AAEON GENE-MTH6 Intel Meteor Lake-powered 3.5-inch “Subcompact” SBC takes up to 96GB DDR5, offers an ERP-compliant 9V-36V wide power input range, and includes an unusual PCIe Gen4 x4 FPC connector to add an M.2 expansion module, or other custom modules.
The board also features two 2.5GbE and one GbE port, supports WiFi 6 and 5G via M.2 sockets, a SATA port and an M.2 socket for storage expansion, four display interfaces, a few USB ports, four internal COM ports for RS232 and/or RS485, and more. It is offered with either 15W U-Series (Intel Core Ultra 5 125U / Core Ultra 7 155U) or 28W H-series (Intel Core Ultra 5 125H / Core Ultra 7 155H) processors.
AAEON GENE-MTH6 specifications:
- Meteor Lake SoC (one or the other)
- Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16-core/22-thread processor up to 4.8 GHz with 24MB cache, Intel 8Xe LPG graphics @ 2.25 GHz, Intel AI Boost NPU; TDP: 28W
- Intel Core Ultra 5 125H 14-core/18-thread processor up to 4.5 GHz with 18MB cache, Intel 7Xe LPG graphics @ 2.2 GHz, Intel AI Boost NPU; TDP: 28W
- Intel Core Ultra 7 155U 12-core/14-thread processor up to 4.8 GHz with 12MB cache, Intel 4Xe LPG graphics @ 1.95 GHz, Intel AI Boost NPU; TDP: 15W
- Intel Core Ultra 5 125U 12-core/14-thread processor up to 4.3 GHz with 12MB cache, Intel 4Xe LPG graphics @ 1.85 GHz, Intel AI Boost NPU; TDP: 15W
- System Memory – Up to 96GB non-ECC DDR5 5600 via 2x SODIMM sockets
- Storage
- SATA III 6.0 Gb/s port
- M.2 socket for NVMe or SATA SSD (See Expansion section)
- FPC2 PCIe connector (See Expansion section)
- Display Interfaces
- HDMI 2.1 up to 8K @ 60Hz or 4K @ 120Hz
- DP 2.0 up to 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz 30bpp (supports DP++)
- Dual-channel 18/24-bit LVDS/eDP up to 1920 x 1080 + 12V/2A inverter
- eDP 1.4b HBR3 up to 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz
- Up to 4x independent displays supported
- Audio (not available for WiTAS (industrial temp) SKUs)
- Realtek ALC897 HD audio codec
- Line-in/Line-out/MIC
- Audio header
- Networking
- Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port via Intel I219 controller
- 2x 2.5GbE RJ45 ports via Intel I226 controllers
- Optional WiFi and Bluetooth via M.2 E-Key socket (See Expansion section)
- Optional 4G LTE/5G cellular via M.2 B-Key socket and Nano SIM slot(See Expansion section)
- USB
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports
- 4x USB 2.0 via internal header
- Serial (internal)
- COM 1, COM 2 (RS-232/422/485, supports 5V/12V/RI)
- COM 3, COM 4 (RS-232)
- Expansion
- M.2 2280 M-Key socket (PCIe 4.0 [x4]/SATA); default: PCIe 4.0 [x4] (selected by BOM)
- M.2 3052 B-Key socket (PCIe 3.0 [x1] + USB 3.2/PCIe 3.0 [x2]); default: PCIe 3.0 [x1] (selected by BOM)
- M.2 2230 E-Key socket (PCIe 3.0 [x1] + USB 2.0) with support for Wi-Fi 6E CNVi; (RAID 0, RAID 1 support on PCIe storage)
- FPC2 connector (PCIe Gen4 [x4] x 2); support RAID 0, RAID 1
- 8-bit GPIO
- 1x SMBus/I2C (default: SMBus)
- Security – TPM 2.0
- Misc
- BIOS/UEFI with Wake-on-LAN, Watchdog Timer
- RTC with 3V/240mAh Lithium battery
- 4-wire Smart Fan connector
- Front Panel connector with HDD LED, PWR LED, Power Button, Buzzer, Reset
- Power Supply
- Power Input – +9-36V (Optional: +12V) via 2-pin Phoenix connector (colay 4-pin connector)
- Supports ERP (Energy-related Products directive from the European Union: 2009/125/EC)
- Power Supply Type – AT/ATX; support 3-pin ATX
- Power Consumption
- Intel Core Ultra 7, 2x 32GB DDR5, 5.78A @+12V (Typical)
- Intel Core Ultra 7, 1x 32GB DDR5, 8.42A @+12V (Max)
- Dimensions – 146 x 101.7mm (3.5-inch SubCompact board form factor)
- Weight – About 400 grams
- Temperature Range – Operating: 0°C ~ 60°C; storage: -40°C ~ 85°C
- Humidity – 0% ~ 90% relative humidity, non-condensing
- MTBF – 753,493 hours
- EMC – CE/FCC Class A
AAEON provides support for Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 11 64-bit, and Ubuntu 22.04.3 (kernel 6.2.0-26-generic) for the GENE-MTH6 SBC and you’ll find drivers, the BIOS, a user manual, and a datasheet on the product page linked at the end of this article.
The AAEON GENE family of 3.5-inch SubCompact single board computers has been around for many years, and the GENE-MTH6 adds to products such as the GENE-ASL6 (Amston Lake) and GENE-APL7 (Apollo Lake). It’s not quite the first 3.5-inch SBC powered by Meteor Lake SoCs, and we previously covered the iBASE IB962 offered with similar Intel Core 5/7 U-series/H/series processors in the same form factor, but with different features and ports.
Samples of the GENE-NMTH6 SBC can be purchased on AAEON’s eShop for $850.00 to $1,056.00 depending on the selected model. Additional information may be found on the product page.
Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.
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