Zotac ZBox Magnus EN mini-PC goes on sale with Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti desktop GPU
Zotac has now started selling the ZBox Magnus EN after previewing the mini-PC in May alongside the Magnus One and the AMD Strix Halo-powered Magnus EA. For context, the latter remains unavailable. With that being said, multiple Strix Halo-powered mini-PCs can already be purchased, including the GMKtec EVO-X2 that we reviewed earlier this year with 64 GB of RAM.
By contrast, the ZBox Magnus EN utilises the Core Ultra 7 255HX from Intel's Alder Lake-HX family. Equipped with 20 cores and a 55 W TDP, the Core Ultra 7 255HX also features a comparatively weak 4-Core Arc iGPU. Thankfully, Zotac has installed an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti desktop GPU too bearing 16 GB of GDDR7 VRAM, all within a 2.65-litre case.
Moreover, the ZBox Magnus EN leverages DDR5-5600 SODIMM or DDR5-6400 CSODIMM RAM, as well as a pair of M.2 2280 slots that support up to PCIe 4.0 x4 SSDs. On top of that, the mini-PC is packed full of front and rear-facing I/O, including two Thunderbolt 4 ports and a trio of DisplayPort 2.1b connections. Theoretically, the latter allow the ZBox Magnus EN to output natively at 4K and 240 Hz without resorting to Display Stream Compression (DSC), but only with a compatible monitor like the MSI MPG 322URX (curr. $1,083 on Amazon).
The ZBox Magnus EN is available as a barebones unit in China for CNY 13,999 (~$1,966). Meanwhile, European retailers have stated offering the same configuration for €1,600 and upwards (~$1,865). There is no word on pricing or availability in other markets yet, though.
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