PELADN WI-7 (Pentium Gold 7505)

The PELADN WI-7 is a small Windows desktop for office work, schoolwork, and media playback, built on an older dual-core Intel Pentium chip. The memory is soldered and cannot be upgraded, so the choice between the two models comes down to how much you need on day one. Storage has more room to grow, with two free drive slots. It also drives three displays, two over HDMI and one over USB-C, where the same-chip GMKtec NucBox G3 Ultra stops at two.

Pros and Cons

PELADN WI-7 (Pentium Gold 7505) Comparison Chart

	PELADN WI-7 (Pentium Gold 7505)	PELADN WI-7 (Pentium Gold 7505)
Price	List Price: $244.00 Amazon Prices: Loading prices...	List Price: $294.00 Amazon Prices: Loading prices...
Version	8GB/256GB	16GB/512GB
Performance Rating	2.6	3.0
Operating System	Windows 11 Pro	Windows 11 Pro
Processor	Dual-core 2.00 Ghz (max 3.50 Ghz) Intel Pentium Gold 7505	Dual-core 2.00 Ghz (max 3.50 Ghz) Intel Pentium Gold 7505
GPU	Integrated Intel UHD Graphics	Integrated Intel UHD Graphics
RAM	8 GB LPDDR4 (Soldered LPDDR4X, not upgradeable)	16 GB LPDDR4 (Soldered LPDDR4X, not upgradeable)
Internal Storage	256 GB M.2 SSD	512 GB M.2 SSD
Dimensions width x length x thickness	4.53 x 4.17 x 1.46 inches (115.06 x 105.92 x 37.08 mm)	4.53 x 4.17 x 1.46 inches (115.06 x 105.92 x 37.08 mm)
Weight	0.64 lbs (0.29 kg)	0.64 lbs (0.29 kg)
WiFi	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.3	Bluetooth 5.3
Ethernet	1 Ethernet port at 1 Gbps	1 Ethernet port at 1 Gbps
HDMI	2 Full-Size HDMI Ports	2 Full-Size HDMI Ports
DisplayPort	Video out over USB-C	Video out over USB-C
VGA	No VGA Ports	No VGA Ports
USB Ports	1 USB 2.0, 3 USB 3, 1 USB-C USB-C 10Gbps with video out	1 USB 2.0, 3 USB 3, 1 USB-C USB-C 10Gbps with video out
Thunderbolt Ports	No	No
OCuLink	No	No
Internal SATA Ports	No SATA ports	No SATA ports
Card Reader	No Card Reader	No Card Reader
Headphone Jack	combo	combo
Fanless	No	No
VESA Mount	Yes	Yes
In the Box	Main unit, power adapter, HDMI cable, VESA mount, manual	Main unit, power adapter, HDMI cable, VESA mount, manual
Expandability	RAM soldered at 8GB or 16GB. Three M.2 slots: 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4, a second 2280, and a 2242.	RAM soldered at 8GB or 16GB. Three M.2 slots: 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4, a second 2280, and a 2242.

Ports, storage, and networking

The WI-7 measures about 4.5 x 4.2 x 1.5 inches and weighs about 0.6 pounds, in a black case with a vent grille down the side and the PELADN logo on the lid. The front holds the power button and two USB-A ports. The rear holds two HDMI 2.0 ports, a USB-C port, two more USB-A ports, the Ethernet jack, a 3.5mm headset jack, the barrel power input, and a lock slot. PELADN’s spec text lists one of the four USB-A ports as USB 2.0. PELADN rates both HDMI ports for 4K at 60Hz, and the 10Gbps USB-C port carries video too, so a USB-C monitor works as a third 4K display without an adapter.

Wired networking is a single gigabit port, and wireless is Wi-Fi 6 with Bluetooth 5.3. The BIOS supports Wake-on-LAN, PXE boot, RTC wake, and automatic power-on after an outage, which helps when the box runs unattended as a print server or a small file share.

The board has two M.2 2280 slots and one M.2 2242 slot, and the first 2280 slot is PCIe 4.0 x4. PELADN describes the second 2280 slot as SATA in some places and PCIe 3.0 in others, and the short 2242 slot as SATA, so confirm the slot type and length before buying a drive for either one. The included SSD fills one slot, which leaves two free. Memory is LPDDR4X soldered to the board, at 8GB or 16GB depending on the model.

Performance and the age of the chip

The Intel Pentium Gold 7505 is an 11th-generation Tiger Lake laptop chip from late 2020, built on Intel’s 10nm SuperFin process. It has 2 cores and 4 threads, a 2.0GHz base clock, a 3.5GHz boost, and 4MB of cache. Its PassMark CPU score is about 5,170, close to the Intel N100 (about 5,310) and N150 (about 5,340), which have four cores each. Each Tiger Lake core is faster, which helps single-threaded work like web pages and office apps, while the N-series chips do better on work that spreads across many threads.

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics has 48 execution units clocked up to 1.25GHz, twice the 24 units in the N100 and N150, and it decodes AV1 video in hardware. That helps with 4K playback across several screens and light photo editing; it runs only older and lighter games. Intel rates the chip at 15W, and it uses a single fan; PELADN says the fan is nearly silent under office load.

The 8GB model is enough for documents, browsing, and video calls. Pick the 16GB model if you keep many browser tabs open or run Windows for years, since the memory cannot be added later.

Customer Reviews

The 8GB model sold by the PELADN Official Store on Amazon averages 4.8 stars across 8 ratings, all of them four or five stars. Reviewers on Amazon use it for home-office accounting, a garage PC running laser-cutter software, and a Minecraft server. TheLastAndTheCurious wrote, “It’s dead quiet, low powerdraw. The PC has had no stability issues.” D. D. ran it with three 4K screens and reported, “I also did the test when I had 3 4k monitors hooked up and it slowed it a bit,” while adding that the integrated GPU did better than expected.

Reviewers’ complaints center on the soldered memory and the port count. JDDorsey2010 wrote, “The RAM could be a limiting factor though,” because the memory is soldered. Two reviewers wanted more USB ports and USB-C power; downhomethrifts said, “I also would have preferred a few more USB ports and USB-C power instead of the traditional power connector,” and added that a small USB hub solves the port count.

Conclusion

Two HDMI 2.0 ports and a USB-C video port let one small box run a spreadsheet, a browser, and a video call on three 4K screens, with the PC mounted behind one of them on the included VESA plate. The two free M.2 slots and Wake-on-LAN also make it a workable always-on box for backups or a media library, and PELADN backs it with a 3-year warranty.

Skip it if you need more than 16GB of memory, 2.5GbE, or strong multi-core speed; the Mini PC Comparison Chart lists small PCs with those. If two screens are enough, the GMKtec NucBox G3 Ultra uses the same Pentium Gold 7505 with 16GB of soldered memory, but it has two M.2 slots and no USB-C port, so it tops out at two displays. PELADN’s own WI-6 runs on an Intel N100 or N95 in a slightly larger case, with one M.2 slot, Wi-Fi 5, and Bluetooth 4.2, and the older WI-4 uses a Celeron N5095.

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