Chic, small, nimble and everything on board: There was little to complain about when testing the compact Medion Akoya P63025 desktop PC.
In 2011, the world’s largest computer manufacturer Lenovo took over a majority stake in the Essen-based company Medion. However, Medion continues to work almost independently and regularly brings new notebooks and desktop PCs onto the market. This also applies to the recently introduced Akoya P63025 – a compact computer that doesn’t have to hide under the desk. The test of the Medion Akoya P63025 shows what the small desktop PC can do – and what it can’t.
Akoya P63025 in the test: With hot-swap frame
The Medion Akoya P63025 is housed in a simple housing with a slightly structured surface. At the top of the front of the case there are two USB sockets and ports for one Headset. Underneath, the Medion has a hot-swap frame in which there is a 2.5 inch SSD or have a hard drive retrofitted.
Core i5-12400, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD
Anyone who opens the left side wall can take a look at the (tidy) interior:
- Processor: The heart of the Medion Akoya P63025 is the mid-range processor Core i5-12400 from Intel Alder Lake Series.
- Random access memory: The Core i5 stores calculated data in a large RAM of 16 gigabytes.
- SSD: Windows 11, users save programs and data on one M.2 SSD with an effective 932 gigabytes of memory.
Fast work pace
The Medion Akoya P63025 performed impressively in the speed measurements: it was visibly underchallenged with office programs such as Word, Excel or PowerPoint, and with tasks on the Internet anyway. Computers need a lot of steam for complex photo and video editing, but the Medion also did that at a decent pace. In particular, programs that can distribute calculations across many processor cores benefit from the Intel CPU with its six computing units – including software such as Photoshop or Premiere.
Test table Medion Akoya P63025
Test table Medion Akoya P63025
| Test results | |
|---|---|
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processor |
Intel Core i5-12400 |
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graphics chip
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Intel UHD Graphics 730 |
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random access memory |
16GB (2x8GB) |
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SSD |
932GB Western Digital |
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hard disk |
unavailable |
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Speed with Office
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high (58.6%) |
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Pace with photo and
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high (28.3%) |
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Game speed with 1920×1080 pixels
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very jerky (10 frames per second) |
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Game speed with 3840×2160 pixels |
not playable |
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SSD speed |
slow (34.3%) |
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USB speed |
764 / 503 MB/sec. |
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Noises in office applications |
very quiet (0.2 sone) |
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Noise level under full load |
quiet (1.2 sone) |
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Power consumption in office applications |
32 watts |
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Power consumption under full load |
109 watts |
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Mixed electricity consumption per year (electricity costs) |
101 KW/h (33 €) |
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power adapter |
Medion Power Block 250 (250 watts) |
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connections |
1x microphone, 1x headphones, 2x audio input, 1x audio output, 1x HDMI, 1x DP (can be used at the same time), 1x network (1 Gbit), 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, 4x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, 2x USB 2.0 |
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Radio connections |
WLAN-ax (Wifi 6; 2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.1 |
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Upgrade options: |
1x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot, 1x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot – 1x NVMe, 1x 2.5″/3.5″ combination slot – |
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Keyboard/ |
Pressure point spongy / somewhat light, well suited for office tasks |
Quiet and economical
Also good: The average energy requirement was at a very low level: on average, the Medion didn’t even consume 32 watts! The noise level wasn’t high either, the Medion remained nice and quiet – even under full load during strenuous image and video editing (maximum 1.2 sone).
Decent upgrade options
The Medion does not have a memory card reader, its upgrade options are not outstanding, but quite decent (picture above):
- CPU and RAM: The Core i5 processor (1) RAM available to the side (16 gigabytes (2)) can be expanded to 32 gigabytes.
- SSD: The existing SSD storage (932 gigabytes (3)) users can add a second M.2 SSD and a hard drive if necessary 2.5 inch SSD expand.
- Graphic card: A separate graphics card could be installed in the Medion (4)but only models with a maximum of one Nvidia GTX 1650-Chip (from 170 euros). For more powerful models, the power of the power supply (250 watts) is sufficient (5)) not.
WLAN-ax on board, card reader missing
The Aldi PC connects to the network either via cable or wirelessly via fast WLAN-ax. It has Bluetooth on board for wireless synchronization with tablets and smartwatches. It’s a shame: the Medion Akoya P63025 doesn’t have a memory card reader.
Medion Akoya P63025 in the test: conclusion
The Medion Akoya P63025 can be retrofitted with 2.5-inch SSDs or hard drives using the hot-swap frame on the front – if the rather large SSD storage of just under 1 terabyte is not enough. And the Medion in the MD34330 equipment variant tested here also did well in the test: it worked really quickly, wasn’t annoying with loud fan noises and didn’t put an unnecessary strain on the electricity bill. Great: It’s not a roll-container-sized example, but rather barely larger than a shoebox.
