Beelink EQi 304 Goes Global: First Mini PC with Intel Wildcat Lake and UFS 3.1 Storage

The mini PC market has settled into a comfortable groove over the past few years — cram another AMD or Intel laptop chip into a small box, call it a day. Beelink’s new EQi 304, launched Friday for overseas markets, breaks that pattern in two interesting ways.

First, it’s the first production mini PC to ship with an Intel Wildcat Lake processor. The Core 3 304 inside uses Intel’s 18A process node and runs five cores at up to 4.3 GHz, with a Xe3-LPG integrated GPU that delivers 24 TOPS of local AI compute. That’s useful for on-device inference workloads — running small language models, real-time image processing, or AI-accelerated video encoding — without shipping data to a cloud server.

The second break from convention sits in the storage subsystem. Instead of the NVMe SSD you’d expect from any modern PC, Beelink equips the EQi 304 with 512 GB of UFS 3.1 flash — the same type of storage found in smartphones. Sequential reads top out at about 2.1 GB/s, which beats eMMC handily and roughly matches a PCIe 4.0 x1 lane, but it’s noticeably slower than the PCIe 4.0 NVMe drives most mini PCs ship with these days. Beelink seems aware of the trade-off: the motherboard includes two M.2 2280 expansion slots (one at PCIe 4.0 x2, one at PCIe 4.0 x1), each supporting up to 4 TB SSDs, so owners can add faster storage later.

Memory configuration depends on the variant you pick. The entry-level model comes with 16 GB of soldered LPDDR5-5600. Step up to the mid-range or high-end versions and you get user-replaceable DDR5-5600 modules — 24 GB or 32 GB, slotted rather than soldered, which makes future upgrades straightforward.

Connectivity is where the EQi 304 punches above its 126 x 126 x 44.2 mm frame. Beelink packed in two Thunderbolt 4 ports (40 Gbps each), one HDMI output, triple 4K 60 Hz independent display support, a 10 GbE port alongside a 2.5 GbE port, Wi-Fi 6 (MT7922), and Bluetooth 5.2. The built-in 85 W power supply means no wall wart — just a standard power cord straight into the chassis.

The cooling solution uses a low-speed silent fan, which makes sense given the modest thermal demands of a 5-core Wildcat Lake part. No word yet on sustained performance under load, but the form factor and power delivery suggest it’s tuned for quiet desktop or office use rather than all-out compute.

Pre-orders are open now on Beelink’s website. The 16 GB LPDDR5 model starts at $509, while the DDR5 versions range from $509 to $609 depending on configuration. All units ship with Windows 11 Pro and carry a three-year warranty. Beelink estimates shipment in about 35 days.