The PERFECT low power Mini PC

I finally got my hands on an Intel n200 I finally got my hands on an Intel n200 CPU a couple months back we did a video CPU a couple months back we did a video CPU a couple months back we did a video covering a minus 4 mini PC that has an covering a minus 4 mini PC that has an covering a minus 4 mini PC that has an n100 CPU and it is phenomenal especially n100 CPU and it is phenomenal especially n100 CPU and it is phenomenal especially compared to the acceleron it is a huge compared to the acceleron it is a huge compared to the acceleron it is a huge upgrade and I was really excited to upgrade and I was really excited to upgrade and I was really excited to check out this n200 and after checking check out this n200 and after checking check out this n200 and after checking it out my God is it a huge upgrade from it out my God is it a huge upgrade from it out my God is it a huge upgrade from the n00 for a variety of use cases the n00 for a variety of use cases the n00 for a variety of use cases particularly what I actually like to use particularly what I actually like to use particularly what I actually like to use these things for and that is setting up these things for and that is setting up these things for and that is setting up as little mini servers or media as little mini servers or media as little mini servers or media streaming boxes whether that be with streaming boxes whether that be with streaming boxes whether that be with Plex jelly fin MB whatever so belink Plex jelly fin MB whatever so belink Plex jelly fin MB whatever so belink here sent over this their eq13 here sent over this their eq13 here sent over this their eq13 disclaimer they sent it to me for free disclaimer they sent it to me for free disclaimer they sent it to me for free to make this video test it out all that to make this video test it out all that to make this video test it out all that fun stuff so do note that but in this fun stuff so do note that but in this fun stuff so do note that but in this video what we're going to be doing is video what we're going to be doing is video what we're going to be doing is talking about my experience with it some talking about my experience with it some talking about my experience with it some of the things that I tested try it out of the things that I tested try it out of the things that I tested try it out the kind of process I had to go through the kind of process I had to go through the kind of process I had to go through to actually get Hardware encoding to to actually get Hardware encoding to to actually get Hardware encoding to work but before any of that I do want to work but before any of that I do want to work but before any of that I do want to talk about the benchmarks just dive talk about the benchmarks just dive talk about the benchmarks just dive straight into that over here on our next straight into that over here on our next straight into that over here on our next Cloud instance I have a chart that I've Cloud instance I have a chart that I've Cloud instance I have a chart that I've continuously been building since our continuously been building since our continuously been building since our last video covering the n100 and n95 we last video covering the n100 and n95 we last video covering the n100 and n95 we got to add the n200 here all released at got to add the n200 here all released at got to add the n200 here all released at the same time and probably the biggest the same time and probably the biggest the same time and probably the biggest difference of these three CPUs is how difference of these three CPUs is how difference of these three CPUs is how much power that they use and how much much power that they use and how much much power that they use and how much power that they can use and by that I power that they can use and by that I power that they can use and by that I mean the TDP here is kind of the average mean the TDP here is kind of the average mean the TDP here is kind of the average power range and you can see the n95 is a power range and you can see the n95 is a power range and you can see the n95 is a little bit more powerful than the n100 little bit more powerful than the n100 little bit more powerful than the n100 but it does sit at had a TDP of 15 wats but it does sit at had a TDP of 15 wats but it does sit at had a TDP of 15 wats so it's going to use more power so it's going to use more power so it's going to use more power continuously while both the n100 and

continuously while both the n100 and continuously while both the n100 and n200 have a TDP of only 6 Watts but with n200 have a TDP of only 6 Watts but with n200 have a TDP of only 6 Watts but with that the n100 when doing a test such as that the n100 when doing a test such as that the n100 when doing a test such as geekbench maxed out about 15 to 16 Watts geekbench maxed out about 15 to 16 Watts geekbench maxed out about 15 to 16 Watts while this n200 had more access to power while this n200 had more access to power while this n200 had more access to power because it did Max out somewhere in because it did Max out somewhere in because it did Max out somewhere in between like 20 and 25 watts when doing between like 20 and 25 watts when doing between like 20 and 25 watts when doing some more intensive benchmarking we some more intensive benchmarking we some more intensive benchmarking we could kind of see that down here in the could kind of see that down here in the could kind of see that down here in the chart the N9 does have a little bit chart the N9 does have a little bit chart the N9 does have a little bit better of a multi-core performance better of a multi-core performance better of a multi-core performance against the n100 and barely better against the n100 and barely better against the n100 and barely better single core but the n200 has marginally single core but the n200 has marginally single core but the n200 has marginally better single core performance while the better single core performance while the better single core performance while the multi-core performance is dramatic multi-core performance is dramatic multi-core performance is dramatic that's about 6 700 points more than the that's about 6 700 points more than the that's about 6 700 points more than the uh n100 there and we can see that within uh n100 there and we can see that within uh n100 there and we can see that within the base frequency the n200 has a base the base frequency the n200 has a base the base frequency the n200 has a base of 1 GHz which is much lower than the of 1 GHz which is much lower than the of 1 GHz which is much lower than the other two here but it maxes out higher other two here but it maxes out higher other two here but it maxes out higher than the other two and when it comes to than the other two and when it comes to than the other two and when it comes to the GPU execution units we do have 32 the GPU execution units we do have 32 the GPU execution units we do have 32 compared to the 16 and 24 of the other compared to the 16 and 24 of the other compared to the 16 and 24 of the other models so what does that mean with models so what does that mean with models so what does that mean with actual graphical performance that means actual graphical performance that means actual graphical performance that means it is slightly better the first thing I it is slightly better the first thing I it is slightly better the first thing I did just cuz I had to was test it out in did just cuz I had to was test it out in did just cuz I had to was test it out in fortnite and that uh no difference it's fortnite and that uh no difference it's fortnite and that uh no difference it's basically unplayable to play fortnite on basically unplayable to play fortnite on basically unplayable to play fortnite on there but we did see a huge difference there but we did see a huge difference there but we did see a huge difference in the Minecraft performance compared to in the Minecraft performance compared to in the Minecraft performance compared to the uh n100 that we tested with the n200 the uh n100 that we tested with the n200 the uh n100 that we tested with the n200 I actually had it plugged into a 4 4K I actually had it plugged into a 4 4K I actually had it plugged into a 4 4K capture card and at that full 4K capture card and at that full 4K capture card and at that full 4K resolution it was still playable at resolution it was still playable at resolution it was still playable at about 25 to 30ish frames per second and

about 25 to 30ish frames per second and about 25 to 30ish frames per second and this is of course at kind of lower this is of course at kind of lower this is of course at kind of lower settings but when I Shrunk the window settings but when I Shrunk the window settings but when I Shrunk the window down to a normal kind of like 1080p size down to a normal kind of like 1080p size down to a normal kind of like 1080p size range it performed Immaculate I mean I range it performed Immaculate I mean I range it performed Immaculate I mean I was getting around the kind of 90 frames was getting around the kind of 90 frames was getting around the kind of 90 frames per second range with those kind of per second range with those kind of per second range with those kind of lower settings so I could have increased lower settings so I could have increased lower settings so I could have increased the settings a good bit and still been the settings a good bit and still been the settings a good bit and still been in the 50 to 60 frame per second range in the 50 to 60 frame per second range in the 50 to 60 frame per second range another really good use case for this is another really good use case for this is another really good use case for this is with emulation uh I went ahead loaded up with emulation uh I went ahead loaded up with emulation uh I went ahead loaded up the Playstation 2 emulator and put in my the Playstation 2 emulator and put in my the Playstation 2 emulator and put in my uh personal old favorite game and that uh personal old favorite game and that uh personal old favorite game and that is Jack 2 and that in the uh resolution is Jack 2 and that in the uh resolution is Jack 2 and that in the uh resolution the native PlayStation 2 resolution was the native PlayStation 2 resolution was the native PlayStation 2 resolution was locked in at a solid 60 frames per locked in at a solid 60 frames per locked in at a solid 60 frames per second without any noticeable lag second without any noticeable lag second without any noticeable lag stuttering or anything like that so when stuttering or anything like that so when stuttering or anything like that so when it comes to the kind of generation of it comes to the kind of generation of it comes to the kind of generation of the PlayStation 2 and older you're going the PlayStation 2 and older you're going the PlayStation 2 and older you're going to have absolutely no problem using this to have absolutely no problem using this to have absolutely no problem using this as a really nice kind of a retro Pi or as a really nice kind of a retro Pi or as a really nice kind of a retro Pi or just emulation machine if that's just emulation machine if that's just emulation machine if that's something you're interested in and then something you're interested in and then something you're interested in and then while I had windows and both Ubuntu on while I had windows and both Ubuntu on while I had windows and both Ubuntu on it for a while I did test just the kind it for a while I did test just the kind it for a while I did test just the kind of day-to-day performance saw no issues of day-to-day performance saw no issues of day-to-day performance saw no issues whatsoever even with YouTube playback whatsoever even with YouTube playback whatsoever even with YouTube playback there was noticeable differences between there was noticeable differences between there was noticeable differences between this and the n100 for example when uh this and the n100 for example when uh this and the n100 for example when uh comparing the 4K performance the n100 comparing the 4K performance the n100 comparing the 4K performance the n100 was dropping frames quite a bit in 4k was dropping frames quite a bit in 4k was dropping frames quite a bit in 4k while the n 200 only had a couple while the n 200 only had a couple while the n 200 only had a couple dropped frames per 100 it wasn't dropped frames per 100 it wasn't dropped frames per 100 it wasn't noticeable at all while it was noticeable at all while it was noticeable at all while it was noticeable on the n100 it was a little noticeable on the n100 it was a little noticeable on the n100 it was a little stuttery for 4k on this n200 it was

stuttery for 4k on this n200 it was stuttery for 4k on this n200 it was pretty smooth dropping it to pretty smooth dropping it to pretty smooth dropping it to 1440p there was virtually no dropped 1440p there was virtually no dropped 1440p there was virtually no dropped frames on the n200 there was a couple on frames on the n200 there was a couple on frames on the n200 there was a couple on the n100 but again for this case both of the n100 but again for this case both of the n100 but again for this case both of them were fairly smooth and neither of them were fairly smooth and neither of them were fairly smooth and neither of them had any issue performing at the uh them had any issue performing at the uh them had any issue performing at the uh or streaming 1080p video from YouTube so or streaming 1080p video from YouTube so or streaming 1080p video from YouTube so this PC is really good if you're going this PC is really good if you're going this PC is really good if you're going to be browsing the web doing general to be browsing the web doing general to be browsing the web doing general office tasks maybe even some very light office tasks maybe even some very light office tasks maybe even some very light video editing but when you get into more video editing but when you get into more video editing but when you get into more kind of graphically intensive creative kind of graphically intensive creative kind of graphically intensive creative stuff whether that be like 3D modeling stuff whether that be like 3D modeling stuff whether that be like 3D modeling more intensive video editing with a lot more intensive video editing with a lot more intensive video editing with a lot of effects and layers on your timeline of effects and layers on your timeline of effects and layers on your timeline things like that you're going to things like that you're going to things like that you're going to definitely want a better computer definitely want a better computer definitely want a better computer something with an actual like something with an actual like something with an actual like non-integrated graphics card now non-integrated graphics card now non-integrated graphics card now speaking of actual video playback speaking of actual video playback speaking of actual video playback transcoding I did spin up jelly finin transcoding I did spin up jelly finin transcoding I did spin up jelly finin and I do have to note first I did try to and I do have to note first I did try to and I do have to note first I did try to do this on just the auntu desktop 24.0 4 do this on just the auntu desktop 24.0 4 do this on just the auntu desktop 24.0 4 and I was not successful at all to get and I was not successful at all to get and I was not successful at all to get this to work properly I ended up this to work properly I ended up this to work properly I ended up throwing on the Ubuntu Server version 22.041 19 and then when my kernel was 22.041 19 and then when my kernel was manually upgraded I then had to follow manually upgraded I then had to follow manually upgraded I then had to follow the Intel guide on how to actually the Intel guide on how to actually the Intel guide on how to actually install all their drivers and once that install all their drivers and once that install all their drivers and once that was done I was able to load up this tool was done I was able to load up this tool was done I was able to load up this tool this is my active instance with Intel this is my active instance with Intel this is my active instance with Intel GPU top if I back out of here real quick

GPU top if I back out of here real quick GPU top if I back out of here real quick what I did is I linked up this network what I did is I linked up this network what I did is I linked up this network share that I have with all my movies and share that I have with all my movies and share that I have with all my movies and I spun up a Docker container of jelly I spun up a Docker container of jelly I spun up a Docker container of jelly finin enabled Hardware transcoding just finin enabled Hardware transcoding just finin enabled Hardware transcoding just with the uh uh device variable to with the uh uh device variable to with the uh uh device variable to actually link that and get it to work actually link that and get it to work actually link that and get it to work and this right here is my server now I and this right here is my server now I and this right here is my server now I was testing this out quite a it just now was testing this out quite a it just now was testing this out quite a it just now and all these videos that I was recently and all these videos that I was recently and all these videos that I was recently playing are 4K videos and one of the big playing are 4K videos and one of the big playing are 4K videos and one of the big reasons to use Hardware transcoding is reasons to use Hardware transcoding is reasons to use Hardware transcoding is to bring quality down so you can see to bring quality down so you can see to bring quality down so you can see this is a 4K 120 megabits bringing it this is a 4K 120 megabits bringing it this is a 4K 120 megabits bringing it down to 10 that requires some local down to 10 that requires some local down to 10 that requires some local hardware transcoding so if I open this hardware transcoding so if I open this hardware transcoding so if I open this back up you can see oh boy it is working back up you can see oh boy it is working back up you can see oh boy it is working but even with how hard it's working but even with how hard it's working but even with how hard it's working there is absolutely no stuttering or there is absolutely no stuttering or there is absolutely no stuttering or anything in the actual media playback anything in the actual media playback anything in the actual media playback play another one and these are big 4K play another one and these are big 4K play another one and these are big 4K files that it's transcoding down so you files that it's transcoding down so you files that it's transcoding down so you can view it on mobile or whatever can view it on mobile or whatever can view it on mobile or whatever without using much data and it's three without using much data and it's three without using much data and it's three of these streams that it can handle if I of these streams that it can handle if I of these streams that it can handle if I do open up another one we will notice it do open up another one we will notice it do open up another one we will notice it start to kind of stutter quite a bit and start to kind of stutter quite a bit and start to kind of stutter quite a bit and if we go ahead and drop these down to if we go ahead and drop these down to if we go ahead and drop these down to 720 at 4 megabits at this rate it can 720 at 4 megabits at this rate it can 720 at 4 megabits at this rate it can handle five continuous streams handle five continuous streams handle five continuous streams transcoding down from 4K to 720p so this transcoding down from 4K to 720p so this transcoding down from 4K to 720p so this little mini PC for the price it's uh little mini PC for the price it's uh little mini PC for the price it's uh listed here at listed here at listed here at $259 is a little beast so from there I $259 is a little beast so from there I $259 is a little beast so from there I do want to talk about the eq13 just a do want to talk about the eq13 just a do want to talk about the eq13 just a little bit one thing that I really little bit one thing that I really little bit one thing that I really really love about it that you probably really love about it that you probably really love about it that you probably saw if you saw my little YouTube short saw if you saw my little YouTube short saw if you saw my little YouTube short of uh me unboxing it is the builtin like

of uh me unboxing it is the builtin like of uh me unboxing it is the builtin like actual power supply usually with these actual power supply usually with these actual power supply usually with these little mini PCS you either have a really little mini PCS you either have a really little mini PCS you either have a really big Plug-In or that external power brick big Plug-In or that external power brick big Plug-In or that external power brick hanging around this one's actually built hanging around this one's actually built hanging around this one's actually built into into into it thank you so that's a huge plus and it thank you so that's a huge plus and it thank you so that's a huge plus and then looking at some of the iio on the then looking at some of the iio on the then looking at some of the iio on the front we have a single USB our auxiliary front we have a single USB our auxiliary front we have a single USB our auxiliary port and a USBC as well as our power port and a USBC as well as our power port and a USBC as well as our power button here and then on the back we have button here and then on the back we have button here and then on the back we have three additional USBS two hdmis and two three additional USBS two hdmis and two three additional USBS two hdmis and two gigabit land unfortunately it's not 2.5 gigabit land unfortunately it's not 2.5 gigabit land unfortunately it's not 2.5 but for the price I kind of expect it to but for the price I kind of expect it to but for the price I kind of expect it to be gigabit the fact we get two of them be gigabit the fact we get two of them be gigabit the fact we get two of them is cool because then you could use it is cool because then you could use it is cool because then you could use it for something like turning it into your for something like turning it into your for something like turning it into your firewall or setting up proxmox on it and firewall or setting up proxmox on it and firewall or setting up proxmox on it and giving a dedicated uh networking giving a dedicated uh networking giving a dedicated uh networking interface to one of your uh containers interface to one of your uh containers interface to one of your uh containers or a virtual machine and just overall or a virtual machine and just overall or a virtual machine and just overall the thing is small it's Sleek it's the thing is small it's Sleek it's the thing is small it's Sleek it's incredibly quiet even when I was running incredibly quiet even when I was running incredibly quiet even when I was running all those uh transcoding tests I didn't all those uh transcoding tests I didn't all those uh transcoding tests I didn't really hear it at all so that's really hear it at all so that's really hear it at all so that's definitely a perk but yeah if if you're definitely a perk but yeah if if you're definitely a perk but yeah if if you're interested in learning a little bit more interested in learning a little bit more interested in learning a little bit more about the N series processors I went about the N series processors I went about the N series processors I went into that far more detail in my video into that far more detail in my video into that far more detail in my video covering the minus form and the n100 so covering the minus form and the n100 so covering the minus form and the n100 so I do recommend you check that out some I do recommend you check that out some I do recommend you check that out some of the big takeaways is all four cores of the big takeaways is all four cores of the big takeaways is all four cores on these devices are efficiency cores on these devices are efficiency cores on these devices are efficiency cores and a kind of con is it is only only and a kind of con is it is only only and a kind of con is it is only only single Channel memory so that does kind single Channel memory so that does kind single Channel memory so that does kind of limit the amount of ram that the of limit the amount of ram that the of limit the amount of ram that the integrated Graphics is able to use but integrated Graphics is able to use but integrated Graphics is able to use but again do check out that video for a more again do check out that video for a more again do check out that video for a more Deep dive into that and I will leave you Deep dive into that and I will leave you Deep dive into that and I will leave you on a question what is your favorite way on a question what is your favorite way on a question what is your favorite way to kind of set up a media streaming

to kind of set up a media streaming to kind of set up a media streaming thing is it to have two separate devices thing is it to have two separate devices thing is it to have two separate devices have a separate Nas or whatever that have a separate Nas or whatever that have a separate Nas or whatever that store all your files and have a separate store all your files and have a separate store all your files and have a separate machine for your streaming or like me machine for your streaming or like me machine for your streaming or like me right now actually I am kind of doing right now actually I am kind of doing right now actually I am kind of doing that I do have a Nas that has all the that I do have a Nas that has all the that I do have a Nas that has all the actual files I do have a um single board actual files I do have a um single board actual files I do have a um single board computer it's the latte Sigma this guy I computer it's the latte Sigma this guy I computer it's the latte Sigma this guy I have proxmox running on this single have proxmox running on this single have proxmox running on this single board computer which this has its own board computer which this has its own board computer which this has its own Plex container and for me it's working Plex container and for me it's working Plex container and for me it's working pretty good so what do you do what do pretty good so what do you do what do pretty good so what do you do what do you like to do what should I do with all you like to do what should I do with all you like to do what should I do with all that again on screen I will have that that again on screen I will have that that again on screen I will have that minus form video as well as another minus form video as well as another minus form video as well as another video that you might want to check out video that you might want to check out video that you might want to check out if you're interested in setting up jelly if you're interested in setting up jelly if you're interested in setting up jelly fin for yourself with all that I do hope fin for yourself with all that I do hope fin for yourself with all that I do hope you have an absolutely beautiful day and you have an absolutely beautiful day and you have an absolutely beautiful day and goodbye