ASRock Industrial has today released new Mini PCs and Motherboards powered by Intel’s N97 Alder Lake quad core processor offering up to 37% performance increases over the previous Celeron J6412 processor. All of these systems feature rich I/O and expansion options plus are specced ready to meet the varied industry demands of entertainment, office, business, retail, transportation, embedded, industrial and beyond.
The NUC-BOX N97 Mini PC measures 117.5 x 110.0 x 47.85mm (L x W x H) and offers a fanned barebone design with plenty of I/O and expansion. For network connectivity, the Box-N97 offers dual 2.5 Gigabit LAN as well as one M.2 Key E 2230 for the bundled AMD RZ608 Wi-Fi 6E module. The I/O offers five USB 3.2 ports with two Type-C and three Type A with the former supporting DisplayPort 1.4 output alongside a HDMI 2.0 port. Paired up with the Intel N97 processor is up to 16GB of DDR4 SO-DIMM memory at 3200MHz as well as a single M.2 M Key and SATA 3.0 for storage. The small case can be easily mounted to a VESA bracket on the backside of a monitor for an even more compact workspace.
The iBOX N97 Fanless Mini PC is nearly identical to the BOX-N97 but instead uses a fanless design. This mini PC is housed within a 135 x 110 x 44.5mm (L x W x H) aluminium housing which provides silent cooling for the N97 processor. This Mini PC offers the same network connectivity options as the BOX N97 but features an additional Type A USB 3.2 gen 2 port bringing the total up to 6 with four Type A and two Type C.
Alongside these PCs, ASRock is also offering barebones motherboards equipped with the N97 chip. These boards adhere to the NUC form factor measuring 4.09 x 4.02 inches and offer both DDR4-3200 and DDR5-4800 variants using SO-DIMM memory. These boards are equipped with a rich I/O including 1G and 2.5G lan with USB and COM ports offering plenty of potential for the workplace. ASRock offers a variety of configurations to suit specific needs in the industry.
If you would like to learn more about ASRock Industrial’s various mini PC offerings, visit asrockind.com.
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