Kinhank Super Console X Pro & Super Console X3 Review: Hardware Benchmarks, Game List & Real Limits

Below, we break down how Kinhank's Android TV box design works, compare published S905M/X and S905X3 benchmark scores, check the 50,000+ and 60,000+ game list claims, and look at what verified buyers say about the bundled wireless controllers.

Super Console X Review: How Kinhank's Android TV Box Architecture Works

Both Kinhank boxes are Android TV boxes that boot EmuELEC, a Linux emulation system, from a microSD card. If the card unseats or its boot partition fails, the box falls back to Android TV, which is why reliability depends on that card.

Many shoppers assume Kinhank built a dedicated gaming board from scratch. In reality, both the Kinhank Super Console X Pro and the Super Console Cube X3 (often searched as the Super Console X3) are Amlogic smart-TV streaming boards with a pre-flashed microSD card in the side slot. ElectroArcade's Super Console X hardware review describes it as "a small affordable Android TV box repurposed to run old-school retro games."

Here is what our October 28, 2026 spec and storefront check found for both boxes:

• Kinhank Super Console X Pro (Amlogic S905M/X): ElectroArcade's spec sheet lists a quad-core 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A53 chip, 1GB RAM, a Mali-450 GPU, Android 7.1, and a 12V 1A DC power input, all inside a 100 x 100 x 22mm plastic case that weighs 106g. The games side boots an older EmuELEC 3.x build from the card. The base has vent holes but no heatsink or fan.
• Kinhank Super Console Cube X3 (Amlogic S905X3): The official Kinhank Super Console Cube X3 product page shows a cube shell with a built-in cooling fan, an S905X3 chip, and three systems on one box (EmuELEC, Android, and the CoreELEC media player). Kinhank doesn't list RAM in its text specs. Prices run from $99.99 (64GB) to $129.99 (256GB), and the listing showed Sold Out during our check.
• Set-top box vs. HDMI stick form factor: This guide covers Kinhank's desktop set-top boxes (X, X Pro, and Cube X3). If you are looking at Kinhank's smaller plug-in HDMI dongle instead, see our SJGAM M15 Plus vs. Kinhank Super Console X2 Pro game stick comparison.

Table 1 puts the two Kinhank boxes next to the 2Bluebox Portable HDD Super Console 500GB and the 2Bluebox Retro Game Stick 4K Pro. Kinhank cells come from ElectroArcade's published tests and Kinhank's storefront as of October 28, 2026, and the Evidence label describes the 2Bluebox cells.

Table 1: Kinhank Super Console X Pro vs. Cube X3 vs. 2Bluebox (2bluebox.com) 500GB HDD and Game Stick 4K Pro

"Tested on our unit" means we checked it on a device we own. "Manufacturer spec" means the maker states it and we haven't verified it ourselves. "Community reports" means players report it, and results can vary.

As Table 1 shows, even the $129.99 Cube X3 runs on a media-player chip that ElectroArcade measured at 458 in Geekbench 5 multi-core. Most Windows laptops from the last decade have far more headroom for 3D emulation once they boot Batocera Linux from an external drive.

Super Console X Game List Breakdown: 50,000+ Claim vs. Playable 3D Titles

ElectroArcade counts 33,000 to 50,000 games on X Pro cards, and Kinhank advertises 60,000+ on the Cube X3. Kinhank's list summary tops out at PS1, PSP, Dreamcast, N64, and Saturn, so neither box is a PS2, GameCube, or Wii machine.

Many buyers search for the Super Console X game list hoping to scroll through PS2, GameCube, Dreamcast, and PSP classics. Three things explain the gap between the headline number and the 3D games you'll actually enjoy:

• Why a small card holds tens of thousands of titles: 8-bit and 16-bit games (Atari, NES, Game Boy, Sega Master System, Game Gear, and Sega Genesis) take only kilobytes to a few megabytes each. Pack tens of thousands of them onto a card, add Japanese, European, and hacked versions of the same cartridge, and the count climbs fast.
• On the card vs. playable at full speed: A Dreamcast or PSP file on the card doesn't mean a Mali-450 or Mali-G31 chip can run it at full speed. ElectroArcade calls Dreamcast and PSP the X and X Pro's "achilles heel," and notes frame drops on more demanding N64 games.
• Lists you can check before buying: Kinhank deserves credit for posting shared spreadsheets per card size, though its Cube X3 page warns: "Lists for other models or capacities do not confirm what is included in your configuration." 2Bluebox (2bluebox.com) hosts its lists on-site. Browse the full 110,686-game Batocera HDD directory across 94 systems for PS2, GameCube, Wii, Dreamcast, and PSP, or the 14,755-game TV stick list for 8-bit, 16-bit, arcade, and PS1.

When I pulled the microSD card out of our Game Stick 4K Pro and checked the folder tree, it held 20,134 game files. After removing duplicates and files that wouldn't launch, 14,755 unique games across 23 systems made the public list, and titles like Contra and Pokemon still show up in several versions. That gap is why I'd trust a de-duplicated list over any number printed on a box.

If you already own a Super Console X Pro or Cube X3, these controller shortcuts help you get around EmuELEC safely. ElectroArcade lists the first two for the Super Console X, and mappings can differ between card builds:

One of the most common frustrations with Super Console boxes is turning on the TV and seeing an Android home screen instead of your games. Don't panic: your console isn't bricked. Work through these four steps in order:

1. Shut down and unplug the power: Turn Android TV off with the remote, pull the DC power plug from the back of the box, and wait 10 seconds.
2. Reseat the microSD card in the side slot: Slide the card out, check the gold contacts for dust, and push it back in firmly until it seats (or clicks, on spring-loaded slots). Because EmuELEC lives entirely on that card, a loose fit sends the box to Android on its internal memory.
3. Use the boot switch inside Android: On many Amlogic boxes, the Android Update & Backup app, or a "reboot to EmuELEC" app if the seller installed one, tells the box to boot from the card on the next restart.
4. Check the card on a PC: With the box powered off, insert the card into a USB reader on a Windows PC. A healthy card shows an EMUELEC partition. If Windows offers to format the card, click Cancel, because the boot partition is damaged, and ask your seller for a replacement card or image before reflashing onto a SanDisk or Samsung card.

If your main reason for eyeing a $100+ Super Console box is PS2, GameCube, Wii, Dreamcast, PSP, and N64 alongside the 8-bit and 16-bit classics, plug the 2Bluebox Portable HDD Super Console 500GB ($64.99) into the Windows PC or laptop you already own:

Super Console X Pro vs. Super Console X3 (Cube X3): S905M vs. S905X3 Benchmarks

In ElectroArcade's tests, the X and X Pro chip scored 31,241 in AnTuTu against 74,472 for an S905X3 box. That gap helps N64, yet Geekbench 5 single-core only rises from 92 to 132, so Dreamcast stays shaky on both.

Marketing charts make the X3 look like a generational leap over the X Pro. The published CPU and GPU numbers, read next to owner feedback, tell a more grounded story.

Here is what the published numbers and owner reports show for Amlogic S905M/X against Amlogic S905X3:

• Synthetic benchmark gap: In ElectroArcade's Super Console X vs. X3 Max+ benchmark table, the X and X Pro (Amlogic S905M/X, 1.5GHz Cortex-A53, 1GB RAM, Mali-450) scored 31,241 in AnTuTu, 92 single-core and 354 multi-core in Geekbench 5, and 608 single-core in Geekbench 4. ElectroArcade's own S905X3 box, the X3 Max+ (2.0GHz Cortex-A55, 4GB RAM, Mali-G31 MP2), reached 74,472 in AnTuTu and 132 / 458 in Geekbench 5. Kinhank's Cube X3 uses the same S905X3 chip but publishes no scores of its own.
• Why 458 multi-core still struggles with Dreamcast: AnTuTu more than doubles, yet a Geekbench 5 single-core score of 132 is still entry-level smart-TV territory, and 3D emulation leans heavily on single-thread speed. A verified buyer on the official Kinhank Super Console Cube X3 product page put it this way: "It is strong enough for the N64, which is tough to emulate, but it doesn't seem to be enough for the Dreamcast." Kinhank's review widget also shows reviews naming other models, so read it as feedback on the product family.
• Heat on the X Pro: ElectroArcade notes the X and X Pro have vent holes "but no heat sink or fan," and warns that overheating "can happen during more demanding use/games." Keep the box on an open shelf during long N64 or PS1 sessions, and if games start stuttering after a while, let it cool before you blame the card.

Those numbers explain why spending $100 to $130 on an S905X3 box frustrates 3D fans as soon as they move past PS1 and lighter N64 games.

The Hidden Weak Spot: Bundled Controllers, Ghost Inputs, and Thermal Throttling

The most repeated complaint in the 10 verified reviews on Kinhank's Cube X3 page is the bundled controllers: sore thumbs on the D-pad and accidental inputs. Plugging in a wired Xbox or 8BitDo pad fixes that on the box you own.

Even if you only play NES and Super Nintendo games that run easily on an Amlogic chip, the controller decides how the night goes. Kinhank's Cube X3 ships with two wireless controllers and a remote, and owners on its page aren't kind to the pads. My best friend next door always got stuck with the Player 2 pad that had a sticky button, so I don't shrug off controller complaints.

Here is why those bundled gamepads frustrate players right out of the box:

• Phantom diagonal inputs that kill your character: On the official Kinhank Super Console Cube X3 review section, a verified buyer from Canada wrote: "The only downside is the controllers it comes with. They're garbage... if you press right you'll go up sometimes and that kills your character." A verified US buyer on the same page added: "The controllers aren't gonna last."
• Why budget D-pads misfire in Contra and Street Fighter II: On many budget pads, the D-pad cross rocks loosely on a soft rubber membrane, so a firm press on Right can also touch the Up contact and register a diagonal. In games where Up aims your gun, enters a doorway, or makes your fighter jump, those false diagonals make classic arcade games feel broken.
• What 2Bluebox ships instead: The 2Bluebox Retro Game Stick 4K Pro ($59.98) comes with two white-and-black PS5-style 2.4GHz wireless controllers paired to its SEGAM-M8-V5.0 stick. With the 2Bluebox Portable HDD Super Console 500GB ($64.99), you can skip bundled pads entirely: Batocera Linux recognizes Xbox, PlayStation DualSense and DualShock 4, and 8BitDo controllers over USB, or over Bluetooth if your PC has it.

A controller that registers clean inputs, wired or wireless, changes how 16-bit and arcade classics feel on a big TV.

Why an x86_64 Batocera 500GB HDD Beats Any $100 Android TV Box

While Kinhank's $99.99 Cube X3 sits sold out, the in-stock 2Bluebox (2bluebox.com) Portable HDD Super Console 500GB ($64.99) boots Batocera on Windows PCs via USB 3.0: 110,686 games, 94 systems, PS2 included. Skip it on Apple Silicon Macs.

Before you hunt down a third-party seller for a sold-out Cube X3, think about where you actually play. Batocera's own supported PC hardware guide says "a combination of an Intel i5 4xxx CPU + Nvidia GT1030 GPU will support all emulators up to the PS2 for a reasonable cost." Older laptops with only integrated graphics still outrun an Amlogic TV chip, though the heaviest PS2 games may not reach full speed on them.

Here is how the two 2Bluebox home setups cover what the Super Console X Pro and Cube X3 can't:

• For 3D games (94 systems, 110,686 games): 2Bluebox Portable HDD Super Console 500GB ($64.99). Plug the 500GB USB 3.0 drive (clear shell, blue cassette label) into your Windows PC or laptop and boot straight into Batocera Linux. Nothing installs on your Windows C: drive, and when you unplug the drive, the computer boots back into Windows as usual. Our Portable HDD Super Console setup guide walks through the boot menu step by step.
• For living-room TV play (23 systems, 14,755 unique games): 2Bluebox Retro Game Stick 4K Pro ($59.98). If you don't want a laptop near the TV and mostly want two-player NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, arcade, and PS1 nights, this white HDMI stick sits behind the TV on its included extension cable and ships with two PS5-style wireless controllers. See our 2Bluebox GameStick 4K Pro review for hardware photos and details.

Table 2 sums up which setup fits your screen, controller expectations, and budget:

Table 2: How to Choose Between Kinhank Set-Top Boxes and 2Bluebox (2bluebox.com) Plug-and-Play Systems

Every console from 2Bluebox LLC (1500 N Grant St, STE N, Denver, CO 80203) includes free tracked shipping on orders from $50 to the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and EU, plus a 30-day hardware and microSD replacement guarantee. Compare all three in-stock systems below:

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Conclusion

Our Kinhank Super Console X Pro and Super Console X3 review comes down to one hardware fact: an Android TV box running a mobile Amlogic chip makes a fine budget media player and a limited 3D emulation machine. The fanless X Pro (31,241 AnTuTu) tops out around PS1, while the $99.99 to $129.99 Cube X3 is sold out on Kinhank's store, draws controller complaints from its own buyers, and still can't handle PS2 or GameCube.

If you have a Windows PC at home and want the 3D era (110,686 games across 94 systems, including PS2, GameCube, Wii, and Dreamcast) without changing your computer, get the 2Bluebox Portable HDD Super Console 500GB ($64.99). For easy two-player 8-bit, 16-bit, and PS1 nights on the TV, pick the 2Bluebox Retro Game Stick 4K Pro ($59.98). Both come from 2Bluebox LLC in Denver, Colorado, with a 30-day replacement guarantee.

Match the processor to the era of games you want to play, keep your hardware cool, and always shut down through the software menu before pulling the power plug.

Further Reading & Resources

• Official Kinhank specs, game lists, and buyer reviews: Super Console Cube X3 product listing and verified customer reviews (Kinhank Official Store)
• Independent S905M/X vs. S905X3 benchmarks: Is the Super Console X the Best Android TV Retro Arcade Console? (Electro Arcade)
• x86 PC hardware for Batocera emulation: Supported PC Hardware (Batocera.linux Official Wiki)