GMKtec M6 Ultra and M5 Ultra Get Prime Day Cuts as Acemagic K5 Opens Pre-Orders

TechRadar reviewed both GMKtec machines. The M6 Ultra is now $500, down from $700, and the M5 Ultra is $450, down from $600. The M6 Ultra uses an AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS processor, Radeon 760M graphics, 16GB DDR5 memory, a 1TB SSD, USB4, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, dual 2.5GbE ports and support for three displays. The M5 Ultra has an AMD Ryzen 7 7730U processor, Radeon graphics, 16GB DDR4 memory, a 512GB SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, dual 2.5GbE ports, HDMI, DisplayPort and triple-display support.

In its reviews, TechRadar recommended the M6 Ultra for most users. For the extra $50, it said, buyers get double the storage at 1TB, newer Zen 4 processing, RDNA 3 graphics, DDR5 memory and USB4 connectivity. The M6 Ultra's six-core, 12-thread processor can boost to 5.0GHz, and its RDNA 3 GPU has eight graphics cores running at up to 2600MHz. TechRadar's expert Alastair gave it 4.5 stars and said the mid-level specification is aimed at everyday users who need a powerful machine, adding that it performs well for office tasks and can handle multimedia creation, media playback and a touch of gaming.

The M5 Ultra should not be dismissed, TechRadar said. Its Ryzen 7 7730U has eight cores and 16 threads, but it uses an older CPU architecture, DDR4 memory and older Vega graphics. TechRadar's expert Mark gave it 4 stars and described it as a 'jack-of-all-trades but a master of none,' adding that users less concerned with raw performance might find it interesting. Both machines are upgradeable: the M6 supports up to 128GB DDR5 memory and the M5 up to 64GB DDR4 memory, and both have two M.2 slots for storage expansion.

Amazon's discounts are the lowest prices TechRadar has seen for either machine. The M6 Ultra fell from $699.99 to $499.97, a saving of $200.02, or almost 29%. The M5 Ultra dropped from $599.99 to $449.98, a saving of $150.01, or 25%, making it $49.99 cheaper than the M6 Ultra. TechRadar said buyers who want the better all-round machine and do not mind spending another $49.99 should choose the M6 Ultra; those who want to pay less and do not need the newer hardware or extra storage should choose the M5 Ultra.

Separately, Acemagic's K5 mini PC is available for pre-order directly from Acemagic.com at $559 for the only US SKU, which has the Intel Core 5 320 CPU, 16GB of LPDDR5 memory and a 512GB SSD. Shipping is expected from mid-October 2026. In the EU, two SKUs will arrive on October 12: one matching the US specification and another with the Intel Core 3 304 CPU, 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, priced at €549 and €349 respectively. The K5 is not listed on UK pages yet.

The Core 5 320 is Intel's first outing for the 18A process on a mainstream mini PC part, according to TechRadar. The chip has two performance cores and four efficient cores, six threads, a 1.4GHz base clock and up to 4.6GHz turbo, with 6MB of cache. Acemagic quotes 40 TOPS of platform AI throughput, including 16 TOPS from the NPU and up to 20 TOPS from the Xe graphics. TechRadar noted that the minimum requirement to run even Copilot locally is 47 TOPS, so the K5 is best suited to simple models.

TechRadar's review said the K5 is 'exceptional in some respects and diabolical in others.' It praised the Core 5 320 performance, easy internal access, dual M.2 2280 slots and plenty of USB ports, but criticized the mostly plastic construction, the lack of USB 4.0 or Thunderbolt, and a PCIe Gen3 x4 drive placed in a Gen4 slot. The memory is soldered down, so the 16GB LPDDR5 6400MT/s configuration cannot be upgraded. The primary 512GB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD runs on a PCIe Gen3 x4 link, while the expansion M.2 2280 slot uses a PCIe 4.0 x2 link. The K5 also has Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2.

TechRadar compared the K5 with other Wildcat Lake systems. Beelink's EQ mini uses the Wildcat Lake Core 3 304 with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage for $429; the 304 has five cores, less GPU and AI power, and a lower clock speed than the 320. ASRock's Industrial NUC BOX-320 is the only other machine based on the Core 5 320 that TechRadar found, but it is a quote-only solution that can come with 64GB of RAM and dual 2.5GbE LAN ports, so it is unlikely to be cheap. TechRadar said the K5 seems overpriced for its specifications, noting that the machines it replaces used the Core 3 N305 and were mostly below $300 before memory prices rose.