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frontpage Posted by PowerPC • May 22, 2023
frontpage Posted by PowerPC • May 22, 2023

Minisforum Venus Series UM790 Pro Barebone Mini PC: Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon 780M

+ Free S/H (Ships Late June 2023')

$519

$639

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Minisforum has Minisforum Venus Series UM790 Pro Barebone Mini PC on sale/pre-sale for $519. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member PowerPC for finding this deal

Note, ensure that you select the 'US' adapter.

Product will start to ship in late June 2023'

Specs/Key Features
  • AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS 8-Cores/16-Threads Processor
  • AMD Radeon 780M Graphics
  • DDR5 Dual Channel (SODIMM x2 Slot; Up to 5600MHz w/ Max 64GB)
  • M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 SSD x2
  • WiFi 6E w/ Bluetooth 5.2
  • Windows 11 Pro OS
  • 5.12"x4.96"x2.06" Product Dimension
    • Inputs
      • 4x USB 3.2 Gen-2 Type-A
      • 2x HDMI 2.1 (4K@144Hz)
      • 2x USB4 Port (Alt PD)
      • 2x USB (8K@60Hz)
      • 1x DMIC
      • 1x Clear CMOS
      • 1x RJ45 2.5G Ethernet Port

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  • Limited time discount/offer; $120 Off or 18.78% Overall Savings; normally priced at $639
  • Please note that this is the barebone mini pc version
  • This barebone mini PC operates on AMD Zen4 architecture w/ dual PCIe 4.0 SSD support + Killer wireless and 0.8L in size; freeing up to 40 times of space compared to a desktop computer
  • This product is available for purchase and will ship in late June 2023; must login to your account to checkout
  • Offer valid while promotional price/supplies last
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Minisforum has Minisforum Venus Series UM790 Pro Barebone Mini PC on sale/pre-sale for $519. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member PowerPC for finding this deal

Note, ensure that you select the 'US' adapter.

Product will start to ship in late June 2023'

Specs/Key Features
  • AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS 8-Cores/16-Threads Processor
  • AMD Radeon 780M Graphics
  • DDR5 Dual Channel (SODIMM x2 Slot; Up to 5600MHz w/ Max 64GB)
  • M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 SSD x2
  • WiFi 6E w/ Bluetooth 5.2
  • Windows 11 Pro OS
  • 5.12"x4.96"x2.06" Product Dimension
    • Inputs
      • 4x USB 3.2 Gen-2 Type-A
      • 2x HDMI 2.1 (4K@144Hz)
      • 2x USB4 Port (Alt PD)
      • 2x USB (8K@60Hz)
      • 1x DMIC
      • 1x Clear CMOS
      • 1x RJ45 2.5G Ethernet Port

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • Limited time discount/offer; $120 Off or 18.78% Overall Savings; normally priced at $639
  • Please note that this is the barebone mini pc version
  • This barebone mini PC operates on AMD Zen4 architecture w/ dual PCIe 4.0 SSD support + Killer wireless and 0.8L in size; freeing up to 40 times of space compared to a desktop computer
  • This product is available for purchase and will ship in late June 2023; must login to your account to checkout
  • Offer valid while promotional price/supplies last
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Radeon 780M Graphics are nearly as fast as Nvidia GTX1650

3DMark Time Spy
780M 2950
GTX1650 3000
RX6400 3330

My um733 with Radeon 680M time spy gpu is 1969 which seems to be underperforming according to below article benchmarks.
https://www.ultrabookreview.com/5...enchmarks/

If I don't include demo on benchmark aka shorter run um733 timespy score
2700
9744 CPU 7735HS
2390 GPU 680M

Beware 780m benchmark is most likely a short run and prolonged use will be a lower score.

Still a powerful compact system with decent cooling / throttling performance.
correct but there are workarounds...for now...

>On the "Oops, you've lost internet connection" or "Let's connect you to a network" page, use the "Shift + F10" keyboard shortcut.
>In Command Prompt, type the OOBE\BYPASSNRO command to bypass network requirements on Windows 11 and press Enter.
>The computer will restart automatically, and the out-of-box experience (OOBE) will start again.
TDP on this can go twice as high as the Ally. Has USB4 as well.
Different use cases.

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Radeon 780M Graphics are nearly as fast as Nvidia GTX1650

3DMark Time Spy
780M 2950
GTX1650 3000
RX6400 3330

My um733 with Radeon 680M time spy gpu is 1969 which seems to be underperforming according to below article benchmarks.
https://www.ultrabookreview.com/5...enchmarks/

If I don't include demo on benchmark aka shorter run um733 timespy score
2700
9744 CPU 7735HS
2390 GPU 680M

Beware 780m benchmark is most likely a short run and prolonged use will be a lower score.

Still a powerful compact system with decent cooling / throttling performance.
Last edited by PowerPC May 23, 2023 at 08:30 PM.
May 22, 2023
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hos01
May 22, 2023
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barebone systems do not come with any operating system because there is no hard drive. Even if they give you a link to download windows 11, it won't have a license key.
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cheapazn
May 22, 2023
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Quote from hos01 :
barebone systems do not come with any operating system because there is no hard drive. Even if they give you a link to download windows 11, it won't have a license key.
Why not? My laptop had the windows key built in the bios. When I booted to Windows install, it recognized my key
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KelvinT4560
May 22, 2023
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Quote from cheapazn :
Why not? My laptop had the windows key built in the bios. When I booted to Windows install, it recognized my key
My UM773 was barebones and had no key embedded on the mb.
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I bought the um733 barebones, installed my own ram and ssd. Installed win10 pro which automatically activated once online. Maybe win11 is more strict when it comes to activation?
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hos01
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Quote from cheapazn :
Why not? My laptop had the windows key built in the bios. When I booted to Windows install, it recognized my key
I have never seen a barebone laptop
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bhazard
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Quote from Stevenxx :
poor value considering rog ally using essentially the same cpu die is only 180$ higher.
TDP on this can go twice as high as the Ally. Has USB4 as well.
Different use cases.
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May 22, 2023
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wirelessfreak
May 22, 2023
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Quote from hos01 :
I have never seen a barebone laptop
I've seens tens, if not hundreds of laptops that didn't have an OS installed. Recently, some get Linux instead
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youra6
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Quote from bhazard :
TDP on this can go twice as high as the Ally. Has USB4 as well.
Different use cases.
Obvious but this also has much better cooling.
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AmusedPlastic6071
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In stock and ready to ship? Why advertise it when none is available ?
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AmusedPlastic6071
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Quote from Stevenxx :
poor value considering rog ally using essentially the same cpu die is only 180$ higher.
An you install Adobe software on the Ally?
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Indus_FL
May 22, 2023
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This or the new Intel i7/Xe 13gen NUC for just a little more?
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Quote from Indus_FL :
This or the new Intel i7/Xe 13gen NUC for just a little more?
Iris xe isn't nearly as powerful as the Radeon 780m. Iris xe is a giant leap in Intel integrated graphics and is preferred if you're a content creator having Intel quick sync video encoding. Both of the Intel models allow use of an external GPUs via usb4 or thunderbolt. The um790 also allows egpu connection.

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Nelson777
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Quote from Stevenxx :
poor value considering rog ally using essentially the same cpu die is only 180$ higher.
Yeah but the rog ally has buttons that get stuck and a number of other problems

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