--- title: Part 2: An Intel Core 3 304 "Wildcat Lake" mini PC... description: A detailed review of the Beelink EQi mini PC powered by the Intel Core 3 304 'Wildcat Lake' processor, tested on Windows 11 Pro. Covers benchmark results... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/part-2-an-intel-core-3-304-wildcat-lake-mini-pc-tested-with-windows-11-pro-nyhgsuluu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Part 2: An Intel Core 3 304 "Wildcat Lake" mini PC tested with Windows 11 Pro | daily.dev og:description: A detailed review of the Beelink EQi mini PC powered by the Intel Core 3 304 'Wildcat Lake' processor, tested on Windows 11 Pro. Covers benchmark results... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/part-2-an-intel-core-3-304-wildcat-lake-mini-pc-tested-with-windows-11-pro-nyhgsuluu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/nyhgSUlUU.png og:image:alt: Part 2: An Intel Core 3 304 "Wildcat Lake" mini PC tested with Windows 11 Pro og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Part 2: An Intel Core 3 304 "Wildcat Lake" mini PC tested with Windows 11 Pro **[CNX Software](https://daily.dev/sources/cnx-software)** · [@cnxsoft](https://daily.dev/cnxsoft) · 15 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A detailed review of the Beelink EQi mini PC powered by the Intel Core 3 304 'Wildcat Lake' processor, tested on Windows 11 Pro. Covers benchmark results (PCMark 10, Cinebench R23, 3DMark), storage performance with UFS 3.1 vs NVMe, 10GbE and Wi-Fi 6E network throughput, 4K/8K YouTube video playback, thermal performance, fan noise, and power consumption. Single-core CPU performance is strong, networking is excellent, and the system runs quietly without thermal throttling. However, the Thunderbolt 4 ports have serious PCIe link negotiation issues — NVMe enclosures connect unreliably and an NVIDIA eGPU was not recognized at all — leading the reviewer to withhold a recommendation until a driver fix is issued. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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