Intel Atlas Canyon (NUC11ATKPE) and GEEKOM MiniAir 11 UCFF PCs Review: Desktop Jasper Lake Impresses

Intel's low-power Tremont microarchitecture has powered a range of products - from the short-lived Lakefield, to Elkhart Lake in the embedded space, and finally, Jasper Lake in the client computing area. A steady stream of notebooks and motherboards / mini-PCs based on Jasper Lake have become available since the introduction of the series in early 2021. Given their pricing, ultra-compact form-factor (UCFF) machines based on Jasper Lake offer attractive entry-level options in the NUC domain. With a range of SKUs specified for power consumption numbers ranging from 4.8W up to 25W, the product series lends itself to designs that can be either actively or passively cooled. Last week, we had taken a look at two fanless Jasper Lake PCs. Today's review takes a look at two actively cooled Jasper Lake UCFF systems - the Intel's flagship Atlas Canyon NUC (NUC11ATKPE), and GEEKOM's MiniAir 11.