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ACEMAGIC F2A 125H SFF PC Review: Mid-Range Meteor Lake at 65W
by Ganesh T S on August 26, 2024 8:00 AM EST - Posted in - Systems - Intel - SFF - Mini-PC - Meteor Lake - AceMagician Compact computing systems have gained significant market share over the last decade. Improvements in the performance per watt metric of processors have enabled the replacement of bulky desktop PCs by ultra-compact form-factor (UCFF) and small form-factor (SFF) machines.
The tile-based chiplet configuration held together with Foveros packaging represented a major shift in Intel's approach to the consumer market, with notebook platforms being the primary focus. That has not prevented multiple vendors from introducing SFF / UCFF desktop systems using the Meteor Lake Ultra H-series (MTL-H) processors. ACEMAGIC F2A 125H Specifications (as tested) Processor Intel Core Ultra 5 125H Meteor Lake-H 4P + 8E + 2LPE / 18T, up to 4.5 GHz (P) up to 3.6 GHz (E) up to 2.5 GHz (LPE) Intel 4 (CPU) / TSMC N5 (iGPU), 18MB L2, Min / Max / Base TDP: 20W / 115W / 28W PL1 = 65W, PL2 = 90W Memory Kingston CBD56S46BS8HA-16 DDR5-5600 SODIMMs 46-45-45-90 @ 5600 MHz 2x16 GB Graphics Intel Arc Graphics (7 X e-cores @ up to 2.2 GHz) Disk Drive(s) Kingston Design-In SSD OM8SEP41024Q-A0 (1 TB; M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe;) (Kioxia BiCS5 (112L) 3D TLC; Silicon Motion SM2267XT DRAM-less SSD Controller) Networking 1x 2.5 GbE RJ-45 (Realtek RTL8125) Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2 802.11be - 5.8 Gbps) Audio Conexant SN6140 (3.5mm Audio Jack in Front) Digital Audio with Bitstreaming Support over HDMI and Display Port (Type-C) Video 2x HDMI 2.0 (Rear) 1x DisplayPort 1.4 over Type-C Alt-Mode (Front / USB 3.2 Gen 2) Miscellaneous I/O Ports 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (Front) 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (Front, with DP Alt Mode) 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (Rear) Operating System Windows 11 Enterprise (22631.3593) Pricing$699 (Amazon)$569 (ACEMAGIC Storefront)(as configured, with Win 11 Home) Full Specifications ACEMAGIC F2A 125H Specifications In the next section, we take a look at the system setup and follow it up with a detailed platform analysis.
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