GIGABYTE Unveils BRIX Pro Mini PCs Powered by "Tiger Lake" 11th Gen Core Processors

[btarunr]

GIGABYTE unveiled the BRIX Pro line of mini PC barebones powered by 11th Gen Intel Core "Tiger Lake-U" processors. These include the BSi3-1115G4, which packs a Core i3-1115G4 (2-core/4-thread, up to 4.10 GHz, 48 Gen12 EUs), the BSi5-1135G7, with a Core i5-1135G7 (4-core/8-thread, up to 4.20 GHz, 80 Gen12 EUs), and the top BSi7-1165G7, powered by a Core i7-1165G7 (4-core/8-thread, up to 4.70 GHz, 96 Gen12 EUs). Since these are desktop platforms, the TDP of these "Tiger Lake" chips in all three models is configured at 28 W. All three models are based on a common chassis design measuring 196.2 mm x 44.4 mm x 140 mm (WxHxD).

Under the hood, you get two DDR4 SO-DIMM slots that support up to 64 GB of dual-channel DDR4-3200 memory; and two M.2-2280 slots. One of these has PCI-Express 4.0 x4 wiring from the CPU die, while the other has PCI-Express 3.0 x4 and SATA 6 Gbps wiring, from the PCH die. There's also a vacant SATA 6 Gbps port (possibly for devices such as DOMs). The BRIX Pro offers the full I/O feature-set of "Tiger Lake," including one Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 port, six USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports, display I/O that includes four HDMI 2.0a ports, and networking options that include a 2.5 GbE port (Intel i225-V controller), a 1 GbE port (i219-V controller), and 802.11ax WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0 from an Intel AX201 WLAN card. The BSi7-1165G7 includes an Infineon TPM. A 135-Watt power brick is included. The company didn't reveal pricing.



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[watzupken]

135W power brick and the size of the chassis kind of suggests that the APU itself seems very power hungry and possibly runs hot. At least I did not see any dedicated graphics being mentioned. The last time I owned an Intel NUC, it only came with a 65W power brick. This is the second indication that Tiger Lake is not as Super as Intel claimed. Other sign I saw was a thicker laptop chassis for Tiger Lake processors from the Thinkbook series.

 

[silentbogo]

Seems rather large and a bit far from "Pro" considering what's inside. I'd rather wait for newer Dell and HP mini-PCs, cause I need my socketed CPU for a piece of mind.

135W power brick and the size of the chassis kind of suggests that the APU itself seems very power hungry and possibly runs hot.

The only thing that power bricks suggests, is that GB has lots of those leftovers somewhere in a warehouse, since their gaming Brix lineup pretty much failed and no one even talks about it anymore. That system won't hit past 50W even if fully maxed out and fully loaded, regardless of how much that Tiger Lake SoC overshoots its power rating.
My old AsRock DeskMini 110 also came with 120W Delta power brick, but for the past 3 years it runs off a generic 90W ASUS laptop charger (and that's with a proper LGA1151 CPU, and both SATA bays occupied).

 

[fadsarmy]

135W power brick and the size of the chassis kind of suggests that the APU itself seems very power hungry and possibly runs hot. At least I did not see any dedicated graphics being mentioned. The last time I owned an Intel NUC, it only came with a 65W power brick. This is the second indication that Tiger Lake is not as Super as Intel claimed. Other sign I saw was a thicker laptop chassis for Tiger Lake processors from the Thinkbook series.

The power brick is 135W to support the peripherals you connect to it.

 

[Caring1]

Holy necro Fadsman.