I suspected it would work fine as a mini-PC. Asus' implementation hitting 100c under load is disappointing, but that's on Asus for not equipping it with adequate cooling.
With all the recent power limit and stability controversy, my money is on Asus being the worse offender. It's entirely up to the OEM if they want to use 115W or not.
There are some (few) reasonably powerful mini-PCs that use a USB-C PSU; the Mercury (7840u-based) is one of them. The main advantage is, of course, that those mini-PCs can then be even more readily used with monitors that can provide USB power, meaning one less thing to carry around. But yes, PSUs with barrel connectors are cheaper (for starters, one doesn't have to pay fees to the USB Implementers Forum) .
This question is somewhat OT, but I would like to know if and how the 1080p and 1440p off-screen Aztec Ruins results of the GPU benchmarks can be compared to the Aztec Ruins data for modern smartphone SoCs? I have wondered for a while just how close the performance of, for example the Adreno 750 (SD 8 Gen3) or the ARM ( Immortalis) GPU of a Dimensity 9300 come to those of a Radeon 780M or a Xe LP.
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meacupla - Thursday, May 23, 2024 - link
I suspected it would work fine as a mini-PC.Asus' implementation hitting 100c under load is disappointing, but that's on Asus for not equipping it with adequate cooling.
shabby - Thursday, May 23, 2024 - link
Don't forget to blame intel for letting a mobile chip run at 115w.meacupla - Thursday, May 23, 2024 - link
With all the recent power limit and stability controversy, my money is on Asus being the worse offender. It's entirely up to the OEM if they want to use 115W or not.AsRock's implementation doesn't hit 100c.
shabby - Thursday, May 23, 2024 - link
Yes it does, keep reading further.TheinsanegamerN - Friday, May 24, 2024 - link
Intels reputation for being hot and slow continues unabated.James5mith - Thursday, May 23, 2024 - link
According to the color coding on the Jetstream graphs, Chrome/Edge were run on one of the NUCs, and Firefox on the other.You should probably try and keep those color codes consistent and matching what they are meant to match.
wr3zzz - Friday, May 24, 2024 - link
This is an example of there are no bad products, only bad prices.powerarmour - Sunday, May 26, 2024 - link
Oh there's definitely bad products too, like this.ionuts - Friday, May 24, 2024 - link
Why not use an USB-C PSU?TheinsanegamerN - Friday, May 24, 2024 - link
Because why would they when they have a ready supply of mini barrel power supplies?eastcoast_pete - Friday, May 24, 2024 - link
There are some (few) reasonably powerful mini-PCs that use a USB-C PSU; the Mercury (7840u-based) is one of them. The main advantage is, of course, that those mini-PCs can then be even more readily used with monitors that can provide USB power, meaning one less thing to carry around.But yes, PSUs with barrel connectors are cheaper (for starters, one doesn't have to pay fees to the USB Implementers Forum) .
eastcoast_pete - Friday, May 24, 2024 - link
This question is somewhat OT, but I would like to know if and how the 1080p and 1440p off-screen Aztec Ruins results of the GPU benchmarks can be compared to the Aztec Ruins data for modern smartphone SoCs? I have wondered for a while just how close the performance of, for example the Adreno 750 (SD 8 Gen3) or the ARM ( Immortalis) GPU of a Dimensity 9300 come to those of a Radeon 780M or a Xe LP.PeachNCream - Tuesday, May 28, 2024 - link
Casually hitting 110 degrees under real world, non-power virus workloads must be fantastic for the health and welfare of the CPU package.[email protected] - Tuesday, May 28, 2024 - link
Interesting. Lets throw AI in the title and try to sell a few thousand more units. I am waiting for a NUC with CAMM2.