We review the most anticipated Core i9 mini PC of the year the Minisforum MS-01 with SFP+ 10GbE networking, a PCIe slot, and 3x M.2 slots. This has almost everything for the Windows, Proxmox VE, Ubuntu, and Linux users. VMware users may take pause. We tested a ton of cards in this system as well to see how it would work in a homelab. STH Main Site Article: STH Forum Thread for Compatibility: STHLabs: @STHLabs STH Top 5 Weekly Newsletter: #homelab ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Become a STH YT Member and Support Us ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Join STH YouTube membership to support the channel: STH Merch on Spring: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to Find The Unit We Purchased Note we may earn a small commission if you use these links to purchase a product through them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Minisforum MS-01: - 64GB Crucial Memory Kit: - 48GB Crucial SODIMM: - QNAP 8-bay JBOD Kit: - QNAP 4-bay JBOD Kit: - WD UltraStar HC550 18TB HDDs: - Cheap SFP+ Optics: - NICGIGA 10Gbase-T NIC: - Broadcom LSI SAS 9300-8e: - Example 4K HDMI Dummy: - Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx 25GbE: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to Find STH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- STH Forums: Follow on Twitter: Follow on LinkedIn: Follow on Facebook: Follow on Instagram: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Intel C3758 Fanless 10GbE Server: - CWWK Fanless Desktop System: - New 8x and 4x and 2x 10GbE Firewalls: - R86S Pro Review - - R86S Review - - iKoolCore R1 N6005 Review: - Intel Core i3-N305 Fanless: - Intel N100 and N200 Fanless: - Intel Alder Lake Fanless: - Beelink EQ12 Pro with i3-N305: - Example of setting up Proxmox VE with OPNsense/ pfSense: - ASRock 4x4 AMD Ryzen 7 5800U: - Three 6x Fanless Systems: - Two Fanless N5105 Systems: - VMware ESXi and pfSense on a 6x Core i7 Fanless System: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction to the Minisforum MS-01 02:11 External Hardware Overview 05:12 Internal Hardware Overview 05:53 Intel Core i9 and DDR5 Area 07:01 The Low Profile PCIe Plot 08:13 3x M.2 Storage Options 10:49 U.2 Storage in a M.2 Slot and the Switch Warning Label 13:24 Performance with Intel Core i9-13900H 16:29 Power Consumption and Noise in Proxmox VE 20:00 Key Lessons Learned as a Windows Mini PC 20:29 Networking PCIe Card Plug Fest Testing for making a Firewall 24:49 Storage PCIe Card Plug Fest Testing for Making a NAS or VM host 26:34 Adding 8x 18TB Hard Drives for 144TB of Storage 26:54 PCIe Card Challenges 28:20 Wrap-up