The MINISFORUM Mercury EM680 is a new mini PC that stands out for offering high performance despite its small size. This equipment has measurements of 80x80x43mm, making it almost a pocket computer, and it comes configured with a powerful Ryzen 7 6800U APU.
This APU has a Zen 3+ processor with 8 cores and 16 threadsand have one Radeon 680M GPU, which is based on the RDNA2 architecture and has 768 execution units. In terms of overall performance, judging from the CPU and GPU combo, that APU is one of the most powerful in its class, and has a TDP of 28 watts.
To maintain good working temperatures, the MINISFORUM Mercury EM680 has an active cooling system and has a chassis with numerous openings that provide good airflow. we can set it up with 16 GB or with 32 GB of RAM, but this is soldered to the motherboard so it is not user upgradeable. In its base configuration, this device will have 16 GB of RAM and a 512 GB PCIe Gen4 SSD.
The top-of-the-range version of the MINISFORUM Mercury EM680 will feature 32 GB of RAM and with a 1 TB SSD. The M.2 slot used by this mini PC is a 2230 type, which means it is not compatible with 2280 drives, which are more standardized and usually easier to find, and cheaper.
Regarding connectivity and ports, this equipment will have a wireless network card with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 support, and will have the following connectors:
- 2 x USB 4 (with DisplayPort function and power).
- 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A.
- 1 x HDMI 2.1.
- 1 x 3.5mm jack for sound input and output.
- 1 x microSD card reader.
The sale price of the base model will be 449 euros in pre-purchase. The first units will begin to arrive at the end of this same month of June.
