Topton M6 Intel Celeron N5105 Performance
Instead of going through the entire Linux-Bench test suite, we are going to show a few performance and power numbers here to give a general sense of performance. This also gives us the opportunity to test with Linux/ Ubuntu instead of just Windows.
Python Linux 4.4.2 Kernel Compile Benchmark
This is one of the most requested benchmarks for STH over the past few years. The task was simple, we have a standard configuration file, the Linux 4.4.2 kernel from kernel.org, and make the standard auto-generated configuration utilizing every thread in the system. We are expressing results in terms of compiles per hour to make the results easier to read:
Here we can see a few major items. First, this Atom N5105 is not quite at the level of the Core i5-8365U we saw in the Lenovo m90n or the Core i5-6500T. It is also faster than we got with the first Project TinyMiniMicro HP EliteDesk 705 G3 Mini CE Review and their 35W AMD Pro chips. Compared to the Celeron J4125.
7-zip Compression Performance
7-zip is a widely used compression/ decompression program that works cross-platform. We started using the program during our early days with Windows testing. It is now part of Linux-Bench.
There is a fairly enormous gap between this processor and a more modern 10th/11th generation Intel Core and the AMD Ryzen 5000 series. On the other hand, it is starting to get relatively closer to the Intel Core i5-6500T and Core i5-7500T that were mainstays of the 1L PC market five to six generations ago. The Core i5-6500T is a fairly decent desktop experience, so while one notices the slower Atom Tremont cores with the N5105, it is nowhere near the drop-off it once was.
OpenSSL Performance
OpenSSL is widely used to secure communications between servers. This is an important protocol in many server stacks. We first look at our sign tests:
Here is the verify result:
Overall, this is a huge improvement over the Celeron J4125 generation, but it is still below many of the Project TinyMiniMicro nodes.
What was less good in terms of performance was the NVMe SSD performance.
Topton M6 512GB NVMe SSD Performance
Let us now discuss the ShiJi 512GB NVMe SSD that came with this unit. The reason we got the 512GB NVMe SSD was that it was not much more than the 256GB SSD, and we wanted a SSD to also have Windows 11 Pro on the unit. If you get a barebones unit, you do not get an OS.
In the AliExpress listing, we saw some AS SSD figures that put the 512GB NVMe SSD at a lower-end performance level, but still 3-4x SATA speeds. The 512GB had faster write speeds than the 256GB model, but the 1TB upgrade was mostly a capacity play.
Using CrystalDiskMark, we saw a performance that was certainly well below the rated numbers.
Turning to AS SSD, apparently in German when this screenshot was taken, we see write performance that was close, but read performance that was nowhere near what we would expect.
The positive aspect of getting the drive with the system is the ability to get Windows 10 Pro and Windows 11 Pro installed from the factory. The negative is that it is poor performance.
Next, let us get to power consumption and our key lessons learned.
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thank you for your honest review. it’s useful to have someone also point out negatives
In the 7Zip compression charts, the Pentium is mislabeled as a Celeron.
Thanks for the review! Why doesn’t this device fit into Project TinyMiniMicro?
N3350 hits on W10 7zip 9.20 3000 MIPS
4core Elkhart Lake J6412 hits 10000 MIPS
7zip 21.07
N3350 4.653 GIPS
J6412 13.291 GIPS
QuickSync Encode/Decodeon Elkhart IMHO is on par with E-2100/2200 xeon lineup for lowres files
Bad news for us waiting for the Topton or Kingnowy N6005 with 4 x i225 … see answer bellow from Topton :-( seems this could last MONTHs….
“Sorry dear, I asked our warehouse for you, due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Shanghai, China, N6005 CPU cannot be sent to our factory temporarily, so N6005 model cannot be shipped normally.
We have three solutions for you now
1. Can you change the CPU to N5105? We will upgrade a 8GB RAM for you for free, and we will give you a VESA mount as a gift
2. If you cannot accept the replacement, can you apply to cancel your order?
3. Continue to wait for N6005
Looking forward to your quick reply, thank you very much!”
Anon –
Tiny = Lenovo
Mini = HP
Micro = Dell
For 1L PCs. We are calling this the STH Mini PC series and STHMPC will be a sister series to Project TMM.
I wouldn’t call the SSD “abysmal”. The most important thing when judging a cheap SSD is random read Q1/T1 numbers and it’s comparable with many other drives, so the basic is up to par.
If you call 1GB/s abysmal, what do you say with 300MB SATAII SSDs? I also have an SATAIII SSD that gets 500MB/s in sequentials but is noticeably slow just a weak, something that’s seldomly experienced with my SATAII X25-M that only gets 70MB/s sequential write or so.
There’s also the saying “there are no bad products, only bad pricing”. If it’s an SSD with a DRAM cache and not QLC that’s absolutely fantastic.
@Patrick, if you ever consider doing the Acer Veriton N series (which are also 1L corporate desktops), would that belong to TMM (or TMMN if a name change is desired) or STH Mini?
Hello. Owners help, please with answers.
1. Can I supply power and get an image over 1 usb-c wire?
(M6—-monitor—-220v)
2. Is it possible to connect an external video card?
3. Is the Thunderbolt standard supported?
Hi, in the video you say you did a clean install of Win 11. When i tried this on a “spare” NVMe drive i hit driver problems as shown in Control Panel\Device Manager. Didi you have the same issue or where did you get the drivers from.