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### Geekom A5 2025 Edition Review
The Geekom A5 2025 Edition is a well-thought-out mini PC that offers great value in today’s market. Despite not being a significant upgrade over the 2023 model, it excels in power efficiency, low noise, and affordability. Priced around £300, it outperforms budget Intel N-series mini PCs and is cost-effective to run compared to higher-powered alternatives. It’s a sensible choice for home office use, media playback, light productivity, and low-power server duties.
**Summary:**
– **Pros:**
– Exceptionally quiet operation even under sustained load.
– Very low power consumption with excellent efficiency.
– Strong connectivity with dual HDMI, dual USB-C, and 2.5GbE.
– Compact, well-built chassis with easy internal access.
– Competitive pricing with frequent discounts.
– **Cons:**
– Lower CPU and GPU performance than the 2023 model despite being newer.
– Zen 3 CPU and Vega graphics are showing their age.
– No USB4 or Thunderbolt support.
– Secondary M.2 slot limited to 2242 form factor.
– Reduced included RAM compared to the previous generation.
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Back in November 2023, I reviewed the original Geekom A5 Mini PC. Now, two years later, Geekom has refreshed this with a different CPU and slightly different specs elsewhere.
The main difference is that the 2025 edition uses the AMD Ryzen 5 7430U while the 2023 model used the AMD Ryzen 7 5800H. You may think that the newer CPU is better, but on paper, the older one has more cores and a higher boost frequency.
The new model also comes with less RAM, which I discuss later. Unless you have no interest in PC hardware, you will likely be well aware of the massive rise in the cost of RAM, due to AI destroying the world.
The vast majority of the other specs are identical. Geekom has basically re-used the previous mini PC with a minor chipset refresh.
This all sounds rather underwhelming, but you need to factor in the fact that the PC market is currently a complete mess, and this is likely the best way to keep costs affordable. The Geekom A5 2025 Edition sits in what can best be described as the Goldilocks zone between more powerful mini PCs and budget Intel N100-based systems. While the performance and specification of the A5 are reasonable, the prices start attractively low, which makes it a sensible compromise between capability and affordability.
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#### Related Reviews
The table below provides a direct comparison between the 2025 and 2023 editions of the Geekom A5. This helps illustrate exactly what has changed and what remains consistent between the two models.
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#### RAM Price and Shortages
There is no point in hiding the fact that the Geekom A5 2025 comes with half the RAM of the 2023 model. I would normally criticize a company for this as enshittification, but the unfortunate reality is that RAM has increased in price exponentially in the past year.
To try and provide some context, this Kingston FURY Impact 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) 3200MHz DDR4 CL20 Laptop Memory Kit was available for £196 at the time of writing (31/12/2025). In November 2023, it was less than £75, and back in May 2025, it was just £55.
This Crucial DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 4800MHz SODIMM Kit was £238, and in 2023, it was around £90. Back in July 2025, it was just £67.
So, Geekom has made the right decision to reduce the RAM. The performance difference between 16GB and 32GB is not worth it if it adds well over £100 to the final price, which would potentially be more than a third extra to the cost. For most users running office applications, web browsers, and light productivity tasks, 16GB remains perfectly adequate.
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#### Physical Design and Build Quality
Physically, the A5 2025 Edition is identical to the previous model and the more expensive Geekom Mini IT13. The chassis measures 117 x 112 x 49.2 mm and weighs approximately 652g. This is a conventional NUC design that occupies relatively little desk space.
The champagne-gold finish sets it apart from the typical black boxes flooding the market, and the build quality immediately impressed me. Geekom uses a hybrid construction that combines a PC+ABS composite top with a robust metal middle frame and bottom cover. While the exterior appears metallic, it is mostly plastic, but the construction feels premium for this price point.
Slots on the left and right are used to draw air into the case, and then it is ejected through openings above the I/O area on the rear. The cooling is achieved efficiently because, at no point during my testing, even after several hours of constant use, did the fan become noticeably loud. Geekom calls this the IceBlast 2.0 cooling system, and it maintains temperatures around 72 degrees Celsius even under stress testing.
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