HP Elite Mini 600 G9 vs Trigkey Speed S5
Trigkey Speed S5 is the more capable pick; HP Elite Mini 600 G9 is the cheaper one - which wins comes down to the job below.
The verdict
- CPU
- Trigkey Speed S5 has 1.3x the CPU throughput (20,474 vs 16,359 PassMark).
- Plex
- HP Elite Mini 600 G9 transcodes more 4K HDR streams (~5 vs ~3).
Which wins for each job
| Job | HP Elite Mini 600 G9 | Trigkey Speed S5 |
|---|---|---|
| Plex / Jellyfin | ~5 streams win | ~3 streams |
| Frigate NVR | ~4 cameras win | add a detector |
| Proxmox / VMs | 16,359 PassMark | 20,474 PassMark win |
| 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 | HP Elite Mini 600 G9 | Trigkey Speed S5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price (list) | $300 | $309 |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-12500T | AMD Ryzen 7 5800H |
| Cores / threads | 6 | 8 |
| PassMark | 16,359 | 20,474 |
| iGPU | Intel UHD 770 | Radeon Vega 8 |
| NICs | 1 | 1 |
| NIC model | Intel I219-LM | Realtek 1GbE |
| RAM max (GB) | 64 | 64 |
| M.2 free | 1 | 0 |
| PCIe slot | none | none |
| Idle (W) | 10 | 10 |
| TDP (W) | 35 | 54 |