By having compatibility with the latest, non-ULV Coffee Lake processors from Intel, the Shuttle DH310 can deliver quite a bit of performance. Even if the i5 8600K is a 95W SKU, the TDP is automatically driven down to 65W maximum, this also meaning that the performance has been lowered a bit when all cores are at maximum load; in many other non-stressful usage patterns, the cores can reach the maximum Turbo Frequency without no issues at all. The unit can be used for many purposes, such as digital signage, POI, POS, office, healthcare, industry, media center and more given its multitude of interfaces.

In order to find out the core clocks at maximum load, we did fire up AIDA64 System Stability Test and left it running for about 15 minutes; the core ratios did stabilize at about 29x, while the temperatures did remain at very acceptable levels (maximum of 80 degrees Celsius). The IDLE temperatures are very good as well, hovering around 41 degrees Celsius:

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We were surprised of the low noise levels as well on the DH310: in IDLE mode we have recorded about 29.7 dBA, while in Full Load 38.4 dBA; the recorded ambient noise was 27.9 dBA.

Regarding the power consumption, given the power limits, we have recorded a maximum of 75.1W for the whole system in Full Load, while in IDLE mode, the power consumption was as low as 13.7W.

The recommended retail price of the DH310 is currently set at 214 Euros excluding VAT; the PS02 accessory is 17.38 Euros, while the WLN-M wireless AC kit is evaluated at 30 Euros, both excluding VAT.

Shuttle XPC Slim Barebone DH310 is Recommended for:

We would like to thank again to Shuttle Europe for making this review possible!