These new processors are aimed at laptops, but that doesn't mean the plans for Qualcomm It wasn't about bringing them to desktops. In fact, shortly after its presentation, it launched a development kit in mini PC format which was later withdrawn, an initiative that attracted particular attention since, according to the company, its future plans included the launch of this type of processors on desktop computers.
Fortunately, future plans have not changed and, as we announced in early December, Geekom has just announced the first minicomputer of the market which will be managed by a Qualcomm processor with ARM architecture, thus confirming the initial plans of the company and called Geekom QS1.
The world's first mini PC with ARM architecture
The range of Qualcomm processors with ARM architecture is made up of 9 different models grouped into different categories: Snapdragon X Elite, Snapdragon Yes Snapdragon. This new Geekom mini PC will be managed by the Snapdragon X Elite processor, with the variant X1E-80-100.
He has an Oryon of 12 hearts with 42 MB cache and runs at a maximum clock speed of 4 GHz. chart integrated has a performance of 3.8 TFLOPS while the performance of the Neural processing unit (NPU) to perform tasks Artificial intelligence locally it offers a performance of 45 TOPS, it is therefore compatible with the certification Copilot+ PC from Microsoft.
Regarding storage and memory specifications, according to this manufacturer we can configure it with up to 64 GB LPDDR5X RAM which offers a transfer rate of 8448 MB/s. Regarding storage, it is available with up to 2 TB capacity on M.2 2280 and M.2 2242 PCIe Gen 4 drives
It has 3 ports USB-A 3.2 generation 21 USB-A 2.0 port, one port USB-C4a port HDMI 2.0a port DisplayPort 1.4 compatible with 8K output, a jack for connecting headphones, a 2.5G RJ45 ethernet port, a SD card reader.
As for the rest of the connectivity options, the Geekom QS1 has connectivity Bluetooth5.4 Yes Wi-Fi 7. Additionally, it also has a fingerprint sensor to unlock access to the operating system and has up to 4 external microphones. The computer comes with Windows 11Pro preinstalled.
In addition to the first mini PC with an ARM processor, Geekom also took advantage of the CES framework to announce the Geekom A9 Maxa mini PC available with up to AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 which is driven by Radeon 890M graphics and delivers 80 TOPS AI performance. He also presented the Geekom IT15the mini PC available with the processor Intel Core Ultra 9 285H. Both models are available with up to 64GB of RAM and include a card reader, USB-C ports, Bluetooth 5.4 and Wi-Fi 7.
Pricing and availability
Unfortunately, once again, and as many manufacturers do during CES, for the moment neither the price of the basic version nor the date on which it will be available on the market have been announced, so we will have to wait a few weeks to get rid of it. doubts
