MeLE Overclock 4C

The MeLE Overclock 4C is a slim mini PC built on the Intel N95 (a faster N100 configuration is also sold), running Windows 11 Pro with integrated Intel UHD graphics. Despite the name, it does not overclock: the N95 and N100 are locked Alder Lake-N chips, and “Overclock” is just MeLE’s product-line branding. The line adds active cooling over MeLE’s fanless Quieter boxes, and the reviewers below found that the fan lets the chip hold its clocks longer under load while staying near-silent. The box covers everyday web browsing, office work, and 4K media, with Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, dual HDMI, and USB-C, plus RAM expandable to 32GB and storage via a microSD slot and an internal M.2 2280 slot.

Pros and cons

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MeLE Overclock 4C Comparison Chart

5 configurations

Configuration	Processor	RAM	Storage	Performance	List price	Amazon price	Compare
8GB/256GB/Intel N95	N95	8 GB	256 GB	2.7	$229.99	Check Amazon	Details Performance Rating 2.7 Processor Quad-core 3.40 Ghz (max 3.40 Ghz) Intel Processor N95 RAM 8 GB Internal Storage 256 GB
32GB/512GB/Intel N95	N95	32 GB	512 GB	3.5	$329.99	Check Amazon	Details Performance Rating 3.5 Processor Quad-core 3.40 Ghz (max 3.40 Ghz) Intel Processor N95 RAM 32 GB Internal Storage 512 GB
16GB/512GB/Intel N95	N95	16 GB	512 GB	3.1	$269.99	Check Amazon	Details Performance Rating 3.1 Processor Quad-core 3.40 Ghz (max 3.40 Ghz) Intel Processor N95 RAM 16 GB Internal Storage 512 GB
16GB/512GB/Intel N100	N100	16 GB	512 GB	3.1	$239.99	Loading...	Details Performance Rating 3.1 Processor Quad-core 3.40 Ghz (max 3.40 Ghz) Intel Processor N100 RAM 16 GB Internal Storage 512 GB
32GB/512GB/Intel N100	N100	32 GB	512 GB	3.5	$319.99	Check Amazon	Details Performance Rating 3.5 Processor Quad-core 3.40 Ghz (max 3.40 Ghz) Intel Processor N100 RAM 32 GB Internal Storage 512 GB

Specs shared by every configuration

Operating System	Windows 11 Pro
GPU	Integrated Intel UHD Graphics
Dimensions width x length x thickness	7.01 x 3.7 x 0.83 inches (178.05 x 93.98 x 21.08 mm)
Weight	unknown
WiFi	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet	1 Ethernet port at 1 Gbps
HDMI	2 Full-Size HDMI Ports
DisplayPort	DisplayPort over USB-C
VGA	No VGA Ports
USB Ports	1 USB 2.0, 2 USB 3, 1 USB-C (Full-functioned USB-C supports 4K video display, data transfer, and power input)
Thunderbolt Ports	No
OCuLink	No
Internal SATA Ports	No SATA ports
Card Reader	Micro SD
Headphone Jack	combo
Fanless	No
VESA Mount	Yes
In the Box	Overclock 4C Mini PC, Power Adapter 12V/3A, VESA Mount, User Manual
Expandability	RAM expandable to 32GB, storage expandable via Micro SD slot (up to 2TB) and internal M.2 2280 SSD slot (up to 4TB)

A slim VESA-mountable case held back by its eMMC boot drive

Two HDMI ports plus a full-function USB-C that carries 4K video, data, and power let it drive a multi-monitor setup, alongside a Gigabit Ethernet port and a microSD reader. The case measures 7.01 inches wide and 0.83 inches thick, thin enough to sit behind a monitor on the included VESA bracket, and the fan runs quietly enough that reviewers mistook it for fanless.

The N95 (or the N100 on later units) with Intel UHD graphics handles everyday computing comfortably, and stops short of gaming or heavy creative work. Windows ships on the onboard eMMC, which is slow; the internal M.2 2280 slot takes an NVMe or SATA SSD up to 4TB and is far quicker, so moving the OS onto it is the first upgrade to make. Memory runs in a single channel and takes up to 32GB, and the microSD reader adds up to 2TB more storage.

Reviewer Insights

OSReviews tested the fan-cooled build against MeLE’s fanless habit and found that active cooling lets the Intel N100 hold its clocks longer, which the reviewer described as “roughly a 10 to 15% performance bump under some of those heavier loads” with little thermal throttling even after 45-minute to hour-long sessions. He placed a microphone right next to the machine and still called the fan “almost indistinguishable from a fanless computer,” while it handled 4K playback from YouTube, Netflix, and local files without trouble. On the bench he saw the N100 “scoring a little bit north of 5,500” while the unit stayed “energy efficient at only 6 watts,” cold-booted Windows 11 in “less than 30 seconds,” and exported “a 5 minute long full HD clip” in three to four minutes (a one-minute 4K clip took around six). Half the storage is slower eMMC rather than the upgradeable M.2 slot, the polycarbonate shell is “a lint and fingerprint magnet,” and integrated graphics keep native gaming light, though he found emulation and titles like Minecraft and Fortnite “still playable just lowering some of the graphic settings.”

Robtech tested the N95 configuration head-to-head against MeLE’s fanless Quieter 4C and called the naming counterintuitive: the larger, fan-cooled Overclock carries the slower N95, while the smaller silent Quieter runs the N100. He recorded “a Max of just 75c” under load, an idle draw of “10 W” rising to “29 W” maxed out, and credited a copper heat pipe feeding the heatsink and fan, coming away “really impressed how quiet it is” even loaded. The active cooling let the N95 edge ahead of the fanless N100 by “15%” in single-core work and by “a ginormous 50 58%” in multi-core, where the throttled Quieter fell well behind. On his list of gripes, there is “no 2.5 GB networking” (gigabit only), and Windows ships on the soldered eMMC rather than the faster NVMe. He also noted the single-channel memory is officially capped at 16GB, but that “32 gig has worked fine every time I tried it.”

leepspvideo reviewed the N100 version and initially “thought it was fanless,” calling that “testament to how good the fan is.” Playing a 4K video, he clocked the entire setup (mini PC plus monitor) at “16 watts of power,” and driving three displays from the two HDMI ports and USB-C stayed responsive. His main advice is to move the OS to an M.2 NVMe drive, because CrystalDiskMark showed the M.2 drive at roughly “10 times” the speed of the eMMC that Windows ships on. For gaming he watched Fortnite drop “down to 30 FPS” at 720p but stay “quite playable,” Dirt Rally hold around “35 FPS” at 1080p, and PS2 emulation run “a constant 60 FPS,” while The Witcher 3 proved “a step too far for this processor.”

The silicon here is 2023-era Alder Lake-N. The N95 lands at 5,283 on PassMark and the N100 around 5,305, entry-level scores that suit browsing, office work, media, and light emulation, and leave gaming and content creation to bigger chips. MeLE has since added newer configurations. Lon.TV reviewed an Intel N150 version and concluded that “the performance isn’t much better than a standard N150” and the real benefit “comes down to the cooling,” with a 3DMark stress run scoring “99.6%” stability and the chip topping out at “47 C.” On connectivity he flagged that his N150 unit shipped with gigabit Ethernet and AC Wi-Fi rather than the Wi-Fi 6 on the N95 and N100 boards reviewed elsewhere.

The fan is the reason to pick this over the Quieter 4C

Robtech measured the cooled N95 pulling ahead of the fanless Quieter in both single-core and multi-core work, which is the case for this box over its sibling if office work and 4K media are the job. Plan on 32GB of RAM if you want headroom, and on moving Windows off the eMMC onto the M.2 drive.

The silicon is entry-level Alder Lake-N, so gaming and heavy creative work belong on a different machine. If silence outranks sustained clocks for you, MeLE’s Quieter 4C is the fanless sibling that carries the faster N100. Specs against other models sit in Starry Hope’s Mini PC Comparison Chart.