Minisforum releases new M1 Pro mini-PC with up to Intel Core Ultra 9 285H and 128 GB of RAM
Minisforum has updated its mini-PC series again, less than a month after releasing the N5 and N5 Pro globally powered by up to AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU. This time, the company has turned to Intel with the M1 Pro. Surprisingly, Minisforum offers its latest mini-PC with a choice between two processor architectures.
On the one hand, the M1 Pro can be configured with the Core Ultra 5 125H from Intel's Meteor Lake-H family. Sporting 14 CPU cores split between 4 Performance cores and 8 Efficient cores, the Core Ultra 5 125H also features a 7-core Arc iGPU with a 28 W shared Thermal Design Power (TDP). On the other hand, the Core Ultra 9 285H, with which the M1 Pro can also be equipped, features 2 additional Performance cores, a more powerful iGPU and a higher TDP while being based on Intel's newer Alder Lake-H architecture.
As a result, the Core Ultra 5 125H trails the Core Ultra 9 285H by about 25% in our benchmarks. Likewise, a similar performance gap exists between the pair's iGPUs. Both M1 Pro variants feature the same ports and memory options. Specifically, Minisforum has included two SO-DIMM slots that support up to 128 GB of DDR5 RAM. However, while the Core Ultra 5 125H edition tops out at 5,600 MT/s RAM speeds, the Core Ultra 9 285H edition is compatible with 6,400 MT/s RAM.
Conversely, both versions contain a pair of M.2 2280 slots for up to 4 TB of PCIe 4.0 x4 storage. Likewise, the pair share the same front and rear-facing ports as pictured below. Currently, the M1 Pro starts at $383 with a Core Ultra 5 125H as a barebones unit. Meanwhile, the Core Ultra 9 285H edition comes in at $695. Alternatively, both processor variants can be configured with pre-installed RAM and storage for significant surcharges. Please see Minisforum's website for more details.
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