Mingfan launches its first Arm mini machine MS-R1: based on the domestic P1 core and equipped with PCIe x16 slot

Mingfan is preparing to launch a new Arm-based mini machine MS-R1. This product is also Mingfan’s first Arm-based mini machine. The highlight of MS-R1 is that it uses a domestically produced P1 SOC processor, which is built on the 6nm process node and provides a heterogeneous 12-core configuration.It includes 8 high-performance Cortex-A720 large cores and 4 energy-efficient Cortex-A520 small cores, with the main frequency running between 1.8GHz and 2.6GHz.

The GPU part is Arm Immortalis-G720 MC10 that supports ray tracing and is also equipped with a 45TOPS NPU unit.

MS-R1 uses the same compact chassis as MS-01, measuring only 196 x 189 x 48 mm and weighing only 1.35 kg. However, unlike MS-01 equipped with i9-13900H, MS-R1 is equipped with a more energy-efficient Arm processor.

It also provides a rare PCIe 4.0 x16 slot, making MS-R1 one of the few Arm-based devices on the market that supports independent GPU expansion.

In terms of storage, MS-R1 supports LPDDR5 memory, providing 16GB, 32GB and 64GB options (speed 5500MT/s). When ECC is enabled, it is 12GB/28GB/60GB. Storage configurations include no SSD, 512GB or 1TB PCIe SSD.

In terms of system, MS-R1 runs a customized Debian 12 operating system (based on Linux), and users can install standard Debian 12/13 systems by themselves.

The front provides 1 USB-A 5Gbps, 2 USB-A 480Mbps, and the back provides 2 full-featured USB-C 10Gbps, 2 USB-A 10Gbps, 2 USB-A 480Mbps, 2 10GbE RJ45, HDMI 2.0.