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    Mar 04, 2024 6 minutes

    Which N100 board?

    I’m looking to upgrade my J4125-ITX NAS server, and have settled on Intel’s newest chip – the N100 processor, which benchmarks tell me represents a huge leap forward over the previous board, even though the J4125 chip has served me well. I see that in addition to Asrock’s N100-based board (the N100DC-ITX), Asus has released its own board, the Prime N100I-D D4.

    I can see two obvious differences between the boards: the N100DC-ITX has two onboard SATA connectors to the N100I-D D4’s one, but the Asus board works with a standard power supply like the one currently in my J4125-ITX build, while Asrock’s board has its own built-in power supply with 19V jack, into which I would need to plug in a compatible laptop adapter. Which would you recommend?

    Michael James

    Yes, the N100 is a stellar chip, delivering the equivalent performance of a 65-watt i5-7400 or i3-9100 in a 6-watt chip. Sadly, as you’ve identified, there are trade-offs in terms

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