In this article in the series I’ll show you many of the BIOS options that are available with the Minisforum UM890 Pro.
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Tag: Mini PC
LinuxLinks: Our most-read stories of 2025
I’ve trawled through our statistics and found our ten most well received posts/series that saw the highest page views for 2025.
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Benchmarking the BOSGAME M6 HX370 AI Mini PC
The BOSGAME M6 is a very powerful mini PC based on an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor. I put it through various benchmark tests.
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BOSGAME M6 HX370 AI PC running Linux – Introduction to the Series
This is a new series looking at the BOSGAME M6 HX370 AI PC running Linux. It’s a very capable mini PC at a competitive price point.
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Benchmarking the Minisforum UM890 Pro Mini PC
The Minisforum UM890 Pro is a powerful mini PC based on an AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS processor. I put it through various benchmark tests
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Minisforum UM890 Pro Mini PC Running Linux – Introduction to the Series
The Minisforum UM890 Pro is a powerful mini PC based on an AMD Ryzen 9 Pro 8945HS processor with integrated Radeon 780M graphics.
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Minisforum AI X1 Pro running Linux: Dual Booting Bluetooth Issues
Having an issue with Bluetooth when dual booting? I look at an easy fix for the Minisforum AI X1 Pro mini PC.
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The Tradeoff between Silence and Power with Mini PCs
Fan noise can ruin my enjoyment of using a computer. In this article I report my findings on three modern mini PCs.
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BOSGAME M4 Plus Mini PC: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS has 8 cores, 16 threads and is competitive against newer processors from AMD and Intel.
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BOSGAME M4 Plus Mini PC running Linux: Power Consumption
I put the BOSGAME M4 Plus under a series of power consumption tests and compare it to other machines.
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Survey of Image Upscaling Tools on the ASRock Industrial NUC BOX-255H
Linux has lots of software with upscaling functionality, some of which offers a wider range of features than the GIMP AI plugin.
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Benchmarking the BOSGAME M4 Plus Mini PC
The BOSGAME M4 Pro is a powerful mini PC based on an AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS with integrated Radeon 780M. I put it through various benchmark tests.
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BOSGAME M4 Plus Mini PC running Linux: Introduction to the Series
The BOSGAME M4 Plus Mini PC is a powerful computer based on an AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS processor with integrated Radeon 780M graphics.
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Minisforum AI X1 Pro: Gerbil – Run Large Language Models Locally
Gerbil is a desktop app to easily run Large Language Models locally. The software is powered by KoboldCpp, a fork of llama.cpp.
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Minisforum AI X1 Pro: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 came to market in the third quarter of 2024. It has 12 cores and 24 threads, with 4 Zen 5 cores, and 8 Zen 5c cores.
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Minisforum AI X1 Pro: ComfyUI – Generate video, images, 3D, audio with AI
Let’s start with ComfyUI, open source node-based software for generative AI. I install ROCm, ComfyUI and a useful model manager.
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Minisforum AI X1 Pro: Jan – Chat with AI without privacy concerns
A simple real-world test of the performance of the Radeon 890M with Jan, an open source ChatGPT-alternative that runs 100% offline.
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Minisforum AI X1 Pro running Linux: Power Consumption
I put the Minisforum AI X1 Pro mini PC under a series of power consumption tests and compare it to other machines.
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Benchmarking the Minisforum AI X1 Pro
The Minisforum AI X1 Pro is a powerful mini PC based on an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 with integrated Radeon 890M.
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Aiffro K100 All-SSD NAS running Linux: Power Consumption
For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Aiffro K100 All-SSD NAS.
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