Minisforum has officially unveiled its next-gen UM790 & UM780 Pro Mini PCs which are powered by the AMD Phoenix APUs.
Minisforum Readies Next-Gen AMD Ryzen Mini PCs Featured In Venus & Mercury Lineups
Last week, Minisforum teased its upcoming Venus UM790 & UM780 Pro Mini PCs which are stated to be its most powerful Mini PCs yet. The company will be taking advantage of AMD's newest Ryzen 7040 "Phoenix" APUs for faster performance in an efficient package with lots of I/O to work with. In today's unveil, Minisforum unveiled the most basic details which we had already guessed out such as the connectivity and specs.
The internals are the more interesting part as the Minisforum UM790 & UM780 Venus Mini PCs are equipped with AMD's Phoenix APU under the Ryzen 7040 series. These Mini PCs would adopt AMD Ryzen 9 7940H/HS and Ryzen 7 7840H/HS chips.
The Minisforum Mini PCs will provide up to 8 Zen 4 cores, 16 threads, up to 5.2 GHz boost clocks, and integrated Radeon 780M iGPU with RDNA 3 graphics. The iGPU is great for playing AAA games while being compact & super efficient. The Mini PC will support up to DDR5-5600 dual-channel memory.
Being efficient will also lead to cooler operation and on that front, the Minisforum solution will adopt an active-cooling solution. The active cooling solution is part of the new Cold Wave cooling system that includes two fans, one for the APU and the other for the memory and SSD.
The Venus UM790 & UM780 Mini PC will feature a sleek metallic design with exhaust vents on the sides & also the back to vent out hot air. I/O includes two USB4 (Type-C) ports, four USB 3.2 Gen2 (Type-A) ports, a 2.5GbE LAN port with Killer Wireless card, dual HDMI 2,1 outputs, and a 19V DC power connector. Both USB4 ports will support 100W power-delivery. With the Minisforum Mini PCs, you can drive up to four displays simultaneously and you also get AV1 support thanks to the new RDNA 3 GPU cores on the Phoenix APUs.
In terms of pricing, the Minisforum UM790 Pro Mini PC will hit retail at 3999 RMB or around $550 US (for the base model). The pricing is said to drop down to 2999 or close to $400 US by the mid of 2024. There's also a promotional activity for Chinese customers who can get up to 200 RMB off on pre-ordering the Mini PCs. Expect more information such as US/EU pricing in the coming weeks.
Minisforum Mercury PC: AMD Phoenix In A 1/4 Liter Chassis
But that's not all, the company also teased its smallest Mini PC to date, the Minisforum Mercury. It will utilize up to an AMD Ryzen 7 7840U Phoenix APU in a 1/4 liter chassis, making it a tiny machine with loads of power. The company is expected to unveil more about the Mercury Mini PCs later this month.
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AMD Ryzen 7040 "Phoenix" & Ryzen 8040 "Hawk Point" Laptop APUs:
| CPU Name | Family | Process Node | Cores / Threads | Base / Boost Clock | L3 Cache | iGPU | iGPU Clock | NPU | TDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryzen 9 8945HS (PRO) | Hawk Point-H | 4nm Zen 4 | 8/16 | 4.0 / 5.2 GHz | 16 MB | Radeon 780M (RDNA 3 12 CU) | 2800 MHz | 16 TOPS NPU (38 TOPS Total) | 35-54W |
| Ryzen 7 8845HS (PRO) | Hawk Point-H | 4nm Zen 4 | 8/16 | 3.8 / 5.1 GHz | 16 MB | Radeon 780M (RDNA 3 12 CU) | 2700 MHz | 16 TOPS NPU (38 TOPS Total) | 35-54W |
| Ryzen 7 8745HS (PRO) | Hawk Point-H | 4nm Zen 4 | 8/16 | 4.9 GHz | 16 MB | Radeon 780M (RDNA 3 12 CU) | 2600 MHz | N/A | 35-54W |
| Ryzen 7 8840HS (PRO) | Hawk Point-H | 4nm Zen 4 | 8/16 | 3.8 / 5.1 GHz | 16 MB | Radeon 780M (RDNA 3 12 CU) | 2700 MHz | 16 TOPS NPU (38 TOPS Total) | 20-30W |
| Ryzen 5 8645HS (PRO) | Hawk Point-H | 4nm Zen 4 | 6/12 | 4.3 / 5.0 GHz | 16 MB | Radeon 760M (RDNA 3 8 CU) | 2700 MHz | 16 TOPS NPU (31 TOPS Total) | 35-54W |
| Ryzen 5 8640HS (PRO) | Hawk Point-H | 4nm Zen 4 | 6/12 | 3.5 / 4.9 GHz | 16 MB | Radeon 760M (RDNA 3 8 CU) | 2600 MHz | 16 TOPS NPU (31 TOPS Total) | 20-30W |
| Ryzen 7 8840U (PRO) | Hawk Point-U | 4nm Zen 4 | 8/16 | 3.3 / 5.1 GHz | 16 MB | Radeon 760M (RDNA 3 8 CU) | 2600 MHz | 16 TOPS NPU (38 TOPS Total) | 15-30W |
| Ryzen 5 8640U (PRO) | Hawk Point-U | 4nm Zen 4 | 6/12 | 3.5 / 4.9 GHz | 16 MB | Radeon 760M (RDNA 3 8 CU) | 2600 MHz | 16 TOPS NPU (31 TOPS Total) | 15-30W |
| Ryzen 5 8540U (PRO) | Hawk Point-U | 4nm Zen 4 | 6/12 | 3.2 / 4.9 GHz | 16 MB | Radeon 740M (RDNA 3 4 CU) | 2500 MHz | N/A | 15-30W |
| Ryzen 3 8440U | Hawk Point-U | 4nm Zen 4 | 4/8 | 3.0 / 4.7 GHz | 8 MB | Radeon 740M (RDNA 3 4 CU) | 2500 MHz | N/A | 15-30W |
| Ryzen 9 7940HS | Phoenix-H | 4nm Zen 4 | 8/16 | 4.0 / 5.2 GHz | 16 MB | Radeon 780M (RDNA 3 12 CU) | 2800 MHz | 10 TOPS NPU (32 TOPS Total) | 35-54W |
| Ryzen 7 7840HS | Phoenix-H | 4nm Zen 4 | 8/16 | 3.8 / 5.1 GHz | 16 MB | Radeon 780M (RDNA 3 12 CU) | 2700 MHz | 10 TOPS NPU (32 TOPS Total) | 35-54W |
| Ryzen 5 7640HS | Phoenix-H | 4nm Zen 4 | 6/12 | 4.3 / 5.0 GHz | 16 MB | Radeon 760M (RDNA 3 8 CU) | 2600 MHz | 10 TOPS NPU (25 TOPS Total) | 35-54W |
| Ryzen 7 7840U | Phoenix-U | 4nm Zen 4 | 8/16 | 3.3 / 5.1 GHz | 16 MB | Radeon 780M (RDNA 3 12 CU) | 2700 MHz | 10 TOPS NPU (32 TOPS Total) | 15-30W |
| Ryzen 5 7640U | Phoenix-U | 4nm Zen 4 | 6/12 | 3.5 / 4.9 GHz | 16 MB | Radeon 760M (RDNA 3 8 CU) | 2600 MHz | 10 TOPS NPU (25 TOPS Total) | 15-30W |
| Ryzen 5 7545U | Phoenix-U | 4nm Zen 4 | 6/12 | 3.2 / 4.9 GHz | 16 MB | Radeon 740M (RDNA 3 4 CU) | 2600 MHz | N/A | 15-30W |
| Ryzen 5 7540U | Phoenix-U | 4nm Zen 4 | 6 / 12 | 3.2 / 4.9 GHz | 16 MB | Radeon 740M (RDNA 3 4 CU) | 2600 MHz | N/A | 15-30W |
| Ryzen 3 7440U | Phoenix-U | 4nm Zen 4 | 4 / 8 | 3.0 / 4.7 GHz | 8 MB | Radeon 740M (RDNA 3 4 CU) | 2500 MHz | N/A | 15-30W |
| Ryzen 3 7440U | Phoenix-U | 4nm Zen 4 | 4 / 8 | 3.0 / 4.7 GHz | 8 MB | Radeon 740M (RDNA 3 4 CU) | 2500 MHz | N/A | 15-30W |
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