Minisforum M1 Pro DeskMini, Core Ultra 9 285H
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
GPU Intel Arc 140T GPU
Form Factor mini
psu w 120
OS No OS
35 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (75th percentile) 75th
Cons
- Below average storage (2nd percentile)
- Below average reliability (12th percentile)
- Below average ram (18th percentile)
- Below average social proof (19th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 5.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Arc 140T GPU |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| PSU | 120 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| DisplayPort | 1x DP1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet LAN |
System
| OS | No OS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Minisforum M1 Pro DeskMini | Lenovo ThinkStation P3 Tower Gen 2 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | Apple Mac Studio M5 Max | MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 | ASUS ROG NUC RNUC15JNK9X489AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core i9 14900KF | Apple M5 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | - | 128 | 64 | 128 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | - | 2048 | 8192 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel Arc 140T GPU | NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mini |
| Psu W | 120 | 750 | 850 | 480 | 1300 | 330 |
| OS | No OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minisforum M1 Pro DeskMini | 75.1 | 62 | 17.9 | 51.8 | 1.8 | 11.6 | 18.5 |
| Lenovo ThinkStation P3 Tower Gen 2 Compare | 94.1 | 84.4 | 99.2 | 68.9 | 90.1 | 70 | 92.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 | 94.8 |
| Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Compare | 95.8 | 83.6 | 99.7 | 89.1 | 98.1 | 99.3 | 0 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 Compare | 98.1 | 97.8 | 97.6 | 98.2 | 90.1 | 37.3 | 84.9 |
| ASUS ROG NUC RNUC15JNK9X489AU Compare | 92.9 | 89.3 | 90.6 | 92.2 | 69 | 37.3 | 94.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall35
- AI/LLM16.4
- Gaming10.1
- Portability36.3
- Creator15.6
- Business26.8
- Developer31.4
- Home Office28.9
- Workstation31.1
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