At IFA 2025， Minisforum has unveiled a compelling lineup of four new mini-PCs， showcasing impressive versatility and a broad platform coverage. Notably， three of these new offerings are powered by AMD processors， highlighting the growing strength of AMD’s chipsets in the compact computing space.
G1 Pro:
Positioned as a mini gaming console， the G1 Pro leverages the AMD Dragon Rage platform. It is capable of housing up to a Ryzen 9 8945HX processor， paired with an RTX 50 series desktop graphics card. Memory support extends up to 96GB of DDR5， and storage can be configured with two PCIe 4.0 SSDs. Connectivity options are robust， including a 5G network card， Wi-Fi 6E， Bluetooth 5.3， HDMI 2.1， DP 1.4， and two USB-C ports that support DP 2.0 Alt Mode.
G7 Pro:
In contrast， the G7 Pro is built on Intel’s Raptor Lake-HX platform， featuring a top-tier i9-14900HK processor. It is equipped with an RTX 5070 mobile graphics card， dual-channel DDR5 memory， and two PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots for storage. This model offers comprehensive connectivity， including an RJ-45 network port， the latest Wi-Fi 7， Bluetooth 5.4， multiple USB-A and USB-C ports (including USB4)， HDMI 2.1， an SD card reader， and a convenient multi-mode switching button.
N5 Pro:
The N5 Pro is an interesting entry， designed primarily as a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device. It utilizes the AMD Strix Halo platform， configurable with up to a Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370. A highlight of this model is its substantial storage capacity， supporting up to 96GB of DDR5 ECC memory and featuring bays for five HDDs and three SSDs， with a potential maximum storage of 144TB. It also includes a PCIe x16 slot， an OCulink interface， and a dual-port 10G+5G aggregated network connection. The N5 Pro runs on MinisCloud OS， offering advanced features like ZFS， RAID snapshots， and AI data management capabilities， making it a powerful solution for home or small business data storage and processing.
MS-S1 MAX:
The MS-S1 MAX is positioned as a compact AI workstation， also powered by the AMD Strix Halo platform， with the top configuration featuring the Ryzen AI Max+ 395. It boasts an impressive maximum of 128GB of LPDDR5X-8000 unified memory. A standout feature is its inclusion of the latest USB4 v2 interface， offering a remarkable 80Gbps bandwidth， with two such ports available， both supporting 15W PD charging. This makes it one of the first devices to adopt this next-generation high-speed connectivity standard. Further enhancing its connectivity， it includes two additional USB4 40Gbps ports， dual 10GbE network interfaces， Wi-Fi 7， and Bluetooth 5.4. Designed with a rack-mount cooling system optimized for 2U clusters， this workstation is specifically targeted for large model training， capable of handling models with up to 10.9 billion parameters， demonstrating its prowess in demanding AI workloads.
