ASUS Mini PC PB60 Review

We put the ASUS Mini PC PB60 through a series of general tests to show whether it stands up for general work activities. We don't have many similar systems to compare to, so we've included relevant scores from our review of the Gigabyte BRIX i7A-7500 from a couple of years ago, plus the MSI Vortex G25 from last year, since it is also relatively small and runs the standard Intel Core i7-8700, although its discrete GeForce GTX 1070 graphics will be totally “OP” in this company. We have also included scores from a work-focused notebook, the ASUS ZenBook 13 UX331UN.

Software:
Cinebench R15
CrystalDiskMark 6.0.0
Futuremark PC Mark 8
Futuremark 3DMark FireStrike

Gigabyte BRIX i7A-7500 Specifications:

• Dimensions: 34.4 mm x 112.6 mm x 119.4 mm (1.35″ x 4.43″ x 4.7″)
• Motherboard Size: 105 x 110 mm
• CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-7500U 2.7GHz / 3.5GHz
• Memory: 2 x SO-DIMM DDR4 slots, 2133MHz, Max. 32GB
• LAN Gigabit LAN (Intel i219LM)
• Audio: Realtek ALC255
• Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 620
• Expansion Slots: 1 x M.2 slot (2280_storage) PCIe /SATA, 1 x PCIe M.2 NGFF 2230 A-E key slot occupied by the WiFi+BT card
• Front I/O: 1 x USB 3.1 type C, 1 x USB3.1, 1 x head phone jack with MIC
• Rear I/O: 1 x HDMI (2.0), 1 x Mini DisplayPort (1.2), 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x RJ45, 1 x DC-In, 1 x Kensington lock slot
• Power Supply Input: AC 100-240V. Output: DC 19V. 3.42A
• VESA Bracket: Supports 75 x 75 and 100 x 100 mm
• Wifi Card: Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168

MSI Vortex G25 Specifications:

• CPU: Intel Core i7-8700 (3.2Ghz – 4.6GHz)
• CPU cooling: Bespoke low-profile cooler
• Motherboard: Bespoke MSI Z370
• Memory: 16B Kingston 2,400MHz DDR4
• Graphics Chipset: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 8GB
• Graphics cooling: Bespoke low-profile cooler
• Storage: 256GB Samsung PM871a SSD, 1TB Hitachi TravelStar 7K1000 hard disk
• Case: bespoke MSI SFF
• Front ports: 2 x USB 3.1, 1 x USB 3.1 Type-C, 1 x HDMI, 2 x audio
• Rear ports: 2 x USB 3.1, 1 x HDMI, 1 x Thunderbolt 1 x Gigabit Ethernet, 1 x optical S/PDIF
• Networking: Gigabit Ethernet, Killer dual-band 802.11ac WiFi
• Dimensions: 331 x 279 x 43mm
• Weight: 2.5kg
• Operating system: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
• Warranty: 1yr RTB

ASUS ZenBook 13 UX331UN Specifications:

• Processor: Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz, Turbo Boost up to 3.4 GHz
• Memory: 8GB LPDDR3 2133MHz
• Hard drive: 256GB Micron 1100 M.2 SATA3 SSD
• Operating System: Windows 10 Home
• Display: 13in (16:9) 1,920 x 1,080 LED backlit 60Hz IPS
• Graphics: Integrated Intel® HD 620 Graphics and NVIDIA GeForce MX150 with 2GB GDDR5 Memory
• Audio: 1W Harmon Kardon speakers
• Networking: Integrated 802.11 AC (2×2)
• Power Supply: 3 Cells 50 Whrs Polymer Battery, 65W power brick
• Dimensions: Width 310 mm, Depth 216 mm, Height 13.9 mm
• Weight: 1.12 kg with Battery
• Interfaces: 1 x combined headphone/microphone audio jack, 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type C, 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type A, 1 x HDMI, 1 x Micro SD card reader
• Adapters included: USB 3 to Ethernet

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