Gigabyte brix ga-bki5a - Reviews 2024

Gigabyte Brix GA-BKi5A-7200 technical specifications

Unboxing and design

Gigabyte shields us with a premium presentation as in all its low consumption Brix equipment. The Gigabyte Brix GA-BKi5A-7200 arrives with a very compact white box that on its cover we can see a product image.

While in its rear area we find all its most important technical characteristics.

Once we open it and as we expected, it comes perfectly protected and brings a wide range of accessories.

We detail what the bundle incorporates:

Gigabyte Brix GA-BKi5A-7200. External power supply and European power cable. Disc with software and drivers. Instruction manual and quick guide. Screws for installation to the built-in VESA mount.

Gigabyte Brix GA-BKi5A-7200 It has dimensions of 34.4 x 112.6 x 119.4 mm and a weight of just 285 to 325 grams with all the components mounted. Its design makes you fall in love at first sight, since in the upper area it has a brushed aluminum effect that gives it a touch of high-end product.

Both pro-design and composition is ideal for use as a low-power desktop or, failing that, as a multimedia center in our living room with a projector. The evolution with the new generation of Kaby Lake processors has increased its power a little, which is always appreciated.

We go into more details… in the upper area we have the screen-printed logo in white (upper left area). In the lower right area we have the power button.

We focus on the front and we find an audio output for our helmets, a normal USB 3.1 connector, the most interesting USB 3.1 with Type C connection and most importantly… the sticker that certifies that it is an Intel Core i5.

On both sides of the Gigabyte Brix GA-BKi5A-7200 we find some grilles that improve the air circulation inside the box, expelling it more quickly and keeping the equipment very cool at all times.

We now focus on the rear area. We see another ventilation grille, two USB 3.0 connections, a MiniDisplayPort connection, a Gigabit LAN connection, an HDMI connection, a Kensington security lock and the power input.

On the floor of the Gigabyte Brix GA-BKi5A-7200 There is a sticker that indicates the exact model, the serial number to process the warranty and some small instructions. To open the equipment is as simple as removing the four screws from each "adhesive leg". The good thing about these compact equipment is that it allows us to connect it to the back of our monitor, specifically it uses the VESA 75 x 75 and 100x x 100 support.

Components and interior

Here we can witness in detail the entire interior of the miniPC Brix. A compact design, very complete and very interesting to evaluate. Go for it!

It features an Intel i5 7200U processor based on Intel's dual-core Kaby Lake architecture. Its manufacturing process is 14nm and runs at frequencies of 2.5 GHz (base), with turbo rises to .3.1 GHz and a TDP of 7.5W.

To operate the equipment, we must install one or two 1.2V DDR4L RAM memory modules and a storage medium through the M.2 SATA / NVMe 2280 connection. This is ideal, because we can acquire one of the latest NVMe disks that are It is launching to the market and making the most of our team.

Among its connectivity, it has an Intel 3165 card for its Wifi 802.11 AC connection , which will allow us to take full advantage of our next-generation router with a 5G connection.

The team brings two expansion slots that allow us to install a maximum of 32 GB of DDR4L RAM at 1.2v. We recommend reading how to install DDR4 SODIMM memory in a laptop or miniPC, since the procedure is the same.

Performance tests (Benchmark)

TESTING EQUIPMENT
Barebone	Gigabyte Brix GA-BKi5A-7200
RAM	2 x SODIMM 8GB that make a total of 16GB.
SATA SSD disk	Samsung 120 GB M.2.

We have installed two 8GB and 1.2V DDR4L modules as main memory and an M.2 disk. Samsung 850 EVO 120 GB with M.2 connection. that we have in the test bench for these occasions.

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We have tested the machine with both Windows 10 and KODI on Windows and Ubuntu and the results have been very good in Full HD and 4K playback with H264 codecs.

Special mention to the new integrated graphics card Intel HD 620 allows to move with ease almost any resolution at desktop and video level. We believe that both this model and the i3 compensate for basic and multimedia center tasks.

Regarding the idle temperature, the processor is barely 28º at rest, while when stress tests are performed (maximum performance) it rises to 72ºC. While the consumption we have about 6.5 W in total at rest and about 11W at maximum power.

Final words and conclusion about Gigabyte Brix GA-BKi5A-7200

We come to the end of the analysis and we can say that the MiniPC Gigabyte Brix GA-BKi5A-7200 falls in love just when you see it. Its design and structure in the purest "brushed aluminum" style favors it a lot.

Internally we have an Intel Kaby Lake i5 7200U dual-core 3.1 GHz processor, compatibility with up to 32 GB DDR4 So-DIMM and M.2 NVMe or M.2 SATA disk. We missed that it allows us to install a second 2.5 ″ SATA storage unit, as we believe that it is the ideal combination for a team.

We recommend reading the best processors on the market.

As we have commented in our tests playing 4K multimedia content and working with photo retouching programs, it has been notably successful. Currently we find it in some online stores for a price that ranges from 445 euros.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ VERY CAREFUL DESIGN.	- WE MISSING A SECOND UNIT OF 2.5 ″.
+ ASSEMBLY.	- THE PRICE IS HIGH.
+ VERY SILENT.
+ IDEAL FOR PLAYING AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT.
+ MORE POWERFUL THAN THE SKYLAKE SERIES.