MSI Creator P50: A 4.72-litre mini-PC with up to an Intel Core i7-11700 and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU

MSI has started selling the Creator P50, a mini-PC that relies on Intel Core 11th generation processors and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU. The company teased the mini-PC during the summer but without revealing many details. It also published a marketing video a few months later, embedded below.

The Creator P50 measures 346 x 232 x 71 mm, corresponding to a 4.72-litre case. Inside the compact chassis lies up to a Core i7-11700 and a GeForce RTX 3060. These components sit on an Intel B560 motherboard, as do two DDR4 RAM modules, an M.2 2280 slot and a 2.5-inch drive bay. MSI has included an Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 Bluetooth/Wi-Fi modem too, along with a 330 W AC adapter or a 230 W PSU.

MSI states that the Creator P50 has the following ports:

• 1x Thunderbolt 4
• 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A
• 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type A
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type C
• 1x RJ45 (2.5G)

The Creator P50 is orderable from multiple retailers, including Amazon US (affiliate link). The mini-PC starts at US$1,799 with a 1 TB NVMe SSD and 32 GB of RAM, but you can configure it to US$2,459 with a 1 TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD, a 2 TB HDD and 64 GB of RAM.