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Minisforum EM680 Mini PC: Ryzen 7 6800U, 16GB LPDDR5 6400, 512GB PCIe SSD

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Minisforum has Minisforum EM680 Mini PC on sale from $399. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Suryasis for finding this deal.

Note: EM680 starts shipping in late June.

Alternate Configurations:
Specs:
  • Ryzen 7 6800U 8C/16T 2.7 GHz (4.7 GHz Boost, 20MB Cache), Liquid Metal Thermal Compund
  • Radeon 680M Graphics
  • 16GB LPDDR5 6400 MHz Onboard Dual Channel Ram
    • 32GB Option Available
  • 512GB M.2 2230 PCIe Gen 4.0x4 NVMe SSD with Active Cooling
    • 1TB Option Available
  • Onboard Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.3
  • Windows 11 Pro
  • Ports:
    • 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type A 10 Gbps
    • 2x USB4 Type-C with Power Delivery & DisplayPort 1.4 (8K@60Hz)
    • 1x HDMI 2.1 (4K@144Hz)
    • 1x microSD card Slot
    • 1x Audio Combo Jack
    • 1x DMIC
    • 1x Clear CMOS
  • 65W GaN Type-C PD Charger
  • 1/4L Form facto

Editor's Notes

Written by citan359 | Staff
  • About this product:
    • The hardware brands may vary from batch to batch. Please rest assured that they all meet Minisforum's standards and are all covered by the warranty.
    • Up to three monitors can be connected at the same time with a maximum resolution of 8K@60Hz.
    • The USB4 ports on the EM680 can be used as a power supply port.
    • 2-Year warranty (details)
  • Additional Note:
    • Please refer to the Forum Thread for additional discussion regarding this deal.

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Written by Suryasis
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Minisforum has Minisforum EM680 Mini PC on sale from $399. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Suryasis for finding this deal.

Note: EM680 starts shipping in late June.

Alternate Configurations:
Specs:
  • Ryzen 7 6800U 8C/16T 2.7 GHz (4.7 GHz Boost, 20MB Cache), Liquid Metal Thermal Compund
  • Radeon 680M Graphics
  • 16GB LPDDR5 6400 MHz Onboard Dual Channel Ram
    • 32GB Option Available
  • 512GB M.2 2230 PCIe Gen 4.0x4 NVMe SSD with Active Cooling
    • 1TB Option Available
  • Onboard Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.3
  • Windows 11 Pro
  • Ports:
    • 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type A 10 Gbps
    • 2x USB4 Type-C with Power Delivery & DisplayPort 1.4 (8K@60Hz)
    • 1x HDMI 2.1 (4K@144Hz)
    • 1x microSD card Slot
    • 1x Audio Combo Jack
    • 1x DMIC
    • 1x Clear CMOS
  • 65W GaN Type-C PD Charger
  • 1/4L Form facto

Editor's Notes

Written by citan359 | Staff
  • About this product:
    • The hardware brands may vary from batch to batch. Please rest assured that they all meet Minisforum's standards and are all covered by the warranty.
    • Up to three monitors can be connected at the same time with a maximum resolution of 8K@60Hz.
    • The USB4 ports on the EM680 can be used as a power supply port.
    • 2-Year warranty (details)
  • Additional Note:
    • Please refer to the Forum Thread for additional discussion regarding this deal.

Original Post

Written by Suryasis

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MadPup
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Minisforum has the poorest coolng designs; they are morons. They stick a heatsink on the CPU and they think they are done - to hell with the rest of the system. As for the YouTube reviewers you listed, they are all paid shills. None of these reviewers perform any type of prolonged stress test on these machines - if they did, many would fail thru overheating. ETA Prime is the prime shill. His reviews are vacuous and all he does is play games - there is almost nothing to learn from him.
technono
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Since the RAM is soldered, I'd recommend spending the extra $50 to get the 32 GB version.
mischlep
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Onboard Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.3. No ethernet.

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Jun 08, 2023 01:37 PM
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technonoJun 08, 2023 01:37 PM
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Since the RAM is soldered, I'd recommend spending the extra $50 to get the 32 GB version.
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Jun 08, 2023 01:44 PM
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FaithfulTank4187Jun 08, 2023 01:44 PM
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Quote from Rei :
Much better than a Raspberry Pi
Is it? For the specific/directed use cases of the raspberry pi, this seems overpriced
Jun 08, 2023 01:57 PM
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SnuupyJun 08, 2023 01:57 PM
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There is a "GMKtec K1" on the website that shall not be named, I see that one does NOT have soldered RAM and costs $330 but I cannot attest to its thermal performance.

Soldered RAM is LPDDR5-6400, DIMM slots are DDR5-4800, so the igpu perf diff is 15-20% faster on the soldered version.

Personally, all else being equal, I would rather give up the 15-20% perf to have DIMM slots. I hate soldered RAM.

Edit: Oh yeah it also has an ethernet jack built in so no usb dongle crap
Last edited by Snuupy June 8, 2023 at 07:24 AM.
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Jun 08, 2023 02:08 PM
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whiskershire_sauceJun 08, 2023 02:08 PM
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can this connect to egpu via usb c?
such good value at 500$..
Jun 08, 2023 02:13 PM
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DJRobNMJun 08, 2023 02:13 PM
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Quote from Snuupy :
There is a "GMKtec K1" on the website that shall not be named, I see that one does NOT have soldered RAM and costs $330 but I cannot attest to its thermal performance.

Soldered RAM is LPDDR5-6400, DIMM slots are DDR5-4800, so the igpu perf diff is 15-20% faster on the soldered version.

Personally, all else being equal, I would rather give up the 15-20% perf to have DIMM slots. I hate soldered RAM.
I hate soldiered ram also but in this case 32GB should work for the expected life of the machine.

Unless it fails then you throw the whole thing out.
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Jun 08, 2023 02:16 PM
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pmek99Jun 08, 2023 02:16 PM
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Well this run some general Steam games. Not necessarily anything AAA - unless Marvel Midnight Suns is considered AAA.
Jun 08, 2023 02:16 PM
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seahawks55Jun 08, 2023 02:16 PM
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This thing is very fast, and especially for the form factor, it is great at light gaming.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nI25tk-NMM
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Jun 08, 2023 02:17 PM
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seahawks55Jun 08, 2023 02:17 PM
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Quote from whiskershire_sauce :
can this connect to egpu via usb c?
such good value at 500$..
I don't think so as the USB-C aren't labeled as thunderbolt.
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Jun 08, 2023 02:25 PM
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SnuupyJun 08, 2023 02:25 PM
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Quote from whiskershire_sauce :
can this connect to egpu via usb c?
such good value at 500$..
2x USB4
yes

(above comment is wrong)
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Alucard400Jun 08, 2023 02:44 PM
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It would be misleading advertising if it doesn't support egpu. One of the pictures shows an external gpu enclosure looking like it's connected to the product.
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Quote from Suryasis :
Yes, I agree. And their cooling is one of the best in these form factor PCs. I have checked several reviews and literally everybody from techTablet, ETA Prime, Linus Tech praised them (Apart from the HX90 test sample disaster where faulty samples were sent to the reviewers twice). Another thing is using custom TDP control utility, you can push them a lot over the given TDP without ibcreasing fan noise and heat much.
Minisforum has the poorest coolng designs; they are morons. They stick a heatsink on the CPU and they think they are done - to hell with the rest of the system. As for the YouTube reviewers you listed, they are all paid shills. None of these reviewers perform any type of prolonged stress test on these machines - if they did, many would fail thru overheating. ETA Prime is the prime shill. His reviews are vacuous and all he does is play games - there is almost nothing to learn from him.
Last edited by MadPup June 15, 2023 at 07:54 AM.
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Jun 08, 2023 02:50 PM
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Siaofu83Jun 08, 2023 02:50 PM
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What is this? A computer for ants?
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clocks11Jun 08, 2023 02:53 PM
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Quote from MadPup :
ETA Prime is the prime shill. His reviews are vacuous and all he does is play games - there is almost nothing to learn from him. The only reviewer I entertain is Robtech.
I agree to an extent, that Robtech does a better job testing these than ETA prime does. ETA P does not even check noise levels.
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etiRkcaJun 08, 2023 02:53 PM
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Anyone have one? What's the idle power consumption wattage like?

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mischlepJun 08, 2023 02:56 PM
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Quote from etiRkca :
Anyone have one? What's the idle power consumption wattage like?
This video says 8 watts idle [youtube.com]

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