minisforum DeskMini Core Ultra 9 285HX 24-core barebone mini PC

Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX workstation

This barebone mini PC arrives with a 24-core Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX processor soldered to the FCBGA2114 socket. It targets professionals who need workstation-class compute for 3D rendering, video editing or AI workloads in a compact desktop form factor. The system ships without memory or storage so builders can populate the four DDR5 SO-DIMM slots and four PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 bays to match their exact capacity and redundancy needs. Buyers who want a pre-assembled unit with Windows and drives included should look elsewhere.

Thermals, noise and power

Manufacturer highlights describe dedicated airflow channels, six heat pipes and dual fans designed to keep the 24-core CPU stable under sustained heavy workloads. The cooling layout aims for efficient, quiet operation even when all cores are fully loaded for extended periods. No acoustic measurements, fan curves or power-draw figures are supplied in the data.

Connectivity and expansion ceiling

The defining specification is the combination of two 25G SFP+ ports, one 10G RJ45 and one 2.5G RJ45 Ethernet interface alongside Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4. This multi-gigabit wired backbone lets the workstation move large datasets into local storage or across a high-speed fabric without a network bottleneck. Four PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 slots and support for up to 256 GB of DDR5 ECC memory complete the expansion envelope.