Minisforum MS-R1
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong ram (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong cpu (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average gpu (10th percentile)
- Below average reliability (12th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | ARM 610 |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | integrated |
| Type | integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 2x DP Alt Mode |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | 10GbE |
System
| OS | Debian |
vs Competition
| Spec | Minisforum MS-R1 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN 16L TG03 | Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 | MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US | Apple Mac mini M4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | ARM 610 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core i7 14700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | Apple M4 |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 1000 | 2048 | 3000 | 1000 | 256 |
| GPU | integrated | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 10-core |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini |
| Psu W | - | 500 | - | 460 | 750 | 155 |
| OS | Debian | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS Sequoia 15.1 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minisforum MS-R1 | 86 | 10.2 | 94 | 95.4 | 49.1 | 12 | 42.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 86.8 | 74.4 | 81.7 | 94.2 | 61.9 | 71.2 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN 16L TG03 Compare | 83.1 | 69.7 | 95.3 | 93.3 | 91.1 | 71.2 | 72.5 |
| Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Compare | 89 | 69.7 | 77.7 | 77.9 | 95.7 | 71.2 | 99 |
| MSI Aegis ZS Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 74.4 | 81 | 87.3 | 94.6 | 61.9 | 39.3 | 83.4 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 56.3 | 90.4 | 28.6 | 96.7 | 12.8 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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