Since the introduction of Bay Trail-T, we have seen a rise in the number of systems based on reference boards for tablets / 2-in-1s. Obviously, vendors such as ASRock and Zotac do have custom boards, but, they are usually few in number compared to the number of UCFF PCs in the current market. In particular, the NUC, Mini-Lake and Compute Stick reference platforms have enabled vendors to quickly bring their own variants into the market. Traditional UCFF PCs have stayed true to Intel's reference designs for such PCs. One such vendor is Voyo, and their V3 mini-PC is a unique take on the Atom x7-Z8700 platform compared to traditional tablets / affordable 2-in-1s. Due to the success of UCFF (ultra-compact form factor) PCs, many vendors (including no-name Asian brands) have resorted to making small computers by using these tablet platforms with minor modifications. We have already seen the x7-Z8700 in action in the Microsoft Surface 3 and the x5-Z8300 in the Cherry Trail Compute Stick. The Atom x5 and x7 SoCs coming under this family have four Airmont cores and Broadwell-class Intel HD Graphics. Intel transitioned their Bay Trail-T Atom lineup (targeting affordable 2-in-1s, tablets and Compute Stick form factors) to 14nm with the introduction of Cherry Trail-T.
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