Minisforum M2 listed with Core Ultra 7 356H, 128GB DDR5 support and USB4
Minisforum has listed the M2, a compact mini PC based on Intel’s Core Ultra 7 356H processor. This is a Panther Lake mobile CPU from the Core Ultra Series 3 family, with 16 cores, 16 threads and boost clocks up to 4.7 GHz.
The processor includes Intel Graphics rated up to 40 TOPS and an NPU rated up to 50 TOPS. Minisforum markets the system as a 90 TOPS AI PC for local inference workloads. The company says it tested Qwen3.5-35B-A3B at 22.1 tokens per second on the system.
The mini PC supports two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots (yes, memory is upgradable) with speeds up to 5600 MT/s and up to 128GB memory capacity. Storage is handled by two M.2 2280 NVMe slots, both using PCIe 4.0 x4. Minisforum lists optional SSD configurations of 1TB or 2TB, while the product page mentions up to 8TB storage support.
Source: Minisforum
Connectivity includes Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200, Bluetooth 5.4 and two 2.5GbE ports based on Realtek RTL8125D controllers. Display outputs include HDMI 2.1 TMDS, DisplayPort 1.4 and USB4, with the latter also supporting DisplayPort Alt Mode, 40Gbps transfer, 15W power output and 100W power input.
The chassis measures 130×127×50 mm and weighs 520 grams . Cooling uses a dual heat pipe design, phase-change thermal material and one centrifugal fan. Minisforum lists 42.52 dB noise at 50 cm in Balanced mode and ships the system with a 120W power adapter.
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This isn’t the first ‘small’ PC with Panther Lake from Minisforum. They already unveiled MS-03 , another Panther Lake system using the same Core Ultra 7 356H processor. The M2 appears to target a smaller desktop footprint, while retaining dual DDR5 memory, dual SSD storage and dual 2.5GbE networking.
The barebone system is priced at $575 , while the configuration with 32GB of memory and 1TB of storage costs $1,039.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| VideoCardz | Minisforum M2 |
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, 16 cores / 16 threads |
| CPU clocks | 1.5 GHz base, up to 4.7 GHz boost |
| TDP | 45W in Balanced mode |
| GPU | Intel Graphics, up to 40 TOPS |
| NPU | Up to 50 TOPS, INT8 |
| Memory | 2× DDR5 SO-DIMM, up to 5600 MT/s |
| Max memory | 128GB |
| Storage | 2× M.2 2280 NVMe SSD, PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Wireless | Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200, Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | 2× 2.5GbE RJ45, Realtek RTL8125D |
| Display outputs | HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4, USB4 |
| USB4 | 40Gbps, DisplayPort Alt Mode, 15W output, 100W input |
| Front I/O | USB4, 2× USB 3.2 Gen2, 3.5 mm combo jack |
| Rear I/O | USB 2.0, USB 3.2 Gen2, HDMI, DP, 2× LAN, DC input |
| Cooling | Dual heat pipe cooler, phase-change thermal material, single centrifugal fan |
| Power adapter | 120W, 19V / 6.32A |
| Dimensions | 130×127×50 mm |
| Weight | 520 g |
| OS support | Windows 11 64-bit |
Source: Minisforum
