NODE-PC Hardware Specifications
GMKtec NucBox M6 Ultra — complete hardware reference including ports, internals, and system configuration.
Front & Rear Panel Diagram
GMKtec NucBox M6 Ultra — Front (top) and Rear (bottom) I/O layout
🔌 Port Reference
Front Panel
Power Button×1
3.5mm Audio (CTIA)×1
USB 4.0×1
USB 3.2 Gen2×2
Reset Hole×1
Rear Panel
HDMI×1
DisplayPort×1
USB 3.2 Gen2×1
USB 2.0×1
RJ45 2.5GbE×2
DC Power (19V 6.32A)×1
Kensington Lock×1
⚡ Processor (CPU)
| Model | AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS |
| Architecture | AMD Zen 4 (Phoenix) · x86_64 |
| Cores / Threads | 6 cores / 12 threads |
| Base Clock | ~410 MHz (min) — power-saving mode |
| Max Boost Clock | 5,018 MHz (5.0 GHz) |
| L2 Cache | 6 MB (1 MB per core) |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB (shared) |
| TDP | 35–54W (configurable) |
| Process Node | TSMC 4nm |
| Instruction Sets | SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, AES-NI, SHA |
| Virtualization | AMD-V (SVM) — KVM blacklisted for VirtualBox |
🎮 Integrated Graphics (GPU)
| Model | AMD Radeon 760M |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 |
| Compute Units | 8 CUs |
| GPU Clock | Up to 2,800 MHz |
| PCI ID | Phoenix1 (rev c3) |
| Display Output | HDMI + DisplayPort (rear panel) |
🧠 Memory (RAM)
| Total | 12 GB DDR5 |
| Type | DDR5 SODIMM |
| Speed | 5600 MHz |
| Swap | 4 GB (swap partition) |
ℹ️ Memory allocation
With the Win11-LTSC VM configured for 6 GB, approximately 6 GB remains for the Ubuntu host, Tailscale, Splashtop, and system overhead.
💾 Storage
| Drive | 476.9 GB NVMe SSD |
| Interface | PCIe Gen 4 × 4 NVMe (M.2 2280) |
| Partition 1 | /boot/efi — 1 GB (EFI System Partition) |
| Partition 2 | / — 475.9 GB (root filesystem, ext4) |
🌐 Networking
| Ethernet 1 | eno1 — 2.5 GbE (active, connected to LAN) |
| Ethernet 2 | enp3s0 — 2.5 GbE (not connected) |
| Wi-Fi | wlp2s0 — MediaTek wireless (disabled) |
| Tailscale | tailscale0 — MTU 1280, active exit node |
| Address Type | Value |
|---|---|
| WAN IP | 107.204.139.189 |
| LAN IP | 192.168.0.102 |
| Tailscale IP | 100.75.215.100 |
🐧 Operating System & Firmware
| OS | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (locked — never upgrade to 25.x) |
| Kernel | 6.17.0-19-generic |
| Display Server | Xorg (required by Splashtop) |
| BIOS Vendor | American Megatrends International, LLC. |
| BIOS Version | NucBox M6 Ultra 1.02 |
| BIOS Date | 08/06/2025 |
| Board Manufacturer | GMKtec |
| Board Serial | ARB19D415912H1983 |
📦 Installed Software
| Software | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Tailscale | Exit node — routes streaming traffic through Aunt's ISP |
| Splashtop Streamer | Remote desktop access (requires Xorg) |
| Google Chrome | Web browser |
| VirtualBox 7.1.16 | Hosts Win11-LTSC VM |
| VirtualBox Extension Pack | USB 3.0, RDP, disk encryption support |
| OpenSSH Server | Remote terminal access via SSH |
| Removed Software | Reason |
|---|---|
| Firefox | Replaced by Chrome |
| Flatpak | Not needed |
| Docker | Not needed on this machine |
| Bottles | Not needed |
💻 Virtual Machine — Win11-LTSC
| OS | Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 |
| Product Key | JTX28-2VNCM-X6G3K-CH6BV-B7YP7 |
| RAM | 6,144 MB (6 GB) |
| CPUs | 2 |
| Video RAM | 128 MB |
| Graphics | VBoxSVGA |
| Firmware | EFI |
| Disk | 60 GB VDI (dynamically allocated) |
| Storage Controller | SATA (IntelAhci) |
| Local User | Brent |
| Network Drive | Z: → \\100.75.215.99\homes\Media\StreamFab Downloads |
| Guest Additions | Installed (clipboard, drag-drop, auto-resize) |
| Auto-Start | systemd service — GUI mode on boot |
| Sleep / Display | Both disabled (runs 24/7) |