Business card-sized SBC ships with Intel Core Tiger Lake or AMD Ryzen V2000 processor

We’ve recently reviewed the UP 4000 SBC as a more powerful x86 alternative to Raspberry Pi 4, but if it still does not cut it, AAEON de next-TGU8 or de next-V2K8 should, as the business card-sized single board computers (SBC) are equipped with respectively an Intel Tiger Lake processor up to a Core i7-1185G7E, and an AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000 SoC up to Ryzen Embedded V2516.

But the comparison stops at the size, as both SBCs offer sets of features different from the usual Raspberry Pi form factor with notably up to 16GB RAM, SATA and NVMe storage, dual Ethernet (1x 2.5GbE, 1x Gigabit Ethernet), dual 4K display output via HDMI and eDP, some USB 3.2 ports, as well as serial and I/O interfaces via headers.

de next-TGU8 busieness card-sized Tiger Lake SBC
de next-TGU8 – Intel Tiger Lake SBC

de next-TGU8/V2K8 SBC specifications:

  • SoC
    • de next-TGU8
      • Intel Core i7-1185G7E quad-core/octa-thread processor @ 1.80GHz / 4.40GHz with Intel UHD graphics; TDP: 15W (TPD up: 28W)
      • Intel Core i5-1145G7E quad-core/octa-thread processor @ 1.50GHz / 4.10GHz with Intel UHD graphics; TDP: 15W (TPD up: 28W)
      • Intel Core i3-1115G4E dual-core/quad-thread processor @ 2.20GHz / 3.90GHz with Intel UHD graphics; TDP: 15W (TPD up: 28W)
    • de next-V2K8
      • AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718 octa-core/16-thread processor @ 1.7 GHz / 4.15 GHz (Turbo) with 4MB L2 cache, 7CUs Radeon RX Vega 7 GPU @ 1.6 GHz; TDP: 15W (TDP up 25W)
      • AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516 hexa-core/12-thread processor @ 2.1 GHz / 3.95 GHz (Turbo) with 3MB L2 cache, 6 CUs Radeon RX Vega 6 GPU @ 1.5 GHz; TDP: 15W (TDP up 25W)
  • System Memory – Up to 16GB LPDDR4x, 3733MT/s
  • Storage – SATA III port, M.2 socket for NVMe SSD (See Expansion section)
  • Display
    • HDMI 1.4b up to 4Kp30
    • eDP up to 3840×2160 resolution
    • Up to 2 independent displays
  • Networking
    • 2.5GbE RJ45 port via Intel i225LM controller
    • Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port via Intel i219LM (Tiger Lake) or Realtek RTL8111H (AMD Ryzen) controller
  • USB – 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 x2 Type-A ports, 4x USB 2.0 interfaces via header
  • Serial – 2x RS232/422/485 via header
  • Expansion
    • M2 M-Key 2280 socket (PCIe x2, PCIe x4 Gen3 (by FPC))
    • 8-bit GPIO header
    • optional SMBus/I2C
  • Security – fTPM
  • Misc – UEFI BIOS with WoL, watchdog timer, RTC + battery (3V/240mAh), smart fan header, HDD LED, PWR LED, Power Button, Buzzer, Reset
  • Power Supply – +12V DC via lockable DC jack, AT/ATX type
  • Power Consumption
    • Core i7-1185G7E + LPDDR4x 16GB : 12V @ 7A, 84W (Peak during full loading)
    • Core i7-1185G7E + LPDDR4x 16GB : 12V @ 4.58A, 55W (steady state during full loading )
    • No numbers for the AMD Ryzen models yet.
  • Dimensions – 86 x 55mm
  • Temperature Range – Operating: 0°C to 60°C, storage: -40°C to 80°C
  • Humidity – 0% ~ 90% relative humidity, non-condensing
  • EMC – CE/FCC Class A
de next-V2K8 SBC
de next-V2K8 – AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000 SBC

AAEON does not directly list supported operating systems but provides drivers for Windows 10 64-bit for both platforms as well as Ubuntu 22.04 drivers for the AMD board, and Ubuntu 20.04 drivers for the Intel Tiger Lake SBC.

Target applications are expected to include edge AI computing, robotics, UAVs/drones, and smart transport. Cooling will be challenging for a 15W processor on such as small board, and as one should have expected there’s a large heatsink with a fan to make sure the system works optimally under most conditions.

de next-TGU8 cooling solution

Performance would have to be tested in detail, but for reference, you may check out UP Xtreme i11 review with an Intel Core i7-1185GRE processor that is similar to the Core i7-1185G7E used in the de next-TGU8 SBC. When I first read “de enext”, I thought it was a play on “The”, but the company says the meaning is “of/from “ in Spanish, and “de next” stands for the next generation IPC (industrial PC).

The de next-TGU8 sells for $1,000 to $1,500 depending on the selected configuration, while the de next-V2K8 goes for $1,150 to $1,350 when the models with AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516 and V2718 respectively. Both business card-sized Tiger Lake/AMD V2000 SBC’s can be found on AAEON’s eShop. Additional information may be found on de next-TGU8 and de next-V2K8 product pages.

Updated: We initially wrote about the boards on July 23, 2022, and updated the article once the boards become available for sale.

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Hamza
Hamza
2 years ago

Jetson is the best. x86 sucks.

andelf
andelf
1 year ago

Yeah.. arm64 is better suited for these markets. Only reason to use x86 devices like these is the ability to run the same docker containers as those being developed on. Not having separate images for developing and release may be worth the price

Pastrav
Pastrav
1 year ago

For that price you can put together a beast of a PC …

Nick Summy
1 year ago

Who buys Aeeon boards? I understand they are aimed at b2b but are these prices just msrp that gets deeply discounted when someone buys in quantity? Most of their offerings are outdated and overpriced. And the new stuff has eye watering prices. I just have a hard time imagining any product that will embed a $1200 sbc. Am I missing something?

BinShuf
BinShuf
1 year ago

Maybe you’re missing those juicy government contracts where a tenfold price overrun sails-through just based on your say-so.

Russ Baughcum
Russ Baughcum
1 year ago

I don’t understand how 75.00 and 1000.00 can be compared.. if pi were to release a system that cost a cool grand, better believe it would be better than anything x86 for the same spec.

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