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MINISFORUM X1 Lite

MINISFORUM X1 Lite uses AMD Ryzen 7 255 with Radeon 780M. An upgradeable small desktop for a workspace or development environment. OCuLink makes external graphics possible with compatible extra hardware, but it trades away an internal SSD position.

Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 255
Graphics
Radeon 780M
Memory
32 GB
Storage
1 TB
Configuration being compared32 GB RAM · 1 TB SSDNew
US stores · USD

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Out of stock$743View at MINISFORUM

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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 7 255
Graphics
Radeon 780M
Memory
32 GB
Storage
1 TB
Ports & displays
Two USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, two USB-A 2.0, one USB4 Type-C, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4 and a 3.5 mm headset jack. OCuLink is provided through an M.2 adapter.
Ethernet, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth
One 2.5GbE RJ45, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2.
RAM & storage upgrades
Two DDR5-5600 SO-DIMM slots, up to 128 GB; two M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe slots, up to 4 TB each. OCuLink uses an M.2 position.
Power supply & power limits
120 W external adapter, rated 19 V / 6.32 A in the Japanese manufacturer specification. This is power-supply capacity, not measured consumption.
Dimensions & weight
130 × 126 × 47.2 mm.

What owners say

Three Japanese reviewers had this Ryzen 7 255 machine, all the 32 GB / 1 TB model, and between them they found little to complain about except the plastic. One could barely hear the fan with an ear to the case during a benchmark; another measured about 34 dB on a phone app under Cinebench, with the processor peaking at 78 °C. The BIOS Silent mode is quiet enough to forget the machine is on; Performance mode makes the fan constant and noticeable, and one reviewer's scores barely moved between the three modes, so Silent costs little. The case is resin — well made by one account, not premium by another — and weighed about 595 g on two scales, well under the 670 g in the specification. Its best trick is power: the rear USB4 port accepts 100 W USB PD, so a single cable from a suitable monitor can run it, and an owner uses that to keep an OCuLink graphics dock tidy. The catch is that OCuLink needs the bundled adapter in the second M.2 slot, leaving one SSD slot, and it is not hot-pluggable. The factory drive arrived BitLocker-encrypted, and one buyer found the Wi-Fi card did not work under Linux.

For whom
A quiet, compact everyday PC that can grow into an external graphics card over OCuLink or run from one USB-C cable.
Not for
Linux users who need the built-in Wi-Fi, and anyone who needs two internal SSDs while using OCuLink.

Our own summary of 4 published sources, reviewed Sep 23, 2026. We have not tested this Mini PC ourselves; the sources are listed under About this data.

Performance

4 sourced resultsIOPS

Same block size, read/write ratio, queue depth, drives and cache settings.

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

103,491.2 IOPSIndependent review

【西川和久の不定期コラム】NPUレスで高コスパ。Ryzen 7 255搭載ミニPC「X1 Lite」を試す

By 西川 和久 (Kazuhisa Nishikawa) · PC Watch (Impress)

Source published
May 8, 2026
Test performed
Not reported by source
Added to MiniPC.guru
Sep 23, 2026
Source reviewed
Sep 23, 2026
Tested hardware
AMD Ryzen 7 255, 8 cores / 16 threads, up to 4.9 GHz, TDP 45 W (cTDP 35-54 W) per the review's spec table · AMD Radeon 780M integrated graphics, 12 cores (not exercised by a storage test) · 32 GB DDR5-5600, two 16 GB Crucial SO-DIMMs · Crucial P310 1 TB (CT1000P310SSD8), M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 NVMe, factory-installed; C: single partition, BitLocker-encrypted
Software / version / OS
CrystalDiskMark · 8.0.5 · Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 25H2, updated within that release
Power profile
not applicable: random IOPS on an NVMe SSD are not governed by the Windows power plan, and the column names none
Test conditions
RND 4KiB, queue depth 32, 1 thread, random read. Test size and number of runs are not printed. BitLocker encryption was active on the tested drive

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

15,915 IOPSIndependent review

【西川和久の不定期コラム】NPUレスで高コスパ。Ryzen 7 255搭載ミニPC「X1 Lite」を試す

By 西川 和久 (Kazuhisa Nishikawa) · PC Watch (Impress)

Source published
May 8, 2026
Test performed
Not reported by source
Added to MiniPC.guru
Sep 23, 2026
Source reviewed
Sep 23, 2026
Tested hardware
AMD Ryzen 7 255, 8 cores / 16 threads, up to 4.9 GHz, TDP 45 W (cTDP 35-54 W) per the review's spec table · AMD Radeon 780M integrated graphics, 12 cores (not exercised by a storage test) · 32 GB DDR5-5600, two 16 GB Crucial SO-DIMMs · Crucial P310 1 TB (CT1000P310SSD8), M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 NVMe, factory-installed; C: single partition, BitLocker-encrypted
Software / version / OS
CrystalDiskMark · 8.0.5 · Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 25H2, updated within that release
Power profile
not applicable: random IOPS on an NVMe SSD are not governed by the Windows power plan, and the column names none
Test conditions
RND 4KiB, queue depth 1, 1 thread, random read. Test size and number of runs are not printed. BitLocker encryption was active on the tested drive

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

113,621.1 IOPSIndependent review

【西川和久の不定期コラム】NPUレスで高コスパ。Ryzen 7 255搭載ミニPC「X1 Lite」を試す

By 西川 和久 (Kazuhisa Nishikawa) · PC Watch (Impress)

Source published
May 8, 2026
Test performed
Not reported by source
Added to MiniPC.guru
Sep 23, 2026
Source reviewed
Sep 23, 2026
Tested hardware
AMD Ryzen 7 255, 8 cores / 16 threads, up to 4.9 GHz, TDP 45 W (cTDP 35-54 W) per the review's spec table · AMD Radeon 780M integrated graphics, 12 cores (not exercised by a storage test) · 32 GB DDR5-5600, two 16 GB Crucial SO-DIMMs · Crucial P310 1 TB (CT1000P310SSD8), M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 NVMe, factory-installed; C: single partition, BitLocker-encrypted
Software / version / OS
CrystalDiskMark · 8.0.5 · Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 25H2, updated within that release
Power profile
not applicable: random IOPS on an NVMe SSD are not governed by the Windows power plan, and the column names none
Test conditions
RND 4KiB, queue depth 32, 1 thread, random write. Test size and number of runs are not printed. BitLocker encryption was active on the tested drive

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

35,955.1 IOPSIndependent review

【西川和久の不定期コラム】NPUレスで高コスパ。Ryzen 7 255搭載ミニPC「X1 Lite」を試す

By 西川 和久 (Kazuhisa Nishikawa) · PC Watch (Impress)

Source published
May 8, 2026
Test performed
Not reported by source
Added to MiniPC.guru
Sep 23, 2026
Source reviewed
Sep 23, 2026
Tested hardware
AMD Ryzen 7 255, 8 cores / 16 threads, up to 4.9 GHz, TDP 45 W (cTDP 35-54 W) per the review's spec table · AMD Radeon 780M integrated graphics, 12 cores (not exercised by a storage test) · 32 GB DDR5-5600, two 16 GB Crucial SO-DIMMs · Crucial P310 1 TB (CT1000P310SSD8), M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 NVMe, factory-installed; C: single partition, BitLocker-encrypted
Software / version / OS
CrystalDiskMark · 8.0.5 · Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 25H2, updated within that release
Power profile
not applicable: random IOPS on an NVMe SSD are not governed by the Windows power plan, and the column names none
Test conditions
RND 4KiB, queue depth 1, 1 thread, random write. Test size and number of runs are not printed. BitLocker encryption was active on the tested drive

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

Price history

MINISFORUM X1 Lite · 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 X1 Lite — 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
    • Dimensions & weight · Reviewed Sep 15, 2026
    • Owner review source · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
  2. Selected configuration ↗
    • Selected configuration
  3. MINISFORUM Japan — X1 Lite specifications ↗
    • Power supply & power limits · Reviewed Sep 15, 2026
  4. 【西川和久の不定期コラム】NPUレスで高コスパ。Ryzen 7 255搭載ミニPC「X1 Lite」を試す ↗
    • External benchmark · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
    • Owner review source · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
  5. MINISFORUM X1 Lite-255 実機レビュー、Ryzen 7 255を搭載するミニPC、高負荷時にも極めて静音、外付けグラボの動作も確認済 ↗
    • Owner review source · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026
  6. 『Minisforum X1 Lite』レビュー｜小型軽量ボディにAMD Ryzen 7 255を搭載したミッドレンジモデル ↗
    • Owner review source · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

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