Yeah... But that CPU is almost 3 years old now... And only has a 1.1Ghz base clock. The UHD 600 chip is missing a few more modern features as well, especially in the video department.
They could have at-least went with Gemini Lake refresh... Or the Pentium Silver N5000.
Gemini Lake is enough for 4K HTPC, which I assume is the main target for this kind of device. I have a Apollo Lake tablet and it plays 4K HEVC movies without a hitch and that is even older than Gemini Lake.
For surfers hitting this article after the fact, there is misinformation up top. It's not Intel NIC's, it's Realtek RTL8111GS, which is basically in line with everything else that Zotac does.
I too was excited for a cheaply priced Zotac/Intel NIC box, but it looks like you'll still need to pay for Jetway or other exotic boxes to get your SFF Intel fix.
Source: Sent an e-mail to Zotac to ask. They replied right away.
@coreyionoz Thank you for your input. I don't get it, what is better with intel nic in your experience ? Or is this an issue with realtek linux support or whatever ?
The perception is that Realtek NICs were just inferior to Intel in terms of performance, hardware and driver stability, and perhaps most importantly, reputation. It helps that Intel has lineups of server-grade NICs that earned them that reputation whereas Realtek only offered consumer-grade solutions. Intel server NICs are pretty much industry standard in the server world.
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Great_Scott - Wednesday, January 8, 2020 - link
2 NIC, nice. And a proper quad-core, unlike many other Atom-based SFFs.Looks like a good option for a firewall.
JoeyJoJo123 - Wednesday, January 8, 2020 - link
and intel nic at that, which matters for freebsd driversStevoLincolnite - Wednesday, January 8, 2020 - link
Yeah... But that CPU is almost 3 years old now... And only has a 1.1Ghz base clock. The UHD 600 chip is missing a few more modern features as well, especially in the video department.They could have at-least went with Gemini Lake refresh... Or the Pentium Silver N5000.
vladx - Wednesday, January 8, 2020 - link
Gemini Lake is enough for 4K HTPC, which I assume is the main target for this kind of device. I have a Apollo Lake tablet and it plays 4K HEVC movies without a hitch and that is even older than Gemini Lake.Sliderpro93 - Friday, January 10, 2020 - link
What? N4100? This is nice, for 80$ or so.name99 - Friday, January 10, 2020 - link
“designed with edge computing in mind”Is this the latest euphemism for X-term?
coreyinoz - Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - link
For surfers hitting this article after the fact, there is misinformation up top. It's not Intel NIC's, it's Realtek RTL8111GS, which is basically in line with everything else that Zotac does.I too was excited for a cheaply priced Zotac/Intel NIC box, but it looks like you'll still need to pay for Jetway or other exotic boxes to get your SFF Intel fix.
Source: Sent an e-mail to Zotac to ask. They replied right away.
user1920 - Friday, March 27, 2020 - link
@coreyionoz Thank you for your input. I don't get it, what is better with intel nic in your experience ? Or is this an issue with realtek linux support or whatever ?Namisecond - Sunday, April 5, 2020 - link
The perception is that Realtek NICs were just inferior to Intel in terms of performance, hardware and driver stability, and perhaps most importantly, reputation. It helps that Intel has lineups of server-grade NICs that earned them that reputation whereas Realtek only offered consumer-grade solutions. Intel server NICs are pretty much industry standard in the server world.