Just under four months after the initialAyaneo AM01 Mini PC unveilingand subsequentspecs and pricingreveal, Ayaneo posted totheir blogwith up-to-date info on the AM01, including the reveal of a Zen 3-based Ryzen 7 5800U version. The two cheaper versions use aRyzen 3 3200Uand aRyzen 7 5700Ubased on AMD’s Zen 1 and Zen 2 architectures. For your reference, theZen 3architecture was released in late 2020, and we’re currently awaiting the release ofZen 5here in 2024.
So, for the most part, the Ayaneo AM01 is still pretty much the same classic Macintosh-inspired mini-PC we covered before and has a very similar pricing scheme with theRyzen 7 5800Uas it does with other units. As-is, the Zen 3 Ryzen 7 5800U model looks astonishingly identical to the Zen 2 Ryzen 7 5700U at a glance, with the same basic core/thread spec, though, of course, the newer architecture has much better performance.
The Ayaneo blog post also confirms that the Ryzen 7 is slated to operate at up to 35 Watts on the AM01, an ample boost to the official maximum TDP of 25 Watts. This higher TDP enabled alongside the properRAMselection should help maximize the performance of the iGPU within.
Pricing-wise, the Ayaneo AM01 is best purchased during the Early Bird window, which is a solid $30 cheaper. Considering the specs and size of the device, the price point is pretty tolerable for what it is, though the best bang for your buck will be found in devices like the LCDSteam Deck, used PCs, etc.
If you hope to get your hands on the Ayaneo AM01 PC as soon as possible, head to their Indiegogo page to buy the device through crowdfunding. And as always, while we acknowledge Ayaneo’s excellent track record in crowdfunded devices, you’re able to’t know what to expect until people get their hands on it.
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