ASUS PN50 - The World's First AMD Ryzen 4000U Mini PC

AMD Ryzen 4000-U Series family was announced in January with the 15W processors targetting ultra-thin laptops. It’s already been found in laptops and the first reviews of Acer Swift 3 were positive with the laptop being slim, fast, and offering long battery life.

But I had yet to see an AMD Ryzen 4000U mini PC until today, with ASUS PN50 mini PC shipping with a choice of five processors from AMD Ryzen 3 4300U to Ryzen 7 4800U, and a design identical to the company’s PN60 mini PC powered by Intel Kaby Lake Refresh processors.

ASUS PN50 specifications:

SoC (one or the other)
- AMD Ryzen 7 4800U 8C/16T processor up to 1.8 / 4.2 GHz with 8-core
  Radeon Graphics; 12MB L2/L3 cache
- AMD Ryzen 7 4700U 8C/8T processor up to 2.0 / 4.1 GHz with 7-core
  Radeon Graphics; 12MB L2/L3 cache
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600U 6C/12T processor up to 2.1 / 4.0 GHz with 6-core
  Radeon Graphics; 11MB L2/L3 cache
- AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 6C/6T processor up to 2.3 / 4.0 GHz with 6-core
  Radeon Graphics; 11MB L2/L3 cache
- AMD Ryzen 3 4300U 4C/4T processor up to 2.7 / 3.7 GHz with 5-core
  Radeon Graphics; 6MB L2/L3 cache
System Memory – 2x DDR4 SO-DIMM up to 64GB RAM
Storage – M.2 socket for SSD, 2.5″ drive bay for HDD or SSD, MicroSD card socket
Video Output – 1x HDMI 2.0 and 1x DisplayPort 1.4
Audio – 3.5mm headphone jack, digital audio output via HDMI port
Connectivity – Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45), WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5 via Intel AX200 M.2 card
USB – 3x USB 3.0/3.1 ports, 2x USB 3.1 Gen2 USB-C ports with DisplayPort Alt mode support
Misc – Power button, IR receiver, and HDD LED
Power Supply – TBD
Dimensions – 115 x 115 x 49 mm
Weight – 0.7 kg

Since this is a barebone mini PC, no operating system is specified, but it’s clear Windows 10 will work after drivers installation, while Linux distributions may have to be tested first.

ASUS has not announced PN50 mini PC officially yet, but the Ryzen 4000U mini PC can already be found on Swedish retailers Inet and Dustin Home with the following prices:

Ryzen 3 4300U model – 3,790 kr inc. 25% VAT or about $327 ex. VAT
Ryzen 5 4500U model – 3,890 kr inc. 25% VAT or about $336 ex VAT
Ryzen 7 4700U model – 4,490 kr inc. 25% VAT or about $388 ex VAT
Ryzen 7 4800U model – 5,890 kr inc. 25% VAT or about $508 ex VAT

Via Liliputing and Tom’s Hardware.

Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft)

Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.