ASRock and Gigabyte reveal passively cooled Intel Gemini Lake based boards

Three motherboards with an integrated Intel Gemini Lake chip hit the market, these are passively cooled and sport the Mini-ITX form factor.

First up we have the J4005N D2P from Gigabyte, this model features the dual-core Celeron J4005 SoC with a 2.7GHz frequency. It has PCIe 2.0 x16, M.2, HDMI 2.0, and two SATA 6Gbps ports.

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, has announced the release of new generation Gemini Lake based J/N series motherboards with the built-in latest Intel® Pentium® Silver/ Intel® Celeron® processors. With humidity protected glass fabric PCBs, long acting capacitors, anti-surge ICs, low resistance MOSFETS, and Ultra Durable components, GIGABYTE J/N series motherboards offer users reliable, high quality products as well as the ability to customize performance settings in order to maximize product value.

GIGABYTE newest J/N series motherboards utilize fan less cooling solution and their built-in Intel® Gemini Lake processors make them perfect for compact, mainstream builds. The motherboards support HDMI 2.0 4K at 21:9 resolution for high definition video quality. Integrated PCIe Gen2 x2 M.2 slots supporting high speed NVMe SSD allows for fast data transfer speeds. The board’s native Intel WIFI via the M.2 Connector along with an independently sold Intel® CNVi wireless networking solution can make way for impressive wireless connectivity exceeding a gigabit. Additionally, its support for M.2 SATA SSD, UDIMM DDR4 modules rated for 2400MHz, and noise free configurations makes it a perfect option for school, business, and home usage. “Following the announcement of the newest Intel® Pentium® Silver and Celeron® Processors, GIGABYTE developed a series of motherboards that truly reflects the strength GIGABYTE and Intel’s ability to produce a product that brings the best of motherboard technology combined with Intel processor architecture,” GIGABYTE stated.

GIGABYTE J/N Motherboards brings the best out of Intel® Pentium® Silver and Celeron® Processors while offering customers plenty of flexibility for customization such as the ability to change the SoC to one suitable for their demands. For more details on these motherboards, please visit the GIGABYTE official website or your local GIGABYTE retailer.

Next is the J4105B-ITX from ASRock, this product has the Celeron J4105 quad-core processor with a 2.5GHz frequency.

ASRock Super Alloy

Intel® Quad-Core Processor J4105 (up to 2.5 GHz)

Supports DDR4 2133/2400 SO-DIMM

1 PCIe 2.0 x1, 1 M.2 (Key E)

Graphics Output Options: D-Sub, HDMI, DVI-D

7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec), ELNA Audio Caps

4 SATA3

4 USB 3.1 Gen1 (2 Front, 2 Rear)

Supports Full Spike Protection, ASRock Live Update & APP Shop

The company also offers the J4105B-ITX, which has slightly different specs.

ASRock Super Alloy

Intel® Quad-Core Processor J4105 (up to 2.5 GHz)

Supports DDR4 2133/2400 SO-DIMM

1 PCIe 2.0 x16 (x2 mode)

Graphics Output Options: D-Sub, HDMI

7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC887 Audio Codec), ELNA Audio Caps

2 SATA3

5 USB 3.1 Gen1 (2 Front, 3 Rear)

Supports Full Spike Protection, ASRock Live Update & APP Shop