Intel recently announced updates to Intel Celeron N3050 & N3150, and Pentium N3700 processors, confusingly called J3060, J3160 and J3710 and offering higher burst frequencies compared to their predecessors. BIOSTAR has now also updated their Motherboard catalog with four models based on Celeron J3060 and J3160 dual and quad core processors.

The four motherboards key differences are listed as follows:

BIOSTAR J3060NH Mini-ITX motherboard with Celeron J3060, SO-DIMM slot, and HDMI + VGA

BIOSTAR J3160NH Mini-ITX motherboard with Celeron J3160, SO-DIMM slot, and HDMI + VGA

BIOSTAR J3160MP Micro-ATX motherboard with Celeron J3160, DIMM slots, and VGA + external printer & COM ports

BIOSTAR J3160MD Micro-ATX motherboard with Celeron J3160, DIMM slots, and DVI + VGA + internal printer port

But the rest of the specifications are very similar between all 4 boards:

SoC Intel Celeron J3060 dual core processor @ 1.6/2.48 GHz with Intel HD graphics 400 with 12EU @ 320/700 MHz (6W TDP) OR Intel Celeron J3160 quad core processor @ 1.6/2.24 GHz with Intel HD graphics 400 with 12EU @ 320/700 MHz (6W TDP)

System Memory 2 x DDR3 SO-DIMM memory slots for up to 8GB DDR3L-1600 or 16GB DDR3L-1066 OR 2x DDR3 DIMM memory slots for up to to 8GB DDR3L-1600 or 16GB DDR3L-1066

Storage – 2x SATA3 connectors

Video Output – VGA, DVI and/or HDMI depending on model.

Audio – Realtek ALC662 6-Channel HD Audio, 3x audio connectors, 1x front audio header

Connectivity – 1x Gigabit Ethernet

USB – 2x USB 3.0 ports, 1x USB 3.0 header, 2x USB 2.0 ports, 2x USB 2.0 headers

Expansion slots mini-ITX boards – 1x PCI-E x1 2.0 Slot macro-ITX boards – 1x PCI-E x16 2.0 Slot(x1) + 2x PCI Slot

Misc – 1x PS/2 mouse, 1x PS/2 keyboard, printer port, COM port…

Power Supply – ATX connector

Dimensions Mini ITX Form Factor; dimension: 17cm x 17cm OR Micro ATX Form Factor; dimensions: 22.6cm x 18.8cm



The motherboards are said to be compatible with Windows 7(x64)/8.1(x64) /10, but 64-bit Linux distributions should work fine too.

I could not find for sale anywhere yet, but for reference the previous mini-ITX model based on N3150 processor sells for 69.50 GBP($98 inc. VAT) on Amazon UK, and I’d expect the new model to only be marginally more expensive. More details are available on BIOSTAR’s “INTEL CPU onboard” page.

Via FanlessTech