ASRock DeskMini X600 vs Trigkey Green G4
ASRock DeskMini X600 is the more capable pick; Trigkey Green G4 is the cheaper one - which wins comes down to the job below.
The verdict
- CPU
- ASRock DeskMini X600 has 4.7x the CPU throughput (25,197 vs 5,307 PassMark).
- Plex
- Trigkey Green G4 transcodes more 4K HDR streams (~5 vs ~3).
- Idle power
- Trigkey Green G4 idles lower (8W vs 14W) - cheaper to run 24/7.
- RAM ceiling
- ASRock DeskMini X600 takes more RAM (96GB vs 16GB).
Which wins for each job
| Job | ASRock DeskMini X600 | Trigkey Green G4 |
|---|---|---|
| Plex / Jellyfin | ~3 streams | ~5 streams win |
| Frigate NVR | ~4 cameras | ~4 cameras |
| Proxmox / VMs | 25,197 PassMark win | 5,307 PassMark |
| Firewall / router | 1 NICs | 1 NICs |
| Local AI / LLM | no slot | no slot |
Approximate - capacity estimates from curated specs, the same logic as the recommender. Verify against your exact setup. Prices move; check the retailer.
Full specs
| Spec | ASRock DeskMini X600 | Trigkey Green G4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price (list) | $190 | $189 |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 8600G | Intel Processor N100 |
| Cores / threads | 6 | 4 |
| PassMark | 25,197 | 5,307 |
| iGPU | Radeon 760M | Intel UHD (24 EU) |
| NICs | 1 | 1 |
| NIC model | Realtek 2.5GbE | 1GbE (chip unlisted) |
| RAM max (GB) | 96 | 16 |
| M.2 free | 2 | 1 |
| PCIe slot | none | none |
| Idle (W) | 14 | 8 |
| TDP (W) | 65 | 6 |