CWWK/Topton/... Nxxx quad NIC router

[Ayugai Michiko]

So, my conclusion is this: The memory issues mentioned by many people here are most likely due to overheating. DDR5 runs very hot and cannot withstand constant memtest load.

As a solution, I placed a 7mm(5mm+2mm) thermal pad between the motherboard and the RAM. I have seen a similar solution in laptops from MSI, where they place thermal pads between the SSD and the motherboard. This cooled the RAM by 15-20°C (!) and works great.

Not always heat related. People here had issues with weaker power supply from Topton failing memtest.

I didn't have heat issues but installed this ram copper heatsink fins for extra cooling. Although, I think the 8010 PWM fan was enough to cool things.

Here are other extras I bought.

 

[Stereodude]

what is the problem of cwwk 305 nas moster motherboard for that idle power consumition?

look at this motherboard consumition... odroid h4 ultra

odroid-h4:hardware [ODROID Wiki]

wiki.odroid.com

Power consumption
We used our SmartPower3 (see SmartPower 3 – ODROID) to test and measure the ODROID-H4 Ultra power consumption while performing specific activities.
We used an M.2 NVMe storage device, 4K HDMI monitor, Ethernet cable and USB combo keyboard + mouse while measuring the power consumption.
Note that Headless-Idle power was measured with all peripherals removed.
The table shown below and its corresponding chart detail the power consumption we witnessed:

Activity	Power Consumption in Watt
Ubuntu Desktop Booting	15.66
Desktop Idle	5.9
Headless Idle	4.4
CPU stress	20.49
4K YouTube play on Chrome Browser	15.33
WebGL aquarium demo on Chrome Browser	16.33
WebGL + CPU Stress	21.03
Power Off	0.20
Sleep (Suspend to RAM)	1.38

They cared and spent the time to optimize their platform. My i3-1315U 6 port CWWK system uses ~6W when turned off (and it's doesn't seem to be due to the included 12V supply).

 

[MaZy]

Not always heat related. People here had issues with weaker power supply from Topton failing memtest.

Thank you for your response.

I took the temperature, and the DDR5 memory sticks get very hot. I'm concerned that someone might mistakenly blame the power supply. However, in reality, the memory is operating at borderline temperatures and only occasionally produces errors.

If it is indeed related to the power supply, then that's good. Regardless, I recommend replacing the power supplies with proven ones, such as MeanWell.

Here are other extras I bought.

Be careful with this type of SSD heatsink. Some time ago, I applied a similar heatsink to my mother's PC and forgot about it for a year or two. Upon the next PC upgrade, I noticed that the rubber bands had decomposed and the heatsink was hanging on by a thermal pad. If it had come loose, it could have fallen straight into the processor cooler, especially since it was mounted vertically on a MicroATX motherboard.

 

[MaZy]

Guys,

Has anyone tested enabling ASPM on 4xI226-V on C board? Are there any downsides?

 

[Cheburashka]

Hello everyone,

Based on this thread, I've purchased and received my CWWK N100 4-port mini-pc.

I have some DDR5 SODIMM that I installed that is 16GB in size and 5600mhz speed. I noticed when I was in the bios is that the system sees the memory at 4800mhz and not 5600mhz. The memory I believe is Crucial or Kingston Fury branded.

Although it was stated that 5600mhz is compatible, is anybody else here using 5600mhz? or will the memory clock down to 4800mhz and this is normal?

I tried to find this answer in the thread as I'm sure somebody has mentioned this already but I haven't been able to find a post about it.

 

[ToniCipriani]

Hello everyone,

Based on this thread, I've purchased and received my CWWK N100 4-port mini-pc.

I have some DDR5 SODIMM that I installed that is 16GB in size and 5600mhz speed. I noticed when I was in the bios is that the system sees the memory at 4800mhz and not 5600mhz. The memory I believe is Crucial or Kingston Fury branded.

Although it was stated that 5600mhz is compatible, is anybody else here using 5600mhz? or will the memory clock down to 4800mhz and this is normal?

I tried to find this answer in the thread as I'm sure somebody has mentioned this already but I haven't been able to find a post about it.

That's normal I think, officially N100 only supports DDR5-4800, so by "compatible" it means it'll downclock. Unless there is a BIOS for you to configure it to overclock the memory.

Intel® Processor N100 (6M Cache, up to 3.40 GHz) Product Specifications

Intel® Processor N100 (6M Cache, up to 3.40 GHz) quick reference guide including specifications, features, pricing, compatibility, design documentation, ordering codes, spec codes and more.

ark.intel.com

 

[Cheburashka]

Thank you, I figured that it would downclock to 4800. I'm not looking to overlock or push the bios in any way to generate more heat or reduce stability. I was just curious if the 5600mhz memory would operate at 5600mhz.

Oh well. Good to know.

 

[MaZy]

Thank you, I figured that it would downclock to 4800. I'm not looking to overlock or push the bios in any way to generate more heat or reduce stability. I was just curious if the 5600mhz memory would operate at 5600mhz.

Oh well. Good to know.

Be careful with overheating. I tested Kingston Fury at 4800 MHz and Crucial at 5600 MHz, both with 32GB. The Crucial produces significantly more heat, perhaps twice as much, or something to that effect.

I'm not sure if this is related to the frequency or not