Parameters and Appearance#
Appearance#
According to the official specifications, the size of the host is 126x113x42mm.
The whole machine is very portable and can even fit in a pocket if it's big enough.
Parameters#
I/O interfaces
The front panel has one CLR CMOS button, three USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports, two Type-A and one Type-C (supports DP video output, PD power supply, but does not support reverse power supply), one 3.5mm TRRS, and one power button with status indicator.
The rear panel has one 1Gbps RJ45, one USB 3.2 Gen 2 5Gbps Type-A, one USB 2.0 Type-A, one DP, one HDMI, one 19V DC-IN, and one SFF-8612 (OCuLink) that I installed myself.
Inside the host, there is one SATA 3.0, one PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 2280, one PCIe 2.0 x1 M.2 2230, and two SO-DIMM DDR4.
Detailed configuration is as follows:
| Hardware | Model |
|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 5800H |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Vega 8 / NVIDIA Tesla M40 |
| RAM | Gloway DDR4-2666 16G |
| Hard Drive | Zhitai SC001 Active 1T |
| Sound Card | Realtek ALC897 |
| Ethernet Card | Realtek RTL8168 |
| Wireless Card | Intel AX200 |
User Experience#
The workmanship is excellent, and opening the machine is a visual delight. It's like a work of art, much better than my previous Tianchi MN5X.
After receiving it, I plugged in the hard drive and memory, and it booted up instantly without any strange memory compatibility issues.
It's very compact, and with a portable screen, I can take it anywhere.
As for performance, when all three PBO settings are maxed out and the Scalar is adjusted to 10x, it can briefly run at full load at 4.1Ghz on all cores, but it can only sustain it for a few seconds before throttling down to 3.6-3.7Ghz. The CPU-Z score drops from around 5950+ to 5280+.
I tried using the integrated graphics to play CHUNITHM LMN, and there was significant frame drop when encountering complex effects in windowed mode. Other games are yet to be tested.
The BIOS has a high degree of freedom, and almost everything that can be unlocked has been unlocked, without the need to use UniversalAMDFormBrowser settings.
The fan is relatively quiet, and it's fine to have it next to me while sleeping without any load. However, the noise is quite loud at full load (after all, it's an inherent heat problem with AMD).
After connecting the M40 externally, there has been a significant leap in performance, and after adjusting the temperature control, the sound performance has also improved greatly. It can be left on overnight without any issues.
To do...
Conclusion#
Overall, the user experience is quite good, and it's more than enough for daily office work, writing articles, coding, and playing Gal (obviously).
Currently, I'm using an OCuLink to connect the M40, and the gaming performance is completely satisfactory.
This article will be continuously updated as I continue to use it.
This article is synchronized and updated on Mix Space and xLog.
The original link is https://rikka.im/posts/misc/beelink-ser5-max