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Minisforum MS-R1
CPU Xeon Platinum 8180
RAM 64 GB
Storage 64 GB
GPU Radeon Graphics
form factor mini
OS Debian
33 Overall Score
Price $529
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong ram (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong cpu (87th percentile) 87th
Cons
- Below average storage (4th percentile)
- Below average reliability (11th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Xeon Platinum 8180 |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
Graphics
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 64 GB |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| Weight | 2.3 kg / 5.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| DisplayPort | 2x DP 1.4 |
| 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 ECT1250 | Apple Mac Studio M1 Max | MSI Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Xeon Platinum 8180 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core i7 14700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Apple M1 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 1000 | 2048 | 2000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| GPU | Radeon Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple M1 Max 24-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 500 | - | 180 | - | 750 |
| OS | Debian | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minisforum MS-R1 | 86.5 | 95.1 | 94.3 | 95.3 | 4.1 | 11.1 | 75.4 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5i 90YA003GUS Compare | 87.3 | 71.8 | 82.7 | 94.1 | 63.5 | 69.8 | 99.6 |
| HP OMEN 16L TG03 Compare | 83.7 | 71.8 | 95.6 | 93.2 | 91.5 | 69.8 | 75.4 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.5 | 29.4 | 82.7 | 86.2 | 82.5 | 69.8 | 99.1 |
| Apple Mac Studio M1 Max Compare | 51.5 | 59.6 | 64 | 99.9 | 50.7 | 99.4 | 79.1 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 73.4 | 81.2 | 87.9 | 94.5 | 63.5 | 36.7 | 85.4 |
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