Minix Neo Z83-4 Windows Mini PC review
4. CPU tests
Following the WIndows installation, the system had the following components:
- Box/Motherboard: Minix Neo Z83-4
- CPU: Intel Atom X5 Z-8300
- CPU Fan: Silent
- Memory: 4GB DDR3L On Board (no expansion)
- Storage: 32GB eMMC 5.0 On Board (no expansion)
- Windows: Windows 10 Home x64
- Updated all Windows drivers with SDI vR496 x64
- Installed software: PCMark 7, PCMark 8, 3DMark, Sisoft Sandra, K-Lite Codec Pack , CineBench R10, R11.5, R15, AIDA64 Extreme
The Minix Neo Z83-4 uses the Intel Atom X5 Z-8300 processor, a popular SoC typically used in low-budget mini PCs. The Atom x5-Z8300 is a 64-bit quad-core system-on-a-chip introduced by Intel in early 2015. This ultra-low power SoC has a scenario design power of 2W and operates at a base frequency of 1.44 GHz with a burst up to 1.84 GHz. It supports up to 2 GB of memory and includes an HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) GPU:
The CPU-Z's benchmark provides a rough idea of what you can expect from the Intel Atom X5 Z-8300:
The "middle-to-low" performance indicates that the system is powerful enough for office use . The installed memory runs at 1600MHz at CL11:
The 4GB DDR3L memory runs at single mode and cannot be upgraded since it is soldered on the main board:
If the installed RAM was running at dual mode, its performance would be much higher:
Below you see more benchmark results and comparisons among various systems, based on the online PassMark software archive:
The PCMark 7 software returned an overall score of 2446:
Below you see the PCMark 8 tests:
The OCCT software showed that the system;s temperature never exceeded the 57 degrees Celsius and no CPU throttling occurred: