Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 mini-PC goes on sale for $999 — $250 "discount" from the regular $1,249 listing price
Beelink pairs the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 with 32GB LPDDR5X-7500 RAM and 1TB Crucial M.2 SSD in new SER9 mini-PC.
Beelink has launched its latest SER9 mini-PC, powered by AMD's Ryzen AI 300 (Strix Point) processor and priced at a whopping $999. If one takes the official listing page at face value, the SER9 is supposedly discounted from $1,249. When similarly-specced rivals are available for much cheaper, it's understandable why Beelink's price point is somewhat controversial.
While the pricing is questionable, the SER9's features don't seem bad. Using AMD's top-of-the-line Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor, the device has 12 cores, four Zen 5 cores, eight Zen 5c cores, and 24 threads. There's also a Radeon 890M iGPU onboard with 16 RDNA 3.5 CUs clocking up to 2,900 MHz. The Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 should reasonably serve you for productivity and casual gaming.
The Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is accompanied by 32GB of LPDDR5X-7500 memory. According to Beelink, the configuration consists of four memory chips to deliver more performance than a single chip, which is common in some SFF PCs and laptops. However, this RAM is also soldered, so upgrades are out of the question.
Beelink SER9 Mini-PC Specifications
Specifications | Beelink SER9 |
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CPU | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, with 12 Zen 5 CPU cores and 24 threads and included XDNA 2 NPU |
GPU | Integrated Radeon 890M iGPU, with 16 RDNA 3.5 Compute Units |
RAM | Soldered 32 GB Quad-Channel LPDDR5X @ 7500 MT/s |
Storage | 1 TB NVme Gen 4 SSD (spec unknown, but a Crucial-brand drive) |
Front I/O | 3.5mm Audio Jack, 1 USB 3.2 10 Gbps Type-C port, 1 USB 3.2 10 Gbps Type-A port |
Rear I/O | 1 USB 4 40 Gbps Type-C port, 1 HDMI port, 1 3.5mm Audio Jack, 2 USB 2.0 ports, 1 DisplayPort 1.4 port, 1 2.5 Gigabit RJ-45 LAN port, 1 USB 3.2 10 Gigabit port |
The SER9 comes with a 1TB Crucial M.2 NVMe SSD. Beelink doesn't specify the model, though. Nonetheless, you can replace it with your own. The device has an M.2 2280 slot that runs at PCIe 4.0 x4 and accepts SSDs up to 4TB.
Regarding network connectivity, the SER9 offers Wi-Fi 6 (AX200) and Bluetooth 5.2. Alternatively, if you prefer wired over wireless, you can hook an Ethernet cable up to the 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port. Display connections on the SER9 include one HDMI port and one DisplayPort 1.4 output.
Another favored feature for some users will be the built-in speakers and microphone array. In scenarios where hooking up these peripherals would be a hassle, especially in an enterprise environment, these integrated audio solutions make a fair bit of sense. However, their inclusion certainly doesn't justify the price point we're seeing here on its own—particularly when some of the cheaper alternatives, like the AOOSTAR Gem10, include OCuLink for yet-improved external GPU performance.
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freebyrd26 Nice Product, but a terrible price... I paid $380 or approx $400 with tax for a Beelink SER6 Pro 7735HS (on special at Amazon approx 18months ago) with 32GB memory, 512 SSD and it also included USB4 40Gb and 2.5Gb Lan & Wifi 6. Sure this is faster and better GPU and NPU also, but not worth 2x or 3x the price of the 1st.Reply -
Jagar123 My brother is looking for a mini PC to use as a HTPC. I told him to wait for the release of the Strix Point CPUs but wow at these prices? He can get the Minisforum Venus UM790 Pro for $550 with the same memory and storage config. Yes, it's a 7940HS and not the new Strix Point chip. But at almost twice the price there's no way I would recommend this product. Let's hope other mini PC vendors release cheaper products.Reply -
Notton
7735HS is a refresh of 6800HS.freebyrd26 said:Nice Product, but a terrible price... I paid $380 or approx $400 with tax for a Beelink SER6 Pro 7735HS (on special at Amazon approx 18months ago) with 32GB memory, 512 SSD and it also included USB4 40Gb and 2.5Gb Lan & Wifi 6. Sure this is faster and better GPU and NPU also, but not worth 2x or 3x the price of the 1st.
Both were very cheap compared to 7840HS. -
watzupken As expected, the price will be over the top. At this price, it’s pricing itself out of the market because it’s even more expensive than laptops with dedicated GPUs. I am glad I went with Ser7 in anticipation that Ser9 is going to cost significantly more. And that cost about 40% of this Ser9. To be brutally honest, I would have purchased an ITX rig instead of paying USD 1k for this.Reply -
newtechldtech Using Mobile CPU for desktop PC is stupid. ITX no slot cases exist and will cost half this price and will give you double the performance of this.Reply -
KraakBal Wonder if it is possible to use a custom cable to link a gpu to the m.2 slot (albeit at x4) and boot off a external ssd insteadReply -
newtechldtech
it is possible .. and an adapter exists but it is a waste of moneyKraakBal said:Wonder if it is possible to use a custom cable to link a gpu to the m.2 slot (albeit at x4) and boot off a external ssd instead