Compact SBC with up to 32 GB RAM and Twin Lake CPUs now available for purchase

The Axiomtek MANO330 SBC was launched a few months ago, and it appears that the product is now finally available for purchase. Equipped with a decent Intel CPU and a plethora of I/O options, the SBC measures just 17 by 17 cm, or roughly 6.7 by 6.7 inches.

To be more specific, the SBC is equipped with either an Intel N97 or Intel N150 CPU. The 12 W N97 features a four-core setup consisting of Crestmont efficiency cores clocked at up to 3.6 GHz. The 6 W N150 consists of four Gracemont efficiency cores clocked at up to 3.6 GHz. 

According to synthetic benchmarks, the N97 should be substantially more powerful than the N150 by around 17% or so. Both the CPUs, while potent, are unlikely to be powerful enough for intensive workloads.

That said, the amount of compute on offer should be enough for many industrial applications, such as usage in POS terminals, kiosks and digital signage, industrial machine control panels, and the like.

As for memory and storage, the N97 variant can be equipped with up to 32 GB of DDR5-4800 RAM, whereas the N150 is officially rated for only up to 16 GB. Storage, on the other hand, is handled by a single M.2 2280 slot as well as a SATA 3.0 port.

The I/O offered is pretty good, which is to be expected from an SBC aimed at industrial use:

• Triple USB 3.2 Gen 1
• Single USB 3.2 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C with DisplayPort
• 2.5G Ethernet, 1G Ethernet
• HDMI, VGA, LVDS/eDP
• Dual USB 2.0 (internal)
• 6x RS-232 (internal, of which two support RS-422/485) 

Other notable features of the SBC include TPM 2.0 and 8-bit GPIO. A single M.2 2030, M.2 3042/3052, as well as a nano SIM slot are also present for further expansion.

Pricing and availability

The Axiomtek MANO330 SBC is already available for purchase, although its pricing details are not disclosed to the public.

Interested customers can always request a quote directly from the company. Like most other enterprise products, final pricing is likely to depend on order volume.

All said, hobbyists who are new to the world of SBCs can check out something like the ARM-based Radxa Rock 5C Lite with an 8-core SoC and 8 GB of RAM, currently available for $261 on Amazon.