Origin PC Chronos

Small but mighty

- Bo Moore

They say good Things come in small packages. That certainly is the case when it comes to the Chronos from Origin PC, a supremely powerful system in a very small chassis. Measuring just 11.75 x 13.75 x 4 inches, the Chronos is one of the most compact systems we’ve ever tested. And considering that size, and the power it packs inside, it just might be worth its super-premium price tag.

Of course, a big price tag should mean top-end performance, and the Chronos does not disappoint. The system we tested was outfitted with the enthusiast-class Intel Core i7-6950X sitting in an ASRock X99 ITX motherboard. The 6950X’s 10 cores clocked at 4.1GHz helped the Chronos blow away our zero-point in Cinebench R15 and TechARP’s x264 benchmarks.