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Installed memory module brand is not fixed by the maker.","cpu_cooler":"Six heat pipes and two CPU cooling fans, 70 x 25 mm and 60 x 20 mm, are stated. The fans table excludes standalone CPU-cooler rotors, so those two fans are not entered as chassis fans. A smaller rear SSD cooling fan appears in review photographs, but exact rotor size and total chassis count are not stated.","warranty_years":"US maker store explicitly advertises two-year seller warranty. No worldwide statutory warranty or service mode is inferred. Current store price and discounts are not launch prices."}},{"url":"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0900/3319/3266/files/MINISFORUM_Product_Manual_2026.pdf?v=1787731359","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["spec_sheet_url","case_volume_l","rear_ports"],"notes":{"spec_sheet_url":"Opened complete MINISFORUM Product Manual 2026 catalogue and its MS-02 Ultra two-page specification section. Documents dual 25 GbE card as installed and unavailable for further card expansion. Chassis volume is maker-published 4.8 L. Dimension triplet 221.5 x 97 x 225 mm is not axis-labelled, so dimensions_mm is omitted. Product page says PCIe 4.0 storage, while the user manual states an onboard PCIe 5.0 maximum. Slot generations and storage_pcie_gen_max are omitted rather than resolve this silently."}},{"url":"https://pc-file.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/MS-02+Ultra/user+manual/MS-02+Ultra+-+User+Manual+-+10+Languages+-+V1.0.zip","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["manual_url","tool_less_access","expansion_slots","rear_ports"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Official support-page download opened and English PDF inside read in full. Printed pages 1 and 13 describe tool-free slide-out chassis after hand-tightened screws. Page 10 says the electrical PCIe x4 slot is physically x8. The second mechanical x16 slot uses proprietary signals and is occupied by the included 25G plus two-NVMe card, so no generic electrical lane count is assigned. M.2 E-key WLAN slot and its PCIe 4.0 x1 support appear on pages 9-10. No SATA drive bay is inferred from support for SATA on one M.2 connector. SFP28 text is on page 8. Package items marked optional by region are omitted."}},{"url":"https://github.com/minisforum-docs/MS-02-Ultra/blob/main/Docs/English/02-Ultra-BaseGuide.md","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["motherboard_chipset","cpu_power_max_w","ethernet_controller","psu_w"],"notes":{"cpu_power_max_w":"CPU Power and Limits table: factory 285HX without discrete GPU has PL1 100 W and PL2 140 W for 32 seconds. With GPU it reduces to 90/110 W. Stored 140 W is OEM-configured PL2, not Intel maximum turbo power 160 W. 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No proprietary motherboard form factor or PSU standard is inferred from a proprietary slot protocol."}},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/242297/intel-core-ultra-9-processor-285hx-36m-cache-up-to-5-50-ghz/specifications.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["cpu_socket","cpu_brand","cpu_codename","cpu_clusters","cpu_thread_count","cpu_cache_l3_mb","process_node_nm","cpu_base_power_w","npu_tops","integrated_gpu"],"notes":{"cpu_clusters":"CPU Specifications: eight P cores 2.8 GHz base / 5.5 GHz category turbo, sixteen E cores 2.1 GHz base / 4.6 GHz category turbo, 24 threads, 36 MB Intel Smart Cache, CPU TSMC N3B, base power 55 W. NPU peak 13 TOPS Int8. Package FCBGA2114. The 55 W chip base rating differs from OEM-configured 100/140 W performance mode and is intentionally kept separate."}},{"url":"https://www.cronista.com/infotechnology/gadgets/probamos-la-minisforum-ms-02-ultra-una-pc-ultra-compacta-con-mucha-potencia/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["case_materials","ram_speed_mts","memory_slots","storage","storage_slots","has_discrete_gpu","os","os_family","benchmark_geekbench_single","benchmark_geekbench_multi","measured_ssd_read_mbs","benchmark_3dmark_time_spy_graphics","game_fps_measured"],"notes":{"memory_slots":"Exact tested 285HX, 32 GB DDR5-4800 in two 16 GB SO-DIMMs, one 1 TB NVMe SSD, integrated graphics, included dual-25G card and Windows 11 Pro. The maker four-slot design therefore has two unused RAM slots. Maker documents four M.2 2280 sockets, and this unit has one installed SSD, so one occupied plus three free connectors are grouped without asserting which connector holds the SSD. Type and occupancy are complete. No slot generation is assigned.","case_materials":"Review says metal enclosure but does not identify steel versus aluminium. Stored other means unspecified metal.","benchmark_geekbench_single":"Reviewer explicitly Geekbench 7: single 2810, multi 22832. Exact 32 GB / 1 TB / 285HX integrated-GPU unit, Balanced mode. BIOS, Windows build and benchmark minor version are not stated. Cinebench R23 results are excluded because schema only has Cinebench 2024 fields.","measured_ssd_read_mbs":"CrystalDiskMark sequential read is published as 7046 MB/s for the installed 1 TB NVMe SSD. Test version, queue depth, size and SSD model are not stated. TechRadar 64 GB ECC review and barebone owner results are different configurations and no measurements are transferred. Claimed 36 dB noise is not a measurement. Reported CPU temperatures are not a defined sustained synthetic stress test, so those fields are omitted.","benchmark_3dmark_time_spy_graphics":"Exact 285HX 32 GB DDR5-4800, one 1 TB NVMe SSD, integrated graphics unit. Review gaming section publishes 3DMark Time Spy graphics score 2068. Steel Nomad Light is not the ordinary Steel Nomad benchmark and is omitted. All tests ran in Balanced mode. Driver and BIOS versions are not stated.","game_fps_measured":"Reviewer gives Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1080p Low with XeSS Balanced at 41 FPS and GTA V 1080p Normal at 76 FPS. 1080p is 1920 x 1080. Anti-aliasing, ray tracing, frame generation, 1% lows and GTA V upscaling are not stated and those cells are omitted."}},{"url":"https://videocardz.com/newz/minisforum-launches-4-8-liter-pc-with-up-to-core-ultra-9-285hx-256gb-ram-pcie-slot-and-usb4-v2-2899-for-highest-config","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"November 22, 2025 dated launch-day report explicitly says MINISFORUM has started selling MS-02 Ultra and lists the 285HX 32 GB / 1 TB configuration. Maker official November 21 launch video description also states available now. Earlier imminent launch or preorder announcements are not used as retail evidence."}}],"fields_filled":71,"updated":"2026-10-05"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}