A tiny x86 SBC with Raspberry Pi GPIO (Radxa X4, tested)

The Radxa X4 unites an Intel N100 SoC with a Raspberry Pi RP2040. The best of both worlds, right? Let's explore thermals, power delivery, peripheral and OS support, and even take Linux and Windows for a spin on the PCIe Gen 3x4 NVMe SSD! I purchased all the devices used in this video, there were no sponsorships; halfway through testing, Radxa sent a review unit in addition to the one I bought and tested, but all my testing was performed on the retail unit. More about the Radxa X4 and my experience using it: - Radxa X4: https://radxa.com/products/x/x4/ - Benchmarks and Bringup: https://github.com/geerlingguy/sbc-reviews/issues/48 - Blog post: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/radxa-x4-sbc-unites-intel-n100-and-raspberry-pi-rp2040 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geerlingguy Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy Merch: https://www.redshirtjeff.com 2nd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GeerlingEngineering 3rd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Level2Jeff Contents: 00:00 - Anticipation 02:14 - Bringing the heat 03:02 - Design hampers performance 04:05 - HABs are the new HATs 05:57 - Raspberry Pi Inside 06:39 - Windows and (light) Gaming 07:59 - BIOS and Radxa's Bane