Acemagic upgrades its affordable K5 mini PC with faster Intel configuration

Acemagic announced the Kron Mini K5 as an affordable mini PC that features the Intel Core 5 320. However, at launch, the system was available with a different Wildcat Lake processor.

Specifically, the mini PC was initially available with the Core 3 304, an entry-level processor from the series. It has a 5-core CPU configuration, and Acemagic paired it up with 12GB of RAM.

Now, the Core 5 320 configuration is available and is somewhat better than the previous one. To be precise, it brings a slightly more capable 6-core CPU configuration and has a 16 TOPS NPU instead of the 15 TOPS one found on the Core 3 304.

Another notable highlight is that Acemagic has paired this Intel Wildcat Lake processor with 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM, an upgrade over the 12GB memory found on the previous configuration. The 2-core Xe3 iGPU should also make the Core 5 320 version of the mini PC slightly more capable in terms of handling GPU-bound workloads.

As for the other aspects of the new configuration, they are pretty much the same as the launch option. For instance, the Core 5 320 mini PC has the same 0.67-liter chassis that brings a relatively rich port selection. There are two M.2 slots (Kingston NV3 2TB curr. $278.95 on Amazon), and with the 2.5GbE port, the Acemagic K5 stands as a solid pick for a home media server.

Other highlights include WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, and triple 4K display output support. The Intel Core 5 320 configuration of the mini PC is available with a 512GB SSD, and on the official website, it's currently listed at $499. Check out the pictures below to learn more about the Acemagic K5. Please also note that this mini PC is available from other brands, such as NiPoGi, with the same SoC, ports, features and memory configuration, but a different visual design.