The Blackview MP80 is the second mini PC from the manufacturer from the Far East, who is already known to us from numerous outdoor smartphones (list of the best), inexpensive tablets (list of the best) and power stations. This model does more justice to the term mini-PC than any other model in our tests, because the housing is really handy. The mini PC with the economical Intel Alder Lake N97, 16 GB of main memory (RAM) and 512 GB of SSD storage has a lot to offer. And not even at a high price – the MP80 currently starts at around 200 euros on Amazon.
Our test report shows what the Blackview MP80 can do. We received the mini PC from Blackview.
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Conclusion
The small Blackview MP80 really impresses us because the small housing packs a relatively high amount of power at a really low volume. Over 3200 points in the benchmark are really good and operation runs smoothly.
The mini PC is ideal for use as a smart home center with home assistant (advice), as a computer for displays, cash register systems or similar. The two Ethernet ports speak for use as a firewall appliance. However, we miss USB-C or DisplayPort. But for the price of only 200 euros, this is bearable and so the office mini PC gets four stars and a clear recommendation – a well-rounded thing.
How much does the Blackview MP80 cost?
The Blackview MP80 currently costs around 200 euros on Amazon if you choose the older Celeron N5095 processor. The new, significantly more efficient Intel N95 costs a utopian 400 euros, but the even more powerful N97 is worth it in several ways – it only costs 229 euros with better performance. 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 512 GB of SSD storage are available in all variants.
What are the features of the Blackview MP80?
In our case, the matt black plastic housing of the Blackview MP80 contains an Intel Alder Lake N97, which is supported by 16 GB of RAM based on the new and fast DDR5 standard. But it is also available with the weaker N95 processor or a Celeron N5095 with the same memory configuration.
The 512 GB storage medium is an M.2 connector, but only uses slow SATA speeds. In the Crystaldiskmark benchmark it only comes to around 550 MB/s. That’s enough and is better than any HDD, but slow for an SSD.
The potpourri of ports is plentiful, we miss USB-C and DisplayPort, but for the price, their absence is bearable. You can connect three monitors via HDMI, although only two are common in this price range. The two Ethernet ports are equally positive, which also makes the mini PC suitable for use as a firewall appliance for OPNsense, Pfsense or other open source firewalls.
What does the Blackview MP80 do?
The Blackview MP80 is aimed at less demanding areas of application, such as in the home office or for use in the smart home (guide). This is also supported by the benchmark result in PCmark 10, in which the mini PC achieved a solid 3367 points. This makes it one of the most powerful models among the inexpensive mini PCs, but it stinks quite a bit against a GMKtec Nucbox M2 (test report) – but that also costs almost 100 euros more.
Photo series – Mini PC Blackview MP80 in the test
Photo series – Mini PC Blackview MP80 in the test
While image editing can still be done quite easily and even everyday office life with Microsoft Teams doesn’t get the mini PC out of breath, intensive video editing with effects and complex rendering is an end. The MP80 belongs more to the Capcut and Windows Movie Maker group. There is little to think about gaming here. This is of course because only one integrated graphics chip is used here, but also because the chips from Intel are particularly weak in terms of graphics performance. AMD competitors are traditionally faster.
How loud is the Blackview MP80?
When it comes to volume, we would describe the MP80 as unremarkable. There is an active fan, but according to Blackview it runs significantly quieter thanks to the use of a brushless motor. We can confirm this in the test; the volume of the mini PC is so low that we can hardly get a clear decibel number. In any case, it is well below 35 decibels and is difficult to distinguish from ambient noise. A positive example, as Geekom models in particular do not have proper fan control and always turn up loudly. However, weaker Mini PCs are quieter anyway, as heat development is limited due to the lower performance.
What else did we notice about the Blackview MP80?
Above all, we particularly like the small size of the Blackview MP80. The 87.8 x 87.8 x 37 millimeter black plastic housing is even easier to conceal. It is also easy to transport in a backpack, and the surprisingly low weight of just 215 grams also helps. We haven’t tested a mini PC this light or this small, but the combination of the two makes things even more interesting.
Aside from that, the Blackview MP80 is also pretty to look at – this is not only due to the matt finish of the case and the minimalist design, but also the stylish lighting that goes around the bottom of the case. It acts as a status LED and changes color from blue to red depending on the operating status.
Alternatives
An attractive competitor from a higher performance class is the GMKtec Nucbox M2 (test report). However, no M2 processor from Apple is used, as the name might suggest – no, the mini PC uses the Intel Core i7-11390H. The system achieves an impressive benchmark result of 5290 points. With 16 GB of RAM and a fast 512 GB M.2 SSD, you can get it from Banggood with the coupon BGf457a9 for attractive 325 Euro.
The Nipogi AK1 Pro (test report) is a little weaker, but also a bit cheaper. In the budget mini PC class, it is one of the cheapest and has an excellent price-performance ratio. Here you get manageable power with an Intel Celeron N5105, but strong 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of SSD storage. In the PCmark 10 benchmark, the configuration achieved a result of almost 2540 points. It currently costs 189 Euro.
As quiet as that Asus Expertcenter PN42 The Blackview PC is not (test report) either, because the Asus model is passively cooled. So that it doesn’t get too hot, he uses an economical 6-watt CPU from Intel – the N100 processor. Forced to save energy, it achieved almost 2700 points in the PCmark 10 benchmark. The storage capacity is truly undersized at 4/128 GB in 2024 and the price is 333 Euro (price comparison) is not appropriate.
Our long-running Mini PC, the Nipogi AM07 (test report), is available again. Overall, it is a worlds better alternative. In terms of price, it has often been around 279 euros and offers a significant increase in performance. A Ryzen 5 5660U is used here, paired with 16 GB of RAM and an NVMe SSD with 512 GB. In PCmark 10 it gets 5400 points. Due to the high demand for this model since our test, the AM07 is sold out very often. The Acemagician AM07 is an almost identical model with a Ryzen 5500U instead of a Ryzen 5560U – it’s currently priced on Amazon 310 Euro. Acemagician is a brand of the Mini-PC-Union, which also includes Nipogi and Acemagic as brands. The models are therefore similar in terms of features and appearance. We assume that the Acemagician model and the Nipogi variant achieve almost identical values in the benchmark; the connection portfolio and housing are the same.
The granddaddy of our Mini PC tests is this Blackview MP60 (Review). For a long time its price was only 170 euros – unfortunately it is at this rate sold out for a long time. But you can choose it with a slightly more expensive version with 16 GB of RAM – this costs money 209 Euro. With a Celeron N5095 it achieved almost 2330 points in the PCmark 10 benchmark – and therefore almost 1000 points less than its quasi-successor MP80. Overall, the performance is acceptable in everyday life, but with the 179 euro configuration, more RAM would have been good.
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