"Although definitely not intended for gaming or any other high performance task, this little MiniPC should do quite nicely for most basic multimedia tasks and most standard business tasks. The Alder Lake-N Core i3-N300 CPU in this MiniPC actually performs much better than I expected it to. It is essentially 8 non-hyperthreaded Intel E (aka unofficially "efficiency") cores without any P ("performance") cores. That said, the performance isn't bad at all. It is quite responsive, works very well with any typical inbound streaming or internet access scenario, and would work great as a basic HTPC mounted on the back of a TV with the included VESA bracket. It would also work wonderfully in a kiosk or checkout style retail situation.
Honestly, I have pretty much nothing bad to say about this little PC: it came with the most recent Windows 11 Pro 24H2 update, it has 16Gb of DDR4, it has a reasonably well performing 512Gb NVME SSD, it has large and effective external WiFi antennas, it has a 2.5GbE wired ethernet port, it has an adequate number of USB ports, it has dual HDMI outputs, and it is totally fanless and silent. While the memory and SSD are not from particularly well known brands, they seem to operate pretty well and the memory does use Hynix chips. Additionally, the combination of Intel WiFi and Realtek 2.5GbE wired LAN is probably the most optimal choice at the moment. I also like that they were wise enough to include the external WiFi antennas, as internal antennas simply wouldn't work well inside an all metal case. Having the dual external antennas on this one makes the WiFi reception MUCH, MUCH better.
While it definitely won't win any gaming awards, a quick benchmark at 1920x1080 wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, and you might even be able to get by with some VERY light gaming at lower resolutions. I was also quite impressed with how well the cooling on this unit performed and how well it handled operating fanless. Even after almost an hour of running two stress tests simultaneously (nearly maxing out both the CPU and GPU subsections), the core temperature never got over 66C and no errors occurred. The outer surface of the case itself was quite warm to the touch after this, but nowhere near being uncomfortable to hold. In summary, I like it and have essentially no complaints (which is rare!)."
Source: Amazon
