Minisforum Launches HN2673 Mini PC
Minisforum has announced the launch of its new Neptune series HN2673 mini PC. This marks Minisforum’s debut in offering a mini PC equipped with Intel’s Iris Xe graphics, paired with a Core i7-12650H processor, maintaining a similar exterior to last year’s NAD9.
The design of the HN2673 mini PC is notably compact, with overall dimensions of 20.82 x 17.95 x 6.7 cm. It houses an Iris Xe Arc A730M, outfitted with 6GB of GDDR6 VRAM. For this purpose, a unique cooling solution has been devised, featuring four silent fans.
Incorporating a discrete graphics card has led to a significant enhancement in graphical performance, lying between Nvidia’s mobile platform’s RTX 3050 Ti and RTX 3060, thus capable of handling most 1080p games.
The built-in Intel Core i7-12650H processor boasts 10 cores and 16 threads (6P+4E), with an L3 cache of 24MB. The P-Core’s base clock is 2.3 GHz, peaking at 4.7 GHz with Turbo Boost, while the E-Core maxes out at 3.5 GHz. It integrates an Iris Xe GPU with 64 EU, clocking at 1.4 GHz, and a TDP of 45W.
The HN2673 mini PC is equipped with two DDR4 memory slots (SO-DIMM), supporting a maximum of 64GB DDR4-3200 memory. It accommodates a PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD M.2 slot (up to 2TB) and two 2.5-inch hard drive bays, supporting devices with a 6.0Gb/s SATA 3.0 interface. An M.2 2230 slot allows for installing Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules, with native support for Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3.
Moreover, the device features three USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C ports (two with DP mode), two USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A ports, one USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A port, a 2.5 Gbps Ethernet port, a 3.5mm audio jack, etc. The operating system supports Windows 11 Pro.
Pre-orders have now started in the US and EU regions, with starting prices of $649 and €759, respectively. Corresponding delivery times are slated for the end of July and June.