Intel i3-N305 has 8 efficiency cores
Serve The Home was very excited to announce the Alder Lake-N i3-N305. It features eight 3.80 GHz E-cores, the latest Intel UHD graphics, and a TDP of up to 15W. The first system they ended up testing was the Beelink EQ12 Pro with the aforementioned processor, 16GB DDR5 and a PCIe 3.0 1x 512GB NVMe SSD. 4.9” x 4.4” x 1.5” SFF system externally features 3x USB 3 Type-A ports, 1x Type-C, headset port, dual 2.5GbE ports, 2x HDMI ports and 1×1 WiFi card is provided.
Performance when compared to desktops isn’t that impressive, but when compared to previous generation SFF systems, the Beelink EQ12 Pro is rather phenomenal. It easily outperforms currently available systems and achieves significantly lower power consumption. Serve The Home recorded a maximum power draw of around 36 W, with a sustained total system load of around 26 W, though it idles slightly higher than the other smaller Boxxen we tested.
We had some issues with Windows activation and driver tracking, but Beelink responded quickly and resolved everything. It retails for under $400 and can do pretty much anything a full-sized system can do, apart from AAA gaming of course. Please check this out for details.
