Modelled thermal performance and sustained processor power of the Thinvent Treo Mini PC

Will the Thinvent Treo run on your desk or counter?

  • All-day running at base power: On an office desk, a reception counter, a classroom table or an uncooled shop counter, every Treo configuration sustains its processor's continuous base power rating (6 W on the fanless Intel N100, 15 W on the fanless Intel N95 and N5095, and 28 W on the Intel Core i5-1240P with its internal fan) all day without slowing down across simulated room temperatures from 15 to 50 °C, with modelled headroom to spare.
  • How warm the outer body gets: Standing on a desk in still air in a simulated 35 °C room at base processor power, the modelled hottest spot on the black powder-coated aluminium body reaches 48 °C on the fanless N100 (at 6 W), 61 °C on the fanless N95 or N5095 (at 15 W), and 42 °C on the Core i5-1240P (at 28 W), while the processors run at a modelled 61 °C, 70 °C and 70 °C (well below their 105 °C and 100 °C limits).
  • Heavy loads and turbo bursts: Each build can sustain processor power well above its base rating up to the modelled limit for that room temperature; if a continuous workload asks for more than the unit sustains (such as a continuous 64 W maximum turbo load on the Core i5-1240P), the processor reaches its temperature limit and lowers its own power to stay within that limit.
  • Placement on desks and counters: Leave clear air around the hex vents in the side walls on every Treo, and on the Core i5-1240P build keep the hex vents in the top cover uncovered so the internal 60 mm fan can draw outside air in freely and exhaust warm air through the side walls.

Sustained processor power across room temperatures

Sustained processor power across room temperatures
Modelled with the unit standing on a desk in still air, all three Treo builds sustain continuous processor power well above their processors' base ratings (dotted lines at 6 W for the Intel N100, 15 W for the Intel N95 and N5095, and 28 W base and 20 W minimum assured ratings for the Intel Core i5-1240P) across simulated room temperatures from 15 to 50 °C before the processor reaches its 105 °C or 100 °C limit.

Hottest outer surface temperature against processor power

Hottest outer surface temperature against processor power
Modelled temperature at the hottest point on the outer surface in still air for 25, 35 and 45 °C rooms rises linearly with continuous processor power on each build up to the dot marking the highest simulated power sustained in that room before the processor reaches its limit.

Hottest outer surface by processor power and room temperature

Hottest outer surface by processor power and room temperature
Modelled steady temperature at the hottest point on the outer case across simulated 25 to 45 °C rooms and requested processor power levels (including heat from the rest of the board); in the upper-right cells where the load asks for more than the build sustains, the processor lowers its own power to the modelled watts shown.

Top cover and base surface temperatures in a 35 °C room

Top cover and base surface temperatures in a 35 °C room
Modelled steady surface temperature distribution across the 199.5 by 181.5 mm black powder-coated aluminium top cover and underside base (whole surface and zoomed in over the processor) for the two fanless builds running at their continuous base ratings in a simulated 35 °C room, showing the warmest zone centred over the processor while the outer edges remain cooler.