**Testing the Performance of the Mini PC**

The mini PC was tested at its stock power level and throttle limit to see how it performs out of the box. The Intel Extreme Tuning Utility can be used to up this performance, but the author chose not to do so for this test. Instead, they ran a variety of tests to evaluate the system's capabilities.

**Gaming Performance**

The first test was a gaming benchmark using Overwatch at 1080p low settings. The results showed excellent performance, with an average FPS of 72 by the end of the match. This suggests that the mini PC is capable of handling demanding games at high resolutions and frame rates. However, when compared to other popular games such as Fortnite and GTA 5, the results were not as impressive. At 1080p medium settings, the mini PC struggled to maintain a steady framerate in Fortnite, with an average FPS of around 48. When dropped down to 720p low settings, the performance improved significantly, with an average FPS of 68.

In contrast, Doom was able to run smoothly at 1080p low settings, with an average FPS of around 28-30. However, when the resolution was dropped down to 720p, the performance also improved, with an average FPS of 46. The author notes that dropping the vsync on GTA 5 allowed for a constant 30 FPS at 1080p.

**Emulation Performance**

The mini PC was also put through its paces in terms of emulation. PCSX2, a popular PS2 emulator, was used to test Tekken 5 at 2x resolution. The results showed that the system could handle the game smoothly, with no stuttering or frame drops. However, when testing Dreamcast emulation, the author notes that they had to add their own music due to copyright issues.

The final test was using the 3D emulator to play a 4K video from YouTube at 8K resolution. The results showed that the system could handle the video without any drop frames or stuttering, even when streamed through high-speed internet connections. This suggests that the mini PC is capable of handling demanding video playback tasks.

**Comparison with Other Mini PCs**

The author also compares the performance of their mini PC to other models in its class, including the Skull Canyon and Hades Canyon from Intel. While the Hades Canyon has better graphical performance, the CPU and overall system performance are slightly faster than the Skull Canyon's i3 version. The i5 and i7 versions of the Hades Canyon are closer in terms of performance to their respective counterparts, but still offer a slight advantage.

In conclusion, the mini PC demonstrated excellent gaming performance, with some impressive results from the PCSX2 emulator. However, it struggled slightly in comparison to other popular games at higher resolutions and frame rates. The emulation performance was also strong, with smooth playback of 4K videos from YouTube. Overall, this system is a powerful option for those looking for a compact and efficient PC solution.

**Recommendations**

For those looking for a powerful mini PC, the author recommends considering the Hades Canyon or i5/i7 versions, depending on budget and performance requirements. These models offer slightly better CPU and overall system performance than their counterparts. The Skull Canyon is also worth considering, particularly if you're looking for a more affordable option.

The author also notes that the built-in AC Wi-Fi on this unit is excellent, making it easy to connect to high-speed networks. Additionally, the system's compact size makes it an ideal choice for those with limited desk space or who need a portable PC solution.

**Future Tests**

The author plans to release a follow-up video in the coming days, in which they will test the mini PC using an external GPU. This will provide further insight into the system's capabilities and performance in more demanding applications.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's going on guys the CTA Prime back here again today I'm gonna be taking a look at the all-new i7 beam Canyon nut from Intel I recently made a video on the i5 version I bought it on Amazon and then two days after that this one went on sale for 379 so I went ahead and got this and returned the other one this thing is an absolute monster for such a tiny PC as a quad core i7 that turbos up to 4.5 gigahertz so we're gonna go over the specs in a second but first I want to go over pricing and how I have my unit configured I picked this one up on Amazon a little after cyber monday was on sale for three hundred and seventy nine dollars they usually retail for around 450 to 500 depending on where you're getting them they are bare-bones so you do have to add RAM and storage I completely understand that this is a little pricey for what you're getting but I absolutely love these small form-factor pcs and I use this for work so it's not just a toy to mess around with this is gonna be a working machine you can always build a nice gaming PC for around the same price you're gonna put into this but it's not gonna have that form factor if you go use parts you can get out a lot cheaper with better performance so for this build I chose to use 16 gigabytes of vengence ddr4 20 400 megahertz Ram and I'm actually not gonna be using the MDOT 2 in here I'm gonna be using the 2.5 inch SSD II see in the picture it's made by silicon power I know it's not top-of-the-line but for $34 it's really hard to beat this performance and I've been running one of these for a little while haven't had any issues with them so I figured I'd go with another one like I mentioned the m2 will not be used in this build I did install it here but I had taken it out I'm just using the 2.5 inch SSD I will be installing a PCI X 4 m dot 2 adapter in here so I can add an external graphics card now this does have Thunderbolt 3 on it but I don't want to buy a $200 dock I already have all the parts I need to run a PCI X 4 and you're gonna get about the same performance I have been doing some testing with a few different cards so keep an eye on the channel I will have a video coming up very shortly I'm gonna go over the specs real quick now remember I did add 16 gigabytes of ddr4 and I'm also running a 256 gigabyte SSD for the CPU we have the Intel coffee-like i7 8559 you four cores eight threads at 2.7 gigahertz but it does turbo up to 4.5 its Intel's new 28 watt chip for these nuts and it will give some desktop CPUs or run for its money for the GPU we have the built-in intel iris + 655 up to 1.2 gigahertz as of making this video this is one of Intel's most powerful built-in GPUs - ddr4 soda and slots you can add up to 32 gigabytes of RAM I configured mine with 16 for storage we have that m2 slot it does support nvm II and dot - SSDs and octane with the taller nuts like this you can add a 2.5 inch spinner or an SSD plus we have a microSD card slot on the side - front to rear USB 3.0 gen 2 ports there's also internal headers so you can add another two USB 2.0 ports built in Intel wireless AC 95/60 with the antennas on the top bluetooth 5.0 3.5 millimeter audio / mic jack on the front HDMI 2.0 a and Thunderbolt 3 on the rear and this will support an e GPU but like I mentioned I do not want to buy an e GPU setup I would rather use PCI X 4 because the cheapest one I can find is 200 bucks so with all that out of the way let's go ahead and check out the performance I do plan on making another video very shortly with an external GPU connected to this because the way it's looking right now this could be a triple-a gaming PC with the right GPU I went ahead and installed Windows 10 Pro I do need to add an activation key to it you will see it in the bottom right hand corner but I always run a Geekbench first for the single core we scored a five thousand three hundred ninety seven multi core eighteen thousand eight hundred and twenty three the scores put out by this thing are actually a tad higher than a stock clock seventy seven hundred k next up I ran a Cinebench r15 I actually ran it a couple times and again I was surprised by the results the second time I ran out I scored an 870 for the first time in 855 which actually came ahead of the 4770k it's amazing what kind of performance these low-power CPUs are putting out now it days and by the way all of these tests were run at the stock throttle limit in the stock power level you can up this using the Intel Extreme tuning utility but I didn't want to do that yeah I just wanted to see how it works out of the box moving over to some gaming performance first up we got overwatch 1080p low settings still looks great we're getting awesome performance here by the end of this match my average FPS was 72 next game I tested was fortnight I know everybody wants to see if it'll run it doesn't run well now overwatch runs a lot better than this but overwatch is a very well optimized game Blizzard has done an amazing job with that epic has a little way to go with this one 1080p medium settings after was all said and done at 1080p my average FPS was around 48 so I went ahead and swapped it down low settings 720p after about 4 minutes of gameplay 720p low settings average FPS was hovering around 68 next up doom 1080p low settings rendering resolution was set at a hundred percent by the end of this match my average FPS counter said 36 but I think was more around 28 to 30 so dropping the resolution down to 720p with the same low settings here actually helps out a lot at an average of 46 fps GTA 5 normal settings population density and everything set right around the middle I'd say we're getting around an average of 32 fps unfortunately my counter would not calculate it for some reason if you just lock the vsync at half you could get a constant 30 FPS out of this at 1080p and it's actually very playable but I'm gonna drop it down to 720p just to see what kind of framerate we can get at this res and we're averaging around 58 fps time to test out some emulation first up we got pcsx2 this is a ps2 emulator running Tekken 5 on it 2x resolution if I go any higher and give you black bars I think it could go higher though I'm pretty sure when I handle this on constant 60fps don't know the city stutters it's rock solid next up some Dreamcast emulation you can read ring or one setting about 1080p I had a good view and it's gonna handle this emulator just fine and finally on the emulation side of things here sitrep the 3d emulator we're at 2x resolution tested a bunch of games as long as it's compatible with the emulator it's gonna run video streaming I usually do 4k but I went ahead and found an 8k video on YouTube yeah there's a que videos out there zero dropped frames all the way through this even if I skip ahead a little bit we have zero drop frames I got pretty decent internet here and the built in AC Wi-Fi on this thing is amazing unfortunately I had to add my own music here because this was copy written music in this video so if you want to stream 4k content from hulu amazon netflix or even use this as a plex server it's gonna work fine in the final test iran was native 4k video playback in cody this is a 400 megabit per second UHD HEV see 10 bit MKV video 0 drop frames we're at 30fps that's what the videos recorded at CPU usage spiked up to around 12% that's the highest lysol ago you this nuts gonna handle pretty much any kind of 4k video you can throw at it overall this is a really solid mini PC I also own the Skull Canyon and the haiti's Canyon this is much faster than the skull Canyon graphics and CPU but when comparing this to the Hades Canyon the Hades Canyon does beat this out and graphical performance but the CPU and the bean Canyon is faster if you've been looking for a powerful mini PC I can definitely recommend any of the bean canyons that are out right now there's an i3 an i-5 and as you just saw the i7 the i5 version is really close to the i7 version and performance but the i7 is definitely gonna beat it out with that 4.5 gigahertz boost clock on the CPU either way you go I 3 I 5 or i7 you won't be disappointed with any of the bean canyons they are really powerful little mini pcs so that's pretty much it for this video guys I really appreciate you watching if you want to see anything else running on this unit just let me know in the comments below I will be putting out another video with an external GPU in the next few days so go ahead and hit that subscribe button so you stay up to date and like always thanks for watchingwhat's going on guys the CTA Prime back here again today I'm gonna be taking a look at the all-new i7 beam Canyon nut from Intel I recently made a video on the i5 version I bought it on Amazon and then two days after that this one went on sale for 379 so I went ahead and got this and returned the other one this thing is an absolute monster for such a tiny PC as a quad core i7 that turbos up to 4.5 gigahertz so we're gonna go over the specs in a second but first I want to go over pricing and how I have my unit configured I picked this one up on Amazon a little after cyber monday was on sale for three hundred and seventy nine dollars they usually retail for around 450 to 500 depending on where you're getting them they are bare-bones so you do have to add RAM and storage I completely understand that this is a little pricey for what you're getting but I absolutely love these small form-factor pcs and I use this for work so it's not just a toy to mess around with this is gonna be a working machine you can always build a nice gaming PC for around the same price you're gonna put into this but it's not gonna have that form factor if you go use parts you can get out a lot cheaper with better performance so for this build I chose to use 16 gigabytes of vengence ddr4 20 400 megahertz Ram and I'm actually not gonna be using the MDOT 2 in here I'm gonna be using the 2.5 inch SSD II see in the picture it's made by silicon power I know it's not top-of-the-line but for $34 it's really hard to beat this performance and I've been running one of these for a little while haven't had any issues with them so I figured I'd go with another one like I mentioned the m2 will not be used in this build I did install it here but I had taken it out I'm just using the 2.5 inch SSD I will be installing a PCI X 4 m dot 2 adapter in here so I can add an external graphics card now this does have Thunderbolt 3 on it but I don't want to buy a $200 dock I already have all the parts I need to run a PCI X 4 and you're gonna get about the same performance I have been doing some testing with a few different cards so keep an eye on the channel I will have a video coming up very shortly I'm gonna go over the specs real quick now remember I did add 16 gigabytes of ddr4 and I'm also running a 256 gigabyte SSD for the CPU we have the Intel coffee-like i7 8559 you four cores eight threads at 2.7 gigahertz but it does turbo up to 4.5 its Intel's new 28 watt chip for these nuts and it will give some desktop CPUs or run for its money for the GPU we have the built-in intel iris + 655 up to 1.2 gigahertz as of making this video this is one of Intel's most powerful built-in GPUs - ddr4 soda and slots you can add up to 32 gigabytes of RAM I configured mine with 16 for storage we have that m2 slot it does support nvm II and dot - SSDs and octane with the taller nuts like this you can add a 2.5 inch spinner or an SSD plus we have a microSD card slot on the side - front to rear USB 3.0 gen 2 ports there's also internal headers so you can add another two USB 2.0 ports built in Intel wireless AC 95/60 with the antennas on the top bluetooth 5.0 3.5 millimeter audio / mic jack on the front HDMI 2.0 a and Thunderbolt 3 on the rear and this will support an e GPU but like I mentioned I do not want to buy an e GPU setup I would rather use PCI X 4 because the cheapest one I can find is 200 bucks so with all that out of the way let's go ahead and check out the performance I do plan on making another video very shortly with an external GPU connected to this because the way it's looking right now this could be a triple-a gaming PC with the right GPU I went ahead and installed Windows 10 Pro I do need to add an activation key to it you will see it in the bottom right hand corner but I always run a Geekbench first for the single core we scored a five thousand three hundred ninety seven multi core eighteen thousand eight hundred and twenty three the scores put out by this thing are actually a tad higher than a stock clock seventy seven hundred k next up I ran a Cinebench r15 I actually ran it a couple times and again I was surprised by the results the second time I ran out I scored an 870 for the first time in 855 which actually came ahead of the 4770k it's amazing what kind of performance these low-power CPUs are putting out now it days and by the way all of these tests were run at the stock throttle limit in the stock power level you can up this using the Intel Extreme tuning utility but I didn't want to do that yeah I just wanted to see how it works out of the box moving over to some gaming performance first up we got overwatch 1080p low settings still looks great we're getting awesome performance here by the end of this match my average FPS was 72 next game I tested was fortnight I know everybody wants to see if it'll run it doesn't run well now overwatch runs a lot better than this but overwatch is a very well optimized game Blizzard has done an amazing job with that epic has a little way to go with this one 1080p medium settings after was all said and done at 1080p my average FPS was around 48 so I went ahead and swapped it down low settings 720p after about 4 minutes of gameplay 720p low settings average FPS was hovering around 68 next up doom 1080p low settings rendering resolution was set at a hundred percent by the end of this match my average FPS counter said 36 but I think was more around 28 to 30 so dropping the resolution down to 720p with the same low settings here actually helps out a lot at an average of 46 fps GTA 5 normal settings population density and everything set right around the middle I'd say we're getting around an average of 32 fps unfortunately my counter would not calculate it for some reason if you just lock the vsync at half you could get a constant 30 FPS out of this at 1080p and it's actually very playable but I'm gonna drop it down to 720p just to see what kind of framerate we can get at this res and we're averaging around 58 fps time to test out some emulation first up we got pcsx2 this is a ps2 emulator running Tekken 5 on it 2x resolution if I go any higher and give you black bars I think it could go higher though I'm pretty sure when I handle this on constant 60fps don't know the city stutters it's rock solid next up some Dreamcast emulation you can read ring or one setting about 1080p I had a good view and it's gonna handle this emulator just fine and finally on the emulation side of things here sitrep the 3d emulator we're at 2x resolution tested a bunch of games as long as it's compatible with the emulator it's gonna run video streaming I usually do 4k but I went ahead and found an 8k video on YouTube yeah there's a que videos out there zero dropped frames all the way through this even if I skip ahead a little bit we have zero drop frames I got pretty decent internet here and the built in AC Wi-Fi on this thing is amazing unfortunately I had to add my own music here because this was copy written music in this video so if you want to stream 4k content from hulu amazon netflix or even use this as a plex server it's gonna work fine in the final test iran was native 4k video playback in cody this is a 400 megabit per second UHD HEV see 10 bit MKV video 0 drop frames we're at 30fps that's what the videos recorded at CPU usage spiked up to around 12% that's the highest lysol ago you this nuts gonna handle pretty much any kind of 4k video you can throw at it overall this is a really solid mini PC I also own the Skull Canyon and the haiti's Canyon this is much faster than the skull Canyon graphics and CPU but when comparing this to the Hades Canyon the Hades Canyon does beat this out and graphical performance but the CPU and the bean Canyon is faster if you've been looking for a powerful mini PC I can definitely recommend any of the bean canyons that are out right now there's an i3 an i-5 and as you just saw the i7 the i5 version is really close to the i7 version and performance but the i7 is definitely gonna beat it out with that 4.5 gigahertz boost clock on the CPU either way you go I 3 I 5 or i7 you won't be disappointed with any of the bean canyons they are really powerful little mini pcs so that's pretty much it for this video guys I really appreciate you watching if you want to see anything else running on this unit just let me know in the comments below I will be putting out another video with an external GPU in the next few days so go ahead and hit that subscribe button so you stay up to date and like always thanks for watching\n"