The list of mini PCs available on the market has grown quite a bit in the past few weeks, with a bunch of such systems getting unveiled at CES 2025. Now, Gigabyte clearly does not wish to be left out of the party either, and has unveiled its Brix Extreme mini PC powered by a last-gen, but decently powerful AMD "Hawk Point" APU and a plethora of connectivity options in a compact package.
The system, as mentioned, boasts the 28-watt Ryzen 7 8840U PRO APU, which sports 8 Zen 4 cores and 16 threads. Performance should be identical to its non-PRO counterpart, which should put it roughly in the same class as the Intel Core Ultra 256V "Lunar Lake" CPU. The APU is paired with up to 64 GB of DDR5-5600 memory. Dual M.2 2280 slots take care of storage requirements, both of which are user-accessible.
In terms of connectivity, the options are plenty. The list includes a 2.5 G Ethernet port, dual HDMI 2.1 ports, a mini DisplayPort, USB4 with DP, dual USB 2.0 Type-A ports, triple USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports, and a single USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports in the Type-C flavor. There are no pricing or availability details yet, although more information should come our way soon enough. Considering the specifications on offer, the Gigabyte Brix Extreme mini PC should be relatively affordable. If so, the system would make for a commendable contender in the SFF PC arena.
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The system, as mentioned, boasts the 28-watt Ryzen 7 8840U PRO APU, which sports 8 Zen 4 cores and 16 threads. Performance should be identical to its non-PRO counterpart, which should put it roughly in the same class as the Intel Core Ultra 256V "Lunar Lake" CPU. The APU is paired with up to 64 GB of DDR5-5600 memory. Dual M.2 2280 slots take care of storage requirements, both of which are user-accessible.
In terms of connectivity, the options are plenty. The list includes a 2.5 G Ethernet port, dual HDMI 2.1 ports, a mini DisplayPort, USB4 with DP, dual USB 2.0 Type-A ports, triple USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports, and a single USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports in the Type-C flavor. There are no pricing or availability details yet, although more information should come our way soon enough. Considering the specifications on offer, the Gigabyte Brix Extreme mini PC should be relatively affordable. If so, the system would make for a commendable contender in the SFF PC arena.
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