The subsequent large wave of Ryzen AI 300-based mini PCs from Beelink, Aoostar, and Minisforum are set to hit the market within the subsequent few weeks. Yesterday, a leaked graphic revealed the design of the Minisforum EliteMini AI370 forward of its official reveal. We additionally obtained an e mail from Minisforum giving the total specs of the upcoming EliteMini AI370.
The core specs of the EliteMini AI370’s CPU, RAM, and storage are all consistent with what we anticipate from this class. There’s additionally 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 1TB of NVMe PCIe 4 SSD storage. The pace of the SSD is just not specified, however the RAM is rated for 7500 MT/s. There’s an additional NVMe slot, so whole SSD capability will whole 4TB with each slots occupied.
The EliteMini AI370 has a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, which is a 12-core, 24-thread CPU based mostly on AMD’s Zen 5 CPU core design, paired with a Radeon 890M iGPU, which has 16 RDNA 3.5-based Compute Models. By comparability, one of the best last-gen iGPU utilized in mini PCs and handhelds — the Radeon 780M — solely had 12 of those Compute Models. So, not accounting for architectural or CPU enhancements, that is roughly a 30% enhance in graphics efficiency.
Moreover that, all you actually need to learn about is the dimensions and the I/O, each of that are partially pictured above. The true dimension of this Mini PC measures 5.1 x 5 x 1.85 inches (130 x 127 x 46.9 mm) — positive to suit properly onto any confined desk setup you’ve. The I/O is good, too, with one audio port, one USB 4 port, and two USB 3.0 ports up entrance. The rear I/O is a bit more decked-out with two further USB 3.0 ports, one HDMI port and one DisplayPort, two Ethernet ports, and a further audio port.
At this level, the one factor that appears to be lacking from this lineup of latest Mini PCs appears to be OCuLink assist. OCuLink would enable for extra external GPU performance than a USB 4 or Thunderbolt 4 connection may ever hope for, but it surely’s nonetheless a surprisingly uncommon characteristic (regardless of what number of PCs are leveraging these iGPU-focused designs).
