CHUWI LarkBox X is an affordable mini PC based on a 15W AMD Ryzen 7 3700U mobile processor coupled with 8GB of RAM, a 256GB NVMe SSD, dual Gigabit Ethernet, 4K video output, and more.
Contrary to the earlier Celeron-based LarkBox and LarkBox Pro palm-sized mini PCs, the LarkBox X comes with a larger form factor providing additional ports and possibly better cooling for the more performant AMD processor.
LarkBox X specifications:
- SoC – AMD Ryzen 7 3700U quad-core/eight-thread processor @ 2.30GHz / 4.0GHz (Turbo) with Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics; 15W TDP
- System Memory – 8GB DDR4, dual channels via 2x 260-pin DDR4 SO-DIMMs (upgradeable up to 32GB RAM)
- Storage – 256GB NVMe M.2 2280 SSD (PCIe 3.0) upgradable up to 2TB
- Video Output
- 1x HDMI 2.0 up to 4Kp60
- 1x DisplayPort up to 4Kp60
- 1x USB Type -C up to 4Kp30 with DisplayPort Alt. mode
- Three independent displays support
- Audio – 3.5mm audio jack, digital audio via video output ports
- Connectivity
- Dual Gigabit Ethernet (Note the description also mentions 2500 Mbps after “Gigabit Ethernet”, but it’s not clear whether at least one of the ports support 2.5Gbps Ethernet)
- WiFi 5 up to 867Mbps and Bluetooth 4.2 via Intel AC7265 M.2 module
- USB – 4x USB 3.0 ports, 1x USB Type-C port
- Misc – Power button
- Power Supply – DC port
- Dimensions – 12.7x 12.7 x 4.9 cm
- Weight – 460 grams
LarkBox X ships with Windows 10 Home, but the company also says the mini PC supports Windows 11, Linux, Ubuntu, also pointing to OpenWrt/DD-WRT to make use of the two Ethernet ports.
The AMD Ryzen 7 3700U was launched in Q1 2019 for laptops, but it still performs faster than recent low-power processors such as the 10W Pentium Silver N6005 (Jasper Lake), but not quite as fast as a 15W Intel Core i7-1160G7 (Tiger Lake) processor based on Passmark results.
LarkBox X is currently sold for $399 on Amazon after ticking the box to select a $100 discount coupon.
Via Liliputing and AndroidTVBox.eu
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There is a Mini PC from MinisForum that is using a 3750H and it comes with 16GB of RAM for US$475 on Amazon.
In my opinion, is a better value than this
It’s one marginally faster Zen+ quad-core against another. Shipping might make the difference though.
Reminder of the underhanded stuff Chuwi does:
https://www.cnx-software.com/2017/10/22/chuwi-lapbook-14-1-laptop-manufacturing-changes-hardware-at-launch-vs-several-months-later/
I would never trust this company
There are other AMD mini PC on Aliexpress if you distrust Chuwi https://fave.co/34rmSnp
Also https://fave.co/3B5UT8u
So, companies are releasing computers now with old CPU’s because there is shortage on new hardware and they need to recycle what we have right now? that seems to me. It’s ok, but do not charge as they were new, 350€ is too much, I’m sorry 🙁