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Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 2 Comments on Giada DK320 digital signage player and Edge AI embedded PC supports up to the Intel Core 5 315 Wildcat Lake processor

Giada DK320 digital signage player and Edge AI embedded PC supports up to the Intel Core 5 315 Wildcat Lake processor

Giada DK320

Giada DK320 is an ultra-compact Wildcat Lake mini PC powered by up to an Intel Core 5 315 hexa-core processor and designed for digital signage, edge computing, and embedded applications requiring real-time analytics, intelligent monitoring, and automated decision-making. The system supports up to 48GB DDR5 RAM and M.2 2240/2280 NVMe storage, and offers dual 4K-capable HDMI video output, 2.5GbE networking, an optional WiFi 5/6/7 and Bluetooth module, an RS232 COM port, and four USB 3.2 ports. Giada DK320 specifications: Wildcat Lake SoC (one or the other) Intel Core 3 304 5-core CPU – 1x P-cores @ 1.5/4.3 GHz (Turbo) + 4x LPE-cores @ 1.4/3.3 GHz (Turbo) GPU – 1-core Intel Xe3 Graphics @ 2.3 GHz (9 TOPS) NPU – 15 TOPS Intel Core 5 315 6-core CPU – 2x P-cores @ 1.5/4.4 GHz (Turbo) + 4x LPE-cores @ 1.4/3.3 GHz (Turbo) GPU – 2-core Intel Xe3 Graphics @ 2.3 GHz […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 1 Comment on MINISFORUM Elite Mini M2 Air-304 barebone Wildcat Lake mini PC sells for $263

MINISFORUM Elite Mini M2 Air-304 barebone Wildcat Lake mini PC sells for $263

MINISFORUM Elite Mini M2 Air 304

MINISFORUM Elite Mini M2 Air-304 is a barebone mini PC powered by an Intel Core 3 304 Wildcat Lake penta-core processor with a DDR5 SO-DIMM slot and an M.2 PCIe Gen4 x4 socket for NVMe SSD storage. There’s currently a limited number of Wildcat Lake mini PCs which you can purchase or pre-order, such as the Beelink EQi Wildcat Lake and the BOSGAME E6 Eco. These are ready to use out of the box with memory, storage, and Windows 11 pre-loaded. The MINISFORUM model is the first Wildcat Lake barebone mini PC we’ve seen, where users can bring their own memory, storage, and OS. MINISFORUM Elite Mini M2 Air-304 specifications: SoC – Intel Core 3 304 “Wildcat Lake” 5-core CPU – 1x P-core @ 1.5/4.3 GHz (Turbo) + 4x LPE-cores @ 1.4/3.3 GHz (Turbo) Cache – 6MB L3 cache GPU – 1-core Intel Xe3 Graphics @ 2.3 GHz (9 TOPS) […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments on GEEKOM IT13 Max review – Part 2: An Intel Core Ultra 9 185H mini PC tested with Windows 11 Pro (in 2026)

GEEKOM IT13 Max review – Part 2: An Intel Core Ultra 9 185H mini PC tested with Windows 11 Pro (in 2026)

GEEKOM IT13 Max review windows 11

We previously checked out the hardware of the GEEKOM IT13 Max mini PC with an unboxing and a teardown of the 16-core Intel Core Ultra 9 185H mini PC in the first part of the review, before booting it up to Windows 11 Pro. We’ve now had time to test it in more detail. So we will report our experience with the GEEKOM IT13 Max on Windows 11 Pro, covering feature testing, system performance benchmarks, AI benchmarks, YouTube 4K and 8K video playback in Firefox, 2.5GbE and Wi-Fi 6 network performance testing, and thermal performance, as well as measurements of fan noise and power consumption. Since we had already reviewed the GEEKOM GT1 Mega mini PC with the same Intel Meteor Lake CPU in 2024, we’ll compare the results to report any improvements or regressions since then. Software Overview and Feature Testing The System->About window confirms we have an “IT13_Max” […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 2 Comments on GEEKOM IT13 Max mini PC review – Part 1: specifications, unboxing, teardown, and first boot

GEEKOM IT13 Max mini PC review – Part 1: specifications, unboxing, teardown, and first boot

GEEKOM IT13 Max review

We’ve just received a sample of the GEEKOM IT13 Max mini PC powered by an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H CPU for review. With up to 35 TOPS, sixteen cores clocked up to 5.1 GHz, and up to 24 GB LPDDR5 memory, the Meteor Lake mini PC is well-suited for AI workloads, creative tasks, coding, and heavy multitasking. Two configurations are available: one with 16 GB DDR5 SODIMM RAM and a 1 TB PCIe Gen4 SSD, and another with 24 GB soldered-on LPDDR5-5600 memory and a 500 GB SSD. Both feature two 40 Gbps USB4 ports, five USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, two HDMI 2.0 ports, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, and dual 2.5 GbE networking, and come pre-installed with Windows 11 Pro. GEEKOM specifically sent us the IT13 Max mini PC with 24 GB LPDDR5 and a 500 GB M.2 SSD for testing. In this article, we will cover […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 8 Comments on Creality Pika review – An affordable, portable 3D scanner with infrared and blue laser modes

Creality Pika review – An affordable, portable 3D scanner with infrared and blue laser modes

Creality Pika portable3D scanner review

Creality has sent us a sample of the Pika portable 3D scanner for review. In some ways, it shares some of the features of the high-end Sermoon S1 3D scanner, like blue laser and NIR structured light scanning modes, but it’s more affordable and compact, works out of the box through USB or WiFi, and is offered in a design and form factor similar to an action or point-and-shoot camera. In this review, I’ll start by listing the specifications, then go through an unboxing, and test the Pika with an (underpowered) Android phone, before spending more time testing the portable 3D scanner on a powerful mini PC connected to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB GPU dock. Pika 3D scanner specifications and host requirements Pika (CRS15CPK) specifications: SoC – Unnamed octa-core processor clocked at 2.0 GHz Display – 3-inch touchscreen display Scanning Modes 7 Parallel Blue Laser Lines Working […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 9 Comments on Beelink ME Pro 2-bay hybrid NAS gets Wildcat Lake treatment, gains 10GbE and Thunderbolt 4, loses a few M.2 slots

Beelink ME Pro 2-bay hybrid NAS gets Wildcat Lake treatment, gains 10GbE and Thunderbolt 4, loses a few M.2 slots

Beelink ME Pro 2-Bay AI NAS Mini PC Intel Wildcat Lake 304

Beelink “ME Pro 2-Bay AI NAS Mini PC Intel Wildcat Lake 304” offers two SATA bays and one M.2 PCIe Gen4 socket, and is equipped with 16GB DDR5-5600 SO-DIMM memory and 512GB UFS 3.1 storage. It’s an upgrade to the Beelink ME Pro Intel N95/N150 NAS and mini PC introduced last February. Besides the faster processor, the NAS trades its 5GbE port for a faster 10GbE port, and gains two Thunderbolt 4 ports. One downside, due to the lower number of PCIe lanes in Wildcat Lake processors, is that it now features one M.2 PCIe Gen4 socket, instead of three M.2 PCIe Gen3 sockets, which is somewhat mitigated by the built-in UFS storage. Beelink ME Pro specifications: SoC – Intel Core 3 304 “Wildcat Lake” 5-core CPU – 1x P-cores @ 1.5/4.3 GHz (Turbo) + 4x LPE-cores @ 1.4/3.3 GHz (Turbo) Cache – 6MB L3 cache GPU – 1-core Intel […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 4 Comments on $379.99 BOSGAME E6 ECO mini PC features Intel Core 3 304 Wildcat Lake CPU, 12GB LPDDR5X, 512GB NVMe SSD

$379.99 BOSGAME E6 ECO mini PC features Intel Core 3 304 Wildcat Lake CPU, 12GB LPDDR5X, 512GB NVMe SSD

BOSGAME E6 ECO

BOSGAME E6 ECO is another Wildcat Lake mini PC powered by the penta-core Intel Core 3 304 processor, paired with 12GB LPDDR5X and a 512GB NVMe SSD, and an attractive price tag of $379.99 and up. It also features three video outputs via HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4, and USB-C ports, dual GbE networking, Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 wireless connectivity, a 3.5mm audio jack, and five USB ports. BOSGAME E6 ECO mini PC: SoC – Intel Core 3 304 “Wildcat Lake” 5-core CPU – 1x P-core @ 1.5/4.3 GHz (Turbo) + 4x LPE-cores @ 1.4/3.3 GHz (Turbo) Cache – 6MB L3 cache GPU – 1-core Intel Xe3 Graphics @ 2.3 GHz (9 TOPS) NPU – 15 TOPS Manufacturing process – Intel 18A System Memory – 12GB LPDDR5x @ 6400MT/s Storage 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD; upgradable to up to 4TB Additional M.2 2242 PCIe Gen4 slot Video Output HDMI 2.0 video […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 1 Comment on ACEMAGICIAN Kron K1 mini PC gets low-cost variant with AMD Ryzen R2544 CPU, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD

ACEMAGICIAN Kron K1 mini PC gets low-cost variant with AMD Ryzen R2544 CPU, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD

AMD Ryzen R2544 mini PC

Previously offered with AMD Ryzen 5/7/9 CPUs, the ACEMAGICIAN Kron K1 mini PC has now gotten a low-cost version based on the AMD Ryzen R2544 quad-core processor paired with 8GB DDR4 and a 256GB SSD and sold for just $279.99 on Amazon. With everything going up in price, companies are trying to offer more affordable systems. ACEMAGICIAN has decided to use a processor from the Ryzen Embedded R2000 family introduced in 2022 that’s typically found in industrial-grade modules and motherboards such as the AAEON COM-R2KC6 COM Express module or the Kontron D3723-R mini-ITX motherboard. ACEMAGICIAN Kron K1 R2544 specifications: SoC – AMD Ryzen Embedded R2544 CPU – Quad-core/eight-thread processor @ 3.35 / 3.7 GHz (Turbo) GPU – 8-core AMD Radeon Vega Graphics TDP – 45 Watts System Memory 8GB DDR4 RAM pre-installed Upgradeable up to 64GB via two DDR4 SO-DIMM sockets Storage 256GB M.2 SSD pre-installed 2x M.2 2280 slots: […]

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