Mini pc MU01 test experience

Mu01 mini pc appearance

"Mini PC" has always been the ultimate choice for people who pursue both size and performance. However, in the face of small size and compact structure, the heat dissipation performance of Mini PC or mini chassis is often its biggest criticism, and an excellent Mini computer is the basis for ensuring performance.

And our main character MU01 Mini PC today belongs to a small mini pc with beautiful appearance and good heat dissipation performance. We have officially received this product. The thin volume and bright color make many people feel bright. After all, the mini pc manufacturer still has a long way to go from the level of the large chassis. It is beyond many people's imagination to make such a thing. We were also impressed by the performance of this mini pc.

This Mini PC is the latest chassis product of the famous brand egsmtpc. Different from the previous Mini computer. This mu01 Mini PC reveals a different delicacy from the appearance design.

The covers on both sides of the chassis are designed in the same shape, which looks interesting and has the flavor of a home entertainment pc. Moreover, this small pc also has two horizontal and vertical placement modes, allowing users to choose according to their needs. In addition, the main body of this case is made of aluminum alloy.

This MU01 mini computer gives us a new feeling from the appearance. Now let's take a look at some details of this mini computer, including I / O area, air vent, etc.

The enclosure around the chassis is made of all aluminum material, mainly to achieve better heat dissipation effect. In addition, the I / O area of the chassis is equipped with 4 USB3.0 interfaces, 2 USB2.0 interfaces, a group of audio interfaces such as HDMI, DP and type-C interfaces, LAN interfaces, and chassis power supply and restart buttons.

The aluminum plate around the chassis is equipped with a fan to actively exhaust the hot air in the case, in addition to n heat dissipation holes.

The screws at the four corners of the chassis are very unique, which can be easily unscrewed. At the same time, it is a good decoration for the appearance of the chassis. In addition, the four corners of the chassis are also equipped with anti-skid pads, and the covers on both sides are of the same design. However, it seems that this design does not affect the overall appearance pattern and aesthetic effect.

We can see that the chassis base has a small slot for fixing, which is also the key to ensure stability. Therefore, this mini chassis can be "laid horizontally" or "placed vertically", which is of course required by users.

All aluminum alloy casing and internal structure

Let's open the cover plate on one side to see some designs inside the chassis.

The size of this egsmtpc Mini PC is 128x128x38mm. The main body is made of aluminum, which is very thin. The chassis can only accommodate an itx sized motherboard, and can install two memory modules or two hard disks.

Uncomplicated installation process

Then, what kind of hardware can be installed in this mu01 Mini pc and itx chassis? i3？ i5？ Or i7? For an integrated display platform, we usually choose the I3 processor for the consideration of power consumption and heat dissipation. However, in order to test the heat dissipation effect of this chassis, we will also use the best four core CPU i7 8565u for a higher test.

However, let's first look at the parts that need to be paid attention to during the hardware installation process.

Install the CPU and CPU heat sink, and fix the motherboard. This is needless to say. Everyone knows! However, when connecting the CPU power supply line, you need to connect the 24pin mainboard line before connecting the CPU power supply line.

Then insert the memory module. However, it should be noted that the memory with a large radiator vest should not be used as far as possible, because there may be conflicts between the wire and the installation position.

Some people may say that the small chassis can not be wired, and it is very painful. That's true, but the process of wiring is to put the cable away, so the small chassis is the same. As long as it's well put away, it's OK. All the authors hid the extra wires under the hard disk.

i5 / i7 test Mini pc limit

Let's actually test the performance and heat dissipation effect of this mini chassis.

Test method:

The whole test performance test stage is divided into two parts. The first part uses the i5 platform for routine heat dissipation performance test; The second part is an extreme test to test whether this small chassis can withstand the test of i7 8565U.

After the platform is installed, the system is fully loaded, the copying time is 40 minutes, and the temperature of CPU and hard disk is recorded. And record the temperature of the surrounding area in the chassis. In addition, we also record the input power of the whole platform. The ambient temperature is about 26 degrees.

Withstand the test pressure of high-performance 4-core i7

After several hours of testing, let's first look at the test results of the hardware inside the chassis.

From the above test results, we can conclude the following characteristics:

1. The CPU temperature test result is normal. From the results, when the i5-8265u is used, the CPU temperature is about 53 degrees, which is basically at the same level as the temperature in the general chassis, mainly due to the heat dissipation performance of the original radiator itself. However, in this small case, it is very good to have such heat dissipation effect.

2. The temperature of the hard disk does not appear "high fever". In addition, in the ordinary Mini chassis, the temperature of the hard disk is always neglected, and there is no special fan to provide heat dissipation for it. Therefore, generally speaking, the temperature of the hard disk in the Mini PC will be slightly higher, and the high temperature of 40 and 50 degrees is common. In this mu01 computer, since the only air outlet of the chassis is right near the hard disk, the air circulation on the surface of the hard disk is enhanced, so the temperature of even the ordinary 512gb hard disk is only about 39 degrees.

3. Mu01 is more suitable for i5 platform, but it can also withstand the test of the strongest quad core CPU i7 8565u. Another point, we can see that this chassis performs quite well in the test of i7 8565u. Although the CPU temperature is about 75 degrees after full load, it is not easy for a small chassis of such a mini, which is only itx size, proving that mu01 can withstand the test of high-performance CPU. Not enough for normal and safe use, so we still recommend you to use the i5 platform, which is more reasonable.

Excellent heat dissipation, still space for improvement

Final summary:

For the small mini chassis of egsmtpc, the overall appearance and actual performance are good, especially for the successful experience of the previous Mini chassis, which is well explained on this mu01 Mini PC. At the same time, the improvement of the heat dissipation performance of traditional mini computer can achieve good results. In addition, in actual use, the integration effect of mini computer and home environment is quite good.

However, we can not avoid some shortcomings of this mini chassis. For example, I can't play large 3A games. As for the overall chassis, there are not too many problems, because you can't demand the overall performance of the small chassis just like the ordinary chassis.

Amazon Link  i5-8265U:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B31FWP28?ref=myi_title_dp&th=1

Amazon Link  i7-8565U:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B48YXWKV?ref=myi_title_dp