Chuwi HeroBox (Gemini Lake N4100)

[Moulin1980]

Good morning all, I bought there a Chuwi HeroBox at 132€ (156,46$).

Chuwi Herobox specs:

CPU: Intel GEMINI LAKE Celeron N4100 Quad Core
Cache 4 MB
GPU: Intel HD Graphics 600 (maximum clock frequency of 2,4 GHz)
DirectX* Support 12
OpenGL* Support 4.4
8GB of DDR4 RAM in dual channel
180GB Intel SSD (Sata3 22x80mm, M2)
2.5? SSD/HDD bay for adding more storage
Intel Wireless AC 3165 + BT 4.2
WLAN: 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac
Realtek Gigabit LAN
2 x USB 3.0 Type-A
1 x USB 3.0 Type-C
2 x USB 2.0
VGA, HDMI 2.0A
3.5mm out with mic support
MicroSD slot (USB 2.0 spec)
Type: External power supply 12V - 100-240V / 50-60Hz
Windows 10 Home
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I did some tests with the Chuwi HeroBox without hardware modifications :


With firefox videos 4K films trailers youtube, there are stuttering.

With chrome videos 4K films trailers youtube, there are little stuttering.

With (edge chromium) videos 4K films trailers youtube, perfect.

For the gigabyte lan, ok I have 125 Mbps, perfect.

For CPU heat, when the windows 10 starts, Between 55° and 60° (131 °F and 140 °F)

For the heat of the CPU with 4K videos films trailers youtube for 20 minutes, +/- 70° (158 °F)

For the games, I do not test.
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I did some tests with the Chuwi HeroBox with hardware modifications :


With firefox videos 4K films trailers youtube, there are little stuttering.

With chrome videos 4K films trailers youtube, perfect.

With (edge chromium) videos 4K films trailers youtube, perfect.

For the gigabyte lan, ok I have 125 Mbps, perfect.

For CPU heat, when the windows 10 starts, +/- 31° (87.80°F)

For the heat of the CPU with 4K videos films trailers youtube for 20 minutes, +/- 45° (113°F)

After 6 hours of continuous testing, CPU heat was 55° à 60° (131°F/140°F)

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Conclusion, for the media player, it's a good fanless box.

With the hardware modifications, I have now +/- 25° (77°F) less, in terms of CPU heat.

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I noticed that there was a connector 4 PIN, but i don't know if this is for a fan,
I will still test a fan via USB, just by curiosity.

I tested the overclocking ( checking in HWINFO, values have changed ),
from 6W I went to 10W, then I tested 15W, I still have 60 FPS.
I didn't notice any significant improvement and more,
when we restart windows 10, The value returns to 6W in HWINFO.

Or, there is something i don't understand about increasing FPS.

Links for those who want to know : https://techtablets.com/forum/topic/...ybe-any-n3450/

There is also the software "ThrottleStop_9.0" for overclocking, but I haven't tried it yet.
ATTENTION !!!( to be tested at your own risk), I don't want to be responsible for what you do.

[RiCkLaR_atvX]

How does this box do with KODI ???
Can it handle all the video formats? H264, HEVC, MKV, DVD, Blu-Ray, UHD HDR, 4k, 12bit color, 10bit color?

[Moulin1980]

Hi RiCkLaR_atvX, you are right, testing with kodi is important for mini pc.

With kodi I tested the following videos :

- 4K HEVC 59.940 Broadcast Capture Sample.mkv, ok perfect
- H.265 1080p (medium bitrate) Test #1 in ISO, and in MKV (thanks Guest for #16-17).mkv, ok perfect
- jellyfish-250-mbps-4k-uhd-hevc-10bit.mkv, ok perfect
- VP9 Profile 2 HDR 59.940fps The World in HDR (in MKV) (thanks @wesk05).mkv, ok perfect

Link sources : https://kodi.wiki/view/Samples