Maxsun MS-MoDT 230H D4 and 205H D4 affordable motherboards with integrated Raptor Lake-H chips and DDR4 RAM get tested
Laptop-grade SoCs mated to mini-ITX or micro-ATX motherboards are nothing new. Setups like this can save space or cut power bills significantly compared to conventional builds; sometimes, they deliver a solid bang for one's buck as well. Intel does sell T-variants of many of its desktop processors, optimized for lower power consumption as a solution to the same problem, though, while AMD does not seem as eager to do the same.
MySKU forum user emtec92 has tested two such motherboards, namely, an MS-MoDT 230H D4 Wi-Fi (Maxsun link) and an MS-MoDT 205H D4 Wi-Fi (Maxsun link). Like their names imply, they come with 200-series Intel laptop SoCs, set to consume 85 W by default, with an easy way to increase the value if needed. Both motherboards feature largely the same designs, with the SoC being the first key difference, and a passive cooling solution for power circuitry being the second one, as it is only present on the costlier model.
Key specs of the motherboards are listed below. Neither has a single USB-C port, which is perplexing considering this is 2026, not 2016.
| Product | MS-MoDT 230H D4 Wi-Fi | MS-MoDT 205H D4 Wi-Fi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $210 | $150 |
| Size | 190 x 180 mm, micro-ATX and mini-ITX compatible mount holes | 190 x 180 mm, micro-ATX and mini-ITX compatible mount holes |
| Cooling | LGA1700 cooler mount, cooler not included | LGA1700 cooler mount, cooler not included |
| SoC | Core 7 230H (10c, 16t, up to 5.2 GHz) | Core 5 205H (8c, 12t, up to 4.8 GHz) |
| Base SoC power limit | 85 W | 85 W |
| RAM | 2 x DDR4-3200 DIMM slots | 2 x DDR4-3200 DIMM slots |
| PCIe | PCIe 5.0 x8 slot (x16 width), PCIe 3.0 x4 slot | PCIe 5.0 x8 slot (x16 physical slot width), PCIe 3.0 x4 slot |
| Storage | 2 x SATA III ports, 2 x M.2 NVMe slots | 2 x SATA III ports, 2 x M.2 PCIe NVMe slots |
| Networking | Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6 + BT 5.3 combo card (socketed) | Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6 + BT 5.3 combo card (socketed) |
After having some hands-on time with the boards, emtec92 naturally ran some benchmarks. While Notebookcheck has not, unfortunately, tested a single laptop or mini-PC with a Core 5 205H or a core 7 230H, we do have plenty of benchmark scores for the 210H and the 240H, largely similar processors running essentially the same 8-core, 12-thread and 10-core, 16-thread core configurations.
| Device | 205H (8c, 12t, up to 4.8 GHz) - Maxsun motherboard | 210H (8c, 12t, up to 4.8 GHz) - Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 16 | 210H (8c, 12t, up to 4.8 GHz) - Medion Erazer Scout 17 E1 | 230H @ 110 W (10c, 16t, up to 5.2 GHz) - Maxsun motherboard | 240H (10c, 16t, up to 5.2 GHz) - Gigabyte A18 Pro | 240H (10c, 16t, up to 5.2 GHz) - Asus V3607V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIDA64 SHA3 test | 2,764 | 2,562 | 2,180 | 3,651 | 3,287 | 2,793 |
| AIDA64 ZLib test | 779 | 759 | 635 | 1,034 | 945 | 817 |
It appears the motherboards do not come with performance compromises, being up there in the same league with solid entry-level and mid-range gaming laptops, even outgunning them occasionally.
Further images and scores can be found by visiting the resources below.
Source(s)
MySKU.club post (in Russian)
MS-MoDT 230H D4 Wi-Fi product page
MS-MoDT 205H D4 Wi-Fi product page
Teaser image background: Mohammad Alizade via Unsplash
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