Minisforum MS-A1 Mini PC Review Is it a AMD Ryzen MS-01 Home Server?

We look at the new Minisforum MS-A1 Ryzen 7 8700G mini PC workstation. Is this a Minisforum MS-01 with an AMD Ryzen processor? Well, sort of, but not really. We will look at the details of this new Ryzen-based MS-01 and see if it is indeed an AMD MS-01 or something else. Link to the Minisforum MS-A1: https://store.minisforum.com/products/minisforum-ms-a1?_pos=1&_psq=ms-a1&_ss=e&_v=1.0&variant=45707673338101 Read the written review of the Minisforum MS-A1 here: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2024/08/minisforum-ms-a1-review-as-home-server/ The sponsor of today's video: https://www.nakivo.com/vmware-backup/?utm_source=virtualizationhowto&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=VMware Read a written comparison I wrote of the MS-A1 vs the MS-01: https://tek2cloud.com/minisforum-ms-a1-vs-ms-01-mini-pc/ ★ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1 ★ My blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vspinmaster ★ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht/ ★ Github: https://github.com/brandonleegit ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/VirtualizationHowto/100092747277326/ ★ Discord: https://discord.gg/Zb46NV6mB3 ★ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/brandonleevht/ Introduction to the Minisforum 0:00 Video sponsor - NAKIVO Backup & Replication - 0:45 Looking at the Minisforum MS-A1 hardware specs - 1:29 Brief overview of hybrid CPUs and why uniform is better - 2:09 Comparing the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs Intel Core i9-13900H - 3:08 It contains (4) M.2 NVMe slots - 3:55 The design of the MS-A1 vs the MS-01 - 4:12 MS-A1 networking vs the MS-01 - 4:55 NVMe Memory Tiering, I used the MS-A1 - 5:35 Half a terabyte of memory in the MS-A1 - 6:06 It has an OCulink port for external GPUs - 6:23 Power consumption of the MS-A1 - 6:56 Physical walkthrough of the Minisforum MS-A1 - 7:27 A look at the ports on the back of the unit - 7:56 After removing the outer case from the unit - 8:39 Looking at the NVMe and U.2 tray adapter location - 9:13 There is a dip switch for choosing power between U.2 and M.2 - 9:28 Looking at the heat sink where you have system memory and additional M.2 - 9:46 The verdict on the Minisforum MS-A1 - 11:00 The best use for the Minisforum MS-A1 - 11:53 Wrapping up final thoughts on the MS-A1 - 12:27