ACEMAGIC W1 AMD Ryzen™ 7 8745HS Mini PC review - pretty fast for yet another Mini PC

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REVIEW – The flood of Mini PCs continues unabated. I’ve personally reviewed a half dozen of these useful little PCs over the years, and while they keep getting better, the sheer number of models is starting to become hard to differentiate. I had to double check my notes and pictures multiple times while writing this review to make sure I wasn’t remembering something on another model, as they all tend to look and perform roughly the same recently. I have no shortage of niblings (nieces and nephews) who need decent school and play PCs, so I happily volunteered to take the ACEMAGIC W1 AMD Ryzen™ 7 8745HS Mini PC for a spin.

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Price: $459 barebones ($329 sale at time of review)
Where to buy: ACEMAGIC

What is it?

The ACEMAGIC W1 AMD Ryzen™ 7 8745HS Mini PC is a fairly powerful little PC that takes up only a few square inches of your desk space. The 8 core CPU and 780M integrated GPU can handle all but the most demanding tasks and games while costing less than a similarly powerful desktop or laptop.

What’s included?

ACEMAGIC W1 AMD Ryzen™ 7 8745HS Mini PC
AC adapter
VESA Mounting Bracket
Mounting screws
HDMI cable
User Manual

Tech specs

Processor: AMD RyzenTM7 8745HS Processor, 8 Cores/16 Threads, Zen4 architecture, TSMC4nm FinFET processor technology, 16MB L3 cache, base clock frequency (main frequency): 3.8 GHz, maximum acceleration clock frequency (turbo frequency): 4.9 GHz
Graphics: AMD Radeon™ 780M(RDNA3 architecture, graphics card frequency: 2600MHz, graphics card core number: 12)
Memory: 32GB: Dual 16GB DDR5 5600MHz Dual Channel; (DDR5 SO-DIMM Slotx2, up to 96GB, the maximum frequency supported by the memory slot is DDR55600ΜΗz)
Storage: 1TB M.2 2280 NVMe PCle4.0x4 SSD4 (2* M.2 2280 Slots, 2 hard disk interfaces support M.2 NVMe PCle3.0/4.0 SSD, do not support SATA SSD, up to 4TB)
Wireless Connectivity: WiFi 6+BT5.2 (M.2 2230)
Video Output: HDMI 2.0 (4K@60Hz) ×1, USB4 Type-C (8K@60Hz) ×2, DP1.4 ×1(8K@60Hz), PD2.0×1 (8K@60Hz)
Audio Output: HDMI 2.0 ×1, USB4 TYPE-C ×2, DP2.0 ×1, 3.5mm Audio Jack ×1
Ports & Buttons: 10M/100M/1000M adaptive RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet Port ×2, USB3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port ×2 (10Gbps), USB3.2 Gen1 Type-A Port ×4 (5Gbps), USB4 Type-C ×1 (Support DP1.4 audio and video output, 8K@60Hz, maximum 40Gbps data transfer), DC IN ×1, HDMI 2.0 ×1, DP2.0 ×1, 3.5mm Audio Jack ×2, Power Button ×1
Power: DC 19V-6.3A
System: Windows 11 PRO
Dimensions: 128.2mm×128.2mm×41mm

Design and features

The front of the ACEMAGIC W1 AMD Ryzen™ 7 8745HS Mini PC sports two USB 3.2 Gen2 ports and a USB4 Type-C port, a 3.5mm audio jack, and the power button (with LED status light).

The exterior is what appears to be milled aluminum, with no ports or air intakes on the left side.

The top has an ACEMAGIC logo with a reflective finish, and a couple of AMD stickers.

Around back we have a generous selection of ports: HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 2.0, RJ45 LAN port, 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A, and the DC power in port. There’s also a large air outlet with cooling fins visible for the 54 watt air cooling system. You can run up to 3 screens simultaneously (HDMI + DisplayPort + DisplayPort-over-USB-C).

This cooling system also has an air outlet on the right side of the mini PC.

The whole package is pretty compact (though not the smallest I’ve seen), measuring in at roughly 5″ x 5″ x 1.6″ high.

On the bottom we can see the air intake, rubber feet, and mounting holes (the included mounting plate allows you to mount this to the back of a monitor if desired).

Assembly, Installation, Setup

Setup of the ACEMAGIC W1 AMD Ryzen™ 7 8745HS Mini PC was uneventful, a completely standard Windows 11 Professional install, which shows genuine activation after setup is complete. I performed a deep scan with Windows Defender Antivirus and it found no malware or viruses.

Performance

The ACEMAGIC W1 AMD Ryzen™ 7 8745HS Mini PC is nearly identical in hardware to the Maxtang T0-FP750 Mini PC I also recently reviewed, and benchmarks were within margin of error results compared to that system. Just like with the Maxtang, the ACEMAGIC W1 AMD Ryzen™ 7 8745HS Mini PC is great for most users for media creation, productivity apps, and light gaming. The 780M integrated GPU is one of the better integrated GPU options (though it’s overshadowed by the recently released AMD Strix Point hardware – and I sure do look forward to getting my hands on future mini PCs with that chipset!). You can easily play lighter and older titles with no fuss and can even play the latest triple-A games with lowered settings and by using FSR (an upscaling technology from AMD that allows you to run games at a lower resolution and then have it upscaled to 1080P, 1440P, or even 4k).

The most demanding title I threw at it during testing was some Total War: WARHAMMER III, which stresses both the CPU and GPU during gameplay. I had to play on lower graphical settings but could maintain a very playable 30-45 FPS.

Here are some of the benchmarks I ran:

Final thoughts

If you’re looking for a mini PC that can handle most workloads and don’t want to drop a ton of money, the ACEMAGIC W1 AMD Ryzen™ 7 8745HS Mini PC might be just what you’re looking for. I enjoyed both gaming and everyday computer use on this mini PC during the test period, ran into zero issues or problems, and will make one of my nieces or nephews very happy soon with this mini PC.

What I like about the ACEMAGIC W1 AMD Ryzen™ 7 8745HS Mini PC

Small footprint for good midrange performance
Fan noise is not too loud under load
Generous input/output ports
The 32 Gigs of RAM and 1 TB SSD is great for most users, empty SSD slot allows for easy expansion.

What needs to be improved?

New AMD hardware coming out is much faster (especially for gaming), but will likely carry a higher price tag

Price: $459 barebones ($329 sale at time of review)
Where to buy: ACEMAGIC
Source: The sample of this product was provided for free by ACEMAGIC. ACEMAGIC did not have a final say on the review and did not preview the review before it was published.