GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus vs Apple iMac 21.5"

GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus, Ryzen 7 8845HS, 32GB, 2TB SSD, Black

GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus, Ryzen 7 8845HS, 32GB, 2TB SSD, Black

GMKtec
73 Overall Score
vs
Apple iMac 21.5" 2017, Core i5, 8GB, 1TB HDD, Radeon Pro 555, Silver

Apple iMac 21.5" 2017, Core i5, 8GB, 1TB HDD, Radeon Pro 555, Silver

Apple
54 Overall Score

Scores

Compact
GMKtec
77
Apple
39
Home Office
GMKtec
77
Apple
55
Developer
GMKtec
73
Apple
43
Business
GMKtec
63
Apple
61
Workstation
GMKtec
60
Apple
40
Creator
GMKtec
31
Apple
45
Gaming
GMKtec
18
Apple
45
Ai Llm
GMKtec
32
Apple
22

Specifications

GMKtec Nucbox K8 PlusApple iMac 21.5"
Processor
CPUAMD Ryzen 7 8845HS★Intel 7th Generation Core i5
CPU Multi-Core Score
28,255
No data
Cores8★4
Frequency5.1 GHz★3.0 GHz
L3 Cache16 MB★—
Graphics
GPU*AMD Radeon 780M★AMD Radeon Pro 555
GPU Benchmark Score
5,939
3,140
Typeintegrated★discrete
VRAM TypeShared—
Memory & Storage
RAM32 GB★8 GB
RAM GenerationDDR5★DDR4
Storage 12 TB★1 TB
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSD★HDD
Build
Form Factorminiaio
PSU120W★—
Weight—5.67 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports22
USB Ports5★4
ThunderboltUSB4 x 22 x Thunderbolt 3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.10
DisplayPort1x DisplayPort 2.1—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6★Wi-Fi
BluetoothBluetooth 5.2★Bluetooth
Ethernet2.5GbEGigabit Ethernet
System
OSWindows 11 PromacOS

Pros & Cons

GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus, Ryzen 7 8845HS, 32GB, 2TB SSD, Black

  • Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong storage (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong port selection (86th percentile)86th %ile
  • Strong ram (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Below average reliability (12th percentile)12th %ile

Apple iMac 21.5" 2017, Core i5, 8GB, 1TB HDD, Radeon Pro 555, Silver

  • Strong reliability (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong social proof (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Below average ram (9th percentile)9th %ile
  • Below average cpu (20th percentile)20th %ile

Pricing

GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus, Ryzen 7 8845HS, 32GB, 2TB SSD, Black

Apple iMac 21.5" 2017, Core i5, 8GB, 1TB HDD, Radeon Pro 555, Silver

No current pricing available

Verdict

★ Winner: GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus

Scores 73 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 25 specs.

GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus Better at:

Ai LlmCompactBusinessDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation

Apple iMac 21.5" Better at:

GamingCreator

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