Beelink Pocket P2 Specs and Performance

Like we said, the P2 shares most of its spec with the previously tested Beelink Pocket P1. This is a tablet platform, so don’t expect any miracles in terms of performance.

However, the quad-core Bay Trail and 2GB of RAM offer adequate performance for a living room streaming box (Kodi/XBMC box anyone?), and the combo is powerful enough to handle most office applications. We are not suggesting a stick PC can replace an office box just yet, but that day will come eventually, sooner rather than later.

The hardware can’t deal with 4K/UHD screens, but this is really not much of an issue, at least for the time being. Most TVs are still stuck at 1080p, not to mention cheap office monitors.

Beelink Pocket P2 Specifications:

• Processor: Intel Atom Z3735F, quad-core, 1.33GHz stock, 1.83GHz Turbo, 22nm
• Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, 311MHz base, 646MHz burst
• RAM: 2GB DDR3L
• Storage: 32GB eMMC, expandable via microSD card up to 32GB
• Wireless: dual-band 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
• Dimensions: 108.2 x 38.6 x 10.6mm (4.25 x 1.52 x 0.42in)
• Weight: 49g
• Ports: 1 x USB 2.0, micro USB (5V DC-in), micro USB OTG.

Since this is just another Bay Trail system, we saw no point in running a whole suite of benchmarks just to prove what we know already – it’s fast enough for basic computing, but serious stuff is off the table.

We tried running 3DMark Ice Storm and scored 13,192, but there is a caveat. Since this is a passively cooled micro-PC, the Beelink Pocket P2 heats up in minutes, causing a fair amount of throttling. The chassis hit 47 degrees Celsius just a few minutes into the benchmark. As a result, the CPU could not attain Turbo clocks and was stuck at 1.33GHz. In extreme circumstances, the clock dropped below 1000MHz.

This is obviously not good news, but it’s no surprise either. Mobile parts simply aren’t designed for sustained load and that’s it. As long as you stick to basic computing and don’t need to venture into Turbo territory, you should get decent performance (browsing, video consumption, basic office applications).

We ran a few storage tests as well, and the tiny P2 appears to have a somewhat slower eMMC drive than the P1. CrystalDiskMark points to low 4K scores, along with relatively low write speeds across the board.

HD Tune write tests return somewhat better scores, but they're still far from impressive. The P1 wipes the floor with the P2 in all storage tests.