Ultra-compact Asus PN55 mini PC launched with up to 12-core AMD Gorgon Point APU and 64 GB RAM

The Asus ExpertCenter PN55 was first announced at CES earlier this year, featuring unspecified Ryzen AI 400 APUs. The mini PC has now been officially launched, with its official product page granting us a lot more details.

Powered by up to the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 APU, the PN55 mini PC should be able to achieve impressive multithreaded performance. Compared to the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, however, performance uplift should be rather modest considering that the Gorgon Point APUs are nearly identical to the Strix Point APUs in terms of overall raw performance.

The Asus PN55 mini PC features a plethora of AMD APU options

Plenty of other affordable APU options will also be on offer, including AMD Ryzen AI 9 465, Ryzen AI 7 Pro 450, Ryzen AI 7 450, Ryzen AI 7 445, Ryzen AI 5 Pro 440, Ryzen AI 5 435, and finally the Ryzen AI 5 430. The highest-end APUs will feature the Radeon 890M iGPU, while the lower-end tiers will have to settle for Radeon 840M, 860M, and 880M iGPUs depending on the SKU.

The AMD Radeon 890M is no slouch for an iGPU, but it is worth noting that Panther Lake's highest-end Arc B390 iGPU is almost twice as fast. That said, some lightweight gaming and other non-intensive tasks should be perfectly doable.

The ExpertCenter PN55 mini PCs will also be available with up to 64 GB of RAM, and 4 TB storage. The I/O on offer has been detailed below:

• Triple USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, USB 2.0 Type-A
• USB4, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
• Dual DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.1
• Dual 2.5G Ethernet, up to WiFi 7
• Audio combo jack

At just 5.12 x 5.12 x 1.34 inches, the mini PC is impressively compact, tipping the scales at just around 0.6 kg or 1.32 pounds.

Other notable features of the Asus ExpertCenter PN55 mini PC include a mono speaker, Kensington lock, VESA mounting support, and MIL-STD-810H rating. Pricing and availability details are still unclear, although more information should be available soon enough.

Considering that AMD's Gorgon Halo offerings are yet to launch, folks who require even more raw compute power can check out the Strix Halo-powered GMKtec Evo-X2 mini PC, currently available for $2,349 on Amazon.