Aldi PC Medion Akoya P53004 in the test: A lot of steam thanks to AMD CPU!

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The year 2021 is almost over – you could at least think: around 7 p.m. it is already dark in many places. And most discounters strongly advertise the first chocolate Santa Clauses – as if tomorrow were Christmas Eve. It is only at the end of October. And like every year, there is one PC at Aldi at this time – from October 28, 2021 even two. The Medion Akoya E62031 is in the southern branches. The Medion Akoya P53004 tested here is available at all 4,159 Aldi locations nationwide. Cost: 549 euros. is that a good offer? The test of the Aldi PC gives answers!

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Medion Akoya P53004 in the test: inconspicuous

The Medion Akoya P53004 comes with an inconspicuous, simple housing. The black, partly perforated metal side walls give the user a tiny look inside, but the openings are primarily used for air circulation. Medion has given the plastic front cover a chic carbon look. Good: As is common with many PCs today, there are also two USB sockets on the upper front of the Medion for convenient connection of USB sticks or external SSDs as well as sockets for headphones and a microphone.
Aldi-PC Medion Akoya P53004 in the test
A look inside the Medion Akoya P53004: airy and tidy.

Technology: Strong, but not up to date

If you open the right side wall, you will find a tidy interior – but not all components are cutting-edge:
  • Processor: The motor is the Ryzen 5 Pro 4650G, which has only been used in a few PCs so far and which AMD introduced last year.
Aldi-PC Medion Akoya P53004 in the test
The heart of the Medion Akoya P53004 is the AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 4650G processor.
  • Graphics chip: The Vega 7 graphics chip housed in the CPU is responsible for calculating the image reproduction on connected monitors – there is no separate graphics card.
  • Random access memory: For a PC that costs 549 euros, the Medion has a comparatively large amount of RAM – the processor is supported by an impressive 16 gigabytes.
Aldi-PC Medion Akoya P53004 in the test
The processor of the Medion Akoya P53004 is supported by 16 gigabytes of RAM.
  • SSD: Windows 11, programs and data are stored on an SSD in the small M.2 format with PCI Express 3.0 connection and effectively 477 gigabytes of memory.
Aldi-PC Medion Akoya P53004 in the test
Windows 11, program and data are stored on an M.2 SSD with PCI Express 3.0 connection and effectively 477 gigabytes of memory.

Tempo: nimble, but nothing for games

The Aldi PC performed well in the pace measurements: It was visibly under-challenged with Office programs such as Word, Excel or PowerPoint, and with tasks on the Internet anyway. PCs need a lot of steam for complex photo and video editing, but the Medion did it in no time at all. Programs that can distribute calculations to the six processor cores – including applications such as Photoshop or Premiere – benefit from the AMD CPU. The pace of work was high overall. Also good: the Aldi PC works quietly, its fans could only be heard under full load. And with an average energy consumption of almost 27 watts, the Medion was extremely economical in the test. Too bad: games like the upcoming first person shooter “Call of Duty Vanguard “(sales start November 5, 2021) cannot be played with the Aldi PC. The graphics chip built into the processor is far too weak for that.
processor
Graphics chip
random access memory
SSD
hard disk
Tempo with Office / Video editing
Game speed with 1920×1080 / 3840×2160 pixels
USB speed (Read Write)
Noises (office / video / full load / games)
Power consumption: normal / maximum / in the mix per year (electricity costs)
connections
Radio links
Upgrade options: Expansion cards / Random access memory / Mass storage / DVD-BD drives
477 GB PCIe-SSD M.2 Samsung MZVL2512HCCJQ (NVMe)
very fast (85.4%) / fast (61.2%)
jerky (30 frames per second) /
too low (9 frames per second)
quiet (0.3 / 0.4 / 2.6 / 0.4 sone)
26.55 watts / 111.26 watts / 62 kilowatt hours (16 euros)
8x USB 3 (1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C, 7x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A),
2x USB 2.0, 3x audio input, 3x audio output,
1x HDMI, 1x DP, 1x network (1000 Mbit)
WLAN-ax (2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2

1x PCIe x16, 2x PCIe x1 / no /
4x Sata, 1x internal hard drive bay / no
practical, slightly short stroke, spongy keystroke /
simple standard version, a little light

Upgrade: possible, but not much
A more powerful separate graphics card can be retrofitted, but only entry-level models like that Powercolor Radeon RX 6600 Hellhound. Why? The power supply offers only 250 watts of power – that’s too little for more powerful imagers such as models with Geforce RTX 3060 chip (from 650 euros). The other upgrade options are okay, but not outstanding; for example, an additional hard drive or 2.5-inch SSD can be installed inside.
Aldi PC Medion Akoya P53004 in the test: A lot of steam thanks to AMD CPU! It's a shame: the power supply only offers 250 watts of power.
It’s a shame: the power supply only offers 250 watts of power.

Features: Good, but something is missing

Overall, the standard equipment is quite decent – even if it is not complete. For example, there is no memory card reader. The Medion goes into the network either by cable or wirelessly using the fast WLAN-ax standard. He also has Bluetooth for appropriate speakers, and Medion also includes a decent keyboard and mouse set.

Medion Akoya P53004 in the test: conclusion

The new Aldi PC is not perfect – but for 549 euros customers are not allowed to ask for a super-fast, fully equipped PC. Nevertheless: The Akoya P53004 works surprisingly quickly and economically for a PC in this price range – without the annoying fan noise. Its configuration is good, but the upgrade options are only mediocre – it would look much better with a more powerful power supply. The Aldi PC just missed a good final grade (test result: 2.5 “satisfactory”).
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