Review
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Build Quality
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Office Performance
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Gaming Performance
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Energy Efficiency
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Summary
ASUS has created a high performance Mini PC which is compact, reliable and great for day to day tasks, work as well as gaming
Overall
4.8User Review
( votes)Pros
- High performance Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 7 processors
- Small form factor, only 4.5 x 4.5 x 1.9 inches
- Fast DDR4 RAM and NVMe storage
- Support for display output to three monitors or TV’s
- Space inside the case for 2.5″ HDD or SSD
- High speed Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 6 and Blutooth 5
Cons
In this review for the ASUS PN50 Mini PC we are taking a look at the which is available in two CPU configurations; the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U and Ryzen 7 4700U.
ASUS Mini PC Review Video
ASUS Mini PC Technical Specifications
| MODEL | AMD Ryzen 5 | AMD Ryzen 7 |
| CPU: | 4500U | 4700U |
| CORES: | 6 | 8 |
| THREADS: | 6 | 8 |
| MAX SPEED: | 4.0Ghz | 4.1Ghz |
| GPU: | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| CORES: | 6 | 7 |
| MAX SPEED: | 1,500Mhz | 1,6000Mhz |
The AMD Mini PC features a choice of either the Ryzen 5 4500U CPU with 6 cores and 6 threads running up to 4Ghz. It has the AMD Radeon Graphics with 6 cores running up to 1,500Mhz.
The Ryzen 7 Mini PC from ASUS has the 4700U CPU, with 8 cores and 8 threads running up to 4.1Ghz. It also features the AMD Radeon Graphics but with 7 cores and running up to 1,600 Mhz.
There are options for memory of either 16GB or 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz RAM, and storage options from 256GB, 512GB up to 1TB NVMe. With space inside the Mini PC to install a 2.5″ HDD or SSD.
Mini PC Overview
Other features on the Ryzen Mini PC include a HDMI and DisplayPort for connecting to multiple TV or Monitors. There are two USB Type-C ports, one of which can also be used for display output. There is a high speed Gigabit Ethernet port, WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5 for fast data transfer.
Watch our AMD Mini PC unboxing and overview video below, underneath we have a transcript of the video.
And click here to read and watch part two of this article. We go in to more detail covering the technical specifications as well putting them through their paces as a potential NUC killer, with benchmarks for artificial and real world performance including PCMark. We then test gaming performance to see how it stands up as a gaming mini PC.
ASUS PN50 Review: Where To Buy?
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