
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro review: A powerful mini PC with AMD Ryzen 9 and whisper-quiet cooling
Mini PC with Ryzen 9 in quiet mode.
Minisforum has presented the EliteMini UM890 Pro, an extremely powerful mini PC with the Ryzen 9 8945HS and the Radeon 780M. It's particularly impressive with regard to its performance and connectivity. We have analyzed in detail what other advantages the mini PC offers and how the compact powerhouse performed in our test.Sebastian Bade, 👁 Sebastian Bade (translated by Daisy Dickson) Published 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 ...
Verdict - The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS is really fast with good cooling
The Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro is an impressive compact mini PC with the help of a powerful AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS APU and Radeon 780M iGPU. It delivers solid performance for office and multimedia applications as well as casual gaming at medium details. Thanks to OCuLink, you can connect an external GPU for even more performance. The rest of its connectivity is just as impressive, although the performance of its two USB4 ports remains somewhat below our expectations, reaching only 20 GBit/s during our test. One of the biggest plus points is the PC's cooling, which works very quietly even under full load.
Its power consumption is fine and roughly the same as its competitors. Overall, the EliteMini UM890 Pro offers strong performance inside a compact case and is aimed at demanding users who value a very quiet system.
Pros
Cons
Price and availability
Currently, the Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro is available to order via Amazon for $729.99.
Table of Contents
The Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro uses an AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS and fits seamlessly into Minisforum's portfolio of high-performance mini PCs. Visually, the EliteMini UM890 Pro is reminiscent of the EliteMini UM780 XTX, but does without the LED panel and the stand, which is a sensible decision. Modern hardware and small changes to its case show that Minisforum doesn't just fit new hardware into an existing case, as many other manufacturers do.
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Specifications
Case and connectivity
The Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro is similar to the UM780 XTX, particularly in terms of its size and choice of materials. Its build quality is impeccable and the manufacturer's decision not to use RGB is a sensible move.
There are plenty of connections to choose from, including two USB4 ports with PCIe 4.0 x2—this limits its data transfer rates, as our tests using the ADATA SE920 revealed. Alternatively, the second M.2 slot can be used for OCuLink to connect external GPUs. In addition, four displays can be connected directly and two 2.5 Gbit/s RJ45 ports ensure a fast network connection.
Connectivity - USB 3.x / USB4 / TB - AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Apple Mac Mini M4 Pro | |
Minisforum MS-A1 | |
Minisforum EliteMini AI370 | |
Average of class Mini PC (906 - 3906, n=14, last 2 years) | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro |
Accessories
The device's scope of delivery includes a 120-watt power supply unit, a VESA mounting plate with mounting material, an HDMI cable, a quick start guide and the OCuLink adapter which can optionally be installed.
Maintenance
The Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro is easy to open up thanks to its magnetic lid. You have to remove the cooling unit if you want to access the components, whereby the short cables require you to proceed with caution. The RAM and SSD modules are easy to replace. A free M.2 slot allows the use of an OCuLink adapter.
Sustainability
The PC's compact packaging consists mainly of paper and cardboard, with some foam for added protection. The manufacturer hasn't emphasized any special sustainability measures. The accessories are packed in plastic bags, which isn't totally necessary.
Performance - AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS optionally at up to 70 watts
The Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro uses the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS (8C/16T) and comes with 32 GB DDR5 RAM and a fast 1-TB SSD. There are no alternatives available, but a cheaper Ryzen 7 8845HS version would certainly be interesting.
Testing conditions
We carried out all evaluation-relevant tests in the device's delivered state, i.e. with a preset power limit in balanced mode. In performance mode, Minisforum grants the processor slightly more power at up to 70 watts, which can be set in the BIOS.
Processor
The Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro uses the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS with 8 Zen4 cores. The APU operates at 65 watts for a short time and 54 watts in the long term, which was reflected in the Cinebench R15 Multi endurance test. Its high power consumption became particularly evident during the multi-thread benchmarks, while its single-core performance barely benefitted. In the ranking, it came behind the Minisforum AI X1 Pro with the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370.
Performance mode in the BIOS increases its TDP to 70 watts. However, this significantly increases the device's noise emissions. The factory settings offer a good balance between performance and noise development, which is why we don't recommend performance mode.
Power mode | Cinebench R15 1T | Cinebench R15 nT | Cinebench R20 1T | Cinebench R20 nT | Cinebench R23 1T | Cinebench R23 nT | Cinebench 2024 1T | Cinebench 2024 nT |
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Balanced | 284 | 2,741 | 704 | 6,765 | 1,815 | 17,131 | 107 | 978 |
Performance | 286 | 2,808 | 708 | 6,932 | 1,820 | 17,700 | 108 | 1,003 |
Performance Rating - Percent | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
Cinebench 2024 | |
CPU Multi Core | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
CPU Single Core | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
Cinebench R23 | |
Multi Core | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Single Core | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
Cinebench R20 | |
CPU (Multi Core) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
CPU (Single Core) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
Cinebench R15 | |
CPU Multi 64Bit | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
CPU Single 64Bit | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
Cinebench R11.5 | |
CPU Multi 64Bit | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
CPU Single 64Bit | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
Cinebench R10 | |
Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
Blender | |
v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
v3.3 Classroom CPU | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
v4.3 Barbershop CPU | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro |
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 | |
Pass 1 | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Pass 2 | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
WinRAR - Result | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro |
TrueCrypt | |
AES Mean 100MB | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Twofish Mean 100MB | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Serpent Mean 100MB | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Geekom GT1 Mega |
Geekbench 5.5 | |
Multi-Core | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Single-Core | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
Geekbench 5.0 | |
5.0 Multi-Core | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
5.0 Single-Core | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
Geekbench 4.4 | |
64 Bit Multi-Core Score | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
64 Bit Single-Core Score | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
7-Zip 18.03 | |
7z b 4 | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro |
LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro |
WebXPRT 3 - Overall | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro |
3DMark | |
1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
2560x1440 Time Spy CPU | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - 1M | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega |
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - 2M | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega |
Affinity Photo 2 - Combined (Multi CPU) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
SPECworkstation 4.0 - CPU Score | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
Performance Rating | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Average of class Mini PC |
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Average of class Mini PC (764 - 51004, n=112, last 2 years) | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Average of class Mini PC (4140 - 214250, n=112, last 2 years) |
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Average of class Mini PC (290 - 9399, n=112, last 2 years) | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Average of class Mini PC (8172 - 184747, n=112, last 2 years) |
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Average of class Mini PC (408 - 29064, n=112, last 2 years) |
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Average of class Mini PC (2088 - 113499, n=112, last 2 years) |
AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Average of class Mini PC (3691 - 325960, n=112, last 2 years) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro |
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Average of class Mini PC (76.7 - 2039, n=112, last 2 years) | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Average of class Mini PC (432 - 26952, n=112, last 2 years) | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Average of class Mini PC (5296 - 51727, n=112, last 2 years) | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
Cinebench R15 Multi continuous test
The Cinebench R15 endurance tests revealed that Minisforum has installed an efficient cooling system that keeps the performance of the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS constant even under prolonged load. The processor reached a maximum peak of 65 watts, while the maximum temperature value was 81.6 °C.
System performance
The Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro delivers sufficient performance for everyday use. Thanks to its fast DDR5 RAM and a PCIe SSD, there are hardly any noticeable latencies. Our test sample also coped quite well when compared to its competitors during our test. Meanwhile, the biggest disadvantage was revealed to be its AI performance.
PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
Geekom AX8 Pro, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX, AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS | |
Geekom GT1 Mega, Intel Core Ultra 9 185H | |
Aoostar GEM10, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro, AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 |
PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX, AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS | |
Geekom AX8 Pro, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro, AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | |
Aoostar GEM10, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H | |
Geekom GT1 Mega, Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
Geekom GT1 Mega, Intel Core Ultra 9 185H | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | |
Geekom AX8 Pro, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | |
Aoostar GEM10, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX, AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro, AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 |
CrossMark / Creativity | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro, AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | |
Geekom AX8 Pro, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX, AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | |
Geekom GT1 Mega, Intel Core Ultra 9 185H | |
Aoostar GEM10, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H |
CrossMark / Productivity | |
Geekom GT1 Mega, Intel Core Ultra 9 185H | |
Geekom AX8 Pro, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX, AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS | |
Aoostar GEM10, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro, AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 |
AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Average of class Mini PC (8377 - 89287, n=112, last 2 years) |
AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Average of class Mini PC (8974 - 100086, n=112, last 2 years) | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Average of class Mini PC (8762 - 100538, n=112, last 2 years) | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Average of class Mini PC (44.9 - 184.8, n=112, last 2 years) | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro |
* ... smaller is better
UL Procyon for Windows / Overall Score Integer NPU | |
Khadas Mind 2 | |
Minisforum UH125 Pro | |
Acemagic F2A |
UL Procyon for Windows / Overall Score Integer GPU | |
Khadas Mind 2 | |
Acemagic F2A | |
Minisforum UH125 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro |
DPC latencies
The Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro only showed slightly raised DPC latencies and performed best in the comparison. However, some dropped frames during the 4K test video couldn't be completely prevented.
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro |
* ... smaller is better
Storage device
Minisforum has installed a 1-TB SSD from Kingston with a PCIe 4.0 x4 connection in our test device, which delivers solid transfer rates, but isn't one of the top models. Even so, its performance is sufficient for everyday use. An active cooling unit ensures stable performance and prevents performance drops under continuous load. The mini PC has space for two mass storage devices, although only one slot can be used when using the OCuLink adapter.
Drive Performance Rating - Percent | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Average of class Mini PC |
* ... smaller is better
Reading continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics card and gaming performance
The Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro with the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS features the Radeon 780M iGPU, which clearly outperformed Intel's graphics solutions in some cases during our test and has been slightly improved compared to the Radeon 680M. However, it couldn't hold a candle to dedicated GPUs such as the RTX 4050 Laptop. In comparison, the Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro performed better than the Geekom AX8 Pro and the in-house Minisforum AI X1 Pro.
3DMark Performance Rating - Percent | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (13339 - 32642, n=41) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
3DMark | |
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (5107 - 9040, n=39) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (13591 - 24007, n=39) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
Performance Rating - Percent | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU -1! | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
Unigine Heaven 4.0 | |
Extreme Preset OpenGL | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (104.3 - 118.1, n=2) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Extreme Preset DX11 | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (101.9 - 114.6, n=2) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
Unigine Valley 1.0 | |
1920x1080 Extreme HD DirectX AA:x8 | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
1920x1080 Extreme HD Preset OpenGL AA:x8 | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro |
Unigine Superposition | |
1280x720 720p Low | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
1920x1080 1080p High | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
1920x1080 1080p Extreme | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
Affinity Photo 2 - Combined (Single / Multi GPU) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX |
SPECworkstation 4.0: Graphics Score | Accelerator Score | Viewport Graphics | HandBrake | ONNX Inference
Performance Rating | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Geekom GT1 Mega |
SPECworkstation 4.0 / Graphics Score | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Geekom GT1 Mega |
SPECworkstation 4.0 / Accelerator Score | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
SPECworkstation 4.0 / Viewport Graphics | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Geekom GT1 Mega |
SPECworkstation 4.0 / HandBrake | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
SPECworkstation 4.0 / ONNX Inference | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro, AMD Radeon 780M R9 8945HS | Minisforum AI X1 Pro, AMD Radeon 890M Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Geekom GT1 Mega, Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU Ultra 9 185H | Geekom AX8 Pro, AMD Radeon 780M R9 8945HS | Aoostar GEM10, AMD Radeon 680M R7 6800H | Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX, AMD Radeon 780M R7 7840HS | Average of class Mini PC | |
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SPECviewperf 2020 | 0% | -51% | -5% | -15% | -8% | -18% | |
3840x2160 Medical (medical-03) | 13.3 | 15.2 14% | 7.07 -47% | 12.8 -4% | 10.7 -20% | 12 -10% | 8.35 ? -37% |
3840x2160 Energy (energy-03) | 19.7 | 15.5 -21% | 5 -75% | 13.3 -32% | 10.6 -46% | 15.4 -22% | 12 ? -39% |
3840x2160 Creo (creo-03) | 34.9 | 34.1 -2% | 19.8 -43% | 35.3 1% | 32 -8% | 31.4 -10% | 31.2 ? -11% |
3840x2160 CATIA (catia-06) | 24.2 | 23.1 -5% | 11.7 -52% | 25.1 4% | 22.8 -6% | 24.4 1% | 19 ? -21% |
3840x2160 3ds Max (3dsmax-07) | 21.3 | 21.9 3% | 15.5 -27% | 21.1 -1% | 18.9 -11% | 21 -1% | 23 ? 8% |
3840x2160 Siemens NX (snx-04) | 67 | 68.7 3% | 5.68 -92% | 65.7 -2% | 61.4 -8% | 61.5 -8% | 37.6 ? -44% |
3840x2160 Maya (maya-06) | 51.2 | 55.9 9% | 38.8 -24% | 49.6 -3% | 49.7 -3% | 47.2 -8% | 58.7 ? 15% |
3DMark 05 Standard | 53893 points | |
3DMark 06 Standard Score | 45393 points | |
3DMark Vantage P Result | 44684 points | |
3DMark 11 Performance | 13306 points | |
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score | 169133 points | |
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 37562 points | |
3DMark Fire Strike Score | 7812 points | |
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Score | 4218 points | |
3DMark Time Spy Score | 3295 points | |
3DMark Steel Nomad Score | 510 points | |
Help |
GTA V | |
1024x768 Lowest Settings possible | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (150.9 - 186.7, n=16) | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
1920x1080 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:2xMSAA + FX AF:8x | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (106 - 177.3, n=29) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Geekom GT1 Mega |
Dota 2 Reborn | |
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (113.7 - 196.3, n=37) | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
1920x1080 high (2/3) | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (79.2 - 191.8, n=38) | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty | |
1920x1080 Low Preset (FSR off) | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (67.2 - 103.1, n=8) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
1920x1080 High Preset (FSR off) | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (42.4 - 75, n=9) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
Baldur's Gate 3 | |
1280x720 Low Preset AA:SM | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (108.6 - 148.9, n=3) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
1920x1080 High Preset AA:T | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (49.8 - 83.5, n=10) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
F1 24 | |
1920x1080 Low Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 | |
1920x1080 High Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (135.2 - 146, n=2) | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Aoostar GEM10 |
FPS diagram - 30 minutes of Cyberpunk 2077 1920 x 1080 Ultra preset (FSR off)
low | med. | high | ultra | |
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GTA V (2015) | 163.8 | 153.6 | 64.1 | 27.2 |
The Witcher 3 (2015) | 143.1 | 93.5 | 46.8 | 29.1 |
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 149.8 | 114.1 | 100.9 | 85 |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 78 | 39.1 | 28 | |
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 60.2 | 43.7 | 31.1 | |
Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 39.2 | 30.3 | 24.9 | 24.6 |
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 42 | 33.2 | 26.5 | 23.5 |
F1 24 (2024) | 82.8 | 70.7 | 51.7 | 10.3 |
The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered (2025) | 41.8 | 23.2 | 15.7 | |
Doom: The Dark Ages (2025) | 15.8 | 12.8 | 11.4 |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro performance check with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 via OCuLink
The Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro enables users to connect an external graphics card via OCuLink, which significantly increases its performance. We tested the mini PC in combination with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 and the Miniforum DEG1.
Performance Rating - Percent | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) |
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
3DMark | |
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
3840x2160 Fire Strike Ultra Graphics | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
Unigine Superposition | |
1280x720 720p Low | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
1920x1080 1080p High | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
1920x1080 1080p Extreme | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
3840x2160 4k Optimized | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
7680x4320 8k Optimized | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) |
Unigine Valley 1.0 | |
1920x1080 Extreme HD DirectX AA:x8 | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
1920x1080 Extreme HD Preset OpenGL AA:x8 | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
Unigine Heaven 4.0 | |
Extreme Preset OpenGL | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
Extreme Preset DX11 | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
ComputeMark v2.1 | |
1024x600 Normal, Score | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 3DTex | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 2DTexArr | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Vector | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Scalar | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
1024x600 Normal, QJuliaRayTrace | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
Performance Rating - Percent | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) |
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty | |
1280x720 Low Preset (FSR off) | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
1920x1080 Medium Preset (FSR off) | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
Baldur's Gate 3 | |
1920x1080 Low Preset AA:SM | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
1920x1080 Medium Preset AA:T | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
F1 24 | |
1920x1080 Low Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
1920x1080 Medium Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
1920x1080 High Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) | |
Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro, AMD Radeon 780M R9 8945HS | Minisforum UM890 Pro (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @OCuLink) , R9 8945HS | Geekom GT1 Mega (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 @USB4) , Ultra 9 185H | Average of class Mini PC | |
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SPECviewperf 2020 | 446% | 314% | -18% | |
3840x2160 Medical (medical-03) | 13.3 | 43.4 226% | 42.1 217% | 8.35 ? -37% |
3840x2160 Energy (energy-03) | 19.7 | 141 616% | 92.8 371% | 12 ? -39% |
3840x2160 Creo (creo-03) | 34.9 | 120 244% | 91.1 161% | 31.2 ? -11% |
3840x2160 CATIA (catia-06) | 24.2 | 84.3 248% | 77.3 219% | 19 ? -21% |
3840x2160 3ds Max (3dsmax-07) | 21.3 | 208 877% | 158 642% | 23 ? 8% |
3840x2160 Siemens NX (snx-04) | 67 | 39.5 -41% | 31.9 -52% | 37.6 ? -44% |
3840x2160 Maya (maya-06) | 51.2 | 539 953% | 378 638% | 58.7 ? 15% |
low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
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Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 221 | 209 | 168.5 | 170.2 | 144.4 | |
Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 203 | 192.4 | 185.3 | 183.9 | 167.6 | 127.4 |
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 167.3 | 168 | 157.1 | 146.9 | 135.8 | 72.3 |
F1 24 (2024) | 236 | 226 | 229 | 114.7 | 117.4 | 91.4 |
Emissions - Perfect balance between performance and volume
Noise emissions
The Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro has an efficient cooling system with two fans: the top one is for the SSD and RAM, the bottom one is for the processor. The cooling unit stays quiet and reached a sound pressure level of just 34.4 dB(A) under full load during our test. On the other hand, the mini PC isn't completely silent when idle.
Noise Level
Idle |
| 27.2 / 27.3 / 27.3 dB(A) |
Load |
| 33.6 / 34.4 dB(A) |
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Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro R9 8945HS, Radeon 780M | Minisforum AI X1 Pro Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, Radeon 890M | Geekom GT1 Mega Ultra 9 185H, Arc 8-Core | Geekom AX8 Pro R9 8945HS, Radeon 780M | Aoostar GEM10 R7 6800H, Radeon 680M | Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX R7 7840HS, Radeon 780M | |
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Noise | -8% | -21% | -17% | -24% | -5% | |
off / environment * | 23.7 | 23.8 -0% | 24.8 -5% | 24.9 -5% | 24.3 -3% | 24.8 -5% |
Idle Minimum * | 27.2 | 28 -3% | 25.4 7% | 24.9 8% | 36.5 -34% | 28.5 -5% |
Idle Average * | 27.3 | 28.1 -3% | 27.2 -0% | 24.9 9% | 36.6 -34% | 28.5 -4% |
Idle Maximum * | 27.3 | 28.2 -3% | 27.5 -1% | 24.9 9% | 36.6 -34% | 28.7 -5% |
Load Average * | 33.6 | 38.4 -14% | 50.9 -51% | 50.1 -49% | 41.7 -24% | 32.4 4% |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * | 34.4 | 38.5 -12% | 50.8 -48% | 50 -45% | 40.3 -17% | |
Load Maximum * | 34.4 | 41.8 -22% | 50.9 -48% | 50.2 -46% | 40.8 -19% | 39.6 -15% |
Witcher 3 ultra * | 40.18 | 32.7 |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
The plastic surfaces of the Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro heat up noticeably under load, but not critically. During our measurements, the processor briefly reached 86 °C and then stabilized at over 80 °C, enabling consistently high performance. At 54 watts, it adhered to AMD's specifications even under continuous load.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 33.7 °C / 93 F, compared to the average of 35.8 °C / 96 F, ranging from 21.6 to 69.5 °C for the class Mini PC.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 45.9 °C / 115 F, compared to the average of 36.1 °C / 97 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 26.5 °C / 80 F, compared to the device average of 32.3 °C / 90 F.
(+) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 31.2 °C / 88 F, compared to the average of 32.3 °C / 90 F for the class Mini PC.
Power management
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Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro R9 8945HS, Radeon 780M | Minisforum AI X1 Pro Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, Radeon 890M | Geekom GT1 Mega Ultra 9 185H, Arc 8-Core | Geekom AX8 Pro R9 8945HS, Radeon 780M | Aoostar GEM10 R7 6800H, Radeon 680M | Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX R7 7840HS, Radeon 780M | Average AMD Radeon 780M | Average of class Mini PC | |
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Power Consumption | 10% | 21% | -20% | 16% | 3% | 24% | -2% | |
Idle Minimum * | 9.8 | 8.6 12% | 4.1 58% | 14 -43% | 7.3 26% | 8.5 13% | 6.04 ? 38% | 9.56 ? 2% |
Idle Average * | 10.5 | 9.4 10% | 6.6 37% | 15.9 -51% | 8.7 17% | 10.5 -0% | 8.25 ? 21% | 11.7 ? -11% |
Idle Maximum * | 13.6 | 10 26% | 11.3 17% | 19.5 -43% | 10.4 24% | 12.9 5% | 10.5 ? 23% | 15.1 ? -11% |
Load Average * | 67 | 70.2 -5% | 65.8 2% | 76.4 -14% | 67.2 -0% | 67.2 -0% | 57.2 ? 15% | 59.2 ? 12% |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * | 85.9 | 70.7 18% | 69.4 19% | 54.3 37% | 58.8 32% | |||
Load Maximum * | 96.2 | 97.7 -2% | 104.8 -9% | 99.1 -3% | 101.6 -6% | 97.2 -1% | 75.7 ? 21% | 100.5 ? -4% |
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Efficiency overview
Performance Rating - Percent | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega |
Power Consumption | |
Cinebench R23 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Cinebench R23 Single Power Efficiency - external Monitor | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Cinebench R15 Multi Efficiency (external Monitor) | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro | |
Geekom AX8 Pro | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro | |
Geekom GT1 Mega |
Power consumption with external monitor
Power consumption with external monitor
Notebookcheck total rating
The Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro boasts powerful performance, fast DDR5 RAM and expansion options. Its cooling works efficiently and is only quietly audible even under load. Despite its higher power consumption, it still remains below that of a conventional desktop PC.
Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro
- 03/20/2025 v8
Sebastian Bade
Possible alternatives compared
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Dimensions |
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Minisforum EliteMini UM890 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS ⎘ AMD Radeon 780M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | List Price: 739 EUR | 709 g | 127 x 130 x 60.6 mm | |
Minisforum AI X1 Pro AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 ⎘ AMD Radeon 890M ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | 1.4 kg | 195 x 195 x 42.5 mm | ||
Geekom GT1 Mega Intel Core Ultra 9 185H ⎘ Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $989.00 GEEKOM GT1 Mega AI Mini PC,1... 2. $989.00 GEEKOM IT1 Mega AI Mini PC 1... 3. $979.00 GEEKOM XT1 Mega AI Mini PC,1... List Price: 1149 EUR | 693 g | 132 x 135 x 46.9 mm | |
Geekom AX8 Pro AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS ⎘ AMD Radeon 780M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | List Price: 999 EUR | 548 g | 112 x 117 x 37 mm | |
Aoostar GEM10 AMD Ryzen 7 6800H ⎘ AMD Radeon 680M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | List Price: 459 US-Dollar | 525 g | 107 x 107 x 60 mm | |
Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS ⎘ AMD Radeon 780M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | List Price: 879 EUR | 750 g | 126 x 130 x 52.3 mm |
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