@bjoern @homelab Lenovo ThinkCentre Mini? I quite like them and they can usually be found quite cheaply on eBay (eg, Β£50-60 for a 700 with an i5 6500T/8GiB/256GB SSD).
FYI - https://www.servethehome.com/introducing-project-tinyminimicro-home-lab-revolution/
TechPowerUp:
> These are the company's second desktop APU generation on Socket AM5 following the Ryzen 8000G series "Phoenix Point." While "Phoenix Point" is based on "Zen 4," the newer Ryzen AI 400 series is built on the "Gorgon Point" silicon powered by the "Zen 5" microarchitecture.
> AMD hasn't maxed out the "Gorgon Point" silicon on the desktop Ryzen AI 400G series β¦ The fully unlocked "Gorgon Point" silicon has 12 cores, 4 of which are "Zen 5," and 8 of which are "Zen 5c." [But] AMD configured [the Ryzen AI 7 450] silicon with 4 "Zen 5" and 4 "Zen 5c" cores. The Ryzen AI 5 440 series chips are configured with 3 "Zen 5" and 3 "Zen 5c" cores. The Ryzen AI 5 435 series chips come with 2 "Zen 5" and 4 "Zen 5c" cores.
... #AMD sacrificed an all Zen 5 design AND a good chunk of the GPU capability for that NPU π€’
not good news for #USFF homelabbers / couchlabbers / vanlabbers.
AMD earlier today announced the Ryzen AI 400 series desktop APUs in the Socket AM5 package. These are the company's second desktop APU generation on Socket AM5 following the Ryzen 8000G series "Phoenix Point." While "Phoenix Point" is based on "Zen 4," the newer Ryzen AI 400 series is built on the "...
@loptimist If you don't actually *need* an SBC, what about a USFF PC? https://www.servethehome.com/introducing-project-tinyminimicro-home-lab-revolution/
Beelink GTR7 mini-PC Review: A Complete AMD Phoenix Package at 65W
Beelink became one of the first vendors to launch an AMD Phoenix (Zen 4 CPU + RDNA3 iGPU in a power envelop suitable for notebooks) mini-PC lineup when they announced the GTR7 product line.
The company sent over their entry-level version - the GTR7 7840HS - to put through our evaluation routine for small form-factor systems. Beelink is touting the use of vapor chamber-based cooling, allowing the Ryzen 7 7840HS to be configured with a 65W TDP (compared to the 35W-54W cTDP specified by AMD).
We are starting to see more Phoenix-based mini-PCs in the market from the likes of SimplyNUC (Moonstone), Morefine (M600), and MinisForum (UM790 Pro). Compared to these UCFF systems, the Beelink GTR7 seems to have an edge by operating the Phoenix SoC with a higher cTDP configuration and incorporating better connectivity.
https://www.anandtech.com/show/20018/beelink-gtr7-minipc-review-a-complete-amd-phoenix-package-at-65w #ucff #usff #minipc
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