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MINISFORUM BD790i Motherboard: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX Onboard $669.99 (Was $919.99) Delivered @ MINISFORUM Store Amazon AU

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MINISFORUM BD790i Motherboard: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX Onboard $669.99 (Was $919.99) Delivered @ MINISFORUM Store Amazon AUAffiliate
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I think this one is interesting; it's not a Mini PC but instead a motherboard with onboard AMD CPU.

Note the original price is $919.99 but it is currently reduced to $839.99, and there is an additional $170 with coupon until 30 March 2025 11:59pm. The coupon is not a code, but you tick a box to accept the coupon on the Amazon store page.

The item is a MINISFORUM BD790i Motherboard with onboard AMD CPU - from the store page:

💥【AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX,Onboard】 Equipped with AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX processor, 16 cores/32 threads (64 MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz),AMD Radeon 610M (2.2 GHz graphics frequency)，TSMC 4nm and Zen 4 Architecture.provides faster reaction speed and sensitive response to multithreading.
💥【Advanced Cooling System】 BD790i adopts a custom cooling solution specially designed for mobile chips, a custom CPU radiator and an active SSD radiator. It is safe and reliable and can work at high speed for a long time. It consumes 85W at full load to achieve perfect performance (12cm fan requires purchase by yourself).
💥【Comprehensive Interface】 BD790i is equipped with three video output interfaces， HDMI/DisplayPort/USB C. You can connect up to three monitors at the same time (up to 8K 60Hz). Allows you to multitask seamlessly to increase productivity. In addition, 4x USBA interfaces, 1x 2.5GRJ45 ​​enable you to easily handle daily tasks.
💥【Dual PCIe5.0 M.2 and DDR5】BD790i motherboard is equipped with dual M.2 2280 PCIe5.0 SSD slots, providing ultra-fast data access speeds. Dual-channel DDR5-5 200MHz memory can be expanded up to 96GB for lower latency and higher memory bandwidth.
💥【PCle 5.0 x16】BD790i motherboard has an integrated full-speed PCIe 5.0 x16 graphics card slot, which can release the full potential of high-performance components. Suitable for a variety of scenarios requiring high-performance graphics. （Support Nvidia RTX4090/AMD RX 7900 XTX).

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    • Midday Murth on 28/03/2025 - 23:41
      +22

      mmmmm yes user benchmark, please don't use that website. Please.

        • XeKToReX on 29/03/2025 - 00:01
          +8

          lmao the dude who runs the site is a nutcase

          Edit: LMAO

          Be wary of sponsored reviews with cherry picked games that showcase the wins, conveniently ignore frame drops and gloss over the losses. Also watch out for AMD’s army of Neanderthal social media accounts on reddit, forums and youtube, they will be singing their own praises as usual. Instead of focusing on real-world performance, AMD’s marketers aim to dupe consumers with bankrolled headlines. The same tactics were used with the Radeon 5000 series GPUs. Zen 4 needs to bring substantial IPC improvements for all workloads, rather than overpriced "3D" marketing gimmicks. New PC builders have little reason to look further than the $260 12600K which, at a fraction of the price, offers better all round performance in gaming, desktop and workstation applications.

            • Midday Murth on 29/03/2025 - 00:15
              +6

              @Jamie777: https://imgur.com/a/zM2f3k6 (translates to 'You idiot lol')
              Very mature 👍

              Midday Murth on 29/03/2025 - 00:15 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
                • Midday Murth on 29/03/2025 - 00:23
                  +5

                  @Jamie777: Let me break that down for you. In Korean, “병신새끼” is quite a harsh insult. Literally, it can translate to something along the lines of “you f***ing moron” or “you bastard idiot.” It’s really vulgar and definitely not something you'd throw around lightly in conversation. The “ㅋㅋㅋ” part is just the Korean equivalent of “haha” or “lol.”

                  Hope that helps, but just be aware that it’s considered very offensive, so probably best avoided unless you’re fully aware of the context and the weight it carries.

                  Cheers, ChatGPT

                  Happy?

            • XeKToReX on 29/03/2025 - 00:31
              +7

              @Jamie777: Noone paid for anything, but he hates AMD with such a passion that absolutely nothing he says about anything AMD can be taken as credible.

              Edit: Oh you're a flog, nvm, believe what you want!

              • greatlamp on 29/03/2025 - 07:47
                +10

                @GrumpyGandalf: Userbenchmark says the 5800x3d is 16% faster.

                It's a trash brenchmark, it runs in less that 30 seconds and doesn't benchmark most instruction sets. It's simply rubbish.

                why this benchmark is so different?

                https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-amd_ryzen_9_7945hx…

                If you are a pc builder you should be educating yourself

                • kevin zz on 29/03/2025 - 12:21
                  +1

                  @greatlamp: @greatlamp i think you have the wrong cpu in that benchmark, i cant find anywhere on the listing that says its a 7945hx3D. only the regular 7945hx. they are different cpus, although your statement remains correct.

                • GrumpyGandalf on 29/03/2025 - 23:46

                  @greatlamp: if you are human you should be attempting to educate yourself on educating others. You sound like an angry child and come across a with a chip (amd?) on your shoulder. If you could employ insight it is clear I was referring to people not wanting to use the site due to the creator being anti AMD. But if you say the data provided is entirely unreliable it’s still likely this would not make intel look any better by running less complex benchmarks. So you are focusing on something I was not even discussing or aware of. I run my own benchmarks using the software everyone else uses. They tend to mostly fall into a spectrum represented on user benchmark.

                  I have found user benchmark usually reflects the reality of cpu/gpu performance. The gui / format is easy to use and not poorly presented like the benchmark you provided. My statement is about the resource being a fairly unique and effective implementation in contrast to qualitative reviews through which for-profit websites benefit from by choosing data to highlight. Asfaik it was one of the first well known sites of its kind. Astroturfing and sponsoring in the review world is prevalent. If you believe this is not a real world problem in tech I would have disagree with your world views.

                  You say it doesn’t benchmark most instruction sets since the benchmarking suite isn’t exhaustive. However this encourages more users to test which provides a broader data aggregate of data. I’ve found it has mostly reflected reality.

                  I don’t know about you but I put together practical builds that run well and while I am not a computer technician I have BsIT and enough intuition to know what a customer needs. Thanks for attacking me personally and failing to have an open mind to actually understand my broader argument. You effectively are micro picking a detail in which I am wrong which is what most small minded people tend to do when they cannot win an argument. It’s derivative straw-manning paired with unnecessary rudeness and you have only convinced me you are not worth listening to.

                  That being said I’m certain there ARE better resources. That was not my argument. I was just standing up for a guy who got piled on and I felt it was unfair. Maybe he knew the community and intentionally wanted to trigger people but I chose to assume based off his comment he was just offering honest input.

                  Everyone had a right to do that no matter how inaccurate. Otherwise we people are just glorified robots.

                  Edit: I think the fact you could not select the correct cpu for the benchmark to be a good example of human error. A lesser person would call you an idiot for not being able to read but I’m sure you are well capable if you got this far.

                  • greatlamp on 30/03/2025 - 00:55

                    @GrumpyGandalf: You were standing up for a guy who you thought was being attacked unfairly. I pointed out that it wasn't unfair.

                    You also seem to have taken a deep offence to me telling you you should educate yourself. That was not an insult. Take the literal meaning. You are a PC builder, I think you should try use the best information possible.

                    Your broader argument was that the userbenchmark website shouldn't be attacked just because of who the creator is. I attacked the value of the website directly, not the creator or their biased opinions. Pointing out that the benchmark isn't exhaustive shows that the creator is lazy and has been banking of their high google search ranking rather than improving over time.

                    I think I've pointed out something you didn't consider and you have taken offence. If you have the open mind you argue I should have, try take my perspective. I don't think I deserve this response from you.

                    • GrumpyGandalf on 30/03/2025 - 01:28

                      @greatlamp: Brother the first sentence in and you’re justifying bullying a dude. That’s like saying because Germany was starving they were justified to annex their surrounding countries. Cmon man we aren’t twelve anymore.

                      I love ozbargain but don’t dissociate from remembering people are people on here.

                      I frankly don’t care for your argument because guess what the site works for me when sourcing pc components and I don’t keep up with tech news so it’s easier for me. I don’t really care what your analysis is when I’m already finding success. Like I said you probably have a point when you overanalyse and focus on details. But if for the most part the site serves its purpose than perhaps you aren’t thinking big picture. Then again I don’t necessarily assume myself to be correct, just rather you cannot say I am incorrect. I assume you have It knowledge so you understand the concept of verification (logical reasoning from end to beginning to derive partial correctness). Truth is your statement has barely anything to do with the crux of my points made so it doesn’t really prove anything.

                      • greatlamp on 30/03/2025 - 09:15

                        @GrumpyGandalf: You may disagree and say the site still is useful. I think it does have value by allowing a direct comparison of components that are years apart, that would be useful if you are in the business of refurbishing and building from used parts.

                        I take issue with you attacking me as if I tried to insult you. I apologise if it came across that way but that isn't what I was intending. I am also not responsible for other people bullying someone else. I didn't get involved with that. My comment was directed in response to yours and my criticism is regarding the userbenchmark website.

                        • GrumpyGandalf on 30/03/2025 - 12:40

                          @greatlamp: That’s convenient you aren’t aware of how you come across, and still accuse me of the same thing. Of not being aware of better resources for pc building.

                          I think it’s pretty obvious that getting mass downvoted and being called a flog and responding to me clearly defending the guy makes the context of our arguement change. Sorry if I’m not cool with pretending I’m a child and being ignorant of context.

              • Toastywf on 29/03/2025 - 12:50

                @GrumpyGandalf: here's a great video for you guys to watch, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQSBj2LKkWg

            • Toastywf on 29/03/2025 - 12:50

              @Jamie777: reconsider your stance, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQSBj2LKkWg

  • cski on 29/03/2025 - 01:00
    -1

    The new model is BD795i SE
    And it is the cheaper one

    • Mr Simple on 29/03/2025 - 03:09
      +7

      Newer is not better. It doesn’t have onboard wifi. No usb4. And pci4 instead of 5.

  • Mike Nolan on 29/03/2025 - 01:27

    Is it just me or has the amount of PC parts posts increased tenfold in the past couple of months-ish? Is there a reason for this? Have PC parts become a lot cheaper recently or something?

    • aong152 on 29/03/2025 - 02:23

      There's a chance that you've been clicking on them - iirc ozbargain knows your preferences? Either that or Clear has been going ham (thank God - because I was looking for a mini pc for like 3 months)

    • OZBMate8911 on 29/03/2025 - 09:13
      +1

      It's not just you. It's making me want to build a PC again

    • Joost on 29/03/2025 - 10:11

      I think it's a combination of new GPU release cycle and the current instability in the australian dollar. Everyone is looking at things and thinking "Ok, if I think the dollar is going to drop, what do I need in the next couple of years that I should just buy now?"

    • freefall101 on 29/03/2025 - 15:03

      New GPUs means a new upgrade cycle for a lot of people.

      There were tonnes of black friday PC posts though.

      Personally, I'm trying to hold out for Ryzen AI MAX (despite the stupid name). But all these mini pcs and compact boards are very tempting at the moment.

    • JerraJones on 29/03/2025 - 20:17

      Quite the opposite, there's very few pc part posts these days compared to covid/pre covid.

  • Watanabe1995 on 29/03/2025 - 07:33

    It's almost as expensive as my Mac mini M4.

    • Dyl on 29/03/2025 - 09:15
      -1

      Yes but this is a 16 core beast that doubles the M4's benchmarks.

      For $499.99 you can get about equal specs to the M4 as an AIO mini https://www.amazon.com.au/MINISFORUM-UM760-Slim-Processor-Co…

      • LilSlip on 29/03/2025 - 10:44
        -1

        I'm not sure where you're getting 'about equal specs' there, but the m4 thrashes the 7640HS. In single core, it's miles better, in multicore the M4 is still better but by less.

        The GPU on the M4 is also much better than the 760M.

        • prodrome on 29/03/2025 - 11:32

          There are a lot of things you can't run on Mac. They're hard to compare.

  • Dyl on 29/03/2025 - 09:14

    Is it essentially +$30 for a NVMe fan?

    • LilSlip on 29/03/2025 - 10:43

      Nope, you get PCIE Gen 5 on the m.2's, built in Wifi 6 as well as a cpu that clocks slightly higher.

      • Dyl on 29/03/2025 - 10:47

        Gen 4.0 is 2GB/s per lane - that's already 8GB/s. You'd have to be hoping NVMe drives get faster to ever utilise it or be planning to use an adaptor for a full PCI lane or something

        The CPU doesn't clock higher according to specs?

        Edit: Some NVMe drives that fast exist actually, but gosh they're expensive currently.
        https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/hard-drives-&-ssds/solid-state-drives-(ssd)/117082-mz-vap1t0bw $259 for 1TB for example for 14.7GB/s.
        It's only around ~130 for 1TB ~7GB/s

        Edit 2:
        https://www.harddrivebenchmark.net/hdd.php?hdd=Samsung%20SSD…
        Gosh it's a good drive though

        I got both my SSDs from Temu with 60% cashback, came to ~$35/ea for 1TB lol. Definitely going to put them in RAID1 as I don't expect them to last.

        • LilSlip on 29/03/2025 - 20:18

          'Unless you're planning on using it with an adaptor or something'
          Exactly this. 5.0x4 is equivalent to 3x16, which is huge because modern pcie 5.0 GPUs don't use more bandwidth then that currently. This means you can run multiple GPUs if you want in the future (provided they have pcie 5 of course)

          But yeah, it's niche enough.

  • pkjames on 29/03/2025 - 10:04

    does the 7945HX comes with a build in video card? it could be a nice minilab machine.

  • King2013 on 29/03/2025 - 13:50

    Hmmm. Just ordered this Monday for $736…

  • qwijibo on 29/03/2025 - 15:41

    You can get 64GB ddr5 sodimm for $232.49 on amazon: https://www.amazon.com.au/Crucial-5600MHz-5200MHz-4800MHz-CT… or 96GB for $323.54

    Also, check out comments from @bleugh and myself in the previous Bd795i SE deal: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/894289 - very similar board, but this deal is worth the extra $30 IMO for the USB4, pcie-5 nvme, and the free wifi card.

  • rhino86 on 29/03/2025 - 17:02
    -1

    Not a mini pc. It looks like a mini pc. Stripped.

    • davidmwilliams on 30/03/2025 - 12:58

      It's a motherboard, not a mini PC.

  • bchliu on 29/03/2025 - 19:54

    So tempting to just get one of these to upgrade my old i5-8600 desktop with. hmm…

  • peteru on 29/03/2025 - 19:59

    Am I missing something or does this mobo not have any SATA or SAS ports?

    • qwijibo on 29/03/2025 - 20:56
      +1

      It does not have any sata ports.

      You've got a couple of ways of getting some:
      1. M.2 to sata adapter - about $20 on aliexpress for 6 sata ports
      2. M.2 to pci-e adapter, and then plug whatever sata/sas board you want into it
      3. M.2 A/E key to pci-e adapter, then plug a sata/sas board into it (replaces the wifi)

      You could also buy the BD795M - it has 2 sata ports, but it costs $751.10, so about another $80 more than this board.

    • Dyl on 29/03/2025 - 22:20

      No SATA ports.

      Maybe https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007131573430.html

      6 ports, 10Gbit, N100 CPU (decent for encoding), etc

      No where near as beefy but better as a NAS

  • gankmeplz on 29/03/2025 - 20:03

    So this is better than most other processors in the price range for Gaming ? Anyone have an idea of what the total Clearance would be after installing a CPU FAN ?

  • flagsarefun on 29/03/2025 - 21:17

    Minisforum are also released a version of this with the 7945HX3D, which should I believe make it a better in gaming.

    The specs page is a mess though, and it seems it too loses the USB4 port.

    For all of these mobile on desktop SKUs, it might be worth noting the highest supported RAM speed is only 5200MT/s where you might have expected support for 5600.

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