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## ACEMAGIC Kron Mini K5 Review - Part 2: A $400 Intel Core 3 304 Wildcat Lake mini PC tested with Windows 11 Pro

DevFeed: [ACEMAGIC Kron Mini K5 Review - Part 2: A $400 Intel Core 3 304 Wildcat Lake mini PC tested with Windows 11 Pro](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/acemagic-kron-mini-k5-review-part-2-a-400-intel-core-3-304-wildcat-lake-mini-pc-tested-with-windows-11-pro-14030.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/09/06/acemagic-kron-mini-k5-review-part-2-a-400-intel-core-3-304-wildcat-lake-mini-pc-tested-with-windows-11-pro/>)

Author: Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft)

Published: 2026-09-06T07:34:36Z

Content type: comparison

Language: en

Sources: [CNX Software - Embedded Systems News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/cnx-software-embedded-systems-news.md>)

Topics: [Intel Core](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/intel-core.md>), [pc](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pc.md>), [Windows 11](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/windows-11.md>), [intel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/intel.md>), [cpu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cpu.md>)

Tags: [2-5gbe](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2-5gbe.md>), [3dmark](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/3dmark.md>), [4k](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/4k.md>), [8k](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/8k.md>), [artificial-intelligence-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/artificial-intelligence-ai.md>), [benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/benchmarks.md>), [ethernet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethernet.md>), [geekbench](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/geekbench.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [intel-core](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/intel-core.md>), [mini-pc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mini-pc.md>), [mini-pcs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mini-pcs.md>), [passmark](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/passmark.md>), [pcmark](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pcmark.md>), [review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/review.md>), [reviews](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reviews.md>), [test](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/test.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [wifi-6](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wifi-6.md>), [wildcat-lake](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wildcat-lake.md>), [windows-11](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows-11.md>), [youtube](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/youtube.md>)

### AI overview

This review tests the ACEMAGIC Kron Mini K5, an Intel Core 3 304 Wildcat Lake mini PC running Windows 11 Pro. It covers system and AI benchmarks, 4K and 8K Firefox video playback, 2.5GbE and Wi-Fi 6 throughput, thermal performance, fan noise, and power consumption.

### Source excerpt

After checking out the hardware of the ACEMAGIC Kron Mini K5 with an unboxing and a teardown in the first part of the review, we've now had time to test the Intel Core 3 304 Wildcat Lake mini PC in more depth with Windows 11 Pro. So in this article, we'll report our experience with the penta-core mini PC, testing features, running system and AI benchmarks, playing 4K and 8K YouTube videos on Firefox, measuring network throughput (2.5GbE and WiFi 6), evaluating thermal performance, and measuring fan noise and power consumption. Software overview and feature testing The System > About window confirms we have a 1.5 GHz (base frequency) Intel Core 3 304 computer paired with 12GB of RAM and 477GB of storage, running Windows 11 Pro 25H2 build 26200.9168. HWiNFO 64 provides additional details about the 15W Intel Core 3 304 penta-core (1P+4E) Wildcat Lake-U processor, the motherboard with [...] The post ACEMAGIC Kron Mini K5 Review - Part 2: A $400 Intel Core 3 304 Wildcat Lake mini PC tested with Windows 11 Pro appeared first on CNX Software - Embedded Systems News.

## PassMark received offer to not release rowhammer test

DevFeed: [PassMark received offer to not release rowhammer test](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/passmark-received-offer-to-not-release-rowhammer-test-21574.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<http://lackingrhoticity.blogspot.com/2015/10/passmark-received-offer-to-not-release-rowhammer-test.html>)

Author: Mark Seaborn (noreply@blogger.com)

Published: 2015-10-20T19:36:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Mark Seaborn](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mark-seaborn.md>)

Topics: [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bug.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>), [Maintainers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maintainers.md>)

Tags: [banking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/banking.md>), [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bug.md>), [devices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devices.md>), [maintainers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maintainers.md>), [medical-devices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/medical-devices.md>), [memory](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/memory.md>), [passmark](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/passmark.md>), [rowhammer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rowhammer.md>)

### AI overview

The article reports that PassMark received an anonymous offer to suppress a rowhammer test for its MemTest86 tool in exchange for payment, but released the software anyway. It discusses the potential implications of rowhammer-related memory unreliability for systems including medical devices, banking systems, and flight control systems.

### Source excerpt

Here's an interesting report of skulduggery related to the rowhammer bug. PassMark say they received an offer to not release a rowhammer test in their MemTest86 tool, in return for payment: "We had anonymous contact offering to act as a go between between us and unnamed memory companies, with a view to paying us not release the new version of MemTest86. Who knows how serious the offer was. Needless to say we didn't take up that option, and just released the software anyway. But the issue is a BIG issue. The lack of publicity up to now is somewhat surprising considering the implications. Many computers are fundamentally (slightly) unreliable in a random ways. Maybe this doesn't matter for home use, but for medical devices, banking systems, flight control systems, etc.. it is a big deal." The quoted post is from 20th February 2015 - after the rowhammer bug was publicised by the CMU paper but before we published about the exploitability of the bug. Some background: PassMark are the maintainers of MemTest86. (MemTest86 should not be confused with MemTest86+ which is an alternative, open source fork of the same original codebase.)