Minisforum has announced a range of AMD-powered Mini PCs including its brand new Venus UM773 Lite with the Ryzen 7 7735HS CPU.
Minisforum Offers The First Ryzen 7000 Mini PC, The Venus UM773 Lite With Ryzen 7 7735HS
The Mini PC manufacturer recently introduced Venus UM773 Mini PC with the same AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS CPU for the Chinese market however a more cost-effective variant of it will be launching in the US. Besides that, Minisforum has also recapped its entire AMD portfolio which includes several options including the Mars MC560, Neptune HX80G, HX99G, MBG6, and the aforementioned Venus UM773.
The other model that is particularly interesting is the MBG6 which is also a new addition and comes with a desktop-grade AMD Ryzen 7 5700X CPU. This is Minisforum's first desktop-class Mini PC and it should pack decent amounts of performance which we can't wait to learn more about.
Press Release: On January 7th, the Minisforum UM773 was launched in China with the AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS processor and received widespread praise from consumers. Now, the new version of UM773, UM773 Lite, has arrived globally at a more affordable price. Considering that users usually connect external keyboards and mouses, the two USB 3.2 ports have been replaced with USB 2.0 ports. All other designs will be the same as UM773. The price, however, will be more favorable.
The new UM773 Lite features the new AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M Integrated Graphics, DDR5 dual-channel memory, PCIe 4.0 SSD, and the most advanced USB4 Type-C port.
The Ryzen 7 7735HS is one of AMD's new Ryzen 7000 series mobile processors, featuring 8 cores and 16 threads, with a based clock of 3.2 GHz and a maximum turbo clock of 4.75GHz and a default TDP targeted at 54W. The RDNA2 Radeon 680M integrated GPU has 12 CUs up to 2.4 GHz.
Thanks to liquid metal and a smart fan in thermal design, the UM773 Lite can not only keep the core cool but also allows for stronger performance, making sure users can enjoy their games without any interruptions. UM773 Lite supports a total of up to 64GB dual-channel DDR5-4800MHz memory and also different types of storage expansions—1×M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 SSD and 1×2.5 inch SATA HDD Slot (SATA 3.0 6.0Gb/s 7mm).
The USB4 port on UM773 Lite supports a maximum transfer speed of 40 Gbps. With one USB4 port and two HDMI ports, the UM773 Lite can connect to three monitors simultaneously with a maximum resolution of two 4K@60Hz and one 8K@60Hz (via USB4).
Interfaces:
- RJ45 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Port ×1
- USB3.2 Gen2 Type-C ×1 (Data Only, In Right)
- USB3.2 Gen2 Type-A ×2
- USB2.0 Type-A ×2
- USB4 Type-C ×1 (In Left)
- HDMI ×2
- Clear CMOS ×1
- DMIC ×1
- 3.5mm Combo Jack ×1
Pricing of the Minisforum UM773 Lite Mini PC is listed below:
- Barebone Kit - $409 US
- 16 GB + 512 GB - $559 US
- 32 GB + 512 GB - $619 US
- 32 GB + 1.00 TB - $659 US
- 64 GB + 1.00 TB - $789 US
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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