Intel "Wildcat Lake" Powers Zotac's New Fanless ZBOX Mini PCs
Zotac has updated its webstore with the listing of three new ZBOX mini PCs based on Intel's "Wildcat Lake" platform.
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Zotac has introduced three passively cooled mini PCs built on Intel's Wildcat Lake platform. The systems measure 204 × 129 × 68 mm and contain 1.79 liters of volume. All three models feature fanless designs, marking an early adoption of this cooling approach for Wildcat Lake systems.
The CI431 nano uses a Core 3 304 processor with five cores and five threads, reaching 4.3 GHz boost. The CI451 nano and CI471 nano both feature six cores and six threads, with the Core 5 320 reaching 4.6 GHz and the Core 7 350 reaching 4.8 GHz. All three processors share 6 MB of Smart Cache, 15 W base power, and 35 W maximum turbo power, built on the 18A process.
Graphics and AI capabilities scale across the lineup. The Core 3 includes one Xe-core at up to 2.3 GHz and an NPU delivering 15 TOPS. The Core 5 and Core 7 feature two Xe-cores running at 2.5 GHz and 2.6 GHz respectively, with NPUs providing 16 and 17 TOPS. Each system supports up to 64 GB of DDR5-6400 memory and includes an M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD slot.
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Zotac has updated its webstore with the listing of three new ZBOX mini PCs based on Intel's "Wildcat Lake" platform. According to FanlessTech, who first spotted these mini PCs, this marks one of the first instances of passively-cooled mini PCs using Intel "Wildcat Lake" SoCs. There are three models in total: the CI431 nano, CI451 nano, and CI471 nano. They all share a passively cooled chassis measuring 204 × 129 × 68 mm, with a volume of 1.79 liters. The entry-level CI431 nano features a Core 3 304 processor with 1 P-Core and 4 low-power E-Cores, totaling five cores and five threads, and boost speeds reaching 4.3 GHz. The CI451 nano is equipped with a Core 5 320, while the CI471 nano has a Core 7 350.
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