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MINISFORUM N5 Pro

A five-bay NAS built on the Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370: 10GbE plus 5GbE, ECC-capable DDR5 SO-DIMMs, three M.2/U.2 positions, a low-profile PCIe slot and OCuLink for an external GPU.

Strix Point Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Expandable / AI & Gaming 10GbE LAN 5GbE LAN OCuLink (PCIe 4.0 x4) 2x USB4 (DP 2.0)
ProcessorAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (12C/24T, up to 5.1 GHz)
GraphicsAMD Radeon 890M (RDNA 3.5)
Idle PowerNot published
Price$1,019 (16GB / 128GB OS storage)

Full Specifications

Processor

ModelAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (Zen 5 + Zen 5c)
Cores / Threads12 / 24, up to 5.1 GHz
NPUXDNA 2, up to 50 TOPS
PlatformPRO variant, which is what enables the ECC memory path

Graphics & Displays

iGPUAMD Radeon 890M (RDNA 3.5)
Video Outputs1x HDMI 2.1 FRL (up to 8K@60Hz / 4K@144Hz), 2x USB4 with DP 2.0 alt-mode
MediaHardware decode for the iGPU, useful for Jellyfin or Plex in a container
NoteIt is a NAS first; there is no discrete GPU and no OCuLink power budget for a large card

Memory & Storage

Memory2x DDR5 SO-DIMM, ECC supported, up to 96 GB at 5600 MT/s
HDD Bays5x 3.5" or 2.5" SATA 3.0, up to 30 TB per drive (150 TB raw)
NVMe1x M.2 2230/2280/22110 (PCIe 4.0 x1), 2x M.2 2280/22110 or U.2 (PCIe 4.0 x1 and x2)
RAIDRAID 0/1/5/6 and ZFS RAIDZ1/RAIDZ2 through the bundled MinisCloud OS
OS Storage128 GB M.2 SSD included in the retail SKUs

Connectivity

Ethernet1x 10GbE RJ45 (RTL8127 or AQC113) + 1x 5GbE RJ45 (RTL8126)
WirelessNone (listed as N/A)
USB2x USB4 (DP 2.0 alt-mode), 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 1x USB 2.0, 1x internal USB-A
ExpansionPCIe x16 slot wired as PCIe 4.0 x4, plus OCuLink (PCIe 4.0 x4)
Front PanelStatus LED, NIC LEDs, five drive LEDs, power button, reset pinhole

Power & Thermals

Power SupplyExternal 280 W adapter (DC 19 V / 14.73 A, 5.5 x 2.5 mm)
Idle PowerNot published
CoolingRemovable compute tray with its own fan, drives cooled by the chassis airflow
Drive AccessMagnetic front cover over five tool-less trays; trays and cover have no locks
AcousticsNot published

Chassis

Dimensions199 x 202 x 252 mm
Weight~5 kg
Form FactorFive-bay tower NAS, not a desk mini PC
Operating SystemMinisCloud OS (beta), Windows 11 Pro or Linux
SecurityKensington-style anti-theft lock hole on the rear

Strengths

  • Five SATA bays plus three M.2/U.2 positions cover bulk storage and fast VM storage in one chassis
  • 10GbE and 5GbE together, which is rare on consumer NAS hardware
  • ECC-capable DDR5 on the PRO platform, a real advantage for ZFS pools
  • PCIe 4.0 x4 slot and OCuLink leave room for a NIC, HBA or external GPU
  • HX PRO 370 gives it enough CPU to run containers and VMs alongside file serving

Trade-offs

  • The three M.2 slots are PCIe 4.0 x1, x2 and x1, not full-width desktop slots
  • No Wi-Fi at all, so it needs a wired drop
  • MinisCloud OS is still labelled beta; most buyers will install TrueNAS or another Linux
  • Drive trays and the front cover have no locking hardware
  • Heavy and large next to a normal mini PC at roughly 5 kg and a 202 mm depth
Best Suited For

Five-bay TrueNAS or MinisCloud host that also runs Docker containers, VMs and a media library, with room for a PCIe card or OCuLink eGPU.

Check before you buy
  • Decide the pool layout before buying drives: five bays support RAIDZ2 with a hot-spare-free rebuild plan.
  • Confirm the ECC SO-DIMM kit is on Minisforum's supported list; ECC is listed but not validated for every module.
  • Budget for the 280 W adapter's idle draw and put the NAS on a UPS, since five spinning drives make power loss expensive.

About the chip

Flagship AI & Workstation

Strix Point Ryzen AI 9 HX 370

AMD Zen 5 (12C/24T, 50 TOPS NPU)
Dual USB4 40Gbps OCuLink 2.5GbE
Graphics (iGPU)Radeon 890M (16 CUs)
Memory ArchitectureLPDDR5X 7500MT/s (Soldered 32/64GB)
Storage Exp.Dual M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4
Idle Power12W – 19W
Est. Barebone Cost$790 - $1,050
Best Suited For

Ultra-fast local model fine-tuning, 1440p gaming, intensive creative studio workflow.

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Idle PowerNot published
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