Mini PC With Off-Roadmap Intel Processor N95 Chip Appears at Retail
A mini PC has been spotted with an Alder Lake-N chip off the road map. ReliptingThe new Intel processor N95 chip powers mini PCs on sale on AliExpress, with barebones versions starting at $190 and fully loaded models (32 GB RAM, 1 TB storage, and Windows 10 or 11 enabled) at Available for less than $350. What is this mysterious N95 processor? I looked it up.
If you’re looking for a quiet, compact PC used for light workloads, Intel’s Alder Lake-N Processors have recently started appearing in barebones and pre-built systems. All of these Intel 7 fabbed chips feature 4 Alder Lake ‘Gracemont’ efficiency cores (4C/4T) running at up to 3.7 GHz and feature Intel UHD graphics supporting 4K/60 Hz on up to 3 displays. I’m here.
If you click on Intel’s Ark database, you’ll see that there are only two of these processors. in the family; Intel Processor N100 and Intel Processor N200. However, some searches of databases are profitable and Intel Processor N95 Specs Page. Insert all three chips Intel Comparison Tool It was easy to see that the Intel processor N95 is slightly different.
The most direct visible difference is that the N95 has a TDP of 15W, significantly higher than the 6W of the other chips. However, the maximum turbo clock at 3.4 GHz is next to the N100. Many other specs are the same until we get to the graphics section. We can see that the Intel processor N95’s iGPU runs significantly faster at 1.20 GHz versus 750 MHz for other members of the Alder Lake-N family. However, the drawback is that there are few EUs. Only 16 compared to 24 and 32 for the Intel processors N100 and N200 respectively.
So the Intel processor N95 looks like a spare piece of silicon that Intel couldn’t run as efficiently as other Alder Lake-N chips, but with a higher TDP to sell to Chinese OEMs like mini PCs. Saved from e-waste. .
Inside the AliExpress Mini PC, the N95 chip is cooled by a “copper fan”. Other components of the 113 mm x 106 mm x 42 mm (4.4 x 4.2 x 1.7 inches) chassis include DDR4 SO-DIMM slots, PCIe 3.0 M.2 2280 and M.2 2242 slots, supporting up to two SSDs and With built-in Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2. Port selection is sufficient with 2x HDMI 2.0, 2.5GbE ports, 4x USB 3.2 Type-A ports, and audio jacks and 12V/4A DC input. This particular mini PC weighs 240 grams (8.5 ounces) and can be easily mounted on the back of a monitor or on a wall.
Earlier in the week, Liliputing also spotted similar sizes, specs, and feature packing. Molefine M9 A mini PC with a 6W Intel processor N100, but it still had a cooling fan. The Morefine M9 is a $199 barebones offer on AliExpress.