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"There's no better PC under $350 than this Ryzen 7 powerhouse with a CPU that's faster than a 10-core Apple M5 CPU, and that's no mistake

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By Wayne Williams published November 4, 2025

Machenike AI Mini PC comes with 16GB of high-speed RAM and a 512GB M.2 SSD

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I got myself a 16 core variant soldered onto an ITX motherboard. It’s quite good and excellent value.

But nothing beats Apple currently on single core performance, at least within practical power and cooling limits.