--- title: Part 3: Ubuntu 26.04 on an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H mini... description: A hands-on review covers running Ubuntu 26.04 on the GEEKOM IT13 Max mini PC with an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H processor. It walks through installation, system... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/part-3-ubuntu-26-04-on-an-intel-core-ultra-9-185h-mini-computer-xxdh81g6a twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Part 3: Ubuntu 26.04 on an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H mini computer | daily.dev og:description: A hands-on review covers running Ubuntu 26.04 on the GEEKOM IT13 Max mini PC with an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H processor. It walks through installation, system... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/part-3-ubuntu-26-04-on-an-intel-core-ultra-9-185h-mini-computer-xxdh81g6a og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/XXdH81G6a.png og:image:alt: Part 3: Ubuntu 26.04 on an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H mini computer 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 3: Ubuntu 26.04 on an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H mini computer **[CNX Software](https://daily.dev/sources/cnx-software)** · [@cnxsoft](https://daily.dev/cnxsoft) · 12 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A hands-on review covers running Ubuntu 26.04 on the GEEKOM IT13 Max mini PC with an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H processor. It walks through installation, system info via inxi, CPU/GPU/NPU AI benchmarks (Geekbench, GeekbenchAI, llama-bench, OpenVINO), Unigine Heaven GPU testing, YouTube 4K/8K playback in Firefox, Speedometer web benchmarks, NVMe SSD and USB4/2.5GbE/WiFi networking tests, an external NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti eGPU test via USB4 (hampered by the Nouveau driver until switching to proprietary NVIDIA drivers), plus thermal, fan noise, and power consumption measurements. Results are compared against the GEEKOM GT1 Mega and GEEKOM A8, showing similar overall performance with the IT13 Max running slightly slower due to a lower PL4 power limit and LPDDR5 memory latency. The key improvement over the 2024 GT1 Mega review is that GPU and NPU AI acceleration now works on Meteor Lake, though it still requires manual setup. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I get GPU and NPU AI acceleration working on Intel Meteor Lake with Ubuntu? AI acceleration on the GPU and NPU of Intel Meteor Lake SoCs works on Ubuntu but is not enabled out of the box. Getting NPU support requires using Intel's OpenVINO GenAI and Optimum toolkits with a Python virtual environment, while llama-cpp needs to be recompiled with experimental OpenVino support since it defaults to GPU-only acceleration. _daily.dev surfaces practical setup guides for developers wiring up NPU and GPU acceleration on Linux._ ### Why does an external NVIDIA GPU perform worse than integrated Intel Arc graphics on Ubuntu? An NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti connected via a USB4 eGPU dock scored only 592 points and 23.5 FPS in Unigine Heaven, far below the 1,866 points and 74.1 FPS achieved by integrated Intel Arc Graphics. The cause is the open-source Nouveau driver, which isn't yet optimized for Blackwell GPUs; installing the proprietary NVIDIA driver stack is needed to fix performance. _Developers debugging Linux GPU driver quirks can track fixes and workarounds like this on daily.dev._ ### How much power does an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H mini PC consume under load on Linux? On the GEEKOM IT13 Max running Ubuntu 26.04, idle power draw is 8.6-9.0 watts, YouTube 8K 60fps playback in Firefox uses 22.5-26.6 watts, and a full stress test on all 22 threads peaks at 84.0-90.7 watts before settling to 62.0-66.7 watts long-term. CPU temperatures reach 99°C briefly before stabilizing around 82-85°C. _daily.dev helps hardware-focused developers keep tabs on real-world power and thermal benchmarks like these._ ## 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 1: specifications, unboxing, teardown, and first boot](https://daily.dev/posts/part-1-specifications-unboxing-teardown-and-first-boot-l2tjna2kn) · CNX Software · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Part 3: Ubuntu 26.04 on an AMD Ryzen 5 7545U mini PC](https://daily.dev/posts/part-3-ubuntu-26-04-on-an-amd-ryzen-5-7545u-mini-pc-nhrqbwk4e) · CNX Software · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [This mini PC proves you don't need a Steam Machine to game on your TV](https://daily.dev/posts/this-mini-pc-proves-you-don-t-need-a-steam-machine-to-game-on-your-tv-stthi3onr) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#hardware](https://daily.dev/tags/hardware), [#ubuntu](https://daily.dev/tags/ubuntu) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/part-3-ubuntu-26-04-on-an-intel-core-ultra-9-185h-mini-computer-xxdh81g6a) ```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 3: Ubuntu 26.04 on an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H mini computer","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/part-3-ubuntu-26-04-on-an-intel-core-ultra-9-185h-mini-computer-xxdh81g6a","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/part-3-ubuntu-26-04-on-an-intel-core-ultra-9-185h-mini-computer-xxdh81g6a"},"datePublished":"2026-08-15T09:42:44.040Z","dateModified":"2026-08-16T06:00:19.821Z","description":"A hands-on review covers running Ubuntu 26.04 on the GEEKOM IT13 Max mini PC with an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H processor. 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