As a miniaturized computer device, mini computer host has attracted more and more attention in recent years. With the continuous advancement of technology, the performance of such devices is becoming more and more powerful, but the size is getting smaller and smaller, which also makes the mini computer host a very practical office and entertainment tool.
This time to share with you is a particularly good mini computer host, it is equipped with a Intel latest 12th generation Alder Lake N95 processor, the maximum turbo frequency is 3.4Ghz, equipped with 16GB DDR4 3200Mhz memory, 500G NVMe solid-state drive, equipped with dual HDMI video interface, support 4K 60Hz video output, etc., the overall performance is particularly excellent, and the size is only 115*102*39mm, It is the zero-cut EQ12 MINI N95 priced at only about 1,000 yuan.
So, can this mini computer host meet our daily office, audio and video entertainment needs? Let's take a look at the real performance of this mini PC through my comprehensive review.
First, appearance: small shape, save space
The outer packaging of this computer adopts a simple design style, and the overall size is particularly small, and when I first got it, I mistook it for the outer packaging of a mobile phone, to be honest, it really gave me a big surprise, from here you can see that it is quite in line with the positioning of mini.
In terms of appearance, the Zero EQ12 MINI N95 adopts a particularly simple and atmospheric design, and the ABS plastic body plus the laser facet of the top shell give it a stylish and simple high value. Of course, the biggest highlight is its body size, only 115*102*39mm, and even not as large as a mobile phone, so daily use is particularly space-saving.
In the front area of the computer body, two USB3.2 Gen2 interfaces supporting 10Gbps data transmission, a 3.5mm standard audio interface, and a power switch are reserved, of which these two USB interfaces can be connected to external mobile hard disks, U disks and other devices for high-speed data transmission when using the computer daily, which is particularly practical.
In the back area of the fuselage, you can see that the interface of this computer is very rich, in addition to the same equipped with two USB3.2 Gen2 interfaces that support 10Gbps data transmission, it is also equipped with a support Gigabit network port, two HDMI interfaces that support 4K resolution, with the support of these interfaces, you can connect 4K dual screen, 4K projector and other equipment, so as to meet the user's various entertainment, audio and video needs.
On the side of the fuselage, there is a large area of heat dissipation holes reserved, although the heat is not large when running for this machine itself at zero car, but as a machine with such a small and compact body, it is still necessary to reserve heat dissipation holes on the fuselage.
At the bottom of the fuselage, you can see some basic information of this mini host, etc., it is worth mentioning that this area reserves two screw holes, with the help of the standard wall bracket can fix the host on the back of the monitor or under the computer desk, so that you can better save desktop space.
Second, hardware and running score: small body contains large energy
Although the EQ12 MINI is a thousand-yuan level mini host, it can be said that Zero Moment is full of sincerity in terms of hardware, and it also reserves a certain amount of subsequent upgrade space for users. Use Master Lu to take a look at the main hardware of this machine, Intel's latest 12th generation Alder Lake N95 processor, 16GB DDR4 3200Mhz memory, 500G NVMe solid-state drive, Intel UHD Graphics core graphics and motherboard, network card, sound card and other hardware, overall cost-effective.
Below I will briefly disassemble this machine, let's understand its hardware configuration. It is particularly easy to disassemble, and the screws at the bottom of the fuselage can be opened by removing the screws at the bottom of the fuselage.
Open the shell of the Zero EQ12 MINI, you can see the hardware configuration inside the fuselage, its first feeling is that "although the sparrow is small and complete", don't look at its small size, but the configuration of the zero moment is given. For example, it is equipped with Intel's latest 12th generation Alder Lake N95 processor, 4 cores and 4 threads, the maximum turbo frequency is 3.4Ghz, the highest power consumption is 25W, and the overall performance is a very large upgrade compared to the Intel N5105 processor equipped with the current mainstream mini host, which is also the biggest guarantee that the Zero EQ12 MINI can easily cope with various work scenarios in daily life.
In terms of memory, the EQ12 MINI is equipped with a 16GB SO-DIMM DDR4 HIGH-PERFORMANCE MEMORY WITH A FREQUENCY OF 3200MHz, WITH ITS BLESSING, THIS MACHINE CAN NOT ONLY RUN VARIOUS OFFICE SOFTWARE SMOOTHLY AND STABLY, BUT ALSO RUN LARGE-SCALE DESIGN SOFTWARE SUCH AS PS AND AI.
In terms of storage, the zero-cut EQ12 MINI is a solid-state drive that supports M.2 NVMe/SATA two specifications, and the machine I started is equipped with an M.2 NVMe SSD, with a capacity of 500GB, and its transfer speed can reach 800MB/s, daily installation of software, storage of some data is enough to use.
Of course, the zero EQ12 MINI still has a good upgrade space, take the storage as far as storage, if the standard 500GB solid state is not enough, users can upgrade to 2TB by themselves, and also reserve a separate SATA interface hard disk slot, also support up to 2TB capacity of hard disk, for audio and video lovers to expand the storage space is quite good.
Using Master Lu to do a simple running score test on this mini host, the final running score is 380,000 points, as a thousand-yuan level mini host, I think the zero EQ12 MINI can achieve such a running score can be said to be particularly good, which I am particularly satisfied with.
In addition, I also used PCMARK 10 to test the comprehensive performance of the Zero EQ12 MINI, the test score was 2706 points, and then look at each item of the test also has a good score, from the test results of this software, the performance of this mini computer is actually quite excellent, daily use is able to meet most of the user's office and entertainment needs.
Next, look at the performance of the SSD equipped with this mini computer host, I used CrystalDiskMark to do a simple test, from the above test results can be seen that in 1GiB mode its read speed reached 890.2MB/s, write speed is 875.2MB/s, and the official label is basically not much different, can be said to be a particularly good result.
3. Daily use: strong performance, easy to cope with work and entertainment
After starting with the EQ12 MINI in the period of time, I basically used it as the main machine, daily at home to process some work documents, simple design files, as well as watch some 4K level film and television dramas, edit some simple videos, etc., are all done using this computer, to be honest its actual performance performance gave me a big surprise, after all, at that time just to start light office, audio and video entertainment this aspect, It turned out that it can easily meet most of my daily computer needs, work and entertainment are directly done in one machine.
In terms of office, in addition to using Word and other office software codewords at home, I occasionally use CAD, three-dimensional home and other design software when working overtime, these software is still quite stable when running on the zero-hour EQ12 MINI machine, and the opening speed is also very fast, in the long-term operation process, there is no unstable situation, overall it is quite stable.
In terms of audio and video entertainment, Zero Moment EQ12 MINI this machine has a great advantage, that is, it is equipped with a core display has a very powerful video decoding performance, support AV1 and other latest video format decoding, can easily play HEVC encoded 4K video and AV1 encoded 8K video, the above dynamic picture, I am a real shot using this machine to play HEVC encoded 4K video picture, you can see that the playback is particularly smooth, Even if I made a random selection, the playback node did not appear the slightest stutter.
The picture above is taken when the Zero EQ12 MINI is running the clipping, the film and television resources are HEVC-encoded 4K videos, the size is nearly 35GB, I randomly drag and drop the time nodes in the clipping, split the video and other operations, there is no lag at all, the overall operation is particularly smooth. In the past, I used to use a desktop with a 1050Ti discrete graphics card to clip slightly longer videos that sometimes stuttered, but with the Zero EQ12 MINI there was no stuttering at all, which was really unexpected, which directly shows the power of this machine.
With excellent video resolution capabilities and two 4KHDMI interfaces equipped with the fuselage, in fact, we can connect 4K-level monitors, projectors and other equipment to watch all kinds of 4K audio and video blockbusters every day, which is especially powerful for audio and video lovers.
4. Brief summary
In general, through the actual experience during this period, I am very satisfied with the Zero Moment EQ12 MINI, and I can see that Zero Moment has shown absolute sincerity in all aspects such as hardware configuration, performance, pricing, etc. As a small, portable, high-performance mini computer console, it is ideal for everyday office and entertainment scenarios.
If you need a small and portable mini computer host, and pursue overall performance and cost performance, then the Zero EQ12 MINI is a particularly good choice.
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