Earlier this year, Tianjin Phytium unveiled its D2000 processor that features the ARMv8 cores for the Chinese market. Now, the first D2000 CPU powered mini PC has just launched and is currently available for pre-orders.
While not much was known about the Chinese
processor as it was launched locally, it appears that the ARMv8 based CPU is
now arriving to the western market. The mini PC powered by the Chinese
processor is from Dragon Box from Germany. Talking about the processor, the
D2000 is built on a 14nm process node and feature eight 64 bit ARMv8 cores. The
mini PC from Dragon Box is quite compact with dimensions measuring just 8.6 x
7.4 x 1.9 inches.
Under the hood, the PC houses a 16GB of
RAM along with a replaceable 512GB of M.2 SSD. for graphics, the mini PC houses
either an integrated graphics or up to a capable AMD Radeon RX 550 GPU that
offers 2GB of VRAM. In other words, the small lightweight PC is also capable of
light gaming as well. In terms of ports, users will be offered 3x USB 2.0, 3x
USB A 3.0, an HDMI 2.0b video output, audio and GbE jacks.
As per official notes from Dragon Box (Via
NotebookCheck), the mini PC is built for light gaming, with the company even
providing a Ubuntu Kylin distro by default. The mini PC even arrives with the
Qualcomm AR 8035 Gigabit Ethernet card integrated and is currently available
for pre-orders for 560 Euros (US$ 630). Official shipments start
from 17th December 2021.
