# Minisforum Venus UM790 Pro

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/minisforum-venus-um790-pro
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/mini-pcs
- Placement: #6 of 15 in Mini PCs, C tier
- Brand: Minisforum
- LP on this board: 433
- Last researched: 2026-08-20T15:27:10.550Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

High-end specs for creators, quiet operation, and reliable firmware updates.

## For

- Strong performance
- Dedicated RTX 3060 GPU
- Intel i7-12700H
- 4K DisplayPort
- Strong build

## Against

- Modest GPU performance
- High price for power

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 1 of 4 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 15 cited sources across 13 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TechRadar | techradar.com | B | https://www.techradar.com/pro/its-time-to-throw-out-your-old-desktop-the-high-performance-minisforum-venus-series-um790-pro-mini-pc-just-got-a-huge-usd672-price-cut | fetched and confirmed |
| r/MiniPCs | u/Minimum_Tie3513 | C | https://www.reddit.com/r/MiniPCs/comments/1rf1efu/is_minisforum_a_worthwhile_brand/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Things Very Good | Things Very Good | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xq4R-SPLq8 | fetched and confirmed |
| Things Very Good | Things Very Good | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stqVzqa79es | fetched and confirmed |
| TORR3NT's Tech | TORR3NT's Tech | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCqj5FIp7Bg | fetched and confirmed |
| Tech Cheese | Tech Cheese | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB5lO93qkDY | fetched and confirmed |
| Bhadrakali | Bhadrakali | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCSD-4vm7SI | fetched and confirmed |
| Shake Adventures | Shake Adventures | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zHO8sNcg2I | fetched and confirmed |
| Tech mkbh | Tech mkbh | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o967cqkG_3M | fetched and confirmed |
| Local Smart Home Guide | localsmarthomeguide.com | C | https://localsmarthomeguide.com/products/minisforum-um790-pro/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Bestforlife | bestforlife.org | B | https://bestforlife.org/review/minisforum-um790-pro-mini-pc | fetched and confirmed |
| The Isaac Standard | Isaac | B | https://theisaacstandard.com/review/minisforum-venus-um790-pro-review | fetched and confirmed |
| Starry Hope | Starry Hope | B | https://www.starryhope.com/minipcs/models/minisforum-venus-series-um790-pro/ | fetched and confirmed |
| TechRadar | techradar.com | B | https://www.techradar.com/pro/prime-day-pc-deals | fetched and confirmed |
| Legendary Tech | Legendary Tech | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xppyT7xXC1E | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Apple Mac mini (M4) | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/apple-mac-mini-m4 |
| 2 | Geekom A9 Max | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/geekom-a9-max |
| 3 | GMKtec G10 | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/gmktec-g10 |
| 4 | Beelink S12 Pro | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/beelink-s12-pro |
| 5 | GMKtec M5 Plus | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/gmktec-m5-plus |
| 7 | Geekom Mini IT13 | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/geekom-mini-it13 |
| 8 | Minisforum MS-01 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/minisforum-ms-01 |
| 9 | GMKtec M6 Ultra | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/gmktec-m6-ultra |
| 10 | Dell Mini-PC | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/dell-mini-pc |
| 11 | Geekom IT15 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/geekom-it15 |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/mini-pcs.

## What this tier means

- C: Fair. Acceptable in the right situation, outclassed at its price.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.