New Minix mini PC goes on sale with AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 and vapor chamber cooling

With the ER947-AI, Minix is taking on high-end mini PCs like the Vzmore AX9 Max we recently reviewed (Notebookcheck review). Minix announced the new desktop on October 9, and you can now order it on Amazon for $1,599.90, roughly $100 more than the Vzmore (curr: $1,499 on Amazon).

Both mini PCs use AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 processor from the Gorgon Point family. The chip impressed us with its excellent application and multi-core performance on the AX9 Max, and so did the integrated Radeon 890M with a strong showing in graphics performance. Minix pairs the processor with 32 GB of DDR5 RAM here as well, so there should be plenty of headroom for multitasking and heavier workloads.

The ER947-AI also uses a vapor chamber with two cooling fans to handle the powerful Gorgon Point processor. Minix says the cooling setup can keep the chip running at 65 W under sustained load without throttling. Even so, the PC comes in a compact chassis that measures 140 x 139 x 60 mm and weighs 930 g.

Elsewhere, the mini PC comes with a tool-free design, so you can easily upgrade the RAM up to 128 GB or swap out the included 1 TB SSD if you need more storage. There's a built-in fingerprint reader and a generous selection of ports, including two USB4 ports, three USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4, and two 2.5 GbE ports. Users can extend the desktop across up to four 8K displays.

Buyers in the US can order the Minix ER947-AI on Amazon for $1,599.90. The mini PC is also listed on the Minix global website for $1,630, but it's currently marked "coming soon."