Minisforum has two slim mini PCs discounted right now, and which one to buy comes down to how much CPU you actually need.
As part the the Black Friday in July sale, the Minisforum UM760 Slim is $600 (was $680) at Best Buy, while the beefier Minisforum UM870 Slim is $700 (was $800).
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Should I buy it
Which to choose | ✅ Choose the UM760 Slim if... | ✅ Choose the UM870 if... |
Workflow | Your workload is mostly everyday desktop use | You want real multi-core headroom and better integrated graphics |
Connectivity | You only need to connect via HDMI and USB4 | You prefer wider connectivity including dual LAN |
Why we recommend these mini PC deals
Both machines share the same slim Minisforum chassis and general design philosophy, but the CPU gap between them is real rather than cosmetic.
The Ryzen 5 7640HS in the UM760 is a capable 6-core, 12-thread chip that handles everyday desktop work, browsing, and light multitasking comfortably.
The Ryzen 7 8745H in the UM870 steps up to 8 cores and 16 threads with a newer Radeon 780M GPU, and independent benchmarking has shown its multi-core performance landing in the upper third of current mini PCs, without thermal throttling under sustained load.
That extra core count and the RDNA 3-based Radeon 780M make the UM870 the meaningfully better pick for anyone doing content creation, code compiling, or casual 1080p gaming — reviewers have measured the 780M hitting 75-123 FPS in popular titles at 1080p, a tier above what the 760M in the UM760 typically manages.
Connectivity is another real difference, not just a spec-sheet footnote: the UM870 adds dual 2.5G Ethernet ports and triple display output, compared to the UM760's single display path over HDMI/USB4.
If you're setting either of these up as a home server or a multi-monitor workstation, that difference in networking and display support is worth the extra $100 on its own.
For more top picks, see our guide to the best mini PCs.
What to know before you buy
Something worth flagging on both: the blue status LED on Minisforum's UM-series machines has drawn complaints from some owners as distractingly bright in a dark room.
And if you plan to run Linux on either, the bundled Wi-Fi cards have had driver support issues reported by some reviewers — a wired Ethernet connection sidesteps that entirely.
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