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MINISFORUM AI X1 Pro (HX 470)

MINISFORUM AI X1 Pro (HX 470) uses AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 with Radeon 890M. A compact workstation with separate storage and external-GPU expansion. Its third NVMe slot has fewer PCIe lanes than the first two, which matters when planning scratch disks or high-transfer workloads.

Processor
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
Graphics
Radeon 890M
Memory
32 GB
Storage
1 TB
Configuration being compared32 GB RAM · 1 TB SSDNew
US stores · USD

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Specifications

Processor, graphics and installed memory/storage describe the selected configuration. Expansion limits and connectivity describe the model; optional hardware is identified separately. References are collected in About this data below.

Processor
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
Graphics
Radeon 890M
Memory
32 GB
Storage
1 TB
Ports & displays
Two USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, one USB-A 2.0, two USB4 Type-C, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 2.0 and a 3.5 mm headset jack. Dedicated OCuLink connector and an SD card reader.
Ethernet, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth
Two 2.5GbE RJ45 ports, Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4.
RAM & storage upgrades
Two DDR5-5600 SO-DIMM slots, up to 128 GB. Three M.2 2280 NVMe slots: two PCIe 4.0 x4 and one PCIe 4.0 x1; up to 4 TB per slot.
Power supply & power limits
Internal 134.9 W PSU (19 V / 7.1 A output), 100–240 V AC input. Rear USB4 supports 65–100 W PD input. These ratings do not measure wall consumption.
Dimensions & weight
195 × 195 mm with a listed height of 42.5/47.5 mm; approximately 1.5 kg.

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What owners say

Three laboratories opened this machine separately and all three found the same thing: the press unit arrived with a single memory module, running in single channel. All three made it the centre of their verdict, and one put the word bottleneck in its headline. What that costs is measured rather than argued, because one of them fitted a second module to the same machine and ran everything again. Cyberpunk at 1080p Low went from 27 to 51 frames per second and F1 24 from 48 to 99; the graphics numbers roughly double. Before the upgrade a laptop from the previous generation beat it outright on processor work. Two faults carry over from the model this replaces and only one improved. Interrupt latency fell from 12,282 microseconds to 3,305, a fourfold gain that still leaves it last in its own reviewer's comparison table. The card reader did not improve at all: it copies at 25.8 MB/s where the class average is near 125, which is USB 2 speed on a machine costing more than a thousand. What it does very well is stay cool and quiet, at 28.4 dB(A) idle, with a case that never reaches 40 °C, a chip that stops at 67.5 and the power supply built in rather than sitting on your floor.

For whom
An office and creative desktop, with an external graphics card over OCuLink later, once you have bought the second memory module.
Not for
Buying at 32 GB and leaving it there, because the single module halves the graphics performance, and anything that depends on the card reader.

Our own summary of 5 published sources, reviewed Sep 17, 2026. We have not tested this Mini PC ourselves; the sources are listed under About this data.

Performance

6 sourced resultsFPS

A fixed game, build, benchmark scene, graphics preset and upscaling setting must be specified before publishing results.

Externally reported measurements. MiniPC.guru has not independently reproduced these tests.

27.1 FPSIndependent review

Minisforum AI X1 Pro with Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 review

By Sebastian Bade · Notebookcheck

Source published
Mar 4, 2026
Test performed
Not reported by source
Added to MiniPC.guru
Sep 17, 2026
Source reviewed
Sep 17, 2026
Tested hardware
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470, 12 cores / 24 threads: four Zen 5 at 5.2 GHz and eight Zen 5c at 3.3 GHz, Gorgon Point, 65 W PL2 short burst and 54 W PL1 sustained · AMD Radeon 890M at 2800 MHz, Adrenalin 26.2.1 · 32 GB DDR5-5600 in a single SO-DIMM, so the machine runs in single channel · Kingston OM8TAP41024K1-A00, 1024 GB, the drive shipped with the unit, 903 GB free
Software / version / OS
Cyberpunk 2077 · not reported by source: Notebookcheck does not print the game build · Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Power profile
factory settings; the review states that all benchmarks were run at factory settings with the firmware performance profile left on Auto
Test conditions
1920x1080, Low preset, FSR off, printed in the row itself. Scene: Notebookcheck documents its capture method in its published test methodology at https://www.notebookcheck.net/How-does-Notebookcheck-test-laptops-and-smartphones-A-behind-the-scenes-look-into-our-review-process.15394.0.html; this review article does not repeat it. Average 27.1 FPS, minimum 22.2

Editorial review checks the source and documentation; it does not certify the measurement or mean we tested the device ourselves.

17.2 FPSIndependent review

Minisforum AI X1 Pro with Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 review

By Sebastian Bade · Notebookcheck

Source published
Mar 4, 2026
Test performed
Not reported by source
Added to MiniPC.guru
Sep 17, 2026
Source reviewed
Sep 17, 2026
Tested hardware
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470, 12 cores / 24 threads: four Zen 5 at 5.2 GHz and eight Zen 5c at 3.3 GHz, Gorgon Point, 65 W PL2 short burst and 54 W PL1 sustained · AMD Radeon 890M at 2800 MHz, Adrenalin 26.2.1 · 32 GB DDR5-5600 in a single SO-DIMM, so the machine runs in single channel · Kingston OM8TAP41024K1-A00, 1024 GB, the drive shipped with the unit, 903 GB free
Software / version / OS
Cyberpunk 2077 · not reported by source: Notebookcheck does not print the game build · Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Power profile
factory settings; the review states that all benchmarks were run at factory settings with the firmware performance profile left on Auto
Test conditions
1920x1080, High preset, FSR off, printed in the row itself. Scene: Notebookcheck documents its capture method in its published test methodology at https://www.notebookcheck.net/How-does-Notebookcheck-test-laptops-and-smartphones-A-behind-the-scenes-look-into-our-review-process.15394.0.html; this review article does not repeat it. Average 17.2 FPS, minimum 14.4

Editorial review checks the source and documentation; it does not certify the measurement or mean we tested the device ourselves.

12.5 FPSIndependent review

Minisforum AI X1 Pro with Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 review

By Sebastian Bade · Notebookcheck

Source published
Mar 4, 2026
Test performed
Not reported by source
Added to MiniPC.guru
Sep 17, 2026
Source reviewed
Sep 17, 2026
Tested hardware
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470, 12 cores / 24 threads: four Zen 5 at 5.2 GHz and eight Zen 5c at 3.3 GHz, Gorgon Point, 65 W PL2 short burst and 54 W PL1 sustained · AMD Radeon 890M at 2800 MHz, Adrenalin 26.2.1 · 32 GB DDR5-5600 in a single SO-DIMM, so the machine runs in single channel · Kingston OM8TAP41024K1-A00, 1024 GB, the drive shipped with the unit, 903 GB free
Software / version / OS
Cyberpunk 2077 · not reported by source: Notebookcheck does not print the game build · Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Power profile
factory settings; the review states that all benchmarks were run at factory settings with the firmware performance profile left on Auto
Test conditions
1920x1080, Ultra preset, FSR off, taken from the review's 30-minute sustained chart rather than from a single pass. Scene: Notebookcheck documents its capture method in its published test methodology at https://www.notebookcheck.net/How-does-Notebookcheck-test-laptops-and-smartphones-A-behind-the-scenes-look-into-our-review-process.15394.0.html; this review article does not repeat it. Average 12.5 FPS across an 11.6 to 12.8 range over the half hour, against 15.6 on a short pass at the same settings, so this is what thermal behaviour costs over time

Editorial review checks the source and documentation; it does not certify the measurement or mean we tested the device ourselves.

16.9 FPSIndependent review

Minisforum AI X1 Pro with Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 review

By Sebastian Bade · Notebookcheck

Source published
Mar 4, 2026
Test performed
Not reported by source
Added to MiniPC.guru
Sep 17, 2026
Source reviewed
Sep 17, 2026
Tested hardware
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470, 12 cores / 24 threads: four Zen 5 at 5.2 GHz and eight Zen 5c at 3.3 GHz, Gorgon Point, 65 W PL2 short burst and 54 W PL1 sustained · AMD Radeon 890M at 2800 MHz, Adrenalin 26.2.1 · 32 GB DDR5-5600 in a single SO-DIMM, so the machine runs in single channel · Kingston OM8TAP41024K1-A00, 1024 GB, the drive shipped with the unit, 903 GB free
Software / version / OS
Baldur's Gate 3 · not reported by source: Notebookcheck does not print the game build · Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Power profile
factory settings; the review states that all benchmarks were run at factory settings with the firmware performance profile left on Auto
Test conditions
1920x1080, High preset, TAA, no upscaling in the row label. Scene: Notebookcheck documents its capture method in its published test methodology at https://www.notebookcheck.net/How-does-Notebookcheck-test-laptops-and-smartphones-A-behind-the-scenes-look-into-our-review-process.15394.0.html; this review article does not repeat it. Average 16.9 FPS, minimum 14

Editorial review checks the source and documentation; it does not certify the measurement or mean we tested the device ourselves.

48.4 FPSIndependent review

Minisforum AI X1 Pro with Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 review

By Sebastian Bade · Notebookcheck

Source published
Mar 4, 2026
Test performed
Not reported by source
Added to MiniPC.guru
Sep 17, 2026
Source reviewed
Sep 17, 2026
Tested hardware
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470, 12 cores / 24 threads: four Zen 5 at 5.2 GHz and eight Zen 5c at 3.3 GHz, Gorgon Point, 65 W PL2 short burst and 54 W PL1 sustained · AMD Radeon 890M at 2800 MHz, Adrenalin 26.2.1 · 32 GB DDR5-5600 in a single SO-DIMM, so the machine runs in single channel · Kingston OM8TAP41024K1-A00, 1024 GB, the drive shipped with the unit, 903 GB free
Software / version / OS
F1 24 · not reported by source: Notebookcheck does not print the game build · Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Power profile
factory settings; the review states that all benchmarks were run at factory settings with the firmware performance profile left on Auto
Test conditions
1920x1080, Low preset, TAA, 16x anisotropic filtering. Scene: Notebookcheck documents its capture method in its published test methodology at https://www.notebookcheck.net/How-does-Notebookcheck-test-laptops-and-smartphones-A-behind-the-scenes-look-into-our-review-process.15394.0.html; this review article does not repeat it. Average 48.4 FPS, minimum 36

Editorial review checks the source and documentation; it does not certify the measurement or mean we tested the device ourselves.

34.4 FPSIndependent review

Minisforum AI X1 Pro with Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 review

By Sebastian Bade · Notebookcheck

Source published
Mar 4, 2026
Test performed
Not reported by source
Added to MiniPC.guru
Sep 17, 2026
Source reviewed
Sep 17, 2026
Tested hardware
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470, 12 cores / 24 threads: four Zen 5 at 5.2 GHz and eight Zen 5c at 3.3 GHz, Gorgon Point, 65 W PL2 short burst and 54 W PL1 sustained · AMD Radeon 890M at 2800 MHz, Adrenalin 26.2.1 · 32 GB DDR5-5600 in a single SO-DIMM, so the machine runs in single channel · Kingston OM8TAP41024K1-A00, 1024 GB, the drive shipped with the unit, 903 GB free
Software / version / OS
F1 24 · not reported by source: Notebookcheck does not print the game build · Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Power profile
factory settings; the review states that all benchmarks were run at factory settings with the firmware performance profile left on Auto
Test conditions
1920x1080, High preset, TAA, 16x anisotropic filtering. Scene: Notebookcheck documents its capture method in its published test methodology at https://www.notebookcheck.net/How-does-Notebookcheck-test-laptops-and-smartphones-A-behind-the-scenes-look-into-our-review-process.15394.0.html; this review article does not repeat it. Average 34.4 FPS, minimum 27

Editorial review checks the source and documentation; it does not certify the measurement or mean we tested the device ourselves.

Price history

MINISFORUM AI X1 Pro (HX 470) · 32 GB RAM · 1 TB SSD

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About this data6 references

Specs and any benchmark results come from the sources below. We haven't tested this Mini PC ourselves.

Sources

  1. MINISFORUM AI X1 Pro (HX 470) — manufacturer specifications ↗
    • Manufacturer / specification source
    • Ports & displays · Reviewed Sep 15, 2026
    • Ethernet, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth · Reviewed Sep 15, 2026
    • RAM & storage upgrades · Reviewed Sep 15, 2026
    • Power supply & power limits · Reviewed Sep 15, 2026
    • Dimensions & weight · Reviewed Sep 15, 2026
    • Owner review source · Reviewed Sep 17, 2026
  2. Selected configuration ↗
    • Selected configuration
  3. Minisforum AI X1 Pro with Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 review ↗
    • External benchmark · Reviewed Sep 17, 2026
    • Owner review source · Reviewed Sep 17, 2026
  4. Minisforum AI X1 Pro: a simple RAM upgrade unleashes the Radeon 890M ↗
    • Owner review source · Reviewed Sep 17, 2026
  5. Minisforum AI X1 Pro 470 review: AMD's Gorgon Point in a sleek mini PC desktop ↗
    • Owner review source · Reviewed Sep 17, 2026
  6. Minisforum AI X1 Pro-470 review: upgrade the RAM first to unlock its potential ↗
    • Owner review source · Reviewed Sep 17, 2026

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