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2015-05-19, 13:43
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The Intel Celeron N3000 is a Braswell SoC with a 12 EU GPU taken from Broadwell, so the GPU is a lot better than the 4 EU's in current gen Bay Trail SoC's, so the GPU should be more on par with the GPU used in Chromeboxes (Intel Haswell Celeron 2955U with 10 EU GPU).
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2015-05-19, 13:59
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(2015-05-19, 13:43)jjd-uk Wrote: The Intel Celeron N3000 is a Braswell SoC with a 12 EU GPU taken from Broadwell, so the GPU is a lot better than the 4 EU's in current gen Bay Trail SoC's, so the GPU should be more on par with the GPU used in Chromeboxes (Intel Haswell Celeron 2955U with 10 EU GPU).
However, CPU-wize it seems only comparable to Raspberry 2 (which is minimal for Kodi). Too bad because features (2x HDMi, Displayport, USB3.0 type C) look great. Maybe when a model with a N3150 (1.6 Ghz base frequency) comes, I might consider those devices. But still, it shouldn't be more expensive than a Chromebox. Intel priced those SoC's similar to 2955U (Chromeboxes) so prices should be similar to Chromeboxes.
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Whatever gives you that idea? any recent Atom will be far superior CPU wise than the Broadcom SoC in the RPi.
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2015-05-19, 14:52
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ok maybe I exaggerated but in my opinion, CPU-wize those lower-end Braswells are still bare minumum for Kodi.
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Not at all, the even lower end Cherry Trail tablet Atoms as used in the MS Surface 3 should also be well capable be well capable of running Kodi smoothly.
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2015-05-19, 15:42
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(2015-05-19, 15:13)jjd-uk Wrote: Not at all, the even lower end Cherry Trail tablet Atoms as used in the MS Surface 3 should also be well capable be well capable of running Kodi smoothly.
Ok, maybe those Atoms are worthwhile CPU-wize nowadays. I never paid attention to those devices since Intel crippled them (for not cannibalizing their Celerons/Pentiums sales). But for €750 (minimal price) I can build you 3 boxes with a "smooth" experience.
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I gave the MS Surface 3 an example because it's currently the only real world product for which performance can be measured, as with Bay Trail Atom SoC's, the Cherry Trail Atom SoC's should end up in plenty of sub-$150 hardware.
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I think there's also a Braswell based NUC due as a replacement for the NUC DN2820.
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2015-05-19, 18:18
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(2015-05-19, 16:31)fritsch Wrote: Quote:MMX instructions
SSE / Streaming SIMD Extensions
SSE2 / Streaming SIMD Extensions 2
SSE3 / Streaming SIMD Extensions 3
SSSE3 / Supplemental Streaming SIMD Extensions 3
SSE4 / SSE4.1 + SSE4.2 / Streaming SIMD Extensions 4
EM64T / Extended Memory 64 technology / Intel 64
NX / XD / Execute disable bit
VT-x / Virtualization technology
BPT / Burst Performance technology
:-) Raspberry Pi2 can go home in comparison :-)
Here are some comparisons: http://laptopmedia.com/review/intel-pent...y-is-here/
From what I see now, with hopefully fully working (linux) drivers, this could get the new state-of-the-art budget box.
Yes, those benchmarks refer to the high-end quad-core version (with double the L2 cache). This Asrock is a much lower clocked low-end dual-core. Nevertheless, this will be an interesting new generation of hardware.
(2015-05-19, 17:15)jjd-uk Wrote: I think there's also a Braswell based NUC due as a replacement for the NUC DN2820.
I would love to see the NUC 2.0!
That would bring in an i3 and i5 version. Hopefully with enough PCI-lanes for a low-profile dGPU and M.2 interface. Total minimum of 12 PCI lanes to make a great Steam Machine.