We look at the new Minisforum MS-A1 Ryzen 7 8700G mini PC workstation. Is this a Minisforum MS-01 with an AMD Ryzen processor? Well, sort of, but not really. We will look at the details of this new Ryzen-based MS-01 and see if it is indeed an AMD MS-01 or something else.
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Introduction to the Minisforum 0:00
Video sponsor – NAKIVO Backup & Replication – 0:45
Looking at the Minisforum MS-A1 hardware specs – 1:29
Brief overview of hybrid CPUs and why uniform is better – 2:09
Comparing the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs Intel Core i9-13900H – 3:08
It contains (4) M.2 NVMe slots – 3:55
The design of the MS-A1 vs the MS-01 – 4:12
MS-A1 networking vs the MS-01 – 4:55
NVMe Memory Tiering, I used the MS-A1 – 5:35
Half a terabyte of memory in the MS-A1 – 6:06
It has an OCulink port for external GPUs – 6:23
Power consumption of the MS-A1 – 6:56
Physical walkthrough of the Minisforum MS-A1 – 7:27
A look at the ports on the back of the unit – 7:56
After removing the outer case from the unit – 8:39
Looking at the NVMe and U.2 tray adapter location – 9:13
There is a dip switch for choosing power between U.2 and M.2 – 9:28
Looking at the heat sink where you have system memory and additional M.2 – 9:46
The verdict on the Minisforum MS-A1 – 11:00
The best use for the Minisforum MS-A1 – 11:53
Wrapping up final thoughts on the MS-A1 – 12:27
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