During the pandemic, these types of home computers have sold very well because they are compact, powerful and with reasonable prices. The use is varied, from its most conventional use to navigate, study or work, to mounting training systems for the living room or retro consoles.
Minisforum UM590, a new very powerful Mini PC
This new system is based on the powerful processor AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX. This processor has 8 cores and 16 threads with a base frequency of 3.3 GHz and reaches 4.6 GHz in Boost mode. This processor includes a amd radeon graphics card with 8 Compute Units vegan architecture with a working frequency of 2.1 GHz.
The graphics card that integrates this processor has aat approximate power of 2 TFLOPS. We will be able to play great games in 1080p resolution very smoothly. games like GTA V offers about 55 FPS on average, apex legends about 60 FPS on average, fortnite at about 52 FPS and CS:GO at about 77 FPS.
On the other hand, this system allows up to 64GB of DDR4 RAM @ 3200 MHz. Regarding storage we have a M.2 2280 slot and a SATA port with space to install a 2.5-inch hard drive.
Regarding connectivity, this system has a port Ethernet 2.5G, two USB2.0 and two USB3.2 Gen2x2. Additionally, it has a USB 3.2 Type-C compatible with Display Port 1.4 and a USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C for data transfer. As video output we have two HDMI ports.
It has a cooling system based on a blower type heat sink quite interesting. What it does is it takes in cold air from the side and expels it from the rear. This cooling system is more than enough, since the processor has a TDP of 45W, which is not very high.
Something very interesting about this system is that if we buy it completely it will come installed Windows 11 Pro. It also includes a system VESA mount to install it behind the monitor or TV.
Versions and prices of these systems
Initially these systems are only available on their official website, but they will arrive at Amazon. Note that Minisforum systems are the best-selling Mini PCs in the largest digital store on the market.
The most basic system without RAM and without a storage drive is priced at $459. For those who want a complete system, we can choose models with 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage capacity. Note that the 64 GB DDR4 and 512 GB capacity model costs $739.
This system is not a bad solution to install it in the living room and play on television. It is a very powerful system that allows you to enjoy eSports titles without major problems.
If you don’t want to wait, as an alternative you have this Minisforum system based on the AMD Ryzen 5 4600H with 6 cores and 12 threads that integrates a Radeon Vega graphics with 6 Compute Units. It also has 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage. It offers very complete connectivity with several USB ports, a USB-C port and an HDMI port.
