Minisforum has announced its brand new NUCG5 Mini PC which adds Thunderbolt 4 to an industrial design with Intel's 12th Gen CPUs.
Minisforum Adds Thunderbolt 4 To Brand New NUCG5 Mini PC, Offers 12th Gen Alder Lake CPUs In An Industrial Design
The NUCG5 is a brand-new design in Minisforum's ever-expanding range of Mini PCs. The main highlight might be the Thunderbolt 4 support but the chassis itself is a very unique design with carbon-fiber coating on the outer body and a slightly taller footprint than what we get on their Venus and Elitemini offerings. The design is very neat and there are also exhaust vents scattered throughout the chassis to blow hot air out since the unit does feature active cooling.
Press Release: Minisforum unveiled the new Intel 12th Mini PC NUCG5 with dual 40 Gbps thunderbolt 4 ports today. Equipped with the powerful Intel Core i5-1240P chip, NUCG5 is even more powerful, capable, and affordable for the edge, business, or home.
The Intel Core i5-1240P is a mid-range Alder Lake-P family SoC with 12 cores/16 threads. It has 12MB of L3 cache and operates at 1700 MHz by default, but it can boost up to 4.4 GHz, depending on the workload. It also integrates the 80 EU Intel Iris Xe Graphics that can run up to 1.3 GHz.
Measuring 109.5mm long, 110.5mm wide, and 61.6mm high, NUCG5 is even smaller than the Minisforum UM series lineup such as Minisforum UM560. The dual Thunderbolt 4 ports design makes it stand out among other members. Other ports include:
⦁ RJ45 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Port ×1
⦁ USB3.2 Type-A ×2 (Front)
⦁ USB3.2 Type-A ×1 (Rear)
⦁ USB2.0 Type-A ×1 (Rear)
⦁ 3.5mm Combo Jack ×1
⦁ HDMI 2.0×2
The NUCG5 is orderable now from Minisforum's website. Customers can choose from two base configurations,16GB RAM+512GB SSD and 32GB RAM+512GB SSD. The first shipment of the Mini PC will begin in March. The pricing hasn't been confirmed yet.
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