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In recent years, with the progress of the process, the energy-efficiency ratio of mobile chips has been greatly improved, and a large number of low-power and high-performance "Shenu" have emerged in AMD Ruilong. This has also led to the development of the mini-mainframe industry. At present, the mainstream mini-mainframes on the market are basically equipped with laptop processors, which can only cope with daily office work. For those players who want both mini size and 3A masterpieces, it is not easy to get a mini mainframe that meets their needs.

However, MINISFORUM Mingfan, who has been deeply involved in the mini-console market, has launched a unique product-HX80G. It is equipped with the game-level R7-5800H+RX6600 8G configuration, while the size is still controlled at half the size of the game book, providing gamers with a new choice. CTOnews.com has received the version of Mingfan HX80G 16G+512G storage. In this article, we will bring you a detailed evaluation of the picture and text. The following is a configuration overview.

Design MINISFORUM Mingfan HX80G compared to other mini consoles, is a big guy; but compared to the performance of the desktop, the size is much smaller, its BWH for 205 (W) x203 (D) x69.3 (H) mm, the weight of about 1.2KG, basically equal to the size of half the game book, can be easily stuffed into the backpack.

The body of Mingfan HX80G is designed with hard-core armored wind, with a strong sense of industry, and the texture of carbon fiber is embellished next to the Logo in the corner.

Through the Mesh grid, we can see that it contains two large fans, one for heat dissipation and one for CPU heat dissipation, and both CPU and GPU are conducted by the heat dissipation module of the liquid metal 7 heat pipe, so its performance release is stronger than that of most mini hosts.

A carbon fiber style bracket is included in the package, which can be fixed to the bottom of the fuselage by screws to support the entire fuselage. This not only saves desktop space, but also enhances the heat dissipation of the fuselage.

In terms of interface, the front of the fuselage is a USB3.2 Gen1 Type-An interface, a set of 3.5mm audio interfaces and a USB3.2 Gen1 Type-C interface. Unfortunately, this C port is not a USB4 interface, because the 5th generation Ruilong does not support it. However, Mingfan also has a HX99G with the mold, the processor is upgraded to R9-6900HX, and that model is equipped with a USB4 interface, which can achieve high-speed 40Gbps transmission and graphics card expansion.

The interface on the back is even more abundant, with a total of one gigabit network port, two USB3.2 Gen1 Type-An and one USB3.2 Gen2 Type-A high-speed port. And two DP and two HDMI. All four interfaces support the maximum 4K60Hz output, which means that four screens can be displayed at the same time.

The mini mainframe is powered by a large "small brick" adapter. The size of the adapter is similar to that of most game books. Because the thread is long enough, it can be hidden under the table in practical use to ensure the cleanliness of the table.

Hardware analysis We have this version of MINISFORUM Mingfan HX80G uses the CPU for AMD Ruilong 7-5800H. The hardware specification of R7-5800H is 7nm process, 8 cores and 16 threads, 3.2GHz main frequency, 4.4GHz Rui frequency, 16MB three-level cache, TDP power consumption of 45w.

The R7-5800H uses AMD's relatively new Zen 3 architecture, which is transformed into a new unified composite design that integrates the eight cores and the 32MB L3 cache into one resource group. By realizing the adjacency of each resource on the chip to fully reduce the communication time, the core-to-core and core-to-cache latency is greatly reduced. This improvement brings great benefits to latency-sensitive tasks such as computer games, which now have direct access to the L3 cache at twice the speed of the original "Zen 2". And the new TSMC 7nm process can also bring better energy consumption ratio.

R7-5800H is equipped with AMD "ancestral" Vega 8 512sp nuclear display, compared with the current mainstream 6800H is actually relatively weak. But fortunately, HX80G has a more powerful unique feature: the RX 6600m. RX 6600m is AMD's latest mobile GPU. It uses 7nm energy-efficient technology, combined with RDNA 2 architecture, with 8GB GDDR6 memory, 1792 stream processors and 32MB unlimited cache, the performance is not to be underestimated. In addition, it can work with AMD processors and chipsets to quickly read cached data, so it will be more advantageous in the game.

Storage expansion is one of the strengths of mini-hosts, because it is easy to disassemble and free to expand. Even in the official flagship store, a quasi-system version with no memory and no hard disk is available. After a simple removal of the machine, we can see that it provides two DDR4 notebook memory slots, with two 16G 3200MHz shipped from the factory, forming a 32G dual channel. The hard drive comes with a 512G M.2 solid state. In addition, there is an additional M.2 interface that can be used for capacity expansion, supporting NGFF Sata or Nvme protocols, with a speed of up to PCIe 3.0 / 4.

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Will the performance release be affected by the fact that the grill is so small? We then use AIDA64 for single-baked FPU to see how its performance is released. After 15 minutes, the CPU temperature stabilized at 80 ℃, and the CPU power consumption reached about 54W, which is above the TDP of R7-5800H.

Then after we use FurMark doughnuts for single baking for GPU,15 minutes, the core temperature of RX 6600m is stable at 69 ℃, the maximum video memory is 80 degrees, and the power consumption is stable at 100W. It seems that the power consumption wall is exactly 100W, in order to ensure quiet when using it.

Next, we run the above two softwares at the same time to simulate the maximum pressure and run the roaster for 1.5 hours. finally, the full load of CPU is reduced to 45W, the temperature is 86 degrees, and the GPU is stable at 100W and 70 ℃. The power consumption of double baking is not much different from that of single baking, which shows that the heating areas of the two are relatively independent. What impressed me most was that the HX80G was so quiet even during the double baking that I even had to get close to my ear to make sure the fan was really running.

In terms of running points, the GPU theoretical score of the 3DMark TimeSpy of the RX 6600m graphics card reached 7729 points, which is about equivalent to the 100W RTX 3060 laptop GPU. It is more than enough to cope with mainstream games.

In R20, which represents the theoretical performance of CPU, the scores of single thread and multi-thread are 546 and 5041 respectively. In R23, it reached 1411 points for single core and 12762 points for multi-core, roughly the same as last year's mainstream game books.

In terms of hard disk, it comes with a 512G M.2 hard disk, and those with performance requirements can expand a high-performance hard disk by themselves.

The memory is the standard 3200MHz DDR4 notebook memory, the maximum capacity can be expanded to two 32G, forming 64G dual channels.

Game measurement from the above, we can see that the theoretical performance of MINISFORUM Mingfan HX80G is roughly equivalent to a high-end AMD platform game book in 2022. So how does it perform in the actual game? We will test all the following games with 2K resolution and high quality, and with FSR, we will drive to balanced FSR.

First of all, e-sports game, we selected "CS:GO", "PUBG", "forever robbed forever" and "APEX Legend" four mainstream e-sports games for testing. It is measured that in "CS:GO", running BenchMark can reach an average of 325 frames, which is enough to run all over the electronic competition screen of 2K165Hz.

On the side of "PUBG", it is measured that it can run to 83 frames under the highest picture quality, which can satisfy the smooth play of high picture quality. If you want to play with the number of frames at the competitive level, you can consider adjusting it to the commonly used "three extremes" picture quality.

In the domestic martial arts Battle Royale Games "forever robbed forever", high-definition just can reach an average of 75 frames or so, this game is really not very friendly to AMD.

On the other hand, in "APEX Legend", the average number of frames can reach more than 90 frames, which is also enough for 2K smooth play.

From our above tests, the vast majority of mainstream online games can meet the 2K high-definition quality to play smoothly, and then we test some mainstream-level 3A games. In Tomb Raider: shadow, under 2K special effects, the number of frames is as high as 80 frames, so it is not a problem to have fun.

In the classic 3A masterpiece "the Wild Dart 2: redemption", Mingfan HX80G also showed good results, running to an average of 73 frames at 2K high-definition quality, and the play experience was very smooth.

The author also tested the newly launched 3A masterpiece "the Heart of the Atom". It is measured that even in the environment with numerous details at the beginning, more than 80 frames can be played freely.

Finally, let's take a look at the most stressful "Cyberpunk 2077". Running BenchMark at 2K high-definition quality can reach an average of 67 frames, satisfying fun.

But if you want to turn on light pursuit, the frame rate will drop to an average of about 45 frames, light pursuit is not AMD's strong point, A card to play the game or do not force light pursuit.

Generally speaking, Mingfan HX80G can satisfy almost all games played in 2K or 1080p with the number of e-sports frames. For consumers who want to play games but don't want to buy clunky desktops, Mingfan HX80G is a "just right" choice.

Office production in fact, many mini mainframe buyers are major enterprises, because the mini mainframe is small, space-saving, quiet and does not disturb. Therefore, its office performance and creative production capacity are also particularly important. Next, let's test the office production capacity of HX80G. In Adobe Premiere, which is commonly used by creative workers, we turn on GPU acceleration and then test it with PugetBenchmark. The final score is 894, which can satisfy the editing of regular 4K video.

In the commonly used graphic design software PS, we also use PugetBenchmark for testing. The final score is 839, and you can also make some more complex special effects.

All of the above high-intensity software can run, not to mention PCMark10, which represents comprehensive office performance, with a score of 7426, and the daily office is quite smooth and quiet, which is very suitable for creative jobs to be used in the workplace.

Conclusion: high performance density. I am very interested in mini-mainframe recently. Especially for the mini-mainframe with USB4 interface, it can expand the graphics card and play 3A masterpiece. But I didn't expect that Mingfan's HX80G directly made this kind of scheme meaningless. Its performance is basically equal to 6800H small mainframe + external RTX 3060, but it is more integrated and does not require additional cables. Taking it out of your bag, you can play 3A masterpieces and work quietly, and HX80G will be a good choice for players who want a small game computer or a living room game console.

At present, Mingfan HX80G has two versions to choose from, one is the quasi-system version without memory and hard disk, the price is 4499 yuan, and the other is the solid-state version of dual-channel 32G+512G, which costs 5399 yuan. If you understand computers and have a certain hands-on ability, then the author recommends that you can buy the right system version and install it yourself, which can be done in the early stages of 5000. If you want to use it right away, you'd better buy the 5399 version. The premium is not serious and the performance-to-price ratio is outstanding. If you are interested, you can go and buy it.

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