Shuttle Fanless Slim-PC DS47 Review 0

Shuttle Fanless Slim-PC DS47 Review

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Manufacturer: Shuttle
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BIOS


Like the DS61 we reviewed a while ago, the DS47 comes with a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) BIOS named Aptio Setup Utility. Although it is a UEFI BIOS, it is restricted to the old interface, so there is no mouse input support. Its available options are also pretty limited and don't include any overclocking options, but such is the norm for a barebone.


As already mentioned, don't search for any voltage-control options or overclocking features on this Advanced page. You will only waste your time. But overclocking a passively cooled unit would be foolish anyways.


The BIOS boot options.


The Secure page offers some basic security options, like setting a BIOS password and enabling flash write protection.

Performance


We installed a fast SSD and two Kingston KTH-X3CS/4G DDR3 1600MHz 4GB SO-DIMM modules we found for cheap online into the DS47. The sticks were thankfully compatible with the DS47, though they weren't on the memory compatibility list.

PC Mark 07

Futuremark PCMark 07 Full Bench
 Shuttle DS47Shuttle DS61 (Pentium G2020)ASRock VisionX 321B HTPCZOTAC ZBOX nano XS AD11 PLUSARCTIC MC001-BDFoxconn NT-A3500Zotac ION FSapphire Edge VS8 Mini PCDesktop PC Intel i7-930
PCMark 07 Score212635262358 1429 984 1070 905 1687 4198
Lightweight score321142781955 1553 984 986 936 1411 3906
Productivity score 203036801543 1185 549 699 576 1072 3626
Entertainment score131124852839 1184 1009 1029 827 1824 4238
Creativity score 283437363410 1544 1328 1192 1247 1903 4352
Computation score125039984569 727 751 1037 638 1790 4419
System storage score 508947101409 2798 1676 1357 1725 1421 4487
Video playback 23.97 fps23.95 fps23.98 fps 22.99 fps 22.86 fps 19.91 fps 22.8 fps 22.99 fps 22.93 fps
Video transcoding - downscaling 988.14 kB/s7756.94 kB/s 2546.71 kB/s 638.41 kB/s 717.22 kB/s 1086.94 kB/s 540.56 kB/s 2086.41 kB/s 5735.49 kB/s
System storage - gaming 15.49 MB/s15.42 MB/s3.19 MB/s 10.47 MB/s 4.13 MB/s 3.24 MB/s 4.21 MB/s 3.32 MB/s 15.32 MB/s
Graphics - DirectX 98.18 fps11.72 fps58.86 fps 8.83 fps 8.38 fps 7.85 fps 4.79 fps 20.41 fps 65.73 fps
Image manipulation7.03 Mpx/s

9.43 Mpx/s

10.04 Mpx/s 2.77 Mpx/s 2.52 Mpx/s 2.66 Mpx/s 2.13 Mpx/s 5.58 Mpx/s 9.16 Mpx/s
System storage - importing pictures27.68 MB/s19.97 MB/s5.15 MB/s 10.38 MB/s 5.68 MB/s 4.42 MB/s 6.3 MB/s 5.47 MB/s 19.71 MB/s
Web browsing4.69 pages/s10.65 pages/s12.94 pages 2.97 pages/s 2.58 pages/s 3.38 pages/s 2.14 pages/s 6.41 pages/s 15.35 pages/s
Data decrypting 19.48 MB/s73.59 MB/s93.42 MB/s 26.02 MB/s 9.72 MB/s 22.26 MB/s 11.25 MB/s 59.28 MB/s 63.97 MB/s
System storage - Windows Defender 5.21 MB/s5.33 MB/s1.13 MB/s 4.17 MB/s 1.42 MB/s 1.19 MB/s 1.59 MB/s 1.14 MB/s 5.4 MB/s
Web browsing with 3 tabs 5.15 pages/s13.36 pages/s12.91 pages/s 3.88 pages/s 2.83 pages/s 3.34 pages/s 2.27 pages/s 6.78 pages/s 10.94 pages/s
System storage - adding music 1.39 MB/s1.39 MB/s1.14 MB/s 1.32 MB/s 1.21 MB/s 1.15 MB/s 1.22 MB/s 1.15 MB/s 1.4 MB/s
Text editing 3.88 operations/s10.29 operations/s10.54 operations/s 3.20 operations/s 1.65 operations/s 2.92 operations/s 1.95 operations/s 5.10 operations/s 10.7 operations/s
System storage - starting applications51.81 MB/s43.61 MB/s1.77 MB/s 7.94 MB/s 2.48 MB/s 1.78 MB/s 2.36 MB/s 1.98 MB/s 30.67 MB/s
Web browsing 1 5.15 pages/s6.40 pages/s 9.37 pages/s 2.32 pages/s 2.04 pages/s 2.19 pages/s 1.67 pages/s 1.86 pages/s 10.23 pages/s
Web browsing 2 4.69 pages/s8.89 pages/s 9.61 pages/s 2.45 pages/s 2.11 pages/s 2.26 pages/s 1.66 pages/s 5.09 pages/s 10.25 pages/s
Graphics - DirectX 10 - texture fill 1.43 fps2.77 fps24.31 fps 4.21 fps 3.62 fps 3.5 fps 1.66 fps 8.86 fps 37.23 fps
Graphics - DirectX 10 - color fill 0.76 fps1.02 fps 3.16 fps 0.49 fps 0.64 fps 0.41 fps 0.32 fps 1.077 fps 6.84 fps
Graphics - DirectX 10 - POM 0.90 fps1.52 fps29.65 fps 2.89 fps 1.96 fps 2.41 fps 1.58 fps 9.16 fps 36.58 fps
Graphics - DirectX 10 - GPU cloth 3.08 fps13.03 fps29.66 fps 11.26 fps 5.26 fps 4.02 fps 4.65 fps 22.16 fps 35.57 fps
Graphics - DirectX 10 - GPU particles 2.72 fps9.90 fps32.13 fps 4.73 fps 5.92 fps 4.09 fps 2.2 fps 10.65 fps 56.77 fps
Graphics - DirectX 10 - Perlin noise 1.49 fps3.46 fps52.81 fps 6.01 fps 1.55 fps 5.16 fps 2.51 fps 22.66 fps 88.05 fps
Video transcoding - high quality 203.75 kB/s651.06 kB/s2791.99 kB/s 163.75 kB/s 176.78 kB/s 192.71 kB/s 145.46 kB/s 437.25 kB/s 1247.87 kB/s
System storage - video editing 22.05 MB/s21.52 MB/s13.38 MB/s 17.29 MB/s 17.15 MB/s 12.09 MB/s 16.83 MB/s 15.53 MB/s 21.58 MB/s
System storage - Windows Media Center 8.21 MB/s7.92 MB/s7.44 MB/s 7.91 MB/s 7.72 MB/s 6.64 MB/s 7.28 MB/s 7.12 MB/s 7.98 MB/s
The fast SSD we installed really helped improve the DS47's overall performance. However, the weak CPU didn't help at all, and its embedded GPU won't allow you to play any 3D games. But gaming isn't the DS47's main prerogative, nor is it a strong HTPC, but it surely can reproduce multimedia content easily.

3D Mark 06



The 3D Mark 06 score nicely shows how incredibly weak the Intel HD 2000 GPU is, especially for today's standards.

Power Consumption





CPU Utilization



Temperatures



Both the CPU and IGP failed to reach dangerously high temperatures after about 15 minutes at full load, which is good, especially since there are no active cooling components. The top of the chassis plays a significant role in cooling the DS47; it dissipates heat and is warm to the touch during the full load tests, which could be handy on a cold winter day!
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