Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The new Minisforum MS-01 is a great new mini PC from Minisforum that bridges the gap between typical mini PCs and an actual mini workstation that can be used for home lab environments to run server workloads. We take a look at the Minisforum MS-01, VMware ESXi, running VMs, processor configurations with Performance and Efficient Cores and other thoughts.


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Introduction - 0:00
Specs of the MS-01 - 0:53
Looking at the physical characteristics of the MS-01 - 2:18
Looking inside the MS-01 - 4:15
Looking at the BIOS settings - 7:02
Looking at VMware ESXi with both the Performance and Efficient cores enabled - 8:36
After disabling the Efficient Cores on the MS-01 and looking at VMware ESXi - 9:56
Pros and Cons and Nice to haves for a new version - 11:08


Read the written review here:
virtualizationhowto.com/2024/01/minisforum-ms-01-review-best-home-server-mini-pc-early-2024


Read the review of another mini PC, the GMKtec M5:
virtualizationhowto.com/2024/02/gmktec-m5-mini-pc-review-as-home-server