On April 22nd, there was news that in the past two years, there have been many desktop motherboards integrating Intel and AMD notebook mobile processors. Shenzhen Erying is the first to put the Intel 13th generation Core HX series on an mATX small motherboard, with a standard size of 244 x 244 millimeters.
The new board belongs to the PoleStar series, and despite its small size, it packs quite a punch in terms of configuration. Features include a 10-phase power supply circuit, integrated heat dissipation armor, four 4-pin fan connectors, capable of controlling up to 16 fans, and a CPU processor covering an integrated VC heat equalization plate, ensuring it can handle high power consumption without breaking a sweat.
The processor offers a choice of up to eight different models, including: i5-13450HX, i5-13500HX, i7-13650HX, i7-13700HX, i7-13850HX, i9-13900HX, i9-13950HX, and i9-13980HX.
For memory, it comes with four slots for the first time, with each slot supporting a maximum capacity of 48GB. The total system capacity can reach up to 192GB. Moreover, it supports a one-click XMP 5600MHz overclocking feature on top of the base frequency of 4800MHz.
At this frequency, memory read, write, and copy bandwidths exceed 85GB/s, 76GB/s, and 77GB/s respectively, with latency below 80ns.
Expansion slots: Two full-length PCIe x16 slots with aluminum alloy covers, supporting PCIe 4.0 x16 and x4 respectively.
Storage: Three M.2 slots, two supporting PCIe 4.0 x4 and one supporting PCIe 3.0 x4, all supporting the 2280 specification, along with four SATA 6Gbps ports.
Interfaces: Two HDMI ports, one DisplayPort supporting up to 4K240, one USB-C 10Gbps port, four USB 3.2 5Gbps ports, two USB 2.0 ports, RJ-45 Ethernet port, Wi-Fi wireless interface, and three 3.5mm audio jacks.
Additional features: Fault indicator lights, CMOS one-click restore button, and three 5V 3-pin ARGB lighting control headers.
The initial motherboard models are the i9-13980HX and i7-13700HX, priced at only 2599 yuan and 1999 yuan respectively.
The factory default power setting for the i9-13980H is 150W, with overclocking enabled. Here, the large and small cores are configured at 5.6GHz and 4.2GHz respectively, with power consumption allowed up to 200W.
AIDA64 FPU Stress Test: After nearly half an hour, the temperature stabilizes below 67°C.
According to Lu Master: The CPU score is 1.08 million at base frequency, and it surges to 1.28 million after overclocking, marking an 18% increase.
CPU-Z: The base frequency of the i9-13900K remains steady, nearly matching its stock performance. However, after overclocking, its multi-core score approaches nearly 16,000 points, representing a significant increase of up to 17%.
CineBench 2024: The multicore score has surged from under 1700 points to over 1915 points, marking a 12.8% increase, trailing only behind the i9-13900K.
GeekBench 6: Single-core approaches 3000 points, surpassing the i9-13900K, but multi-core performance is constrained by power consumption, failing to exceed 20,000 points.
