The Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 versus the 7840U and the Steam Deck.
And how much extra do you get by ramping all the way up to 65W?
We’ve put the tiny Beelink SER9 through its paces to find out.
First off, we should cover the SER9 itself.
(There’s sadly no Thunderbolt or USB 4, which would have been useful for eGPU experimentation.)
The units storage can also be upgraded with two PCIe 4.0 slots on the underside of the unit.
As with most PCs, you could also trade off between performance and power/thermals.
The same basic setup works well in Marvel’s Spider-Man too.
Older and less demanding games run well even without frame generation.
With results north of 30fps, this is hugely impressive for a gear of this size!
Ultimately though, it’s hard not to be charmed by the Beelink mini PC.
I do have to wonder about the future of PC handhelds though.
