Mini PCs

The best mini PCs of 2026

Small desktops we would buy for a home office, a 3D-printing workstation or local AI, based on independent benchmarks, noise measurements and owner reports. Prices are official store prices on 30 October 2026.

Updated October 30, 2026 · 2 picks

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Best all-rounder

GMKtec K8 Plus

Ryzen 7 8845HS, OCuLink and dual 2.5GbE from $409.99 barebone.

8.5 $919.99 Best for: Home office, 3D-printing workstation and light gaming

Ryzen 7 8845HS (8 cores / 16 threads) with Radeon 780M graphics
OCuLink PCIe 4.0 port for an external GPU dock, plus USB4
Dual 2.5GbE, Wi-Fi 6, HDMI 2.1

Performance mode is noticeably louder for little gain
One tester measured 45–48 dB under sustained load

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Best for local AI

GMKtec EVO-X2

Up to 128 GB unified memory runs 70B models at home.

8.5 $2,199.99 Best for: Running large local AI models on your desk

Up to 128 GB unified LPDDR5X: the GPU can address more than 50 GB
Ran Llama 3.3 70B fully on the GPU at 3.7–3.8 tokens/s; Qwen3-32B at about 10.5 tokens/s
Low idle power (8–14 W) and quiet at idle (37–38 dBA)

Expensive as a general desktop or gaming PC
Only one 2.5GbE port, no 10GbE

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