








Brand | ASUS |
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Model | PN50-BBR030MD |
Color | Black |
CPU Type | AMD Renoir FP6 Platform Processor, R3-4300U |
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Memory installed | No Memory |
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Memory slot | 2 x 260Pin SO-DIMM |
Memory Type Supported | DDR4 3200 |
Max Memory Supported | 64GB |
Dual Channel Memory Supported | Yes |
Hard Drive Installed | No Hard Drive |
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Serial ATA | 1 x SATA 6.0Gb/s |
M.2 | 1 x M.2 2280 for SATA & PCIe 128G/256G/512G SSD * Support NVMe |
Onboard Video | AMD Radeon Graphics |
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Max LAN Speed | 10/100/1000Mbps |
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Wireless LAN | Wi-Fi 6 |
Bluetooth | 5 |
2.5" Internal Bays | 2.5" 500G/1TB HDD |
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Front USB | 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C (Support Display Port 1.4, BC 1.2) 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 |
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Front Audio Ports | 1 x Audio Jack (Line in/Mic in/Headphone out) 2 x Microphone Array |
Card Reader | Yes |
Other Front Ports | 1 x IR receiver 1 x Kensington Lock |
HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.0 Port |
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DisplayPort | 1 x Configurable Port (DisplayPort) |
Rear USB | 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C (Support Display Port 1.4) 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 |
RJ45 | 1 |
Other Rear Ports | 1 x DC-in |
Power Supply | 19V/3.33A 65.0W |
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Dimensions | 1.93" x 4.50" x 4.50" |
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Weight | 1.50 lbs. |
Features | Powered by the latest AMD Ryzen 4000 Series Renoir Mobile Processor with Radeon Vega 7 Graphics Support up to 4 displays simultaneously with 4K resolution Support up to 8K UHD at 60Hz through DisplayPort Dual-Mode (DP++) Dual USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C port for data transfer and DisplayPort functionality Support INTEL WI-FI 6 (GIG+) + Bluetooth 5.0 Dual-storage design with up to a 2.5-inch HDD and M.2 SSD |
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Date First Available | August 12, 2020 |
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Pros: Better performing than the Intel NUC8I3 and NUC10I3 systems in CPU, Video, and the Samsung EVO 970 Plus SSD performed better in this ASUS PN50 system vs. the Intel NUC systems.
Cons: The wired network connection would go down every day or so. A reboot would always bring it back up, and sometimes disabling and enabling the network adapter would do the trick. We updated the drivers, disabled allowing Windows to put it to sleep, went through BIOS settings disabling all power management, and contacted ASUS tech support without being able to resolve the issue. In the end we had to send it back as it will work for our customers, where the network connection must be continuously maintained.
Overall Review: I really like this system, with it's excellent performance and low current draw. We will be testing a replacement system. Hopefully, the wired network connectivity is a one off issue, as we would like to offer them to our clients.
Pros: Looks great. Compact design. 2x USB-C ports, better ports than ASROCK AMD 4000 series system.
Cons: 1st unit had a USB-A port die within a few days. 2nd unit seems to have thermal issue, fan set to quiet but it spins to max regularly and overall the system feels less powerful.
Overall Review: Really frustrated because I WANT to use this system but it keeps having issues and it's constantly out of stock. Might be forced to keep it and do a warranty claim, which I bet will be far more annoying than return and repurchase with NEWEGG.
Pros: - Small - Quite enough - Powerful enough for 1080P(medial playback/streaming)
Cons: - a good pair of 3200 DDR4(Crucial Ballistix 16GB (2 x 8GB) 260-Pin DDR4 SO-DIMM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Laptop Memory Model BL2K8G32C16S4B) only working at 2666. It's not like they are cheap ones. - No settings in BIOS to change the memory clock. - Video memory set only to 512MB - No settings in BIOS to adjust the size of Video Memory.
Overall Review: This can be a great HTPC, tiny yet capable. But I shall see how it fares with 4k(HDR) context in both media playback and as well as streaming.
Pros: Good value AMD system (rare in this form factor, and right now that means support for faster memory than Intel, and more cores per Watt).
Cons: Front USB-A port is significantly slower than all the other USB ports. (In terms of transfer rate for a USB drive - both read and write were affected).
Overall Review: I plan to use this for a home server. I bought the cheapest version with the 4300U (others were out of stock anyway), paired with a fast SSD and memory. But I was curious about how it would perform as a desktop, and tried out with Ubuntu Desktop on a 4K 60Hz display. Wow! The OS is really snappy. Even some old Steam games work great (Portal 2 gets 30Hz, or 60Hz at 1080p). I mean, this definitely isn’t a “gaming rig” but it has some interesting capabilities. And for a small home server it seems very compelling.
Pros: It just plain works well. Put a Samsung 970 EVO as boot, a WD 2.5" HDD for data and 32GB x 2 of Crucial DIMMs; machine is fast! Updated the BIOS already without any hassles.
Cons: UEFI is the old BIOS (keyboard) style, not GUI like the PN40 or PN60 :-(
Overall Review: As an Asus & AMD fan, I was not disappointed. Much faster than the PN60 I had before this. Most definitely recommend it.
Pros: Small. Well built. 2.5" drive and nvme support. It runs pretty quiet.
Cons: Not really cons, but things to note: No rear audio out. I wish they had a fan-less version, it would make a great silent pc. Efi boot support only, no legacy support.
Overall Review: Rest of build: Old 128gb Samsung 830 pro ssd F4-3200C16D-16GRS 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3200 I'm using it as a media center PC running pop os with mainline kernel (5.8.x). Stock kernel in pop os 20.04 doesnt have graphics support for renoir. I wanted to buy the faster (4800u) version but it wasn't available. Turns out I didn't really need more power. Graphics works great with the hardware acceleration playing video (h264 1080p, I don't have 4k display or video to try). Works great as a client for steam remote play too. It's not silent but it is pretty quiet while playing encoded video.
Pros: Tight little project. Pretty snappy.
Cons: Can't even register the unit.(It's not on any ASUS's lists)
Overall Review: I was able to get the latest Radeon driver up and working only after I activated Win 10. So it's putting out 4k. WD Black is running at 3400Mbs. Pretty cool!