Review: The Asus ExpertCenter PN42 barebone has been given a frugal Intel N200 and DDR4 RAM

Name: Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV
Brand: Asus

Weak SoC. The Asus ExpertCenter PN42 is a mini PC that features an Intel N200, amongst other things. The SoC is cooled passively, which has some advantages as well as disadvantages. In this review, we will be analyzing whether Asus has missed the mark in doing this, and we will be taking a look at the device's performance with the help of a variety of measurements and benchmarks while comparing it to similarly equipped mini PCs.

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Mini PC Desktop Alder Lake Intel

Asus' ExpertCenter models are marketed as versatile mini PCs with a wide variety of uses. Visually, the different models are almost identical. From a performance standpoint, you can choose the devices with frugal SoCs, all the way to considerably more powerful ones. In this review, however, we will be taking a closer look at the ExpertCenter PN42, of which we have a barebone model. This means that RAM and storage devices have to be installed yourself. This may well be better value for money for those with very specific RAM and SSD requests. Our test sample, fitted with the Intel N200, can currently be found for US$220.

For this test, we equipped the Asus ExpertCenter PN42 with components from our inventory, namely 16 GB DDR4 RAM as well as a 2-TB SSD. These are both not included in the previously mentioned price. In this review, we will be pitting the Asus ExpertCenter PN42 against similarly configured competitors — all of which we have previously taken a closer look at. You can find an overview of all these comparison devices below.

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Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV

Processor

Intel Processor N200 4 x 1 - 3.7 GHz, 25 W PL2 / Short Burst, 6 W PL1 / Sustained, Alder Lake-N

Graphics adapter

Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), 31.0.101.4972 DCH

Memory

16 GB

, DDR4-3200, Single-Channel

Mainboard

Intel Alder Lake-N PCH

Storage

Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G, 2048 GB

Soundcard

Intel Alder Lake-N PCH - cAVS

Connections

3 USB 2.0, 2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 VGA, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5mm Klinke

Networking

Realtek RTL8125 2.5GBe Family Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000/2500MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.2

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 57.6 x 132 x 127.5 ( = 2.27 x 5.2 x 5.02 in)

Additional features

65-Watt power supply, VESA mount, 24 Months Warranty

Weight

828 g ( = 29.21 oz / 1.83 pounds), Power Supply: 165 g ( = 5.82 oz / 0.36 pounds)

Price

299 EUR

Links

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	price
73.2 %	01/2024	Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV N200, UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs	828 g	299 EUR
74.1 %	11/2023	Acemagic S1 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	440 g	239 EUR
73.5 %	09/2023	Blackview MP80 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	214 g	250 EUR
71.1 %	07/2023	BOSGAME N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	392 g	179 EUR
70.1 %	11/2023	Trigkey G4 N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	272 g	189 EUR
68.2 %	03/2023	Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	381 g	399 EUR
65.9 %	01/2023	Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	209 g	280 EUR

The Asus ExpertCenter PN42 in detail

Asus ExpertCenter PN42 with power supply

Asus ExpertCenter PN42 with DDR4 RAM module

Case - Stable plastic case

Visually, the Asus ExpertCenter PN42 is relatively inconspicuous. Its case is made predominantly from black plastic with fan outlet slits located on every side. On the inside, the device is stabilized by a metal cage, giving it good stability. With a footprint of 13.2 × 12.7 centimeters, it's quite small — although there are definitely more compact devices on the market. A few examples of this are the Blackview MP80 and the Ace Magician T8Pro. Our test device is built well and we didn't note any sharp corners or fit inaccuracies. Similar to other mini PCs, the Asus ExpertCenter PN42 can also be attached to a monitor using a (in this case supplied) VESA mount.

Size comparison

Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Acemagic S1 BOSGAME N95 Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Blackview MP80 Trigkey G4 DIN A5 ❌

Connectivity

The Asus ExpertCenter PN42 has a generous selection of connectivity options: Its total of seven USB ports is not the standard on mini PCs. Adding to this is an analogue monitor connection, which may still be used for very specific peripheral devices. Of course, the PC also has modern ports, such as HDMI and DisplayPort, so you can use current displays without any limitations. Additionally, the device features an infrared sensor on the front which can be paired with an optional remote control.

Front: 2x 3.5-mm jack, 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, IR sensor, power on

Back: 3x USB-A 2.0, 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, VGA, DisplayPort, HDMI, 2.5-G LAN, power connection, Kensington lock connection

Communication

The Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 module installed into the Asus ExpertCenter PN42 delivers impressive results. None of the competitors in this comparison could keep up with our test sample. Furthermore, we noted very good consistency without any performance drops when it came to sending and receiving. For this test, we used our Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 as a test router. If you prefer a wired connection, then you can also use the ExpertCenter PN42's 2.5-G LAN port to connect to the web.

Networking
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1684 (1645^min - 1707^max) MBit/s
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (390 - 1734, n=72)	1440 MBit/s -14%
Average of class Mini PC (192.9 - 1796, n=86, last 2 years)	897 MBit/s -47%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265	719 (702^min - 729^max) MBit/s -57%
Acemagic S1 Realtek RTL8852BE	503 (357^min - 676^max) MBit/s -70%
Trigkey G4 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX101	491 (483^min - 495^max) MBit/s -71%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	363 (359^min - 365^max) MBit/s -78%
Blackview MP80 Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	361 (326^min - 365^max) MBit/s -79%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	358 (180^min - 362^max) MBit/s -79%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1527 (1473^min - 1571^max) MBit/s
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (438 - 1715, n=67)	1300 MBit/s -15%
Average of class Mini PC (184.1 - 1776, n=86, last 2 years)	825 MBit/s -46%
Acemagic S1 Realtek RTL8852BE	536 (515^min - 553^max) MBit/s -65%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265	519 (510^min - 547^max) MBit/s -66%
Trigkey G4 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX101	487 (459^min - 504^max) MBit/s -68%
Blackview MP80 Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	274 (266^min - 281^max) MBit/s -82%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	269 (136^min - 276^max) MBit/s -82%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	184.1 (94^min - 191^max) MBit/s -88%

Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1684 (1645-1707)

Acemagic S1 Realtek RTL8852BE; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø503 (357-676)

Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1527 (1473-1571)

Acemagic S1 Realtek RTL8852BE; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø536 (515-553)

Accessories

Aside from the device itself, the Asus ExpertCenter PN42's scope of delivery includes a 65-watt power connection, a selection of information leaflets as well as a VESA mounting plate.

Maintenance

As you have the option to purchase the Asus ExpertCenter PN42 as a barebone model, it is important that the device can be opened up easily so you can install RAM and SSD components. In order to do so, you just have to take off the bottom plate, which is easily done. You can only equip the Asus ExpertCenter PN42 with one SO-DIMM module and one NVMe SSD. For this test, we used 16 GB DDR4 RAM and a 2-TB SSD (Kingston KC3000).

The Asus ExpertCenter PN42 with removed bottom plate

The Asus ExpertCenter PN42 with RAM and SSD

Performance - Intel N200 with four cores

Fitted with the Intel N200, the SoC features four native computing cores which, unfortunately, can only work with a low power consumption. The power limits are set at 6 to 25 watts. However, it didn't even get close to reaching these 25 watts during our test, meaning the processor can't make use of its full potential. A 16-GB DDR4 RAM module and a 2-TB SSD accompany the SoC.

Testing conditions

We ran all performance tests using the energy profile balanced. Deviating power-saving profiles were only used for the power consumption measurements and the noise emission measurements. You can find further information about our test criteria here.

Processor

The Intel N200 is the powerhouse of the Asus ExpertCenter PN42. The processor, based on Alder Lake, offers four native cores and a clock rate of up to 3.7 GHz. According to its specs, the SoC can run at up to 25 watts, which complies with its short-term PL 2 (Power Limit). In our test system, the SoC is cooled passively — this is likely part of the reason why the supposedly faster processor can't keep up with the competition. Compared to the Trigkey G4 with an Intel 100, our test sample lost out by 19 per cent in its performance rating. The Asus ExpertCenter PN42's RAM only uses the DDR4 standard. The Intel N200 could easily have been combined with slightly faster DDR5 RAM. However, the Intel N200 also has to make do with single-channel RAM. This will likely only be changed with the new Meteor Lake processors.

Further processor benchmarks can be found here.

Performance Rating - Percent
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	31.6 pt
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	31 pt
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	31 pt
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	30.9 pt
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	28.3 pt
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	26.5 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	25.9 pt

Cinebench R23
Single Core
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	942 Points +37%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	935 Points +36%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	933 Points +35%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	914 Points +32%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	700 Points +1%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	690 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	607 Points -12%
Multi Core
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2983 Points +112%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2785 Points +98%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2769 Points +97%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2686 Points +91%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2528 Points +80%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2150 Points +53%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	1406 Points

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	358 Points +35%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	357 Points +35%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	357 Points +35%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	350 Points +32%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	265 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	241 Points -9%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	233 Points -12%
CPU (Multi Core)
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1138 Points +110%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1067 Points +97%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1050 Points +94%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1029 Points +90%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	976 Points +80%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	822 Points +52%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	542 Points

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	155 Points +37%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	155 Points +37%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	154 Points +36%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	151 Points +34%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	123 Points +9%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	113 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	102 Points -10%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	477 Points +118%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	452 Points +106%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	446 Points +104%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	434 Points +98%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	408 Points +86%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	359 Points +64%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	219 Points

Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1.87 Points +38%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1.86 Points +37%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1.85 Points +36%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1.83 Points +35%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1.49 Points +10%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	1.36 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1.25 Points -8%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	5.99 Points +119%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5.62 Points +106%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5.55 Points +103%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5.41 Points +98%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5.18 Points +90%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	4.65 Points +70%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	2.73 Points

Cinebench R10
Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	8227 Points +38%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	8177 Points +37%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	8080 Points +35%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	7574 Points +27%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	6562 Points +10%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	5971 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	5224 Points -13%
Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	24225 Points +120%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	22275 Points +102%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	22261 Points +102%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	20565 Points +86%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	20429 Points +85%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	17278 Points +57%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	11030 Points

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	2150 Seconds *
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1547 Seconds * +28%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1152 Seconds * +46%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1124 Seconds * +48%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1113 Seconds * +48%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1103 Seconds * +49%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1017 Seconds * +53%

wPrime 2.10
32m
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	25.99 s *
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	19.202 s * +26%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	18.213 s * +30%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	17.521 s * +33%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	16.565 s * +36%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	16.449 s * +37%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	15.795 s * +39%
1024m
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	874.559 s *
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	605.375 s * +31%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	568.939 s * +35%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	538.757 s * +38%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	535.88 s * +39%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	519.662 s * +41%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	481.652 s * +45%

X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	172.55 (171.6^min - 175.2^max) fps +116%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	163.3 (162.1^min - 163.7^max) fps +104%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	162.4 (161.9^min - 162.4^max) fps +103%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	161.9 (158.9^min - 162.5^max) fps +103%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	145.25 (144.9^min - 145.6^max) fps +82%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	112.75 (112^min - 114.5^max) fps +41%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	79.95 (79^min - 109.2^max) fps
Pass 2
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	33.85 (33.7^min - 35^max) fps +108%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	32.45 (32.4^min - 32.5^max) fps +99%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	32.4 (32.4^min - 32.4^max) fps +99%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	32.4 (32.4^min - 32.5^max) fps +99%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	29.65 (29.5^min - 29.7^max) fps +82%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	24.75 (24.5^min - 25^max) fps +52%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	16.3 (16.2^min - 16.4^max) fps

WinRAR - Result
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2431 KB/s +15%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2391 KB/s +13%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2362 KB/s +12%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2277 KB/s +8%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2181 KB/s +3%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	2115 KB/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1630 KB/s -23%

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	3.2 GB/s
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2.9 GB/s -9%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2.8 GB/s -12%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2.7 GB/s -16%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2.7 GB/s -16%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2.5 GB/s -22%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2.4 GB/s -25%
Twofish Mean 100MB
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	0.583 GB/s
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	0.538 GB/s -8%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.501 GB/s -14%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.498 GB/s -15%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.497 GB/s -15%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.492 GB/s -16%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	0.37 GB/s -37%
Serpent Mean 100MB
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	0.287 GB/s
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	0.262 GB/s -9%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.244 GB/s -15%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.243 GB/s -15%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.239 GB/s -17%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.236 GB/s -18%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	0.198 GB/s -31%

Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2796 Points +82%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2793 Points +81%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2616 Points +70%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2566 Points +67%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2391 Points +55%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2052 Points +33%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	1540 Points
Single-Core
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1014 Points +9%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1013 Points +9%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1007 Points +9%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	999 Points +8%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	928 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	804 Points -13%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	637 Points -31%

Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	2753 Points +81%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2737 Points +80%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2585 Points +70%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2531 Points +67%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	2382 Points +57%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2041 Points +34%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	1518 Points
5.0 Single-Core
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1008 Points +13%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1005 Points +13%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1000 Points +12%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	993 Points +11%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	891 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	804 Points -10%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	638 Points -28%

Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	4553 Points 0%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	4552 Points
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	4518 Points -1%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	4495 Points -1%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	4450 Points -2%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3591 Points -21%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2858 Points -37%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	10938 Points +10%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	10798 Points +8%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	10299 Points +3%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	10228 Points +2%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	9989 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	9662 Points -3%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	7968 Points -20%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	6129 Points +122%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5806 Points +110%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5767 Points +109%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5661 Points +105%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5084 Points +84%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	4287 Points +55%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	2765 Points

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	13255 MIPS +85%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	12224 MIPS +71%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	12190 MIPS +71%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	12177 MIPS +70%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	11654 MIPS +63%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	10924 MIPS +53%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	7146 MIPS
7z b 4 -mmt1
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	3908 MIPS +21%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3866 MIPS +20%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3843 MIPS +19%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3803 MIPS +18%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	3230 MIPS
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3121 MIPS -3%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2935 MIPS -9%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	3.49 fps +130%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3.29 fps +116%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3.25 fps +114%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3.17 fps +109%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	3.03 fps +99%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	2.01 fps +32%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	1.52 fps

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1.2 sec * -4%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	1.149 sec *
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1.032 sec * +10%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.837 sec * +27%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.834 sec * +27%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	0.83 sec * +28%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	0.824 sec * +28%

LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	120 s *
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	103.6 s * +14%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	89.3 s * +26%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	80.4 s * +33%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	74.6 s * +38%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	68.3 s * +43%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	67 s * +44%

WebXPRT 3 - Overall
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	187.4 Points +9%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	183.4 Points +7%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	179.4 Points +5%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	178.3 Points +4%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	171.3 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	155.3 Points -9%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	127.2 Points -26%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	1619 ms * -11%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	1460 ms *
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1238 ms * +15%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1056 ms * +28%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1033 ms * +29%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	1026 ms * +30%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	1004 ms * +31%

3DMark - 1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, 1000 MHz	6522 Points +58%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, MHz	6062 Points +47%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5952 Points +44%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5903 Points +43%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, MHz	5701 Points +38%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, 2000 MHz	5535 Points +34%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, 1000 MHz	4135 Points

* ... smaller is better

Performance Rating
Average of class Mini PC	100 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	22 pt
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs	19.4 pt
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	11.2 pt
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	11.2 pt
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	10.7 pt
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	10.6 pt
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	10 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Average of class Mini PC (561 - 27538, n=98, last 2 years)	9983 KRay/s +621%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs	1384 KRay/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	1242 KRay/s -10%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	837 KRay/s -40%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	770 KRay/s -44%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	769 KRay/s -44%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	764 KRay/s -45%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	744 KRay/s -46%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Average of class Mini PC (3604 - 116903, n=98, last 2 years)	52529 Points +620%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	7457 Points +2%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs	7292 Points
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	4397 Points -40%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	4144 Points -43%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	4141 Points -43%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	4140 Points -43%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	3970 Points -46%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Average of class Mini PC (225 - 5096, n=98, last 2 years)	2296 MB/s +393%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	514 MB/s +10%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs	466 MB/s
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	308 MB/s -34%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	290 MB/s -38%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	290 MB/s -38%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	290 MB/s -38%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	270 MB/s -42%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Average of class Mini PC (8172 - 119569, n=98, last 2 years)	69271 Points +197%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs	23345 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	22326 Points -4%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8663 Points -63%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8208 Points -65%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8186 Points -65%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8178 Points -65%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8172 Points -65%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Average of class Mini PC (408 - 15525, n=98, last 2 years)	7328 Points +644%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	1002 Points +2%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs	985 Points
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	432 Points -56%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	408 Points -59%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	408 Points -59%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	408 Points -59%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	408 Points -59%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Average of class Mini PC (1958 - 62378, n=98, last 2 years)	27834 Points +663%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	3961 Points +9%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs	3648 Points
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	2220 Points -39%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	2092 Points -43%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	2089 Points -43%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	2088 Points -43%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	1987 Points -46%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Average of class Mini PC (3691 - 177158, n=98, last 2 years)	75245 MB/s +760%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	19350 MB/s +121%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs	8752 MB/s
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8421 MB/s -4%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	7961 MB/s -9%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	7954 MB/s -9%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	7951 MB/s -9%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	7948 MB/s -9%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Average of class Mini PC (74.8 - 1183, n=98, last 2 years)	582 MB/s +336%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	188.1 MB/s +41%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs	133.4 MB/s
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	81.9 MB/s -39%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	77.7 MB/s -42%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	77.4 MB/s -42%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	76.7 MB/s -43%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	74.9 MB/s -44%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Average of class Mini PC (308 - 14722, n=98, last 2 years)	5332 KRay/s +656%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs	705 KRay/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	676 KRay/s -4%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	465 KRay/s -34%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	433 KRay/s -39%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	432 KRay/s -39%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	432 KRay/s -39%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	412 KRay/s -42%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Average of class Mini PC (4408 - 44347, n=98, last 2 years)	24661 MPixel/s +160%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	9899 MPixel/s +5%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs	9467 MPixel/s
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	6599 MPixel/s -30%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	5384 MPixel/s -43%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	5333 MPixel/s -44%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	5296 MPixel/s -44%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	4408 MPixel/s -53%

Asus ExpertCenter PN42 vs. Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

The Cinebench R15 continuous loop gives us our first insight into how well the installed cooling unit performs under permanent load. As stated in its specs, the SoC can run at up to 25 watts. Taking a look at the telemetry data, it becomes clear that the Intel N200 SoC's power limit only reached 16 watts at the beginning of the test. At the same time, its temperature skyrocketed, preventing it from using a higher power limit for any longer. With an average of 6 watts, the SoC struggled through the 50 Cinebench R15 loops.

CPU metrics during the Cinebench R15 loop

Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, Intel Processor N200: Ø210 (198.23-215.98)

Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, Intel Processor N95: Ø440 (431.21-442.98)

Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, Intel Processor N95: Ø425 (410.8-428.48)

BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, Intel Processor N95: Ø421 (417.99-423.28)

Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, Intel Processor N100: Ø465 (453-467.97)

Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, Intel Processor N95: Ø404 (398.46-406.91)

Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, Intel Celeron N5095: Ø362 (359.44-363.62)

System performance

The device's limited CPU performance is reflected in its system performance results during Crossmark. At the same time, the Asus ExpertCenter PN42 did pretty well during the AIDA64 tests with regards to its RAM performance.

CrossMark: Overall | Responsiveness | Creativity | Productivity

CrossMark / Overall
Acemagic S1, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	820 Points +34%
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	773 Points +26%
Blackview MP80, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Netac NS512GSSD330	764 Points +24%
Trigkey G4, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	735 Points +20%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	666 Points +8%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV, Intel Processor N200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	614 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	495 Points -19%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Acemagic S1, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	895 Points +55%
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	755 Points +31%
Trigkey G4, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	710 Points +23%
Blackview MP80, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Netac NS512GSSD330	709 Points +23%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	661 Points +15%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV, Intel Processor N200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	577 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	497 Points -14%

CrossMark / Creativity
Blackview MP80, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Netac NS512GSSD330	739 Points +32%
Acemagic S1, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	721 Points +29%
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	714 Points +28%
Trigkey G4, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	676 Points +21%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	616 Points +10%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV, Intel Processor N200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	560 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	438 Points -22%

CrossMark / Productivity
Acemagic S1, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	907 Points +32%
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	843 Points +23%
Blackview MP80, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Netac NS512GSSD330	810 Points +18%
Trigkey G4, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	808 Points +17%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	721 Points +5%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV, Intel Processor N200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	688 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	558 Points -19%

AIDA64: Memory Copy | Memory Read | Memory Write | Memory Latency

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Average of class Mini PC (6481 - 70620, n=98, last 2 years)	42914 MB/s +127%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	22138 MB/s +17%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs	18937 MB/s
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	12715 MB/s -33%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8472 MB/s -55%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8458 MB/s -55%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8377 MB/s -56%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	6481 MB/s -66%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Average of class Mini PC (6914 - 71285, n=98, last 2 years)	43571 MB/s +136%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs	18451 MB/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	15464 MB/s -16%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	11247 MB/s -39%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	9130 MB/s -51%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	9027 MB/s -51%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8974 MB/s -51%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	6914 MB/s -63%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Average of class Mini PC (6862 - 89318, n=98, last 2 years)	46636 MB/s +116%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	30843 MB/s +43%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs	21626 MB/s
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	14266 MB/s -34%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	9047 MB/s -58%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8959 MB/s -59%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	8762 MB/s -59%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	6862 MB/s -68%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	146 ns * -176%
Acemagic S1 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	125.8 ns * -138%
Blackview MP80 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	124.9 ns * -136%
Trigkey G4 Intel Processor N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	120.6 ns * -128%
BOSGAME N95 Intel Processor N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	119.8 ns * -126%
Average of class Mini PC (44.9 - 154.6, n=98, last 2 years)	87.8 ns * -66%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	74.1 ns * -40%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel Processor N200, UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs	52.9 ns *

* ... smaller is better

DPC latency

When it comes to latencies, the Asus ExpertCenter PN42 has some clear problems. Opening multiple tabs in Edge still posed no issues for the mini PC. However, when playing back our 4K test video, its latencies quickly rose. The Intel N200 seems to be the bottleneck and cannot play the video smoothly.

Maximum latencies when opening multiple browser tabs and playing 4K video

Maximum latencies after ten seconds of Prime95

Drivers ranked by longest execution duration

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV, Intel Processor N200 Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	5491 μs *
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro, Intel Celeron N5095 Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), FPT310M4SSD256G	4075 μs * +26%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	3463 μs * +37%
BOSGAME N95, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	1165.5 μs * +79%
Blackview MP80, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Netac NS512GSSD330	817.1 μs * +85%
Trigkey G4, Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N),	561.2 μs * +90%
Acemagic S1, Intel Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	367.2 μs * +93%

* ... smaller is better

Storage devices

As we only got our hands on a barebone version of the Asus ExpertCenter PN42, we had to use an SSD from our inventory. We decided on a 2-TB Kingston SKC3000 SSD. Unfortunately, the PCIe-4.0. SSD cannot be used to its full potential inside the Asus ExpertCenter PN42, as it only supports PCIe-3.0 SSDs. Our documented transfer rates lay quite far below what the SSD should be capable of delivering. On the other hand, you shouldn't be able to notice much of this in everyday use, as the SSD does still deliver good values at the end of the day. The Asus ExpertCenter PN42 can only be equipped with one NVMe SSD.

CrystalDiskMark 3.0

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G

Sequential Read: 1770 MB/s

Sequential Write: 1380 MB/s

512K Read: 1388 MB/s

512K Write: 990 MB/s

4K Read: 44.99 MB/s

4K Write: 58.06 MB/s

4K QD32 Read: 129.4 MB/s

4K QD32 Write: 118.3 MB/s

Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Average of class Mini PC	90.3 pt
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	69.2 pt
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	50.6 pt
Trigkey G4	41.9 pt
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	40.2 pt
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	28 pt
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	27.4 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	23.6 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
Average of class Mini PC (233 - 4168, n=97, last 2 years)	2030 MB/s +4%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	1948 (1560.49^min - 1947.92^max) MB/s
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1354 (1350.96^min - 1354.32^max) MB/s -30%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	762 (757.28^min - 762.31^max) MB/s -61%
Trigkey G4	729 (705.12^min - 729.18^max) MB/s -63%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	542 (541.31^min - 542.36^max) MB/s -72%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	472 (470.6^min - 472.28^max) MB/s -76%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	459 (458.57^min - 459.41^max) MB/s -76%
seq write
Average of class Mini PC (222 - 5595, n=97, last 2 years)	2052 MB/s +34%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1553 (1542.6^min - 1552.69^max) MB/s +1%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	1535 (1194.25^min - 1534.56^max) MB/s
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	649 (644.49^min - 649.49^max) MB/s -58%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	494 (488.92^min - 494.36^max) MB/s -68%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	476 (138.2^min - 475.75^max) MB/s -69%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	463 (451.31^min - 462.72^max) MB/s -70%
Trigkey G4	339 (329.88^min - 338.64^max) MB/s -78%
seq q8 t1 read
Average of class Mini PC (236 - 8430, n=97, last 2 years)	3172 MB/s +54%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	2058 (1971.74^min - 2057.94^max) MB/s
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1776 (1520.44^min - 1776.28^max) MB/s -14%
Trigkey G4	864 (619.52^min - 864.45^max) MB/s -58%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	820 (687.12^min - 820.02^max) MB/s -60%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	556 (424.25^min - 556.44^max) MB/s -73%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	550 (465.68^min - 549.87^max) MB/s -73%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	504 (458.23^min - 504.4^max) MB/s -76%
seq q8 t1 write
Average of class Mini PC (228 - 6669, n=97, last 2 years)	2233 MB/s +7%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	2086 (1404.04^min - 2086.06^max) MB/s
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1658 (1643.05^min - 1658.18^max) MB/s -21%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	684 (677.48^min - 683.67^max) MB/s -67%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	519 (472.8^min - 519.47^max) MB/s -75%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	489 (220.62^min - 488.78^max) MB/s -77%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	466 (442.13^min - 465.87^max) MB/s -78%
Trigkey G4	346 (322.53^min - 346.45^max) MB/s -83%
4k q1 t1 read
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	59.4 (58.56^min - 59.37^max) MB/s +12%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	52.9 (39.99^min - 52.89^max) MB/s
Average of class Mini PC (5.67 - 86.6, n=97, last 2 years)	51.5 MB/s -3%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	45.9 (45.49^min - 45.92^max) MB/s -13%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	33.9 (33.27^min - 33.91^max) MB/s -36%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	32.5 (32.38^min - 32.5^max) MB/s -39%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	25.9 (25.82^min - 25.85^max) MB/s -51%
Trigkey G4	8.85 (2.72^min - 8.85^max) MB/s -83%
4k q1 t1 write
Average of class Mini PC (22 - 425, n=97, last 2 years)	185.7 MB/s +151%
Trigkey G4	128.4 (124.08^min - 128.36^max) MB/s +74%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	128.1 (126.86^min - 128.09^max) MB/s +73%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	96.7 (95.09^min - 96.72^max) MB/s +31%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	96 (93.72^min - 96.04^max) MB/s +30%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	88.1 (66.88^min - 88.14^max) MB/s +19%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	74.1 (72.55^min - 74.09^max) MB/s 0%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	74 (57.85^min - 73.96^max) MB/s
4k q32 t16 read
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1175 (1165.24^min - 1174.82^max) MB/s +263%
Average of class Mini PC (26.1 - 2810, n=97, last 2 years)	1092 MB/s +237%
Trigkey G4	581 (553.76^min - 581.49^max) MB/s +79%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	440 (438.98^min - 440.28^max) MB/s +36%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	324 (210.77^min - 323.72^max) MB/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	266 (264.89^min - 265.82^max) MB/s -18%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	260 (259.46^min - 259.7^max) MB/s -20%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	179.4 (173.35^min - 179.35^max) MB/s -45%
4k q32 t16 write
Average of class Mini PC (30.2 - 3983, n=97, last 2 years)	1088 MB/s +665%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	762 (759.1^min - 762.44^max) MB/s +436%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	411 (406.46^min - 410.69^max) MB/s +189%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	319 (315.72^min - 318.72^max) MB/s +124%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	276 (99.25^min - 275.55^max) MB/s +94%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	259 (224.2^min - 258.97^max) MB/s +82%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	142.2 (93.56^min - 142.15^max) MB/s
Trigkey G4	70.3 (60.61^min - 70.32^max) MB/s -51%

AS SSD
Score Total
Average of class Mini PC (151.3 - 9030, n=95, last 2 years)	3560 Points +155%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	2427 Points +74%
Trigkey G4	1857 Points +33%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	1423 Points +2%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	1396 Points
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	796 Points -43%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	736 Points -47%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	698 Points -50%
Score Read
Average of class Mini PC (61 - 3635, n=95, last 2 years)	1354 Points +169%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1000 Points +98%
Trigkey G4	934 Points +85%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	522 Points +4%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	504 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	320 Points -37%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	265 Points -47%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	232 Points -54%
Score Write
Average of class Mini PC (88 - 4185, n=95, last 2 years)	1564 Points +148%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	903 Points +43%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	631 Points
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	626 Points -1%
Trigkey G4	458 Points -27%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	387 Points -39%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	373 Points -41%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	208 Points -67%
Seq Read
Average of class Mini PC (291 - 6620, n=95, last 2 years)	2820 MB/s +129%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1582 MB/s +28%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	1233 MB/s
Trigkey G4	794 MB/s -36%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	700 MB/s -43%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	526 MB/s -57%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	489 MB/s -60%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	470 MB/s -62%
Seq Write
Average of class Mini PC (240 - 5783, n=95, last 2 years)	1970 MB/s +75%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	1526 MB/s +36%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	1125 MB/s
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	595 MB/s -47%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	484 MB/s -57%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	466 MB/s -59%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	344 MB/s -69%
Trigkey G4	326 MB/s -71%
4K Read
Average of class Mini PC (6.08 - 104.2, n=95, last 2 years)	55.5 MB/s +98%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	54.7 MB/s +95%
Trigkey G4	44.4 MB/s +58%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	38.7 MB/s +38%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	35.45 MB/s +26%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	30.2 MB/s +7%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	28.1 MB/s
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	27.5 MB/s -2%
4K Write
Average of class Mini PC (30.9 - 366, n=95, last 2 years)	168.3 MB/s +313%
Trigkey G4	113.5 MB/s +178%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	108.9 MB/s +167%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	100.9 MB/s +147%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	85.6 MB/s +110%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	84.3 MB/s +107%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	40.8 MB/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	38 MB/s -7%
4K-64 Read
Average of class Mini PC (23.4 - 3035, n=95, last 2 years)	1016 MB/s +188%
Trigkey G4	810 MB/s +129%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	787 MB/s +123%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	413 MB/s +17%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	353 MB/s
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	235.66 MB/s -33%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	181.8 MB/s -48%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	157.7 MB/s -55%
4K-64 Write
Average of class Mini PC (32.8 - 3598, n=95, last 2 years)	1199 MB/s +151%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	641 MB/s +34%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	478 MB/s
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	466 MB/s -3%
Trigkey G4	312 MB/s -35%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	256 MB/s -46%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	239 MB/s -50%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	135.39 MB/s -72%
Access Time Read
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	0.148 ms * -103%
Average of class Mini PC (0.022 - 0.489, n=95, last 2 years)	0.1025 ms * -40%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	0.101 ms * -38%
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	0.077 ms * -5%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	0.076 ms * -4%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	0.076 ms * -4%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	0.073 ms *
Trigkey G4	0.064 ms * +12%
Access Time Write
Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330	0.136 ms * -84%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G	0.132 ms * -78%
Average of class Mini PC (0.016 - 0.765, n=95, last 2 years)	0.1297 ms * -75%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB	0.127 ms * -72%
BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0	0.109 ms * -47%
Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB	0.098 ms * -32%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G	0.074 ms *
Trigkey G4	0.061 ms * +18%

* ... smaller is better

Reading continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø1990 (1877.37-2058.56)

Acemagic S1 BiWin CE480Y2D100-1TB: Ø1772 (1604.38-1776.91)

Blackview MP80 Netac NS512GSSD330: Ø551 (425.51-553.5)

BOSGAME N95 Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0: Ø817 (676.33-820.44)

Trigkey G4 : Ø839 (658.14-865.55)

Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Kimtigo KTB900SM28/512GB: Ø498 (453.55-500.22)

Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro FPT310M4SSD256G: Ø553 (484.52-559.31)

Graphics card

The Intel N200 processor's Intel UHD Graphics is a simple iGPU with 32 EUs. In direct comparison with the competition, the Asus ExpertCenter PN42 can keep up a lot better in this respect. Asus could definitely have squeezed out a bit more performance from the iGPU with the use of DDR5. Still, in practical use, you probably wouldn't notice any added advantage.

Further Intel UHD Graphics benchmarks can be found here.

3DMark Performance Rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark | ComputeMark v2.1 | 3DMark 06

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	93.6 pt
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	89.2 pt
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	89.2 pt
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), Intel Processor N200	88.4 pt
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	86.7 pt
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	86 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	66.5 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1494 Points +11%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	1492 Points +11%
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1490 Points +10%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1485 Points +10%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1467 Points +9%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), Intel Processor N200	1349 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	859 Points -36%

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	8548 Points +12%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	8304 Points +9%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	8233 Points +8%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	8035 Points +6%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), Intel Processor N200	7604 Points
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	7218 Points -5%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	5217 Points -31%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	1184 Points +3%
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1172 Points +2%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), Intel Processor N200	1144 Points
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1124 Points -2%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1106 Points -3%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1080 Points -6%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	662 Points -42%

ComputeMark v2.1
1024x600 Normal, Score
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), Intel Processor N200	700 Points
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	670 Points -4%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	650 Points -7%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	638 Points -9%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	638 Points -9%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	628 Points -10%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	555 Points -21%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 3DTex
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	133 Points +53%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	122 Points +40%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	116 Points +33%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	116 Points +33%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	109 Points +25%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	103 Points +18%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), Intel Processor N200	87 Points
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 2DTexArr
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	109 Points +31%
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	106 Points +28%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	97 Points +17%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	95 Points +14%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	90 Points +8%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), Intel Processor N200	83 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	71 Points -14%
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Vector
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), Intel Processor N200	143 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	126 Points -12%
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	126 Points -12%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	125 Points -13%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	122 Points -15%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	120 Points -16%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	105 Points -27%
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Scalar
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), Intel Processor N200	144 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	112 Points -22%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	110 Points -24%
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	110 Points -24%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	109 Points -24%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	101 Points -30%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	86 Points -40%
1024x600 Normal, QJuliaRayTrace
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), Intel Processor N200	243 Points
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	203 Points -16%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	197 Points -19%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	196 Points -19%
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	194 Points -20%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	186 Points -23%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	185 Points -24%

3DMark 06 - 1280x1024 Standard Score AA:0x AF:0x
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	12203 Points +51%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	10165 Points +26%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	10088 Points +25%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	10026 Points +24%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	9774 Points +21%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), Intel Processor N200	8090 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	6704 Points -17%

3DMark Performance Rating | Unigine Valley 1.0 | Unigine Heaven 4.0 | Unigine Superposition

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	100 pt
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	91.1 pt
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	88.2 pt
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	87.7 pt
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	82.3 pt
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), Intel Processor N200	72 pt
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	57.9 pt

Unigine Valley 1.0
1920x1080 Extreme HD DirectX AA:x8
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	5.3 fps +51%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	4.6 fps +31%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	4.6 fps +31%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	4.6 fps +31%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	4.1 fps +17%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	3.5 fps 0%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), Intel Processor N200	3.5 fps
1920x1080 Extreme HD Preset OpenGL AA:x8
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	6 fps +71%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	5.4 fps +54%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	5.3 fps +51%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	5.1 fps +46%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	4.8 fps +37%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	3.5 fps 0%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), Intel Processor N200	3.5 fps

Unigine Heaven 4.0
Extreme Preset DX11
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	7.5 fps +29%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	7.2 fps +24%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	6.8 fps +17%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	6.7 fps +16%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	6.4 fps +10%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), Intel Processor N200	5.8 fps
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	4.3 fps -26%
Extreme Preset OpenGL
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	7.2 fps +33%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	6.9 fps +28%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	6.7 fps +24%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	6.7 fps +24%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	6.3 fps +17%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), Intel Processor N200	5.4 fps
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	4 fps -26%

Unigine Superposition
1280x720 720p Low
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	2505 Points +56%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	2141 Points +33%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1937 Points +21%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1924 Points +20%
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	1871 Points +16%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), Intel Processor N200	1607 Points
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	1358 Points -15%
1920x1080 1080p High
Blackview MP80 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	512 Points +10%
Trigkey G4 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N100	500 Points +7%
BOSGAME N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	469 Points +1%
Acemagic S1 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	468 Points 0%
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake), Intel Processor N200	466 Points
Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N), Intel Processor N95	454 Points -3%
Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU), Intel Celeron N5095	287 Points -38%

3DMark 05 Standard		8935 points
3DMark 06 Standard Score		8090 points
3DMark Vantage P Result		5134 points
3DMark 11 Performance		1407 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score		37388 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		5545 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		1024 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Score		518 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		383 points
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... in comparison

Gaming performance

The Intel UHD Graphics's low 3D performance won't be enough to run 3D games. We only achieved playable frame rates when running older games using the lowest resolution. The Asus ExpertCenter PN42 is only suited to casual gaming or playing browser games. If you need a lot more 3D performance, then you might want to take a look at the Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX.

	low	med.	high	ultra
GTA V (2015)	36.8	34.1
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	35.1	20.6	10.9	9.9
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	5.91	3.48	2.5
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	11.3	8.45	7.62
Strange Brigade (2018)	25.2	10.1	9.2

Emissions - Silent and frugal

Noise emissions

Thanks to its passive cooling unit, the Asus ExpertCenter PN42 always runs silently. We didn't note any additional electronic noises (coil whining) coming from our test device.

	Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV N200, UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs	Acemagic S1 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Blackview MP80 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	BOSGAME N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Trigkey G4 N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
Noise		-19%	-14%	-22%	-27%	-33%	-22%
off / environment *	25	25 -0%	25.2 -1%	29.7 -19%	24.8 1%	30.4 -22%	30.2 -21%
Idle Minimum *	25	25.5 -2%	25.4 -2%	30.2 -21%	30.6 -22%	31 -24%	30.2 -21%
Idle Average *	25	26.9 -8%	25.5 -2%	30.2 -21%	31.3 -25%	31.1 -24%	30.2 -21%
Idle Maximum *	25	27 -8%	25.5 -2%	30.2 -21%	32.1 -28%	31.8 -27%	30.2 -21%
Load Average *	25	34.3 -37%	32.3 -29%	30.4 -22%	34.8 -39%	33.3 -33%	30.5 -22%
Load Maximum *	25	40.3 -61%	36.4 -46%	31.4 -26%	37.1 -48%	42.5 -70%	30.9 -24%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

As a result of its passive cooling, the Asus ExpertCenter PN42's case gets hotter than on other mini PC featuring an active cooling unit. The Intel N200 hit 99 °C quite quickly during our stress test, which resulted in its performance being throttled. After a short peak of 14 watts, the processor's power consumption sank to 6 watts, complying with its PL 1 (Power Limit). The temperatures then sank and evened out at 71 °C.

The Asus ExpertCenter PN42 during the stress test (front)

The Asus ExpertCenter PN42 during the stress test (bottom)

Max. Load

Idle


33 °C 91 F	40.4 °C 105 F	38.7 °C 102 F
36.8 °C 98 F	43.5 °C 110 F	39.9 °C 104 F
37.1 °C 99 F	43.7 °C 111 F	41.5 °C 107 F

Maximum: 43.7 °C = 111 F
Average: 39.4 °C = 103 F


47.2 °C 117 F	46.2 °C 115 F	46 °C 115 F
44.7 °C 112 F	43.1 °C 110 F	42.5 °C 109 F
43 °C 109 F	43.9 °C 111 F	44.4 °C 112 F

Maximum: 47.2 °C = 117 F
Average: 44.6 °C = 112 F

Power Supply (max.) 29.6 °C = 85 F | Room Temperature 29.9 °C = 86 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated)

(-) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 39.4 °C / 103 F, compared to the average of 32.2 °C / 90 F for the devices in the class Mini PC.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 43.7 °C / 111 F, compared to the average of 35.5 °C / 96 F, ranging from 26 to 69.5 °C for the class Mini PC.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 47.2 °C / 117 F, compared to the average of 36.9 °C / 98 F
(±) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 34.3 °C / 94 F, compared to the device average of 32.2 °C / 90 F.

Power consumption

The Asus ExpertCenter PN42 is very frugal, resulting from the SoC's low power delivery. In idle mode, the mini PC doesn't need any more than ten watts. This is similar to a lot of other devices, with the exception of the Acemagic S1. We noted peaks of just over 30 watts. However, its maximum usage was only achieved for a very short amount of time. Under permanent load, the power supply only has to deliver 14.6 watts in our scenario. At 65 watts, the PC's power supply is sufficiently sized. It should also be noted that Asus doesn't use a proprietary power supply.

The Asus ExpertCenter PN42 with its 65-watt power supply (19 V; 3.42 A)

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.9 / 1.5 Watt
Idle	4.4 / 6 / 9.7 Watt
Load	14.6 / 30.2 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: Metrahit Energy Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.

	Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV N200, UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs	Acemagic S1 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Blackview MP80 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	BOSGAME N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Trigkey G4 N100, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Minipc Union NiPoGi GK3PLUS - N95 N95, UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)	Minipc Union Ace Magician T8Pro Celeron N5095, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	Average Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake)	Average of class Mini PC
Power Consumption		-56%	-6%	15%	-36%	-11%	-29%	0%	-142%
Idle Minimum *	4.4	7.1 -61%	4.9 -11%	3.5 20%	8.2 -86%	6.1 -39%	8.4 -91%	4.4 ?() -0%	9.75 ?(1.9 - 46.5, n=92, last 2 years) -122%
Idle Average *	6	12.1 -102%	7.1 -18%	3.6 40%	8.6 -43%	6.9 -15%	8.4 -40%	6 ?() -0%	11.7 ?(1.9 - 63, n=91, last 2 years) -95%
Idle Maximum *	9.7	13.9 -43%	7.3 25%	6.2 36%	10.4 -7%	8.9 8%	11.1 -14%	9.7 ?() -0%	14.7 ?(2.6 - 68.9, n=92, last 2 years) -52%
Load Average *	14.6	23.8 -63%	20.6 -41%	20.4 -40%	19.4 -33%	20 -37%	16.5 -13%	14.6 ?() -0%	51.9 ?(11.3 - 158.7, n=92, last 2 years) -255%
Load Maximum *	30.2	33 -9%	26.2 13%	25 17%	33.1 -10%	21.1 30%	26.3 13%	30.2 ?() -0%	86 ?(18.1 - 271, n=92, last 2 years) -185%

* ... smaller is better

Power consumption with external monitor

Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø14.1 (12.1-30.2)

Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø13.6 (11.7-28.8)

Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø14.2 (12.3-24.7)

Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø6.07 (5.03-9.79)

Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV; 3DMark06 Return To Proxycon: Ø14.7 (12.8-22.4)

Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV; Cinebench R23 Single (external Monitor): Ø12.6 (10.9-28.5)

Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV; Cinebench R23 Multi (external Monitor): Ø12.9 (11.7-29.3)

Pros

+ sleek, stable case

+ easy to open up

+ modern SoC

+ low energy requirement

+ impressive WLAN performance

+ silent use

+ lots of USB ports

+ infrared sensor

Cons

- low graphics performance

- high DPC latencies

- SoC's low turbo use

Verdict - A good SoC with weak cooling

The Asus ExpertCenter PN42 reviewed. Test sample provided by Asus Germany.

Asus' ExpertCenter PN42 is a good mini PC if you purely take into account its specs. In general, we welcome the use of an Intel N200 as a base in combination with DDR4 RAM. Our test showed, however, that due to its passive cooling, the SoC only has access to limited performance. In principle, the Intel N200 is able to deliver the performance specified by its PL1. At the same time, most of the comparison devices in this review can deliver better performance using an Intel N100 or an Intel N95, as they achieve a permanently higher turbo.

We don't have anything negative to say about our test device's build. Despite its reliance on plastic, the device feels quite high-quality. The Asus ExpertCenter PN42 offers a good number of connectivity options. You additionally have the option to use an analogue display. This makes the mini PC an interesting choice and as a result, it can set itself apart from the masses. Its good WLAN performance is worthy of praise — it outperformed all of its competitors in this review.

With its Intel N200, the Asus ExpertCenter PN42 offers a modern SoC which, due to its installed cooling, remains considerably behind our expectations.

All-in-all, the Asus ExpertCenter PN42 was only able to assert its strengths in a few individual tests. Its passive cooling is surely a good start. At the same time, it is also the reason behind its comparatively poor CPU benchmark result. An active cooling unit would likely have been the better choice in this case in order to make better use of the processor's performance.

Price and availability

The Asus ExpertCenter PN42 can be purchased as a barebone model from Amazon for US$220.

Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV - 2024-01-05 01/05/2024 v7
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Chassis

75 / 98 → 76%

Connectivity

58 / 81 → 71%

Weight

78%

Games Performance

42%

Application Performance

78%

Temperature

84%

Noise

100%

Average

74%

73%

Mini PC - Weighted Average

Transparency

The present review sample was made available to the author as a loan by the manufacturer or a shop for the purposes of review. The lender had no influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.

The Asus ExpertCenter D901MDR is a new midtower PC packing RTX graphics and a Raptor Lake CPU. (All images via Asus)

Asus unveils ExpertCenter desktops with Intel 14th Gen CPUs 01/09/2024

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Review: The Asus ExpertCenter PN42 barebone has been given a frugal Intel N200 and DDR4 RAM

Possible competitors compared

The Asus ExpertCenter PN42 in detail

Case - Stable plastic case

Size comparison

Connectivity

Communication

Accessories

Maintenance

Performance - Intel N200 with four cores

Testing conditions

Processor

Asus ExpertCenter PN42 vs. Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

System performance

DPC latency

Storage devices

Reading continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Graphics card

Gaming performance

Emissions - Silent and frugal

Noise emissions

Temperature

Power consumption

Power consumption with external monitor

Pros

Cons

Verdict - A good SoC with weak cooling

Price and availability

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