Parameters and Appearance#
Appearance#
According to the official specifications, the size of the host is 126x113x42mm.
The whole machine is very portable and can even fit in a pocket if it's big enough.
Parameters#
I/O interfaces:
The front panel has one CLR CMOS button, three USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports, two Type-A and one Type-C (supports DP video output, PD power supply, but does not support reverse power supply), one advanced 3.5mm TRRS, and one power button with status indicator.
The rear panel has one 1Gbps RJ45, one USB 3.2 Gen 2 5Gbps Type-A, one USB 2.0 Type-A, one DP, one HDMI, one 19V DC-IN, and one SFF-8612 (OCuLink) that I installed myself.
Inside the host, there is one SATA 3.0, one PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 2280, one PCIe 2.0 x1 M.2 2230, and two SO-DIMM DDR4.
Detailed configuration is as follows:
| Hardware | Model |
|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 5800H |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Vega 8 / NVIDIA Tesla M40 |
| RAM | Gloway DDR4-2666 16G |
| Hard Drive | Zhitai SC001 Active 1T |
| Sound Card | Realtek ALC897 |
| Ethernet Card | Realtek RTL8168 |
| Wireless Card | Intel AX200 |
User Experience#
The workmanship is excellent, and opening the machine is a visual delight. It's like a work of art, much better than my previous Tianchi MN5X.
After receiving it, I plugged in the hard drive and memory, and it booted up instantly without any strange memory compatibility issues.
It's very compact, and with a portable screen, I can take it anywhere.
As for performance, when I maxed out the three PBO settings and adjusted the Scalar to 10x, it briefly reached a full load of 4.1Ghz on all cores, but after a few seconds, it would throttle down to 3.6-3.7Ghz. The CPU-Z score dropped from around 5950+ to 5280+.
I tried playing CHUNITHM LMN using the integrated graphics, and there was significant frame drop when encountering complex effects. Other games are yet to be tested.
The BIOS has a high degree of freedom, and almost everything that can be unlocked has been unlocked, without the need for UniversalAMDFormBrowser settings.
The fan is relatively quiet, and it's fine to have it next to me while sleeping without any load. However, the noise is quite loud under full load (after all, it's an inherent heat problem with AMD).
After connecting the M40 externally, there was a significant leap in performance, and after adjusting the temperature control, the sound performance also improved greatly. It can be left on overnight without any issues.
To do...
Conclusion#
Overall, the user experience is quite good, and it's more than enough for daily office work, writing articles, coding, and playing Gal (obviously).
I am currently using an OCuLink external M40, and the gaming performance is completely satisfactory.
This article will be continuously updated as I continue to use it.
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