The Intel Compute Stick (Core m3-6Y30) Review
by Ganesh T S on June 27, 2016 8:00 AM EST- Posted in
- Systems
- Intel
- Core M
- Skylake
- HDMI Stick
- Compute Stick
Networking and Storage Performance
Networking and storage are two major aspects which influence our experience with any computing system. This section presents results from our evaluation of these aspects in the Intel Core m3-6Y30 Compute Stick. Despite the absence of a bonafide SSD, we had no trouble in runnng the PCMark 8 storage bench where certain common workloads such as loading games and document processing are replayed on the target drive. Results are presented in two forms, one being a benchmark number and the other, a bandwidth figure. We ran the PCMark 8 storage bench on selected PCs and the results are presented below.
The eMMC is obviously not going to be better than the bonafide SSDs in the other PCs, but, given the form factor and the price, it is good that Intel at least put in a good-quality eMMC module in the system. CrystalDiskMark provides some numbers to give further insight into the performance of the storage subsystem.
On the networking side, we restricted ourselves to the evaluation of the WLAN component. Our standard test router is the Netgear R7000 Nighthawk configured with both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks. The router is placed approximately 20 ft. away, separated by a drywall (as in a typical US building). A wired client (Zotac ID89-Plus) is connected to the R7000 and serves as one endpoint for iperf evaluation. The PC under test is made to connect to either the 5 GHz (preferred) or 2.4 GHz SSID and iperf tests are conducted for both TCP and UDP transfers. It is ensured that the PC under test is the only wireless client for the Netgear R7000. We evaluate total throughput for up to 32 simultaneous TCP connections using iperf and present the highest number in the graph below.
In the UDP case, we try to transfer data at the highest rate possible for which we get less than 1% packet loss.
The Intel AC8260 solution is a premium 802.11ac client solution, and it is apt that the Core M Compute Stick adopts it. The WLAN subsystem (including antenna placement) design enables the Core m3-6Y30 Compute Stick to top our Wi-Fi performance charts when compared against systems with a similar platform / form-factor.
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Murloc - Monday, June 27, 2016 - link
irrelevant, video cards are one of the product categories that generate the most hype, if the reviewer isn't able to deliver anymore he could ship the card to somebody else.Still, if people come visit the site regardless of timely delivery of video card reviews, then it's not worth the effort.
prisonerX - Monday, June 27, 2016 - link
They cancelled it due to the childish whining.Ryan Smith - Monday, June 27, 2016 - link
It'll be a little bit longer, but it is coming.I have no excuses (none that would interest you guys, at least). But it is still a critical article, and one I intend to deliver soon.
In the meantime I have a request: could you guys please stop asking reviewers who aren't me where the 1080 review is? This is entirely my own doing, and harassing them isn't going to make it appear any sooner. In the meantime it's distracting from articles such as these, where the comments are supposed to be about the product.
Agent Smith - Wednesday, June 29, 2016 - link
Ryan, will your upcoming reviews of both the 1080 and 480 GPU's include their encode and decode capabilities?If so, will they include HVEC results?
Thanks!
Agent Smith - Wednesday, June 29, 2016 - link
Typo: meant HEVC (H.265)zlandar - Monday, June 27, 2016 - link
I've been wondering the same thing. There have been multiple articles on niche products which the vast majority of people could care less about yet a major video card launch goes unnoticed.Vorl - Tuesday, June 28, 2016 - link
Yeah, sadly, this has been going on for a while...There never was a review of the gtx 960, just a launch announcement. When I commented about it earlier this year I was told "it's coming" and here we are, waiting for the 1080 series...
I don't know what is happening with the video card reviews, but they sure aren't what they used to be or even remotely timely.
Anandtech used to release them the day of launch with full reviews, now it's weeks/months late, and sometimes never.
Michael Bay - Wednesday, June 29, 2016 - link
Well, maybe AT is just not a GPU site anymore.Furunomoe - Wednesday, June 29, 2016 - link
Nowadays, I only visit AnandTech to read about interesting gadgets. I have TPU for all of my PC hardware needs now.more-or-less - Wednesday, June 29, 2016 - link
It will come when it will come!They are short-stuffed, and that's obvious. Also the level of technical detail require time to write.