Mini PC Price-Performance Index

How we calculate this

We score two things and keep them apart: processor value is PassMark's CPU Mark divided by price, and graphics value is its G3D Mark divided by price. There's no single blended number, because how much the processor matters versus the graphics depends entirely on what you plan to run.

Every configuration is scored on both numbers against its ready-to-run price. Each model is shown at its best processor-value configuration, grouped into price bands. Inside a band the table sorts by processor value, and the best graphics value is tagged separately.

• Processor and graphics scores both come from PassMark, kept on separate columns. A server or homelab buyer reads the processor column; a gaming or local-AI buyer reads the graphics one.
• RAM has its own column and isn't part of the score. PassMark measures on a fixed test rig, so a box's own memory can't move its benchmark numbers. For memory-heavy work like running many VMs, capacity can matter more than the processor score, and the graphics figures assume dual-channel memory (single-channel runs slower).
• Barebones units (no RAM or SSD) get an estimated kit cost added before ranking, so a bare box isn't ranked above a fully built one at the same sticker (about $60 for 16GB and $40 for a 512GB drive, mid-2026 prices). Configured units are priced as sold.
• Only models you can buy right now are ranked. Anything without a current listing is left off.
• The starting price is the list price, which can run higher than the street price; your browser loads current retail and re-sorts.
• The graphics score is the GPU's PassMark G3D Mark. A discrete card or named integrated GPU uses its own number; for the many boxes that share a generic integrated-graphics label, we use the processor's own integrated-GPU G3D instead, since the iGPU is a property of the chip. Because cheap chips are cheap, a modest iGPU can post a high score per dollar, which is exactly why the table is split into price bands: the best graphics value in a band is the most graphics you can get at that price, and the raw G3D next to it shows the absolute level. Apple Silicon and the rare chip we cannot match to a PassMark figure read n/a.
• A model needs a known price and a benchmarked processor to appear; graphics value also needs a benchmarked GPU.

The list loads with an estimated price (the rounded list price), then your browser pulls current retail, drops anything that's out of stock, and re-scores the rest. * A barebones unit (no RAM or SSD) has an estimated kit added to reach a ready-to-run price: about $60 for 16GB of memory and $40 for a 512GB drive. For the full specs, open a model's page or the mini PC comparison chart.