- The Minisforum MS-R1 includes a full PCIe x16 slot supporting discrete GPUs or additional storage
- Compact 1.7 liter design maintains 28W TDP for quiet, efficient operation
- Up to 64GB LPDDR5 ECC RAM ensures reliable multitasking performance
Minisforum has launched the MS-R1, its first ARM-based mini PC, featuring a 12-core Cixin P1 SoC with eight Cortex-A720 cores and four Cortex-A520 cores, capable of boosting up to 2.6 GHz.
This device uses an integrated Immortalis-G720 MC10 GPU and supports up to 64 GB of LPDDR5 RAM with ECC running at 5,500 MT/s.
Storage starts with a 1TB NVMe SSD and can be expanded to 8TB via PCIe 4.0 M.2 or U.2 options.
A compact ARM machine with big promises
The MS-R1 includes a full x16 PCIe slot with x16 physical interface but x8 bandwidth, allowing for discrete GPUs, high-speed network cards, or additional storage modules.
The MS-R1 offers a range of connectivity options, including Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, two 10GbE ports, and an HDMI port.
It also comes with a USB-C port with DisplayPort support and multiple standard USB-A and USB-C ports.
Its compact 1.7 liter size and maximum TDP of 28W make it suitable for mobile workstations or tight offices where space is limited.
Audio input and output include a 3.5mm combo jack and HDMI, and internal features include a 40-pin GPIO and multiple UART pins.
This business PC supports UEFI booting, allowing installation of consumer Linux distributions and virtualization setups directly from a USB drive.
This feature allows users to run Linux and other operating systems without complex board-level configurations, although there is no mention of Windows support on ARM.
For AI performance, the MS-R1 uses the CIX CP8180 processor, delivering up to 45 TOPS of computing, including 28.8 TOPS from the NPU for AI inference and peak workloads.
Users can leverage the PCIe x16 slot for external GPU acceleration or additional storage, enabling experimentation with AI or data-intensive workstation workloads in a compact form.
The MS-R1 is now available worldwide via Minisforum’s online store and offers a combination of compact size, expandable storage and ARM-based AI capabilities.
The MS-R1’s base unit, with 32GB of RAM and no storage, starts at $503. However, the top model with 64GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD costs $695.90.
Via Tom’s material
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