Hi, thanks for tuning in, and welcome to another TV box stop review.
Today my review is on a windows mini PC by Alfawise, which can also perform as an Android
TV Box.
This device is the Alfawise X5, dual operating system Intel mini PC.
In this review, I'll examine its hardware and features, and how it performs as a standard
Windows PC, and how it also functions as an Android TV box.
We also have benchmark scores and my final opinion.
This review is extended beyond the usual duration, due to having to feature both operating systems,
so stay tuned, we have more in a moment.
So I'm back, and let's first start with the unboxing.
The product comes in this black box with the X5 logo at the top with an Intel pattern.
To the side we have some specifications.
It shows that the model is the X5.
The CPU is the Intel Atom X5 Z8350 processor, running up to 1.9 GHz on 2MB of cache.
Its graphics is powered by the Intel HD graphics 400, with 12 execution units, running up to
500 Mhz.
Its memory, is 2GB of LP DDR3 RAM, 1600 Mhz frequency.
Its onboard storage is 32GB of eMMc 5.0.
It has 802.11 single band 2.4 GHz WiFi, and Bluetooth 4.0.
It has Ethernet LAN speed of up to 1000 MB/s.
Its power is supplied by a 12 volts 1.5 amps DC power adapter, of 100 to 240 volts, operating
at 50 or 60 hz.
So it's time to unpack the contents of the box, and when I return I'll continue.
In the box, you have the unit itself.
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You get one HDMI cable.
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Your DC power adapter.
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You have a system activation instructions.
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And a user operation guide.
Let's have a look at its ports.
To the back, you have 1 HDMI port, 1 USB 3.0 port, 1 RJ45 Ethernet LAN port, 1 audio video
port, a reset pinhole button.
A DC power input, and a red power button.
To the side, you have 2 USB 2.0 ports, an SD card slot, and two ventilation holes.
And there's nothing on the other side.
To the front, you have an LED power light.
To the top you have the Alfawise branding.
And to the bottom, you have very small ventilation holes.
So I'll connect this device to my TV, and when I return we have the rest of the review.
So I'm back, and as I power on the box, you're presented with the option to select which
operating system you would like to start.
So I'll start with the Windows operating system.
The Windows operating system is a fully functional Windows 10 version, and you can install any-program
you would normally install on a standard desktop PC or laptop.
So we are looking at the home screen, and I don't need to go into details about how
to use the windows operating system, because just about everyone in the world knows how
to use it!
So let's take a look at some system and hardware information.
The internal storage was partitioned into two sections, so let's see how much is allocated
to the windows installation.
Under system information, for some reason the program cannot read the manufacturer and
model of the device, the only information that shows is the Internal storage.
It shows that the windows partition has 14.92GB of storage, and 1.7GB remaining.
Now this is a bit of a problem.
The Windows installation used up most of the partition's space leaving very little room
to install apps and games.
And to make things more difficult, there isn't any SATA expansion slots or M2 slots to add
additional storage.
Under CPU information, it shows that the CPU is a 64bit quad core cherry trail Intel Atom
X5, Z8350 CPU, running at 1.4 GHz.
If I open windows system information, it shows that the X5 comes with 2GB of RAM, and it
only has 6 hundred and 91MB remaining.
Under Display, it shows that the GPU is the Intel HD graphics, which is actually the Intel
HD graphics 400, and for some reason it's not showing that information in this section.
Under network, if you scroll down you will see that the device only comes with single
band 2.4 GHz WiFi, and it has Bluetooth capability.
Under windows, it shows that the operating system is Windows 10, and it also shows that
it's the 64bit version.
And that's all for system and hardware information.
Because of my limited internal storage, I could only install a couple benchmark programs,
so lets take a look at the results.
I have the results of the Antutu benchmark.
The results show that the X5 got an Antutu score of 71 thousand 3 hundred and 33.
This is a pretty high score for the X5.
I also have the results of the Geekbench 4 CPU benchmark.
And it shows that the X5 scored 8 hundred and 7 single core, and 2 thousand and 70 multicore.
These are all the results I can provide on this limited storage, so I'll switch over
to the Android operating system.
So I'm at the Android operating system, and let's take a look at some system and hardware
information.
Under system information, here it shows that the manufacturer is Intel, and the model is
the PC Box.
Below it shows that the box has 2GB of DDR3 RAM, and below is shows the remaining memory
and internal storage from the 10GB assigned to this partition, after the operating system
and the apps installed on the box.
Under CPU information, it shows that the CPU is a 64bit quad core cherry trail Intel Atom
X5, Z8350 CPU, and in this partition, it's running at 1.9 GHz.
It also shows that it only has support for 32bit ABIs, which limits it to 32bit applications.
Under display information, it shows your screen resolution, and it shows that the display
is powered by the Intel HD graphics, which is actually the Intel HD graphics 400 GPU,
with a refresh rate of 60 hz.
Under network information, it shows that the box has support for only 2.4 GHz WiFi, and
it also shows its signal strength link speed and frequency.
Under Android information, it shows the version installed is Android 5.1 Lollipop, and below
it also shows that the box is not rooted.
Under thermal information, the box runs around 55 to 60°C on normal cooling, and around
40 to 50° on passive cooling.
Under codecs information, it shows that you have codecs like H.264, HEVC, and VP9 decoding,
all needed for 4K video playback.
And that's it for system and hardware information, and I'll now check to see if the partition
is rooted.
It shows that the partition is not rooted, running on Android 5.1 lollipop operating
system.
I guess they had to use this version due to storage limitations.
We now move on to the benchmarks.
First, we have the memory read and write speeds.
The X5 has a RAM copy speed of 3774 MB/s.
The internal memory, has a read speed of 98 MB/s, an a write speed of 39.
The SD card slot has a read speed of 17 MB/s, an a write speed of 11.
These scores are a bit on the low side, given the hardware used in this box.
I now have the results from the WiFi speed test.
The scores were OK on my 30MB internet package.
However, the box is capable of achieving much better scores on a faster network over 100MB,
like a fiber network with much higher speeds.
We now have the results from the Antutu benchmark.
When all tests were complete, the X5 got an Antutu score of 53 thousand 9 hundred and
37.
This score is OK, but I was expecting a higher score given the hardware used in this box.
Next, we have the results from the Geekbench 4 CPU benchmark.
After the series of timed tasks were complete, the X5 scored a Geekbench score of 8 hundred
and 47 single core, an 1 thousand 9 hundred and 9 multicore.
And for my final benchmark, I have the Ice storm extreme 3D graphics benchmark.
After all the 3D graphics tests were complete, the X5 got a score of 8 thousand 5 hundred
and 11.
This is average for the hardware used in this box.
That's it for the benchmarks.
I now open the Kodi application.
Kodi does not come preinstalled on the Android partition, you will have to install it from
the Google play store manually.
If we go to settings, then to system information, as you can see I have the latest version which
is Kodi 17.4.
I managed to setup a couple of the latest third party addons just for demonstration
purposes, and they worked well to stream free movies and TV shows in great HD quality.
The 4K video samples did not play so well under this operating system, some of the videos
refused to play due to file format issue.
So you will have a limited 4K video playback experience on this mini PC, You may have a
better experience under the Windows partition, but the lack of storage may pose a problem.
It appears that the Alfawise X5 is better at playing games than it is at playing 4K
videos, so let's take in some gaming action.
These games contains some shooting fighting and blood, so parental discretion is advised.
As you can see, the games ran better on the Android partition than most regular TV boxes
due to the Intel hardware.
I couldn't play any games on the windows partition, because there just wasn't enough available
storage.
So in summary, the Alfawise X5 mini PC would have been better off if they had used 64GB
of internal storage, and used Android 7.1 instead of Android 5.1.
After reviewing this mini PC, I felt like this device would have been a heck of an Android
TV box, if they use only one operating system like Android 7.1, and that would have been
something to see.
However, the concept of the box is good, but they fell short on storage and memory allocation.
There are also no expansion ports like a SATA port or an M2 port to remedy this issue.
They could have also included a wireless mouse or a mini touchpad key board in this package,
so I am left feeling wanting on this device.
So I have come to the end of my review of the Alfawise X5 dual operating system, mini
PC and Android TV box.
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