--- title: Part 1: specifications, unboxing, teardown, and first boot description: First part of a review of the GEEKOM IT13 Max mini PC, featuring an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H (Meteor Lake) processor with 16 cores up to 5.1 GHz, 24 GB LPDDR5... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/part-1-specifications-unboxing-teardown-and-first-boot-l2tjna2kn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Part 1: specifications, unboxing, teardown, and first boot | daily.dev og:description: First part of a review of the GEEKOM IT13 Max mini PC, featuring an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H (Meteor Lake) processor with 16 cores up to 5.1 GHz, 24 GB LPDDR5... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/part-1-specifications-unboxing-teardown-and-first-boot-l2tjna2kn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/L2TJNa2kN.png og:image:alt: Part 1: specifications, unboxing, teardown, and first boot og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Part 1: specifications, unboxing, teardown, and first boot **[CNX Software](https://daily.dev/sources/cnx-software)** · [@cnxsoft](https://daily.dev/cnxsoft) · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary First part of a review of the GEEKOM IT13 Max mini PC, featuring an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H (Meteor Lake) processor with 16 cores up to 5.1 GHz, 24 GB LPDDR5 memory, and a 500 GB Kingston NV3 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD. The unit includes dual USB4 40 Gbps ports, Wi-Fi 7 via Intel BE200, dual 2.5 GbE, and comes pre-installed with Windows 11 Pro 25H2. The teardown reveals a user-friendly design with no rubber pads to remove and no antenna cables attached to the bottom cover, giving direct motherboard access. Priced at $799, it competes closely with the GEEKOM GT1 Mega but differs in memory type and form factor. Performance benchmarks on Windows 11 and Ubuntu 26.04 are planned for subsequent parts. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What CPU and specs does the GEEKOM IT13 Max mini PC have? It uses an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H Meteor Lake processor with 16 cores (6P+8E+2LPE) clocked up to 5.1 GHz, 24 MB cache, and Intel Arc graphics, delivering up to 35 TOPS combined AI performance. The reviewed configuration has 24 GB LPDDR5-5600 memory and a 500 GB Kingston NV3 M.2 PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD, though a 16 GB DDR5 SO-DIMM plus 1 TB SSD variant is also sold. _Anyone comparing mini PC configurations before buying can find spec deep-dives like this via daily.dev._ ### How does the GEEKOM IT13 Max teardown compare to the GT1 Mega mini PC? The IT13 Max is easier to open than the GT1 Mega: it has no sticky rubber pads and no risk of damaging WiFi antenna cables during disassembly, since the antennas are not attached to the bottom cover. Removing four screws gives direct motherboard access, revealing an M.2 2242 SSD slot, a 500 GB Kingston NV3 SSD, an Intel BE200NG WiFi 7 module, and a CR2032 RTC battery. _Readers weighing repairability across mini PC models can follow teardown comparisons like this on daily.dev._ ### How much does the GEEKOM IT13 Max mini PC cost? The 24 GB LPDDR5 with 500 GB SSD configuration is priced at $799 on GEEKOM's online store, and the alternative configuration with 16 GB DDR5 SO-DIMM memory and a 1 TB SSD is priced the same, offering more storage but soldered-memory flexibility trade-offs. _Shoppers deciding between mini PC memory and storage configurations can track pricing details on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Part 2: An Intel Core Ultra 9 185H mini PC tested with Windows 11 Pro \(in 2026\)](https://daily.dev/posts/part-2-an-intel-core-ultra-9-185h-mini-pc-tested-with-windows-11-pro-in-2026--7vpbqwnxa) · CNX Software · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Part 3: Ubuntu 26.04 on an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H mini computer](https://daily.dev/posts/part-3-ubuntu-26-04-on-an-intel-core-ultra-9-185h-mini-computer-xxdh81g6a) · CNX Software · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#hardware](https://daily.dev/tags/hardware), [#windows](https://daily.dev/tags/windows) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/part-1-specifications-unboxing-teardown-and-first-boot-l2tjna2kn) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Part 1: specifications, unboxing, teardown, and first boot","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/part-1-specifications-unboxing-teardown-and-first-boot-l2tjna2kn","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/part-1-specifications-unboxing-teardown-and-first-boot-l2tjna2kn"},"datePublished":"2026-08-07T10:10:01.047Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T19:00:19.221Z","description":"First part of a review of the GEEKOM IT13 Max mini PC, featuring an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H (Meteor Lake) processor with 16 cores up to 5.1 GHz, 24 GB LPDDR5...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/83f9cad78bf21ef7bf21541a85ee19ad?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/83f9cad78bf21ef7bf21541a85ee19ad?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"CNX Software","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"CNXSoft","url":"https://daily.dev/cnxsoft","image":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1366138?v=4","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"EndorseAction"},"userInteractionCount":470}},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/part-1-specifications-unboxing-teardown-and-first-boot-l2tjna2kn","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"hardware,windows","timeRequired":"PT7M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"CNX Software","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/cnx-software"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Part 1: specifications, unboxing, teardown, and first boot"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/part-1-specifications-unboxing-teardown-and-first-boot-l2tjna2kn#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What CPU and specs does the GEEKOM IT13 Max mini PC have?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"It uses an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H Meteor Lake processor with 16 cores (6P+8E+2LPE) clocked up to 5.1 GHz, 24 MB cache, and Intel Arc graphics, delivering up to 35 TOPS combined AI performance. 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