Introduction

A big thank you to Minisforum for providing the review sample.

Minisforum is a relatively new company having been founded in 2018. Since then they have rapidly expanded into a global player in the Mini-PC space. With a vast number of innovative small form factor systems meant to fit nearly any and all needs, be it ultra-low power applications or high-performance options that can fit in the palm of your hand, their wide assortment of systems shows how far they have come in such a short period. Furthermore, they were one of the first to use pre-applied liquid metal thermal compounds to improve temperatures, and therefore overall system performance. With a willingness to experiment and a continuous drive to improve it will be interesting to see where Minisforum goes in the future.


Today's review is a deep dive into the company's EliteMini UM780 XTX. Featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS with the venerable Radeon 780M, it comes equipped with 32 GB of DDR5 SODIMM memory and a 1 TB NVMe SSD. It also features OCulink support via an add-on board that is included. While this inclusion may be a bit niche, it does offer more bandwidth than USB4 if using a compatible eGPU, meaning you can retain a larger portion of a graphics cards true performance if opting for an eGPU setup. Taking that into account along with its specifications and added flair via the illuminated top plate which you can modify, the UM780 XTX certainly looks to be a feature packed and powerful system. So let's take a closer look and see what this mini-PC is truly capable of.