Most compact boards covered on CNX Software are either getting the processor soldered on board, or with a system-on-module including CPU, storage, memory, and potentially other features like PMIC and Ethernet.
But AAEON GENE-CML5 3.5-inch subcompact board adopts a different approach and uses an LGA1200 socket to offer a choice of five different Intel Comet Lake Embedded processors from Celeron up to Core i7.
AAEON GENE-CML5 specifications:
- SoC (one or the other)
- Intel Core i7-10700TE 8-core/16-thread Comet Lake processor @ 2.0 GHz / 4.4 GHz (Turbo) with 16MB cache, Intel UHD Graphics 630; 35W TDP
- Intel Core i5-10500TE 6-core/12-thread Comet Lake processor @ 2.3 GHz / 3.7 GHz with 12MB cache, Intel UHD Graphics 630; 35W TDP
- Intel i3-10100TE quad-core/4-thread Comet Lake processor @ 2.3 GHz / 3.6 GHz with 6MB cache, Intel UHD Graphics 630; 35W TDP
- Intel Pentium Gold G6400TE dual-core/4-thread processor @ 3.2 GHz with 4MB cache, Intel UHD Graphics 610; 35W TDP
- Intel Celeron G5900TE dual-core/2-thread processor @ 3.0 GHz with 2MB cache, Intel UHD Graphics 610; 35W TDP
- Chipset – Intel Q470E / H420E / Q470
- System Memory – Up to 64GB DDR4 2933/2666/2400 MHz via 2x SODIMM sockets (dual-channel, Non-ECC)
- Storage – 2x SATA 3.0, NVMe storage (See expansion slots)
- Video Output
- Chrontel CH7517A VGA/LCD Controller
- 1x DisplayPort++
- 1x VGA
- 1x LVDS with 12V/2A backlight inverter supply
- Audio – High Definition Audio Interface,Line-in/Line-out/MIC
- Networking
- 1x Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port via Intel i210/i211
- One extra Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port via Intel i219 (Vpro only with i5/i7 + Q470/Q470E variant)
- USB – 2x USB3.2 Gen 2 ports, 4x USB 2.0 interfaces via pin header
- Serial Port – 2x RS-232/422/485
- Expansion
- 1x M.2 M Key 2280 PCIe x4/1x SATA
- 1x PCIe x4 through Flexible Printed Circuit interface, Q470/Q470E only – for AI expansion modules or NVMe storage
- I2C, SMBUS
- 8-bit DIO
- Security – TPM 2.0
- Misc – AMI UEFI BIOS with Wake-on-LAN, Watchdog timer
- Power Supply – 12V AT(default)/ATX
- Power Consumption – 4.47A type. for Intel i7-10700TE, DDR4 3200Mhz 32GB
- Dimensions – 146×101.7mm (3.5″ SubCompact Board)
- Temperature Range – Operating: 0°C ~ 60°C; storage: -40°C ~ 81°C
- Humidity – 0-90% @ 40°C, non-condensing
- MTBF – 380,571 hours (now that’s accurate!)
- Certification – CE/FCC Class A
AAEON says the GENE-CML5 SBC is designed for “next-generation industrial and AI Edge applications”, which seems to be a compulsory buzzword in all press releases these days…
Socketed processors are the default in most desktop and server motherboards, but not found in board’s with low-power processors. The GENE-CML5 relies on more powerful and less energy-efficient 35W Comet Lake processors which come in a socketed form contrary to the Comet Lake U-series and Y-series we normally cover on CNX Software. It’s not the first 3.5-inch SBC with a socketed processor, as for instance, Axiomtek CAPA500 was introduced a few years ago with an LGA1151 socket for 7th/6th Gen Intel processors.
More details may be found on the product page and press release.
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A company whose products can’t be purchased. Another SBC from which we only know spec. E.g. a long time ago there was an article about https://www.cnx-software.com/2021/02/12/aaeon-pico-tgu4-pico-itx-tiger-lake-up3-sbc-comes-with-gbe-sata-hdmi-edp/
We still can’t buy the device (so never will). I treat this as a wet dream. There isn’t even a prototype of this SBC – If such a device existed we would have seen a video of AAEON PICO-TGU4 long ago….
A long time ago = 2.5 months 🙂
I can see the PICO-TGU4 is still preliminary, but they have a purchase link now, albeit with no stock.
Some companies announce their product before they are ready to sell, but it’s difficult to know when the product will be available if the company does not provide guidance. With what is going with chip supplies now, the companies may not even know themselves.
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