Asus’ Web of Issues (IoT) arm has introduced two new entries in its almost-single-board laptop lineup, this time adopting Intel processors somewhat than Arm elements: the C5153ES-IM-AA and C7156ES-IM-AA, out there with 12 processor cores, a most enhance clock of 5.3GHz, a 12 tera-operations per second (TOPS) neural coprocessor, and as much as 64GB of DDR5 reminiscence.
“ASUS IoT C5153ES-IM-AA is a 3.5-inch single-board laptop designed for space-constrained installations,” the corporate says of the primary mannequin within the household, although oddly not of its identically-sized stablemate. “It provides wealthy I/O [Input/Output] capabilities, superior connectivity, and versatile customization choices. Geared up with M.2 slots for LTE/5G and WiFi/Bluetooth, C5153ES-IM-AA is constructed for future-ready industrial purposes. This compact board is right for video options, sensible retail, automated guided automobiles (AGVs), and autonomous cell robots (AMRs).”
Asus has introduced two new single-board computer systems constructed round Intel’s Core Extremely Processor vary. (📷: Asus IoT)
Neither the C5153ES-IM-AA nor the extra highly effective C7156ES-IM-AA, each dropped at our consideration by Linux Gizmos, are true single-board computer systems: whereas their processors are soldered in place and never simply swapped out as with a standard PC motherboard, they require the set up of SODIMM kind issue DDR5 reminiscence earlier than they’re capable of boot. Each fashions settle for as much as 64GB, as two 32GB sticks on a dual-channel controller, and embrace M.2 M-key and SATA 3.0 storage help.
Each fashions embrace a 4k60 HDMI 2.1 output, a 5k60 DisplayPort 1.4, a second Show Port 1.4 on USB Sort-C Alternate Mode, and a 1080p60 embedded DisplayPort 1.4b video outputs, the latter additionally usable as an LVDS output, one gigabit and one 2.5-gigabit-Ethernet ports, 4 USB 3.2 Gen. 2 Sort-A ports, the aforementioned USB Sort-C connector, two USB 2.0 ports on an inside header, M.2 E-key and B-key slots for non-obligatory Wi-Fi and mobile modules, a 40-pin general-purpose enter/output (GPIO) header, devoted I2C and SMBus headers, and two RS232/422/485-compatible serial headers, plus a header for an non-obligatory Trusted Platform Module.
The highest-end mannequin makes use of an Intel Core Extremely 7 Processor 265U, packing some spectacular energy right into a small footprint. (📷: Intel)
The place the 2 differ is within the exact mannequin of Intel processor fitted. The CM5153-ES-IM-AA options an Intel Core Extremely 5 Processor 235U, giving it 12 cores made up of two efficiency cores, eight effectivity cores, and two low-power effectivity cores, a most enhance clock of 4.9GHz, and a four-core Intel Graphics Xe LPG graphics processor operating at as much as 2.05GHz; the C7156ES-IM-AA swaps this out for an Intel Core Extremely 7 Processor 265U, which will increase the enhance clock to five.3GHz and the graphics clock to 2.1GHz. Each embrace an on-board neural coprocessor for machine studying and synthetic intelligence (ML and AI) workloads, delivering a claimed 12 tera-operations per second (TOPS) of minimum-precision compute.
Extra info on the C5153ES-IM-AA and C7156ES-IM-AA is offered on their respective product pages; Asus IoT had not but introduced pricing on the time of writing.
