Modelled thermal performance of the fanless Thinvent Neo S Thin Client

Will the fanless Neo S run at your ticket counter, reception desk or branch office?

  • Intel Celeron J1900: Runs continuously at its 10 W TDP in rooms up to 50 °C. In a 35 °C room, the case can dissipate 15 W.
  • How warm the case gets: At 10 W in a 35 °C room, the hottest point on the case is 59 °C, on the base under the processor, and the processor reaches 84 °C, below its 105 °C limit.
  • Fanless: The Neo S does not have a fan. The board's own finned heat sink is under slots in the lid, and the base has slots under the processor.
  • Placement: Keep the lid and the area under the base clear, so that air can pass through the slots.

Heat the case can dissipate across room temperatures

Heat the case can dissipate across room temperatures
The dashed line is the most processor heat the case can dissipate before the processor reaches its 105 °C limit. The solid line is the processor's power, up to its 10 W TDP as Intel rates it. The Neo S stands on a desk in still air, and the heat of the rest of the board is included. The case can dissipate 19 W in a 15 °C room and 12 W in a 50 °C room. The model treats the case as closed, so the air that passes through the slots adds cooling that these figures do not count.

How warm the Neo S body gets

How warm the Neo S body gets
The hottest point on the outer case against processor power, up to the 10 W TDP, in 25, 35 and 45 °C rooms. The case warms by about 2 °C for each extra watt.

Hottest outer surface by processor power and room temperature

Hottest outer surface by processor power and room temperature
Each cell gives the hottest point on the case for one processor power and one room temperature. The processor stays below its 105 °C limit in every cell, up to its 10 W TDP.

Surface temperatures of the Neo S in a 35 °C room

Surface temperatures of the Neo S in a 35 °C room
The lid and the base at 10 W in a 35 °C room. The lid reaches 47 °C at its warmest point and 45 °C on average. The base reaches 59 °C under the processor and 48 °C on average. The light rectangles are the slots in the lid and the base.

Inside the Neo S with the Intel Celeron J1900

Inside the Neo S with the Intel Celeron J1900
A section through the processor at 10 W in a 35 °C room. The board's finned heat sink stands on the processor, under the slots in the lid. A thermal pad joins the underside of the board, under the processor, to the base and carries heat from the board into the base. The processor reaches 84 °C.