MINISFORUM MS-03 (Ultra 9 64GB + 1TB)

The OS MINISFORUM lists for the MS-03. The barebone SKUs are sold without an OS licence.

Both on the front panel.

One on the front panel and two on the rear.

Both on the rear panel, carrying DisplayPort 2.1 Alt Mode.

The packing list is the MS-03, an AC power adapter, a power cord, an HDMI cable, an SSD heatsink, a U.2-to-M.2 adapter with its mounting screws and a user manual.

No VESA bracket appears in the packing list.

One 3.5mm combo jack on the front panel, listed as both an audio output and the only audio input.

The official audio output list is HDMI, the two Type-C ports and the 3.5mm combo jack.

The only audio input on the specification sheet is the 3.5mm combo jack.

The 10GbE RJ45 port uses a Realtek RTL8127 and the 2.5GbE port an Intel i226-LM with vPro enabled; the two 10G SFP+ cages are driven by an Intel X710.

Intel BE211 module in an M.2 2230 E-key slot.

The 83x18mm 12V turbo fan peaks at 5100 RPM. MINISFORUM measures 32-45dB in Balance mode and 30-38dB in Quiet mode, at 50cm in an anechoic chamber.

16 cores and 16 threads with vPro enabled, 1.6 GHz efficient-core base and 4.9 GHz max turbo. MINISFORUM runs it at PL1 70W / PL2 80W in Balance mode and 45W in Quiet mode.

The name Intel and MINISFORUM both use for this processor's integrated graphics. Max dynamic frequency 2.5 GHz, with 40 peak Int8 TOPS.

The listing describes the 64 GB as dual-channel DDR5 across the two SO-DIMM slots.

The platform supports 5600, 6400 and 7200 MT/s, and MINISFORUM notes that the memory shipment specification is 5600 MT/s.

Two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots, so the memory is replaceable rather than soldered.

MINISFORUM and Intel both state 50 peak Int8 TOPS for the NPU; neither publishes a separate brand name for it on this processor.

No card reader appears in the front or rear I/O list.

The Button / Hole section of the specification names only a power button and a reset hole, and no lock slot is visible on the rear panel.

Power comes from an external brick, not an internal supply.

Barrel connector, 5.5 x 2.5 mm.

Every slot takes up to 8 TB, two of the three accept 22110 drives, and the first also takes a U.2 enterprise SSD of up to 15 TB through the M.2-to-U.2 adapter in the box.

Up to 4K at 120Hz. With the two USB4 ports it drives three independent displays.

No dedicated DisplayPort connector; the two USB4 Type-C ports carry DisplayPort 2.1 Alt Mode instead.

MINISFORUM lists the two Type-C ports as USB4 at 40Gbps and claims no Thunderbolt certification.