ASUS PN50 – mini PC with AMD Ryzen 4000 processor
Asus introduces a new miniPC computer, based on the AMD Ryzen 4000 U series processor. U series processors are mainly used in laptops, but they are successfully used in small office and multimedia computers. The 4000 U series units are the so-called APU, i.e. processor with graphics chip in one. The device is very small, its dimensions are 115 × 115 × 49 mm.
The heart of this computer are the Ryzem 4000 series processors based on the Zen 2 architecture integrated with the Radeon Vega 7 series graphics chip with up to 8 active CU blocks, allowing for 8k resolution at 60 Hz.
The following processor configurations are available:
- Ryzen 3 4300U (4C/4T + Radeon Vega 5)
- Ryzen 5 4500U (6C/6T + Radeon Vega 6)
- Ryzen 7 4700U (8C/8T + Radeon Vega 7)
- Ryzen 7 4800U (8C/16T + Radeon Vega 8).
The device will support a maximum of 64 GB of DDR4 3200 MHz RAM. The data warehouse has two slots for disks, one standard 2.5 “HDD / SSD and the other M.2 with support for PCIE 3.0 x4 NVMe interface.
Despite its small size, the PN50 has quite a rich set of ports – on the back 2x USB 3.0, USB 3.1 type C, HDMI, DisplayPort and RJ45 network connector, while in the front USB 3.0, USB 3.1 type C, 3.5 mm audio jack and a reader microSD cards. A gigabit ethernet network is responsible for communication, while wireless connectivity is provided by WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1.
All available PN50 versions will be offered without RAM, the user has to buy it himself. Sales will start on September 21. Prices in the UK from £ 275 to £ 500.
| Model | Processor | Cores / Threads | Base / Boost Freq | Cache (MB) | Graphics Cores | GPU Freq | TDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LN109239 (£500) | Ryzen 7 4800U | 8 / 16 | 1.8 GHz / 4.2 GHz | 12 | 8 | 1.75 GHz | 15W |
| LN109238 (£370) | Ryzen 7 4700U | 8 / 8 | 2.0 GHz / 4.1 GHz | 12 | 7 | 1.6 GHz | 15W |
| Tylko Korea Południowa? | Ryzen 5 4600U | 6 / 12 | 2.1 GHz / 4.0 GHz | 11 | 6 | 1.5 GHz | 15W |
| LN109237 (£320) | Ryzen 5 4500U | 6 / 6 | 2.3 GHz / 4.0 GHz | 11 | 6 | 1.5 GHz | 15W |
| LN109236 (£275) | Ryzen 3 4300U | 4 / 4 | 2.7 GHz / 3.7 GHz | 6 | 5 | 1.4 GHz | 15W |