Minisforum MS-03 review: A powerful but flawed AI workstation

The Minisforum MS-03 (S368H) is a 1.78-litre compact workstation with a Core Ultra 9 386H, four network ports (2×10G SFP, 1×10G RJ45, 2.5GbE), three M.2 slots, U.2 support and a PCIe 4.0 x4 slot. It costs over $1,500; downsides include a single DDR5-5600 module running in single-channel, a large 240W external PSU and audible fan fluctuations.

• Core Ultra 9 386H: 16 cores, up to 4.9GHz, NPU up to 50 TOPS, Intel vPro
• Three M.2 slots (two PCIe 5.0 x4, one PCIe 4.0 x1) plus U.2 support
• Four network ports: 2×10G SFP, 1×10G RJ45 and 2.5GbE
• A single DDR5-5600 module in single-channel mode slows integrated graphics