Mini Gaming PC Ekmazic M2A Starship in Testing

Brick Look, Blattent Performance: The Acceptive M2A Starsship I9 and Mobile NVIDIA provides real gaming hardware with 3080 and is an eye catcher. We have subjected Spacee Mini Gaming PC to a detailed test.

Acemagic M2A starship not only in alternatively high areas, but also with performance. Because it depends on the mini gaming PC absolute top hardware: in addition to the Intel Core I9 of a twelfth generation, a strong Nvidia RTX is 3080m as a graphics card that enables gaming in high settings. We tested whether Starship is worth its money and whether it is to remove it from the competition for Classic Tower Gaming PC.

An Intel Core i9-12900h is used as a processor in Acemagic M2A starship, ie 2022 to the twelfth generation chip. This is a total of 14 physical core available on 20 threads for their work, out of which six performance core and eight efficiency core are available. The frequency of the maximum boost clock is 5.0 GHz, which can lead to a clock up to the efficiency nucleus 3.8 GHz. The original performance of the CPU is 45 watts, and 115 watts are every turbo.

In addition to IRIS-X graphics with integrated 96 performance units in i9, Starships also offer a dedicated graphics card from the 30 series of NVIDIA. Our test device has an RTX 3080m, more accurate 3080 mobiles, with 16 GB GDR6-Vram, the original equipment uses 3060m with 12 GB GDDR6-Vram. It is a notebook graphics card, but it is estimated that your performance is significantly below desktop -3080. 3080 meters work with clocks up to 1.71 GHz and 115 watt TDP. It was brought to the market in 2021 and is more likely to be handed over to the middle class, according to today’s standards. The performance is still good for a mini PC that comes with only integrated graphics units. In general, mini-PCs with dedicated graphics cards are rare.

As far as Ram (RAM) is concerned, there are two sodim slots with a DDR5 standard. They can be proved up to 64 GB. In the factory, two modules come in double channel operations with 4800 MT/S. A 1 TB PCIE 3.0 NVME SSD is used in M.2-2280 form factor in system memory. Another M.2-Sata slot provides additional space for a SSD. Overall, the manufacturer specifies maximum use of memory size up to 4 TB. The integrated SSD reaches writing values ​​from 4410 MB/S and 4788 MB/S of readers.

Six USB-A sockets with USB 3.2 are available under connection. For image transmission, it offers USB-C 4.0 (8K at 60 HZ) as well as HDMI 2.0 and displayport 1.4. The Internet connection is more successful than two 2.5 GHz Ethernet sockets. Wirelessly sparks with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2, unfortunately a little older, especially if you focus on gaming and high price. At least Wi-Fi 6E will be suited for more stable connections.

The performance of Acemagic M2A Starship is equally good in a mini gaming PC. As usual, we first test with a benchmark. With PCMark 10 it reaches 7801 points on an average within seven runs. The best value is 7927 digits, the lowest 7577 points. The general system output is therefore at a high level and comparable to the current mini-PCS with integrated graphics. However, the competitive system from Minissforam G7 PT (Leaderboard) reaches more than 9000 points in our test, so the Intel chip is slow. To test the CPU in a targeted manner, we use Cinebench 2024. In a single core test, the i9–12900h scores 111 points, with 581 points in multi-core. These are all very solid values, single-core performance desktop chip Ryzen 7 is slightly above 5800x.

The system only runs its actual spearhead with graphic, which we test with 3 demark time spy and other things. The PC reaches a total value of 10485 points, made up of 10265 points for graphic and 11939 for CPU. In the detective of time, CPU Ryzen is about 2000 points from G7 PT with 97945hx. With 10265 points, the NVIDIA-3080M graphic also makes less than G7 PT, which comes at 11084 points with its Radeon RX 7600M XT.

The most important thing about a mini gaming PC is how the system does with gaming. We test with our specific games Anno 1800, Counter Strike 2 And City Skyline 2In ANNO 1800 we reach full-HD with 45 to 60 FPS with Ultra-Hole Settings, 4-Guna Edge Smuthing, Active FSR (Ultrahohe Quality) and DirectX 12, when we see our city with 15,000 residents. The quality is actually impressive with these settings and the game is still very smooth. The counter strike, of course, is even better with more than 200 FPS in high graphics options. With an average of 35 fps in high settings in full HD, we get the city skyline 2, the graphic looks so crisp and the scene is very beautiful. Many details are preserved that are usually lost to mini-PC with integrated graphics unit due to lack of performance. Overall, a perfectly worthy performance.

The M2A starship is surprisingly low for hardware offered. In stress tests of Aida64 or Prime95, we can hardly be more than 40 DB (A) under the full load measured on housing. At a distance of one meter, there are about 34 dB (A). When the desktop is resting, the volume emission is reduced by 30 dB (A) at one meter. While playing under full load, electricity consumption is about 192 watts. With low load, consumption usually falls up to 40 watts in normal operations with individual open programs.

The Acemagic M2A Starship comes with Windows 11 Pro and functional update 23h4. The latest update on top of the test takes more than 30 minutes update to 24h4. If in doubt, the complete restoration of Windows through USB stick is recommended, which is faster than tolerating the gently grinding mills of Windows updates. In addition to the classic pre-installed Windows application, Acemagic RGB also establishes two control applications for RGB lighting and small projector in housing-marr on the next paragraph.

The look of Acemagic M2A starship is already named in the product name: a spaceship with wings left and right and chic RGB light. The housing is fully made of plastic. A position performance with current operating data is placed behind a transparent visor, such as CPU speed, temperature and thus. In addition, it shows time, also in stand-bye. In which arrangement and optics, this information is presented, it can be adapted to taste through the application mentioned. The underbody also has a kind of projector that projects the manufacturer on the desk plate – a good gimmick, but nothing more than that. The function can be slightly controlled through one of the predetermined applications addressed to the function.

The workmanship is solid, but for a mini-PC, depending on the equipment, but more than 1000 euros. Plastic elements are susceptible to scratches and quirks. In addition, the infection between the milky-transparent RGB elements and the habitat of the wings is not successful at all, so that you can see a clear difference. The triangular on/off button also does not create such a good effect, does not sit fully in the housing and does not react 100 %. We have already received high quality housing for low money, apart from the fact that housing must be made of aluminum. Probably, however, it is difficult to apply with foreign size.

The dimensions of the PC are 315 x 255 x 198 mm, the weight is 2.1 kg. An power supply with DC Circuit Plug is used for power supply, which works at 15.79A at 19.1 V, i.e. more than 300 watts. It is a real clopper and weighs 1.1 kg, more than two normal mini-PC. It is very difficult to reach the housing stance. To do this, you will not only have to loosen eight screws in the underbody, but also have two screws under the wings. However, they sit so deep in the residence that you cannot reach them with normal screwdriver. Fine equipment is required with especially long, thin attachments.

In basic devices with an Intel i7-12700h, NVIDIA RTX 3060m, 32 GB RAM and 1 TB SSD, Acemagic M2A Starship usually costs 1699 euros. Currently you get it with 700 euro coupons to click on the product page and our code. TNC6nzt6 For 899 EuroOur test version is high-ending equipment with i9-12900h, NVIDIA RTX 3080m, 32 GB RAM and 1 TB SSD. It usually spends 1999 Euro. Currently price falls 1399 EuroIf you 600 Euro Coupon Click on the product page.

The M2A starship from Acemagic is undoubtedly one of the most extraordinary mini gaming PCs, which is completely due to its magnificent optics in a space glider look. In addition, the dedicated NVIDIA graphics card using RTX 3080m, which is from 2021, is especially good for a mini-PC.

Intel chip i9-12900h is also slightly old, which you also notice the performance of the system. Compared to the G7 PT of Miniforum, which depends on an AMD graphic which is not very known, the system is not quite sharp. The fun of gaming is no different from this and so we can also play smoothly refined, current game title in high settings. In addition, if you consider the top hardware and the required cooling performance, the starship proves to be comparatively cool. In addition to a high price, the only defect processing is also quality that can be expanded in places. Overall, we have a clear recommendation in the test.