Bosgame Mini PC review: An affordable Mini PC with an Intel N95 for everyday office use
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Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
71.1 % | 07/2023 | BOSGAME N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) | 392 g | 40.8 mm | x | ||
68.2 % | 03/2023 | Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) | 381 g | 47 mm | x | ||
65.9 % | 01/2023 | Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) | 209 g | 43.5 mm | x | ||
02/2022 | Newsmay AC8 N6005 Pentium N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) | 534 g | 48 mm | x | |||
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) | 496 g | 34.2 mm | x | ||||
08/2022 | Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM i5-11400T, UHD Graphics 730 | 1.3 kg | 40 mm | x | |||
06/2022 | Nofflink M500-5405U Pentium 5405U, UHD Graphics 610 | 657 g | 39 mm | x |
Bosgame Mini PC Intel 12th Gen N95 in detail
Case - a smart plastic outfit
The Bosgame Mini PC consists mainly of plastic but this is quite acceptable considering its price. Nevertheless, the manufacturer has not opted against using metal for the mesh which supplies fresh air to the system. This is integrated into the sides and the top of the device and, design-wise, they fit perfectly with the overall look. Although we are mainly dealing with a low-priced device, the fit and finish are good and without criticism. The case has been given a blue-gray-toned lick of paint and the fan grilles are anthracite in color. Visual highlights, if they can be called that, are the Bosgame lettering on the top of the machine as well as the power button on the front. This comes across as an emergency stop button due to its striking red color.
Weighing in at just under 400 grams, the Bosgame is a little heavier when compared to the NiPoGi GK3PLUS. Despite this, we see the Bosgame as having a clear advantage over the competition as the device is considerably more compact and takes up much less desk space. Anyone on the hunt for an even more compact Mini PC should take a look at the Ace Magician T8Pro. Many very small computers can be fixed to the back of a monitor with the help of a VESA mount. Bosgame also offers this possibility and everything you require for its installation can be found in the box.
Features
Basically, Bosgame offers all the important external ports. There are a total of 4x USB-A and two HDMI ports with support for 4K60. This means we are dealing with almost the same specs as the NiPoGi GK3PLUS. Nevertheless, the Bosgame has one distinct advantage as a USB-C port is included.
Communication
Housed inside the Bosgame is an Intel Wi-Fi module which also supports Bluetooth 4.2. Unfortunately, the installed module is unable to serve the more up-to-date 6 GHz range with which we documented the 5 GHz frequency band transfer speeds in our test. Compared to the NiPoGi GK3PLUS, the Bosgame does significantly better in this area. The transfer speeds are not record-breaking but are more than sufficient for everyday use. For our performance tests, we used our test router, the Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000. With the RJ45 interface, we have a considerably faster alternative to wireless network communication. Using this, data can be transferred at up to 2.5 GBit/s.
Networking | |
iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
Average of class Mini PC (192.9 - 1796, n=63, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 (719 - 722, n=2) | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Average of class Mini PC (184.1 - 1776, n=63, last 2 years) | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Average Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 (502 - 519, n=2) | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro |
Accessories
Out-of-the-box, the Mini PC comes with a 30-watt power adapter as well as an HDMI cable and mounting plate to allow the device to be optionally fitted to a monitor (VESA mount). Likewise, the manufacturer has included a connector cable for the installation of a 2.5-inch mass storage device.
Maintenance
Basically, it is possible to carry out maintenance tasks on the Bosgame Mini PC. In order to do this, the base of the device can be opened relatively easily. The base plate is secured by four small screws. However, expansion possibilities are limited to the installation of only one additional 2.5-inch format mass storage device. The Wi-Fi module, the M.2 SSD and the RAM are all swappable.
Performance - the economical Intel N95 offers 4 native cores
The Intel Pentium N95 is a native quad-core SoC and provides a solid foundation for its intended use. 8 GB of RAM can be described as good and this should be the minimum standard in 2023. Since there is only room for one module, it is unfortunately not possible to use dual-channel mode.
Test conditions
We carried out all of the performance tests using the Highest Performance
energy profile. Differing energy-saving plans only came into play in the power consumption measurements as well as the volume measurements. Additional details relating to our test criteria can be found here.
Processor
With the Intel N95, our review sample has been fitted with a relatively up-to-date SoC which was only launched at the start of the year. The four native computational cores achieve a maximum boost speed of up to 3.4 GHz. Our test shows that the Bosgame device is able to coax considerably more power from the Intel N95 than the NiPoGi GK3 Plus N95. Around 10 percent more power is good and hints that the Bosgame possesses a significantly better cooling system. At only nine percentage points, the gap to the native 6-core chip found in the Newsmay S2-B560 is small and once more emphasizes what kind of power the extremely economical SoC has to offer. When it comes to the power limits, the Bosgame allows the Intel N95 to briefly consume up to 35 watts, although this limit is set to 15 watts under continuous load.
Nevertheless, the N95's power delivery isn't quite optimal. Some performance is wasted when it comes to the installed RAM which only works in single-channel. Unfortunately, a dual-channel option is also not possible since there is only one SODIMM slot. Furthermore, Bosgame should have also opted for 4,800 MT/ s DDR5 RAM in order to squeeze as much as possible from the small SoC.
In terms of the RAM tests, it is therefore unsurprising that our review sample can only manage a mid-table placing. Despite this, we also observed that the Bosgame is faster than the NiPoGi GK3 Plus N95. It doesn't take long to find out the reason why since the competitor works with the slower 2,666 MT/s DDR4.
Additional processor benchmarks can be found here.
Performance Rating - Percent | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Nofflink M500-5405U |
Cinebench R15 | |
CPU Single 64Bit | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
CPU Multi 64Bit | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U |
Cinebench R20 | |
CPU (Single Core) | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
CPU (Multi Core) | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U |
Cinebench R11.5 | |
CPU Single 64Bit | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
CPU Multi 64Bit | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U |
Cinebench R10 | |
Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U |
Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM |
wPrime 2.10 | |
32m | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
1024m | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM |
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 | |
Pass 1 | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Pass 2 | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U |
WinRAR - Result | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 |
TrueCrypt | |
AES Mean 100MB | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Twofish Mean 100MB | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Serpent Mean 100MB | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Nofflink M500-5405U |
Geekbench 5.5 | |
Multi-Core | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Single-Core | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U |
Geekbench 5.0 | |
5.0 Multi-Core | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
5.0 Single-Core | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U |
Geekbench 4.4 | |
64 Bit Single-Core Score | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
64 Bit Multi-Core Score | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 |
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U |
7-Zip 18.03 | |
7z b 4 | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Nofflink M500-5405U |
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U |
R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM |
LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM |
WebXPRT 3 - --- | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Nofflink M500-5405U |
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total Score | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM |
3DMark - 1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
Performance Rating | |
Average of class Mini PC | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 |
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
Average of class Mini PC (561 - 27538, n=71, last 2 years) | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 |
AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
Average of class Mini PC (3604 - 116903, n=71, last 2 years) | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 |
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
Average of class Mini PC (225 - 5096, n=71, last 2 years) | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 |
AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
Average of class Mini PC (8172 - 119569, n=71, last 2 years) | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 |
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
Average of class Mini PC (408 - 15525, n=71, last 2 years) | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 |
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
Average of class Mini PC (1958 - 62378, n=71, last 2 years) | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 |
AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
Average of class Mini PC (5504 - 177158, n=71, last 2 years) | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U |
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
Average of class Mini PC (74.8 - 1114, n=71, last 2 years) | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 |
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
Average of class Mini PC (308 - 14722, n=71, last 2 years) | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 |
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
Average of class Mini PC (4408 - 44347, n=71, last 2 years) | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 |
Bosgame Mini PC Intel 12th Gen N95 vs. Cinebench R15 Multi-Loop
With the Cinebench R15 continuous loop, we get our first insight into the installed cooling system's capabilities in cooperation with the N95's power target. First of all, we can see the Intel N95 performing very stably in all four runs. However, the SoC is not provided with more than 14 watts, although, at up to 35 watts, the power target allows considerably more leeway. With the performance documented here, the Bosgame grabs second place behind the Newsmay S2-B560 which offers better multi-core performance due to its installed 6-core chip
System performance
The Bosgame also benefits from its good CPU performance in our system performance benchmarks. Once again, our test system is able to secure second place and push the NiPoGi GK3 Plus N95 down into third place. With the help of its native 6-core chip, the Newsmay S2-B560 scores more points in PCMark 10 and Crossmark thereby securing first place in our comparison - and by some margin. When it comes to the RAM tests, the Bosgame is not competitive as a result of its already highlighted disadvantages. When it came to the NiPoGi GK3 Plus N95, we recorded even worse results due to its low RAM speed.
PCMark 10 / Score | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM, Intel Core i5-11400T | |
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U, Intel Pentium Gold 5405U | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 |
PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM, Intel Core i5-11400T | |
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U, Intel Pentium Gold 5405U |
PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM, Intel Core i5-11400T | |
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U, Intel Pentium Gold 5405U | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 |
CrossMark / Overall | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM, Intel Core i5-11400T | |
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U, Intel Pentium Gold 5405U | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 |
CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM, Intel Core i5-11400T | |
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U, Intel Pentium Gold 5405U | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 |
CrossMark / Creativity | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM, Intel Core i5-11400T | |
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U, Intel Pentium Gold 5405U | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 |
CrossMark / Productivity | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM, Intel Core i5-11400T | |
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U, Intel Pentium Gold 5405U |
AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
Average of class Mini PC (6481 - 70620, n=71, last 2 years) | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 |
AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
Average of class Mini PC (6914 - 71285, n=71, last 2 years) | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 |
AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
Average of class Mini PC (6862 - 87358, n=71, last 2 years) | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 |
AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Average of class Mini PC (55.3 - 146, n=71, last 2 years) | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition |
* ... smaller is better
DPC latencies
The latencies documented here already appeared when opening multiple Edge tabs. Both our 4K test video playback and Prime95 were unable to cause a further increase. We also saw a number of dropped frames in the 4K video playback which occurred shortly after starting the video. There were no further difficulties and we recorded around 30 percent utilization for the iGPU, and, in the device comparison, the Bosgame secured third place.
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005, Intel Pentium Silver N6005 | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM, Intel Core i5-11400T | |
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U, Intel Pentium Gold 5405U | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition, Intel Celeron N5095 |
* ... smaller is better
Mass storage
Our review device houses a mass storage device from Kingston. This uses the M.2 interface and offers a storage capacity of 256 GB. However, the model installed here has significantly limited performance due to the low connection. Nevertheless, in our tests, we still saw slightly better results than conventional SATA SSDs. Despite this, evaluated subjectively, the performance is sufficient for everyday use. The test revealed stable performance even during continuous read accesses. Only the Nofflink M500 stands out in comparison and doesn't score well when it comes to performance stability. Anyone searching for more than 256 GB of storage can do so by installing an additional 2.5-inch storage device.
For additional comparisons and benchmarks, take a look at our comparison table.
Drive Performance Rating - Percent | |
Average of class Mini PC | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition |
* ... smaller is better
Continuous Performance Read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics card
The Bosgame's graphics solution comes in the form of Intel UHD Graphics with 24 EUs and, as part of the Intel N95, it only delivers low 3D performance. In the comparison, this only helped our review device secure third place. Only the Newsmay S2-B560 offers more power.
Additional Intel UHD Graphics benchmarks can be found here.
3DMark Performance Rating - Percent | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM -1! | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 -1! | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro -1! | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition -1! | |
Nofflink M500-5405U -1! |
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition |
3DMark | |
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Fire Strike Extreme Graphics | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 |
3DMark 06 - 1280x1024 Standard Score AA:0x AF:0x | |
Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM | |
BOSGAME N95 | |
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 | |
Nofflink M500-5405U | |
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro | |
Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition | |
Newsmay AC8 N6005 |
3DMark 05 Standard | 17632 points | |
3DMark 06 Standard Score | 10165 points | |
3DMark Vantage P Result | 5694 points | |
3DMark 11 Performance | 1717 points | |
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score | 47449 points | |
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 6792 points | |
3DMark Fire Strike Score | 1053 points | |
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Score | 521 points | |
3DMark Time Spy Score | 364 points | |
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Gaming performance
We can't recommend the Bosgame as a gaming solution due to its low 3D performance. Playable frame rates are only occasionally achievable in older games and at the lowest resolutions and low details. Mini PCs equipped with an AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX offer noticeably better performance. These include devices such as the Geekom AS 6, the Morefine M600 or the Ace Magican AM08 Pro.
low | med. | high | ultra | |
GTA V (2015) | 54.3 | 39.4 | 36.5 | |
The Witcher 3 (2015) | 22 | 7.2 | ||
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 74.2 | 47.8 | 18.8 | 17.5 |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 12.4 | 5.88 | 4.26 | |
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 24.7 | 15 | 13.9 | |
Far Cry 5 (2018) | 14 | |||
Strange Brigade (2018) | 27.9 | 10.2 | 9.9 | |
Far Cry New Dawn (2019) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
F1 2020 (2020) | 25.4 | 11.3 | 8.09 | |
F1 2021 (2021) | 29.8 | |||
GRID Legends (2022) | 17.7 | 13.6 | 9.52 |
Emissions - economical and almost always silent
Noise emissions
The installed cooling system is not large but consistently operates very quietly. In both idle use and under load, we recorded very low noise levels. The maximum we measured was 31.4 dB(A) which is the second-best result among the actively cooled devices in our comparison. Only the Ace Magician T8Pro delivers better scores in this area.
Noise Level
Idle |
| 30.2 / 30.2 / 30.2 dB(A) |
Load |
| 30.4 / 31.4 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 29.7 dB(A) |
BOSGAME N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) | Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) | Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) | Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) | Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM i5-11400T, UHD Graphics 730 | Nofflink M500-5405U Pentium 5405U, UHD Graphics 610 | Newsmay AC8 N6005 Pentium N6005, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) | |
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Noise | -10% | 0% | 0% | -10% | -12% | ||
off / environment * | 29.7 | 30.4 -2% | 30.2 -2% | 29.6 -0% | 30.2 -2% | 29.8 -0% | |
Idle Minimum * | 30.2 | 31 -3% | 30.2 -0% | 29.6 2% | 31.8 -5% | 30.2 -0% | |
Idle Average * | 30.2 | 31.1 -3% | 30.2 -0% | 29.6 2% | 32.7 -8% | 30.2 -0% | |
Idle Maximum * | 30.2 | 31.8 -5% | 30.2 -0% | 29.6 2% | 33.1 -10% | 30.2 -0% | |
Load Average * | 30.4 | 33.3 -10% | 30.5 -0% | 30 1% | 35.8 -18% | 39.1 -29% | |
Load Maximum * | 31.4 | 42.5 -35% | 30.9 2% | 32.9 -5% | 37.1 -18% | 45.5 -45% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
We didn't observe any high temperatures in the Bosgame device either in idle use or under load. The fresh air used for cooling the SoC is sucked in through the case openings on the top of the device and expelled from the case rear. In the stress test, we recorded a maximum SoC temperature of 69 °C. This leaves a lot of leeway that the manufacturer could have better utilized with more aggressive power management. In a worst-case scenario, we only saw 20 watts even though up to 35 watts would have been possible without violating the manufacturer's specifications.
Power consumption
Our Bosgame review sample proves very clearly that we are dealing with a very economical Mini PC. Our measuring device only measured 3.5 to 6.2 watts in idle use. That is significantly more energy efficient than the comparison devices here in our tests. On average, we recorded an almost identical 20 watts compared to the NiPoGi GK3 Plus N95 with the same SoC. The power adapter can provide up to 30 watts. This leaves some scope for an optional second storage device since we only recorded a maximum of 25 watts at short peak loads.
Off / Standby | 0.5 / 5.6 Watt |
Idle | 3.5 / 3.6 / 6.2 Watt |
Load |
20.4 / 25 Watt |
BOSGAME N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) | Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) | Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) | Geekom MiniAir 11 Special Edition Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) | Newsmay Neosmay S2-B560TPM i5-11400T, UHD Graphics 730 | Nofflink M500-5405U Pentium 5405U, UHD Graphics 610 | Average Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) | Average of class Mini PC | |
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Power Consumption | -38% | -68% | -14% | -413% | -108% | -53% | -176% | |
Idle Minimum * | 3.5 | 6.1 -74% | 8.4 -140% | 4.8 -37% | 23.7 -577% | 8.1 -131% | 6.35 ? -81% | 9.34 ? -167% |
Idle Average * | 3.6 | 6.9 -92% | 8.4 -133% | 4.8 -33% | 23.7 -558% | 8.6 -139% | 7.85 ? -118% | 11.3 ? -214% |
Idle Maximum * | 6.2 | 8.9 -44% | 11.1 -79% | 6.7 -8% | 40.8 -558% | 16.2 -161% | 9.27 ? -50% | 13.2 ? -113% |
Load Average * | 20.4 | 20 2% | 16.5 19% | 15.9 22% | 55.8 -174% | 32.1 -57% | 20.7 ? -1% | 51.1 ? -150% |
Load Maximum * | 25 | 21.1 16% | 26.3 -5% | 28.4 -14% | 74.5 -198% | 38.5 -54% | 28.4 ? -14% | 83.8 ? -235% |
Witcher 3 ultra * | 25.6 |
* ... smaller is better
Power consumption with an external monitor
Pros
Cons
Verdict - An Intel N95 Mini PC perfect for everyday use
With the Intel N95, the Bosgame gets a brand new and at the same time economical Alder Lake N SoC. In tests, the small 4-core machine managed to get the Intel Core i5-11400T-based competition hot under the collar. However, in terms of pure multi-thread performance, the quad-core processor has to bow to its 6-core counterpart. The Bosgame has the NiPoGi GK3 Plus N95 largely under control and the reason for this can be traced back to it having better RAM specs. Despite this, we see the Bosgame's installed RAM as being the biggest point of criticism. According to the manufacturer's specs, 3,200 MT/s is already the optimum when using DDR4 RAM. However, at 4,800 MT/s, the faster DDR5 RAM is also supported and this is something the whole system would benefit from.
Based on the Intel N95, the Bosgame N95 offers solid everyday performance. In addition to its low emissions, the Bosgame N95 also impresses with its very low price tag.
We have no complaints when it comes to the build quality, even though the case mainly consists of plastic. The good selection of ports is also worth mentioning. The installed Wi-Fi module is, however, worthy of criticism because, in our opinion, a more modern Wi-Fi 6 module would have been the better alternative.
In the Bosgame N95, you get a good office PC for an asking price of $160 - and one that is very economical without creating a great deal of background noise. In tests, our N95 was almost always nearly silent. At around $250, the NiPoGi GK3 Plus N95 costs somewhat more than our review device but offers more in the way of RAM and storage.
Price and availability
The Bosgame Mini PC Intel 12th can be currently had on Amazon for around $160.
BOSGAME N95
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07/10/2023 v7
Sebastian Bade
Transparency
The present review sample was given to the author by the manufacturer free of charge for the purposes of review. There was no third-party influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.