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capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiationMeLE has released a new and updated version of the Quieter mini PC called the Quieter3Q. Like before, it is a passive mini PC but now features the latest low-powered Intel Celeron Jasper Lake CPU and an upgraded PCIe 3.0 x2 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD slot. MeLE has kindly sent one for review and I’ve looked at performance running both Windows and Ubuntu and connecting an eGPU. MeLE Quieter3Q Hardware Overview
System: Kernel: 5.15.0-33-generic x86_64 bits: 64 Console: pty pts/1 Distro: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)
em]If i have a separate astronomy power supply unit supplying 12 v at 2 a, can i power this quieter3q via a usb-c cable from this unit?.[/em] and that only the third port together with the rear Type-C USB port was ‘USB 3.0’ (USB 3.2 Gen 1×1 i.e. 5 Gbit/s): to demonstrate the potential improvement possible when using an eGPU. It should be noted however that whilst adding an eGPU is possible, the limitations of the low-powered CPU will have an impact on overall performance once a more powerful GPU is used. Thermals
When reviewing mini PCs, I typically look at their performance under both Windows and Linux (Ubuntu) and compare them against some of the more recently released mini PCs. I now review using Windows 11 version 21H2 and Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS. I test with a selection of commonly used Windows benchmarks and/or equivalents for LinuxPrior to benchmarking, I perform all necessary installations and updates to run the latest version of the OS. I also capture some basic details of the device for each OS. MeLE Quieter3Q Windows Performance The Ubuntu results are marginally better than the Windows ones and looking at the power profile shows that under Linux the values of ‘PL1’ and ‘PL2’ are 10 and 20 Watts respectively whilst under Windows, they are only 8 and 10 Watts:
B . Press the power button and press F7 or Delete continuously to enter into select boot device menu. Select your USB flash disk to install Ubuntu. LPDDR4 RAM/128GB/256GB on board eMMC storage，with a Micro SD can up to 2TB, internal M.2 SSD (SATA)/NVMe 2280 up to 5TB. The MeLE Quieter HD3Q consists of a 150 x 105 x 37mm (5.91 x 4.13 x 1.46 inches) rectangular plastic case with a metal base plate. Gone are the faux heat spreader fins from the top of the case as it is now finished with a very fine dimple effect. As a passively cooled mini PC, it uses Intel’s 10 nm Jasper Lake N5105 processor which is a quad-core 4-thread 2.00 GHz Celeron processor boosting to 2.90 GHz with Intel’s UHD graphics. I also confirmed that the new Type-C USB port supported power delivery by connecting the MeLE Quieter3C directly to a Dell monitor without separately connecting power: and list the USB ports as ‘USB 3.0 (Gen 1)’ so I tested them together using a Samsung 980 PRO PCle 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD housed in a ‘USB to M.2 NVMe adapter’ (ORICO M2PAC3-G20 M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure) which showed that the first two ports on the right side were actually ‘USB 3.1’ (USB 3.2 Gen 2×1 i.e. 10 Gbit/s):Essentially the MeLE Quieter HD3Q is an improved and slightly larger Quieter3Q. The increased power limit under Windows and the inclusion of dual-channel memory is evident in the ‘Heaven’ benchmarks and will no doubt benefit any potential eGPU configuration. Despite the higher thermals and exterior surface temperature, the mini PC performs well without adverse thermal throttling. Highlights If the CPU frequency is monitored during the stress test, it can be seen that the initial temperature peak is caused by the CPU running at an average of 2800 MHz for the ‘PL1’ duration after which it power throttles and drops to an average frequency of 2620 MHz: Linux Quieter-HD3Q 5.15.0-47-generic #51-Ubuntu SMP Thu Aug 11 07:51:15 UTC 2022 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux For real-world testing, I played some videos in Edge and Chrome on Windows and in Firefox and Chrome on Ubuntu. On Edge the initial codec for a video is ‘av01’ however as it then typically struggles to play the video it switches to ‘vp09’ whereas Chrome always used ‘vp09’:
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