Minisforum Details MS-03 Mini PC With 3 PCIe M.2 Slots and 70W Panther Lake Chips
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Updated · ServeTheHome · Jun 13
Minisforum Details MS-03 Mini PC With 3 PCIe M.2 Slots and 70W Panther Lake Chips
3 articles · Updated · ServeTheHome · Jun 13
Summary
Later this month, Minisforum will start shipping the MS-03, a successor to the MS-01 that keeps the same chassis but swaps in Intel Core Ultra Series 3 H-series processors.
Three M.2 slots are the headline internal upgrade: all now get at least PCIe 4.0, while two move to PCIe 5.0 x4, enabled by a lane rework that cuts the low-profile PCIe slot to Gen5 x4.
70W TDP, DDR5-7200 support, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and an onboard NPU push the compact system toward faster storage and AI workloads, though thermals and noise remain an open question in the unchanged enclosure.
Four network ports return unchanged—two 10GbE SFP+ and two 2.5GbE RJ45—along with dual 40Gbps USB4-capable USB-C ports, reflecting continuity with the popular MS-01 even as some I/O choices look dated for 2026.
Pricing has not been announced, but the launch fills the gap left after Minisforum skipped a direct Core Ultra Series 2 follow-up to the 2024-era MS-01.