MINISFORUM’s “AtomMan G1 PRO” (hereinafter referred to as G1 PRO) is a playable PC that features a design somewhat reminiscent of a game console. As of February 5th, it was listed as sold out on the official website, but the price was 252,799 yen.

Coincidentally (?) at almost the same time, Nintendo also released the “AtomMan G7 Pro” (hereinafter referred to as G7 Pro) product.

Check interface, heat generation and noise

The front of the main unit is equipped with USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 2, and audio input/output in the center. The back has USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 2, 2 HDMI 2.1 outputs (1 onboard), 2 DisplayPort 2.1b, 1 DisplayPort 1.4a, 5Gigabit Ethernet, etc.

Overall, I get the impression that the USB is a bit low compared to its size, but it can’t be helped because this is a configuration that prioritizes the video card. Please note that USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C is for data only and cannot be used for display output.

It’s quiet during operation, but it varies considerably depending on the situation and main operating mode. Office mode is fairly quiet when idling, and the fan’s shaft air gets a bit loud, and in game mode, the number of revolutions when idling increases slightly, but the noise is slightly suppressed. On the other hand, in beast mode, the engine rotates at a minimum speed of 2,000 rpm, so wind noise is always audible.

Note that since the fan control on the video card side is independent, the operating mode changes depending on the load.

Check internal structure

So let’s take a look inside. Disassembly can be easily accessed by removing two screws from the bottom of the main unit and sliding the cover upward. The upper part of the interior is impressive in that it is lined up in one direction, with the power supply unit on the bottom, and the motherboard and video card in the middle.

The built-in power supply is made by CWT and has a capacity of 350W. This machine is designed to consume a maximum of 245W in total for the CPU + GPU, so it was selected with a margin in mind. There are only three connectors: ATX 24 pin, 12V auxiliary 8 pin, and PCIe auxiliary 8 pin. This power supply appears to be the same as the “MS-02 Ultra.”

I can’t say much about the motherboard as I haven’t disassembled the heatsink, but I think it’s unique in that the PCIe slots are placed horizontally on the board, rather than the usual vertical placement. And the video card is connected to that end.

As mentioned earlier, the video card used is made by GIGABYTE, but when I checked it with GPU-Z, it seemed to be based on the overclocked version of “GeForce RTX 5060 OC Low Profile 8G”.

However, as shown in LowProfile, it should be noted that this machine does not use a standard bracket. In the original mock, it was a bracket, but when it was changed to the actual product, the bracket installed on the GeForce RTX 5060 OC Low Profile 8G was removed, and the HDMI and DisplayPort parts were fixed to the chassis with screws. If the user also buys a video card that supports LowProfile in the future, there is a high possibility that it will not be usable if the port locations are not the same.

Furthermore, this screw is hidden under a cosmetic sticker and cannot be accessed and removed without removing this sticker. Also, the tip on the opposite side is also fixed with a bracket, but this bracket may not be compatible with the new video card (although it is unlikely because it is a LowProfile standard).

Performance that allows you to play games without any problems

Finally, let’s proceed with the benchmark. This time, we measured in two types: office mode and beast mode, and listed the results of the G7 Pro’s play mode. The test items are “Cinebench R23”, “PCMark 10”, “3DMark”, and “Final Fantasy XIV Golden Legacy: Official Benchmark”.

As you can see from the results, both are almost competitive with the G7 Pro, but the G7 Pro has an advantage in CPU single-thread performance, the G1 PRO has an advantage in multi-thread performance, and the G7 Pro has a slightly higher GPU performance.

As for CPUs, all of them are mobile and have 32 threads, but the Core i9-14900HX installed in the G7 Pro has 8 P cores + 16 E cores and supports hyper-threading only for P cores, and the Ryzen 9 8945HX installed in the G1 PRO all have 16 cores of Zen 4 architecture. This is where Cinebench R23 is divided into pros and cons.

Looking at one of the GPUs, the G1 PRO uses the desktop version of GeForce RTX 5060, and the G7 Pro uses the mobile version of GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU.The desktop version has a higher maximum TDP, etc., but here the 5070 Laptop GPU had the upper hand in terms of the number of CUDA. I feel like the single thread performance of the CPU is high, but I may not be able to say that.

If you’re focused on gaming performance, you can choose the G7 Pro, and if you want to do other creative work, have a (certain) future, and have a built-in power supply, you can choose the G1 PRO.

As for the rest of the story, this machine, like recent MINISFORUM products, has a single DDR5 32GB memory configuration.

For a space-saving playing PC/workstation

In this way, the G1 PRO is a relatively high-performance small PC equipped with a 16-core CPU and a mid-range GeForce RTX 5060.

Now, speaking of Nintendo’s mini workstation, there is the MS-02 Ultra, which also has a PCIe slot, so you can have almost the same configuration (although the performance is even higher), but this machine is also suitable for applications where you don’t need high specs, but just want a model that is good at graphics processing.