With its brand new AtomMan G7 PT, Minisforum offers power lovers a high-performance mini PC equipped with a 16-core processor and a real graphics card. A real monster at a rather reasonable price.
We have been saying it for months: the mini PC represents the future of the desktop computer. It is not by chance that many users are now choosing this type of modern and compact machine for a bulky, aging and generally very energy-hungry tower. However, despite their many qualities and their constantly increasing power (see our test of the excellent Beelink SER 8), some are still reluctant to take the step towards the miniature computer: these are mainly gamers – and a few creators – who need very high performance and, above all, a real graphics card, most of the current mini PCs having to make do with the circuit integrated into the processor (iGPU in the jargon, for integrated graphics processing unit).
These power lovers should be delighted – and seduced – by the announcement from Minisforum. This great mini PC specialist has just unveiled the AtomMan G7 PT, a competition model which, in addition to its design, stands out for its equipment since it includes both a very high-performance 16-core processor and a real graphics card, all for a very reasonable price.
Physically, the AtomMan G7 PT stands out from the crowd with the standard mini PC, its angular case being significantly larger than the usual chassis, such as the models in Intel’s NUC Enthusiast series, from which it is clearly inspired by the mini PCs for gamers abandoned last year, since Intel left this market by handing over to Asus (see our article). Rest assured: while it may seem imposing, the AtomMan G7 PT is of course much more compact than a classic tower!
Minisforum AtomMan G7 PT: a 16-core processor and a real graphics circuit
As you might expect, this XXL format is not the result of simple aesthetic criteria: it mainly allows the AtomMan G7 PT to integrate everything necessary to properly cool its internal components, which are inevitably put to the test in its preferred areas. Using in particular two large fans responsible for sucking in fresh outside air on one side – and of course enhanced with LED lighting, as gamers love – as well as a liquid metal circuit, the exclusive device developed by Minisforum promises to be able to dissipate up to 205 W, to maintain the interior at a reasonable temperature before a noise level not exceeding 45 dBA.
As it should be, the AtomMan G7 PT takes advantage of its large case to accommodate a rich and up-to-date connectivity, with a plethora of USB-A and USB-C ports (to the USB 3.2 Gen 2 standard, without USB 4), HDMI, DisplayPort, 2.5 Gbit/s Ethernet, etc., managing up to three 4K screens simultaneously. And on the wireless side, it immediately inherits Wi-Fi 7, the most recent and fastest version, which will please users equipped with compatible hardware. Of course, the AtomMan G7 PT is also quite scalable: it can accommodate up to 96 GB of DDR5-5200 RAM, and has two connectors and slots for M2 2280 NVMe SSDs.
But it’s not its engines that impress the AtomMan G7 PT. First, it’s equipped with an AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX processor, a 16-core, 32-thread powerhouse with 64 MB of internal cache and running up to 5.4 GHz. Then, it benefits from an AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT GPU, a high-performance graphics chip of the latest generation with 8 GB of GDDR6 video memory. A competitive pair capable of running the most demanding games in very high definition with excellent fluidity, but also of giving wings to all image-intensive software. So much so that it is the first mini PC to have received the AMD Advantage certification, a guarantee of exceptional performance.
Despite its impressive technical specifications, the AtomMan G7 PT is sold at a very reasonable price – we’re not at Apple… – namely 1359 euros in a configuration with 32 GB of RAM and a 1 TB SSD. This should give food for thought to gamers, who are often ready to invest fortunes in big, flashing, shiny toys. And while it’s not the first mini PC to want to compete with gaming computers, it seems to have enough assets to mark the beginning of a big change.