GMKtec NucBox5 - Any good? Can we make it faster with NVME?

Some experiments with GMKtec NucBox5, which is a very inexpensive mini PC that can technically upgrade from SATA to NVME.
List of compatible SSDs (these are not affiliate links and they are all unavailable!):
Lexar NM520:
512GG
us.amazon.com/...
256GB
www.amazon.com...
128GB
www.bhphotovid...
KingSpec has your 1TB SATA b+m key ssd:
www.amazon.com...
Here are some good tubes about this PC with different review content:
ETA Prime:
• The NucBox 5 Is An All...
Robtech:
• Great RETRO gaming box...

[@blittercopper]

Thanks for the tip regarding the nvme drive. Worked great much faster than the original sata

[@Chris.Davies]

I love my G5! The box it came in was smaller than the Mx Master 3S mouse box. :)

[@Warrior0fDoom]

Super interesting 🤔 I was wondering about that. They made a specific choice for the form factor and this is the resulting restriction. You did great testing and displaying the results, I knew it could be goosed a little faster but it would be more effort than I thought to pull it off

[@myfriendsfindthisboring]

Nvme SDAPMUW-256G