ASUS ExpertCenter PN42 introduced with Intel Processor N100 and Intel Processor N200 options

ASUS launched the ExpertCenter PN42, a fanless mini-computer sequence. The ExpertCenter PN42 could appear to be a relative of the ExpertCenter PN53, however this pair is designed for various use instances. For instance, ASUS provides the latter as much as AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX with 8 cores and 45 W APU with highly effective Radeon 680M iGPU. In distinction, ExpertCenter PN42 contains Intel Processor N100 or Intel Processor N200, a pair of Intel Alder Lake-N processors with 6 W TDP.

For reference, each processors include 4 E cores and no P cores. Neither help Hyper-Threading, however the Intel Processor N200 has a 300 MHz increased CPU acceleration clock at 3.7 GHz. Additionally, Alder Lake-N processors solely help single channel DDR5 RAM, PCI3 Gen 3, Bluetooth 5.2 and WiFi 6E connectivity. Moreover, the Intel Processor N100 is content material with an iGPU with 24 Execution Models (EU), whereas the Intel Processor N200 has a extra highly effective 32 EU variant. Nonetheless, the 6W TDP and single-channel RAM help will end in restricted GPU efficiency for each fashions.

Not surprisingly, the ExpertCenter PN42 is fanless. ASUS additionally opted for a plastic enclosure, most likely due to how little warmth the mini PC emits. The ExpertCenter PN42 is not brief on ports, with seven USB Kind-A connections, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, DisplayPort, two HDMI ports, and devoted audio-in/out jacks. Up to now, ASUS has confirmed that the ExpertCenter PN42 will hit the market on the finish of this quarter. Nevertheless, the corporate didn’t reveal which markets the mini PC is headed for and the way a lot it’ll price for the Intel Processor N100 and Intel Processor N200 variants.