GMKtec K8 PLUS Gaming Black Gunmetal Gray 2024
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
GPU AMD Radeon 780M
form factor mini
psu w 120
OS Windows 11 Pro
71 Overall Score
Price £0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong gpu (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong ram (82th percentile) 82th
- Strong port (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average reliability (12th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews — so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
- Q1 20265/100
Buyers report initial speed but major reliability failures: password lockout, frequent crashes to BIOS, dead NVMe, and PSU failure within a month.
- Reliability failures: system crashes to BIOS, dead NVMe, and PSU dies after 1 month.
- Password lockout after moving the PC, prevents access with no recovery option.
- Performance much lower than advertised specs.
- No customer support response from manufacturer.
- Q4 202565/100
Most buyers praise the quiet, powerful performance for home IT labs or budget builds. One developer reports a critical IPv4 bug making the device unusable for network testing.
- Excellent performance for the price; silent and stable in daily use.
- IPv4 connectivity broken due to WiFi chipset/driver; cannot be pinged or accessed.
- Solid build with abundant ports: 2x M.2, 2x RAM, 2x LAN, OCuLink.
- Integrated GPU handles light gaming; buyer missed optional RGB lighting.
Based on 12 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 5.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 32 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| PSU | 120 |
| Weight | 0.4 kg / 0.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| Thunderbolt | USB4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | DP2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Ethernet | 2.5GbE |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | GMKtec K8 PLUS Gaming | Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 | HP Omen GT22 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | NVIDIA GB | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 128 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 3072 | 8096 | 2048 | 4096 | 8000 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | Desktop | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 120 | 1200 | - | 850 | 240 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | NVIDIA DGX OS | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMKtec K8 PLUS Gaming | 65.7 | 86.2 | 82 | 79.8 | 39.5 | 11.8 | 95.1 |
| Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 Compare | 97.8 | 87.8 | 96.6 | 91.7 | 96.4 | 71 | 82.1 |
| HP Omen GT22 Compare | 97.8 | 87.8 | 95.4 | 98.1 | 99.3 | 71 | 86.2 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.7 | 77.1 | 94.1 | 97.5 | 91.1 | 38.9 | 72.9 |
| MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS Compare | 99.6 | 95.2 | 98.8 | 87.4 | 98.4 | 38.9 | 82.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94 | 81 | 96.6 | 86.6 | 99.2 | 11.8 | 95.5 |
Usage Scores
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