Minisforum Venus UM790 Pro
The Ryzen 9 7940HS processor with its dedicated Ryzen AI engine and Radeon 780M graphics delivers high-efficiency AI acceleration and 4K quad-display support via dual USB4 and HDMI 2.1 ports. Its innovative Cold Wave 2.0 liquid metal cooling and active SSD cooler ensure sustained peak performance from the 32GB DDR5 memory and dual PCIe 4.0 SSDs in a compact, well-ventilated metal chassis. This mini PC is best for developers and home office users needing a quiet, space-saving workstation for AI prototyping, software routing, and heavy multitasking.
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU AMD Radeon 780M
form factor mini
63 Overall Score
Price $784
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong ram (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong port selection (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average reliability (12th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon 780M |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| Weight | 1.0 kg / 2.2 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| Thunderbolt | USB4 |
| HDMI | 2x HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | 2.5GbE |
vs Competition
| Spec | Minisforum Venus UM790 Pro | Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | Dell Tower ECT1250 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 | 512 | 2000 | 8000 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | 850 | - | 180 | 850 |
| OS | - | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minisforum Venus UM790 Pro | 64.3 | 55.9 | 82.4 | 69.9 | 63.9 | 11.6 | 88.9 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 73 | 82.4 | 94 | 63.9 | 70.5 | 99.6 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 68.6 | 82.4 | 87.5 | 97.9 | 57.3 | 70.5 | 99.1 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.5 | 66.4 | 69.2 | 94.5 | 31.1 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 30.8 | 82.4 | 86.3 | 82.6 | 70.5 | 99.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.2 | 82.4 | 96.4 | 86.3 | 99.2 | 11.6 | 95.5 |
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