So, then guys, just recently, I made a

video about the Steam Machine and saying

how much I love Steam OS, but I wasn't

that impressed by the hardware overall

because of its pricing and everything.

And also the fact that, you know, the

Steam made out that you could do like 4K

gaming. But, I also did mention in that

video that, you know, this is kind of

comparison that's only got 8 GB of RAM.

That there are other devices out there

that can have like a 1560, a RTX 560

made by Nvidia. And it just so happens,

I actually have another small factor PC

right here. This here is the Minisforum

G1 Pro. And this machine is another

small factor PC. Again, something that

could go with your TV or by your monitor

or something like that. And it starts at

$1,439.

So, we're talking about just over $400

more than, you know, the starting one

that you get for here with the likes of

the Steam Machine. However, the specs

are a little bit different. Just take a

look right here. Just looking at the

Steam Machine for its cores, you can see

obviously it's got a six-core CPU.

Whereas the G1 Pro, well, actually

that's a 16-core 32-thread. So, straight

away, yeah, we've got way more cores

there. We've also got, you know, the

custom-made RDNA 3 GPU with only got 8

GB of RAM dedicated. What's actually

GDDR6 RAM here. Whereas we've actually

got the RTX 560 here. And this is 8 GB,

but it's DDR7

V RAM we've got right here. Now,

obviously with the Steam Machine, we

have 16 GB of RAM built in. But, we've

also got here the G1 Pro with up to 96.

But, I've actually with the standard

configuration at that $1,439,

you actually get 32 GB of RAM. So,

double that there. You also get the

likes of dual PCIE slots inside of this.

You also get Wi-Fi 7, too. Um, you also

do get Windows 11. But, what we're going

to do today is actually going to install

Batocera on this and do some testing

there. But, I just have a look at the

Geekbench kind of scoring here. You can

see the differences there. Having those

more cores make a massive difference in

single-core performance. Obviously, the

likes of the AMD Ryzen 9 chip in here,

obviously, is a little bit more faster,

2,813

compared to 2,034. But, in multi-core

performance, yeah, because we got 16

cores here, it is way out in front at

16,202.

But, with those specs comparisons out of

way, let's talk a little bit more about

the G1 Pro and why I actually decided to

make a video about this today. Well,

like I mentioned before, you know, I did

do a video about the Steam Machine, and

I did like it, but I just wanted

something just a bit more power

performance sort of way out of it, and I

didn't actually want to run Windows. And

that's obviously where I discovered

obviously using Batocera. So, I've used

Batocera on other machines, and I

decided to install this on the G1 Pro,

and it's doing super well. You still get

that kind of Steam OS kind of feel

operating system here, very similar to

what you get with the Steam Deck and the

Steam Machine. What's absolutely

brilliant, it boots up, you know, within

about 10 seconds. There's none of those

stupid kind of remarks of, "Do you want

to do this for advertising? Do you want

to bid into this?" And there's nothing

eating out the RAM inside the machine,

either, like what Windows would do

straight away. It's really easy to use,

and the great thing is, as well, with

Batocera, it is open source, so it works

super well. And the likes of the guys at

the Batocera team have also kept up with

the repository on drivers and things

like this, so it's always up-to-date

really, really quickly. And the great

thing is, as well, compared to Steam OS,

this supports, you know, the likes of

Nvidia chips now with this. So, this is

really, really good, especially if

you've got that 5060 built in, too. So,

this is really, really useful to

actually have. For ports-wise, though,

we've got a good number of ports here on

the rear. Obviously, we've got that

dedicated graphics with the display

ports, HDMI 2.1 port I'd actually even

say here. And then obviously we've got

loads of USBs and everything like that,

ethernet as well. So this is really,

really great. And the overall design of

it is kind of like a console kind of

design. It does remind me a little bit

of like a PS5 a little bit here. But

yeah, I do actually really do like this

kind of approach. It's a different kind

of approach and yeah, it's really,

really cool. But the big thing that you

guys want to know is what about games

then? How well does this perform in the

likes of playing games on this? Well,

with that I decided to test out a load

of different games. And first of all, I

decided to play Black Myth Wukong. And

let's have a look at the results here

compared to the Steam Machine. So at

1080p native here, we actually get 68

frames per second, but we only get 66

here on the likes of the actual G1 Pro.

But then at 1440p, things flick around

here quite unusually. We actually get 46

frames per second compared to 43. But

then switching over to 4K upscaling kind

of performance uh kind of version here

using FSR or Nvidia's DLSS here, we

actually got 84 frames here and also 81.

Remember, this is only just frame

generation of one times a one extra kind

of frame we're getting here to make this

all fair. But obviously the G1 Pro is

out in front here at 4K. But then after

this, I decided to play a bit more of an

older game. And that game was Red Dead

Redemption 2. And let's have a look at

the results we got right here. And you

can see at 1080p that obviously we got

141

frames per second. We always got 50%

more frames here just at native here

compared to the Steam Machine. And at

1440p upscale DLS and FSR here, no frame

generation switched on. Well, obviously

same thing again, we got 145 compared to

98. It was very similar there. But then

after that, I did 4K upscale DLS and FSR

again. And again, the Minisforum G1 Pro

got 100 frames per second compared to

the Steam Machine's 61 frames per

second. So, straight away on an older,

more optimized game there, this is

definitely winning out for $400 more.

But, does this continue on? Well, the

next game I decided to play was a newer

one, and that was a racing game, and

that's Forza Horizon 6. And with Forza

Horizon 6 at 1080p, the Minisforum,

yeah, 125 frames per second native

compared to 70. 1440p up-scaled DLSS and

FSR, no frame gen, 132 and 61. And then

again, 4K up-scaled again, 87 compared

to 45.

So, still it's winning here even in a

new racing game out there. So, this is

doing super well with that 50-60.

But, let's try something else. Let's try

a RTS game. And let's now play Anno 117

Pax Romana. And obviously, this is a

very high-demanding game here. And

obviously, what we've got here is in the

results is that at 1080p native, we've

got 76 frames per second, which is super

impressive compared to the 31 with the

Steam Machine. And then even, you know,

at 1440p DLSS and FSR, 80 compared to

33. And even 4K up-scaled, 53 to 26.

More than playable on any of those modes

on this machine. What's absolutely

fantastic. Again, it is costing us $400

more, but at the moment, I would say

this is definitely worth it. But then

after this, I wanted to try a bit more

of an older game, and that was

Borderlands 3. Let's have a look at the

results we got right here. Again, we can

see, you know, at 1080p just native

here, 166 frames per second compared to

86. This is double what we're getting

here essentially. And even, you know, at

1440p up-scaled here on performance

mode, 173 compared to 106. 4K up scale

DSLR here, 121 compared to 84. It

actually, you know, smokes out the

lights of the Steam Machine. And I think

that is a big thing to take away here.

As much as the Steam Machine costs what

it does, if you were just to pay $400

more, and I know $400 is a lot of money

here, but you can see what the

difference is. It's a massive

difference. We're talking, you know,

some cases double the performance than

what we got the Steam Machine. Or quite

a lot of the cases, anywhere between say

30 to 60% performance increase here with

using, you know, a 560.

And I think it's just the whole thing

that DLS has been around longer, it's

well more optimized with their CUDA

cores as well. So, this does stupidly

well with this machine here, too. But,

personally, what I would say the star of

the show is definitely going to be

Bazzar. I wouldn't put Windows on this,

but, you know, I would say with the

likes of Bazzar, you can buy a different

device out there now and get that Steam,

you know, OS kind of feel and operating

system here with it using this. And I

know a lot of guys out there, including

some of you guys in the comments,

actually even use Bazzar right now. And

it just proves that obviously the Steam

Machine is definitely a great device out

there. And obviously you get everything

ready out the box to go, but with just a

little bit of tinkering, wiping the hard

drive, putting on Bazzar, you will be

ready to go here to actually play, you

know, all your Steam games in the Steam

library. What is really, really great to

see. So, on that note then, guys, what

would you do? Would you still buy out a

Steam Machine, or would you actually pay

$400 more and buy out say the G1 Pro we

have here from Minisforum? Well, let me

know in the comments below. And also on

that note, too, if you are interested in

the G1 Pro here from Minisforum, I've

got a link down in the description

below. So, definitely do check that out

because as you can see here, it does run

rings around and circle around the Steam

Machine in most games. So, yeah, it is

still really, really good. And

personally, I think it's worth paying

$400 more for actually getting this over

the likes of the Steam Machine. But, let

me know what your thoughts are, too.

But, on that note as well, guys, it's

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