ZimaBoard 2 832: Fanless x86 board with 2 SATA ports and a PCIe slot
A single-board x86 server with an Intel N150, 8GB of soldered RAM, two 2.5GbE ports and two SATA ports, with ZimaOS preinstalled. It can run silent without the fan that ships in the box, and the PCIe 3.0 x4 slot takes an NVMe adapter or a 10GbE card. Fine for a small NAS or a Docker host. Memory can't be upgraded, and the 32GB of onboard eMMC only holds the system.
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| Spec | ZimaBoard 2 832 | AOOSTAR WTR MAX | AOOSTAR WTR Pro | Beelink EQi 304 | Beelink ME mini | BOSGAME E6 ECO | GMKtec G3 Ultra | Minisforum MS-01 | QNAP TS-464 | Synology DS925+ | TerraMaster F4-425 Pro | UGREEN DXP4800 Pro |
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| Price | $300 (opens in a new tab) | $699 (opens in a new tab) | $359 (opens in a new tab) | $469 (opens in a new tab) | $299 (opens in a new tab) | $413 (opens in a new tab) | $310 (opens in a new tab) | $449 (opens in a new tab) | $599 (opens in a new tab) | $770 (opens in a new tab) | $595 (opens in a new tab) | $800 (opens in a new tab) |
| Running cost | $6/yr at $0.17/kWh | $27/yr at $0.17/kWh | $13/yr at $0.17/kWh | $7/yr at $0.17/kWh | $10/yr at $0.17/kWh | $7/yr at $0.17/kWh | $13/yr at $0.17/kWh | $21/yr at $0.17/kWh | $33/yr at $0.17/kWh | $18/yr at $0.17/kWh | $36/yr at $0.17/kWh | $39/yr at $0.17/kWh |
| Power Draw | ~4W idle, 6-8W in use | ~18W idle with no drives; ~52W with six drives idle (measured) | ~9W idle, ~22W with four drives (measured) | ~5W idle | ~7W idle, ~17W with six SSDs (measured) | ~5W idle (est.) | ~9W idle (est.) | ~14W idle with one SSD; ~25-29W with several NVMe drives (measured) | ~22W disk standby, ~40W typical (QNAP figures) | ~12W HDD hibernation, ~38W access (Synology figures) | ~24W idle (est.), peaks above 65W with drives | ~26W idle |
| Warranty | 2 years | 1 year | 1 year | 3 years | 3 years | 1 year | 3 years (1 year replacement, 2 years parts) | 2 years | 3 years | 3 years | 2 years | 2 years |
| CPU | Intel N150 (4C/4T, up to 3.6GHz) | AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS (8C/16T, up to 5.1GHz) | AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (8C/16T, up to 4.5GHz) | Intel Core 3 304 (5C, up to 4.3GHz) | Intel N95 (4C/4T, up to 3.4GHz) | Intel Core 3 304 (5C, up to 4.3GHz) | Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (2C/4T, up to 3.5GHz) | Intel Core i5-12600H (12C/16T, up to 4.5GHz) | Intel Celeron N5095 (4C/4T, up to 2.9GHz) | AMD Ryzen V1500B (4C/8T, 2.2GHz) | Intel Core i3-N305 (8C/8T, up to 3.8GHz) | Intel Core i3-1315U (6C/8T, up to 4.5GHz) |
| GPU | – | Radeon 780M (12 CU, 2700MHz) | Radeon Vega 8 (2000MHz, integrated) | Intel Graphics, 1 x Xe3 (integrated) | Intel UHD Graphics (16 EU) | Intel Graphics, 1 x Xe3 (integrated) | Intel UHD Graphics (48 EU, up to 1.0GHz) | Intel Iris Xe (integrated) | Intel UHD Graphics (integrated) | None (no integrated graphics) | Intel UHD Graphics (integrated) | 13th Gen Intel UHD Graphics (integrated) |
| NPU | – | – | – | 15 TOPS (24 TOPS with CPU and GPU) | – | 15 TOPS (24 TOPS with CPU and GPU) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| RAM | 8GB LPDDR5X (soldered) | Barebone; 2 x DDR5-5600 SODIMM (ECC), up to 128GB | Barebone; 2 x DDR4-3200 SO-DIMM slots, up to 64GB | 16GB LPDDR5 | 12GB LPDDR5 4800 (soldered) | 12GB LPDDR5X | 16GB LPDDR4 3200 (soldered) | Barebone; 2 x DDR5-5200 SODIMM, up to 96GB | 8GB DDR4 SODIMM; 2 slots, up to 16GB | 4GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM, up to 32GB | 8GB DDR5 SODIMM; 1 slot, up to 32GB | 8GB DDR5 (exp. 96GB) |
| Transcoding | Yes – Intel Quick Sync | Yes - Radeon 780M (AV1, HEVC) | Yes - Radeon Vega 8 | Yes – Intel Quick Sync | Yes - Intel UHD Graphics (Quick Sync) | Yes – Intel Quick Sync | Yes - Intel Quick Sync | Yes - Intel Iris Xe (Quick Sync) | Yes - Intel UHD Graphics (Quick Sync) | No - no integrated graphics | Yes - Intel UHD Graphics (Quick Sync) | Yes – Intel Quick Sync |
| Form factor | Single-board server | 6-bay desktop NAS | 4-bay desktop NAS | Mini PC | 6-bay all-flash cube | Mini PC | Mini PC (VESA mount included) | Mini PC | 4-bay desktop NAS | 4-bay desktop NAS | 4-bay desktop NAS | 4-bay desktop NAS |
| NVMe slots | – | 5 x M.2 2280 (3 x PCIe 4.0 x2, 2 x x1) | 2 x M.2 2280 (PCIe 3.0 x4) | 2 x M.2 2280 (PCIe 4.0), up to 8TB | 6 x M.2 2280 (PCIe 3.0 x1) | 1 x M.2 2242 (PCIe 4.0) spare, 512GB installed | 1 x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 (free), 1 x M.2 2280 SATA (512GB fitted) | 3 x M.2 (1 x 22110/U.2, RAID 0/1) | 2 x M.2 2280 (PCIe 3.0 x1) | 2 x M.2 2280 (cache or storage pools) | 3 x M.2 2280 (PCIe 3.0 x1) | 2 x M.2 NVMe (PCIe 4.0) |
| SATA ports | 2 x SATA 3.0 | 6 x 3.5/2.5in bays, up to 24TB each | 4 x 3.5/2.5in bays, up to 22TB each | – | None - all-flash | – | – | – | 4 x 3.5/2.5in hot-swap bays | 4 x 3.5/2.5in hot-swap bays | 4 x 3.5/2.5in hot-swap bays | 4 x SATA bays |
| LAN ports | 2 x 2.5GbE | 2 x 10GbE SFP+ (Intel X710) + 2 x 2.5GbE | 2 x 2.5GbE (Intel i226-V) | 1 x 10GbE + 1 x 2.5GbE | 2 x 2.5GbE (Intel i226-V) | 2 x Gigabit | 1 x 2.5GbE | 2 x 10GbE SFP+ (Intel X710) + 2 x 2.5GbE | 2 x 2.5GbE | 2 x 2.5GbE | 2 x 5GbE | 1 x 10GbE + 1 x 2.5GbE |
| USB-A ports | 2 x USB 3.1 | 3 x USB 3.2 (10Gbps) | 2 x USB 3.0, 2 x USB 2.0 | 1 x USB 3.2 (10Gbps), 2 x USB 2.0 | 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps), 1 x USB 2.0 | 2 x USB 3.2 (10Gbps), 2 x USB 2.0 | 3 x USB 3.2 Gen2 (10Gbps), 1 x USB 2.0 | 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 2 x USB 2.0 | 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps), 2 x USB 2.0 | 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) | 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) | 1 x USB-A (10Gbps) front, 1 x USB-A (5Gbps) rear, 2 x USB 2.0 rear |
| USB-C ports | – | 1 x USB4, 1 x USB-C | 1 x USB-C (display, 100W power delivery) | 1 x USB-C (10Gbps) | 1 x USB-C (10Gbps, data) | 1 x USB4 (40Gbps) | – | 2 x USB4 (40Gbps, 8K video) | – | 1 x USB-C (DX525 expansion) | 1 x USB-C (10Gbps) | 1 x USB-C (10Gbps) front |
| SD card slot | – | – | microSD | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | SD 3.0 |
| Thunderbolt | – | – | – | 2 x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Video output | MiniDP 1.4 (4K) | HDMI 2.1 + DisplayPort 1.4 + USB-C, up to 3 displays | HDMI 2.1 + DisplayPort 1.4 (144Hz) + USB-C, up to 3 displays | HDMI 4K60 + 2 x Thunderbolt 4, up to 3 displays | 1 x HDMI (4K 60Hz) | HDMI 2.1 + DP 1.4 (8K60), USB-C (4K60), up to 3 displays | 2 x HDMI (4K60) | HDMI 2.0 + 2 x USB4, up to 3 displays | 1 x HDMI (4K 60Hz) | – | 1 x HDMI | HDMI 4K |
| Expansion slot | PCIe 3.0 x4 slot | None; OCuLink (PCIe 4.0 x4) for an eGPU or external drives | – | – | – | – | – | 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x8 electrical) | 1 x PCIe 3.0 x2 (half-height) | – | – | – |
| Wi-Fi | – | – | – | Wi-Fi 6 | WiFi 6 | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bluetooth | – | – | – | Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Noise | Silent without the fan, small fan in the box | 35-38 dB auto, 43-44 dB at full fan (measured) | 37-38 dB idle, 42 dB under load (measured) | Quiet fan | ~31-34 dB(A) idle, up to 40 under load (measured) | Quiet fan | Fan-cooled; no measured dB found | 37-38 dB under test (measured) | ~21 dB(A) at 1m (measured); audible under load | ~21 dB(A) idle with drives (Synology) | ~21 dB(A) standby with drives (TerraMaster); fan ramps under load | Quiet at idle, audible under load |
| Comes with an OS | No – you install one | Yes – vendor OS | Yes – vendor OS | No – you install one | Yes – vendor OS | No – you install one | No – you install one | No – you install one | Yes – vendor OS | Yes – vendor OS | Yes – vendor OS | Yes – vendor OS |
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