Chinese motherboard manufacturer (尔英) ErYing has released a “Fantasy” series motherboard featuring Intel 12th generation Alder Lake CPU’s, except it’s not what you might think. The CPU’s available are mobile variants with a 45W base TDP and soldered to the motherboard. It looks like it can use a standard intel cooler mount however, and might make for some interesting SFF builds. While they offer both ITX and mATX boards, the ITX is the most interesting for SFF. Currently on Chinese retailer JD.com, the board is listed (but not yet available) in 3 CPU variants. Prices and specs are listed below.
| SKU | P Cores | E Cores | Clock | iGPU EU’s | Base TDP | Turbo TDP | Price |
| i7 12700H | 6 | 8 | 2.3-4.7ghz | 96 | 45W | 115W | 1899¥ ($276.50) |
| i7 12650H | 6 | 4 | 2.3-4.7ghz | 64 | 45W | 115W | 1799¥ ($261.04) |
| i5 12500H | 4 | 8 | 2.5-4.5ghz | 80 | 45W | 95W | 1599¥ ($232.82) |
Youtube channel Craft Computing reviewed an 11th gen Erying mATX board a month or so ago and had fairly good things to say about it. At the very least, this is the only viable alternative to an AMD APU in an ITX build.
On ErYing’s Youtube Channel they list additional specs of the ITX board:
Back Panel I/O:
VGA
2x HDMI (4k 60hz)
DisplayPort (4k 60hz)
2x USB 2.0 Type A
Usb 3.2 Gen 1 Type A
2x RJ45 Ethernet ports (support PoE) – 2.5gbps
Line In/Out & Audio Jack
On Board connections:
PCIe 4.0 x8 (in x16 form factor)
PCIe 3.0 M.2 (Top)
PCIe 4.0 M.2 (Top)
PCIe 4.0 M.2 (Bottom)
USB Type C External Connector
USB 3.1 External Connector
4 Pin RGB Connector
2x full size DIMM slots DDR4 3200mhz (64gb max)
