Is if you plan to grab this and game a fair bit? Try to spring for that 1TB M.2 SSD option or maybe even more. A cold boot takes 7 seconds, reboot takes 28 seconds, and you've got complete shutdown in just under 6 seconds. Wrote and formatted this entire review on this machine.
Purchase Link
Official Beelink Website; Current Promo ($30 Off) expires August 31st.
Currently priced at $539 or $569 before discount.
SocMed URLs
For more information, please pay attention to this space. I'd like to thank Beelink for providing this review unit. They are viewing the results at the same time as you are. As usual, fellow forummers, do feel free to comment below should you require further specific information, or a test done on the Beelink SER6 Pro 7735HS Gaming Mini PC. Let me know, I'll be glad to assist.
This post has been edited by voncrane: Jul 4 2023, 10:46 PM