TechRadar Verdict
The A5 is a classy design with plenty of features to recommend.
Full marks to Geekom for making it so easy to upgrade.
While faster NUC designs are available, some use the latest Zen 3+ (Rembrandt) Ryzen series.
The silicon in this machine is highly respectable and delivers excellent performance over a wide range of scenarios.
Overall, considering the build quality of this design, the price is very reasonable.
Other potential upgrades that can performed here are the DDR4 SODIMM memory modules and the NVMe SSD.
There is a second NVMe slot free, but its of the 2242 punch in.
There are places where the A5 gets trashed, mostly in bandwidth-dependent graphical tests.
Yes, you’re free to pay more and get USB 4.0 and Thunderbolt.
But unless you need those things specifically, those features boost the cost considerably.
Should you buy a Geekom A5?
However, for the cost of the A5, you wont get the latest 13th-generation Intel silicon.
And, with them being Gen 2, transfer speeds up to 1,000MB/s are possible.
For those using those technologies, that could be a deal breaker.
Not for the economically challenged.
