five modeled configurations · four platform families

Documented Mini PC Configurations

Browse the five exact evaluation configurations in the Super Evil Robots pilot and distinguish a platform family from a real selected configuration.

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record at a glance

modeled configurations
5
platform families
4
best attached evidence
grade B
accepted grade A runs
0

resolve the configuration before asking what it can run

A marketplace title is not enough. The pilot records the processor, installed memory, system drive, network selection, and unresolved physical identifiers. Each record below is an evaluator profile, not a retail SKU. No profile is currently attached to a machine observed in an accepted Grade A lab run.

0 configurations have an accepted Grade A performance run. Platform specifications describe possible hardware. They do not prove that a used listing contains that hardware or that a workload sustains its target.

documented platform families

exact evaluator profiles in this pilot

configurationmemorysystem storagephysical identity
Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q Tiny — i5-8500T / 8 GB / 256 GB NVMe8 GiB · 1 module256 GiB nvme-ssdmodeled; retail identifiers unresolved
Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q Tiny — i5-8500T / 16 GB / 512 GB NVMe16 GiB · 2 modules512 GiB nvme-ssdmodeled; retail identifiers unresolved
Dell OptiPlex 7060 Micro — i5-8500T / 16 GB / 512 GB NVMe16 GiB · 2 modules512 GiB nvme-ssdmodeled; retail identifiers unresolved
HP EliteDesk 800 G4 Mini 35W — i5-8500T / 16 GB / 512 GB NVMe16 GiB · 2 modules512 GiB nvme-ssdmodeled; retail identifiers unresolved
ASUS ExpertCenter PN42 — N100 / 4 GB / 128 GB NVMe4 GiB · 1 module128 GiB nvme-ssdmodeled; retail identifiers unresolved

the minimum identification pass

  1. Match the manufacturer, family, chassis, and power class.
  2. Confirm the exact CPU, installed modules, drives, and wired network adapter.
  3. Record firmware and expansion selections when they affect the workload.
  4. Leave a missing fact unknown. Do not inherit it from another listing.
  5. Run the resolved profile through the fit checker.

curated decision records

one exact configuration × workload

M720q i5-8500T and Jellyfin 1080p transcode

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same bounded recipes · no universal winner

Lenovo M720q i5-8500T vs ASUS PN42 N100

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receipts

7 sources · 0 accepted grade A runs · best evidence grade B · reviewed 2026-07-26

record identity, publication and review

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/mini-pcs/
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candidate · noindex
reviewed
2026-07-26
review again by
2026-08-25

evidence boundary

Grade A count: 0. A Grade B source can establish a documented specification or requirement. Grade D records are modeling inputs. Neither is proof of measured throughput, thermals, power, reliability, or physical fit.

7 attached evidence records

a grade describes how well attested a statement is, not how good the hardware is. grade a is a lab run we reproduced with a published method. grade d is a model, a reasoned inference, or a single unverified report.

  1. evidence grade b · official sourcesupports

    The M720 Tiny family supports i5-8500T configurations, two DDR4-2666 SO-DIMM slots, an M.2 SSD, and an optional 2.5-inch SATA drive; Lenovo specifies that the 2.5-inch HDD/SSD and PCIe card are mutually exclusive.

    source: ThinkCentre M720 Tiny product specificationschecked 2026-07-26claim: claim-m720q-platform-spec

  2. evidence grade b · official sourcesupports

    The i5-8500T has 6 cores, 6 threads, Intel 64, AVX2, UHD Graphics 630, Quick Sync Video, VT-x, VT-d, and EPT.

    source: Intel Core i5-8500T processor specificationschecked 2026-07-26claim: claim-i5-8500t-spec

  3. evidence grade b · official sourcesupports

    The OptiPlex 7060 Micro family supports i5-8500T configurations, two SO-DIMM slots up to 32 GB, M.2 storage, and a 2.5-inch SATA drive.

    source: OptiPlex 7060 technical specificationschecked 2026-07-26claim: claim-optiplex-7060-platform-spec

3 further grade b records · official source

  1. evidence grade b · official sourcesupports

    HP documents the EliteDesk 800 G4 35 W Desktop Mini with i5-8500T support, two DDR4-2666 SO-DIMM slots up to 32 GB, two M.2 storage connectors, one 2.5-inch SATA bay, and integrated gigabit Ethernet.

    source: HP EliteDesk 800 G4 and EliteOne 800 G4 QuickSpecschecked 2026-07-26claim: claim-elitedesk-800-g4-platform-identity

  2. evidence grade b · official sourcesupports

    The PN42 N100 configuration uses one DDR4-3200 SO-DIMM slot with a listed 16 GB maximum, M.2 NVMe storage, and 2.5 Gb Ethernet.

    source: ASUS ExpertCenter PN42 technical specificationschecked 2026-07-26claim: claim-pn42-platform-spec

  3. evidence grade b · official sourcesupports

    The Intel N100 has 4 cores, 4 threads, Intel 64, integrated graphics with Quick Sync, VT-x, VT-d, and EPT.

    source: Intel Processor N100 specificationschecked 2026-07-26claim: claim-n100-spec

1 further grade d record · modeled or inferred

  1. evidence grade d · modeled or inferredsupports

    The five configuration records are explicit evaluation fixtures selected for feasibility work; they are not observed retail SKUs or tested lab specimens.

    source: Super Evil Robots Repositioning Master Planchecked 2026-07-26claim: claim-ser-candidate-configuration-model

    limitation: This is a modeled or inferred claim. It cannot establish measured performance.

source ledger

Official facts and first-party modeling are shown separately. Source prose, tables, and diagrams are not republished.

  • 7 sources
  • 6 with a public link
  • 2 component manufacturer specification
  • 1 first party modeling policy
  • 4 oem specification
component manufacturer specification · 2 sources
  1. Intel Core i5-8500T processor specificationsIntel · component manufacturer specification · checked 2026-07-26
  2. Intel Processor N100 specificationsIntel · component manufacturer specification · checked 2026-07-26
first party modeling policy · 1 source
  1. Super Evil Robots Repositioning Master PlanSuper Evil Robots · first party modeling policy · checked 2026-07-26 · docs/super-evil-robots-repositioning-plan.md
oem specification · 4 sources
  1. ThinkCentre M720 Tiny product specificationsLenovo · oem specification · checked 2026-07-26
  2. OptiPlex 7060 technical specificationsDell · oem specification · checked 2026-07-26
  3. HP EliteDesk 800 G4 and EliteOne 800 G4 QuickSpecsHP · oem specification · checked 2026-07-26
  4. ASUS ExpertCenter PN42 technical specificationsASUS · oem specification · checked 2026-07-26

record and source history

This projection is generated from homelab graph version 0.1.0. The generated lifecycle index exposes only history events that are explicitly present in the structured record. It does not invent an earlier revision when the graph contains only its creation baseline.

  1. — current candidate record reviewed against the attached evidence set.
  2. — next required review under the monthly pilot-record review interval.
  3. This route does not map to one simple lifecycle entity. Inspect the generated index for its component records; no route-level revision is implied.

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