GMKtec EVO-X3

It suits you if memory capacity limits your work: language models run locally, big datasets, or many developer tools open at once. Developers get 16 cores, 32 threads and two USB4 ports in a compact case. Windows 11 Pro comes installed, so it is ready for business use from the first boot.

Skip it if you expect to add memory later, since the 128 GB is soldered and there are no memory slots. Skip it too if gaming is the main job, because the integrated Radeon 8060S makes gaming workable rather than well suited. If your setup depends on Thunderbolt or OCuLink, look elsewhere, as it has neither.

Everyday work is well suited, with comfortably more capacity than browsing, mail and office documents ask for.

Coding is well suited. With 16 cores and 32 threads, parallel builds have plenty of threads to spread across, and 128 GB of memory holds containers and IDEs side by side. Two USB4 ports handle docks and fast external drives.

Gaming is workable. The Radeon 8060S is integrated graphics drawing on the shared memory, and there is no discrete GPU. Treat it as an all-rounder that can game, not as a gaming PC.

Local AI is the reason to look: it is well suited, because 128 GB of LPDDR5X at 8000 MT/s is unified memory shared with the graphics. GMKtec does not state the memory bandwidth or how much memory the graphics can claim, and generation speed is not measured here. A 50 TOPS NPU is there for software that uses one.

Workstation work is well suited, since 128 GB installed puts it in workstation class for large projects and long editing timelines.

GMKtec describes one configuration: the 128 GB model with the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395, Radeon 8060S graphics, 2000 GB of NVMe PCIe 4.0 storage and Windows 11 Pro. It ships new and complete, not as a barebones kit, so there is nothing to assemble. Because the memory is soldered at its 128 GB maximum, there is no memory decision to make. If 2000 GB turns out to be too little, the answer is adding a drive later rather than choosing a different build.

Memory has no headroom: there are no memory slots, the LPDDR5X is soldered, and the 128 GB installed is already the 128 GB maximum. The memory you buy is the memory you keep.

Storage is where you can grow. There are two M.2 slots for 2280 drives, and the first runs at PCIe generation 4. GMKtec does not state the second slot's PCIe generation or whether it accepts SATA, so plan on adding an M.2 drive and check its compatibility before you buy one.

Wireless is covered: the wireless module is included, with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4. For cables, you get two USB4 ports and two USB-C ports, with no Thunderbolt and no OCuLink.

Screens are harder to plan. GMKtec does not state the HDMI or DisplayPort outputs or the maximum number of displays, so you cannot count monitors from its specification. Wired networking is equally unstated, with neither port count nor speed given, so confirm it if you depend on Ethernet. On the external graphics question, the ports on offer are two USB4 ports, with no Thunderbolt and no OCuLink.

The 128 GB of memory is soldered with no slots, so it can never grow. There is no discrete GPU, no Thunderbolt and no OCuLink. GMKtec does not state the dimensions or volume, the graphics memory, the memory bandwidth, ECC support, the second M.2 slot's generation, SATA support or bays, the network ports and their speed, the USB-A count, the HDMI and DisplayPort outputs and versions, the maximum displays, an SD card reader, the power supply, the TDP or a VESA mount.

When you look at other machines, compare the memory ceiling first, since this one is fixed and soldered at 128 GB, and check whether the other machine's memory is socketed. For local AI, look for graphics that share unified memory, then weigh the M.2 slot count against these two and the USB4, Thunderbolt and OCuLink ports against this one's two USB4 ports. Favor machines that state their network ports and display outputs if those matter to you.