Although Metaphyuni isn't a well-known brand outside of China, its latest high-performance mini PC, the Genesis Cube, should make you sit up and pay attention.
The Genesis Cube is available with either an AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS (Hawk Point) or 7840HS (Phoenix) processor, both with integrated Radeon 780M graphics. The two CPUs have similar clock speeds of 3.8GHz to 5.1GHz, but the 8845HS has a 45W TDP, compared to the 7840HS’s 35W TDP, making it better suited to more demanding applications.
On top of that, the Genesis Cube offers Battle mode, which will increase the 8845HS's TDP to 65W for gaming, or Performance mode, which increases the TDP up to 80W.
Customizable RGB lighting
The Genesis Cube supports dual-channel DDR5 5600MHz memory and dual PCIe Gen4 and M.2 SSDs, providing decent storage flexibility. The Genesis Cube is compact and portable, measuring 150 x 150 x 49.5 mm and weighing just 730 grams.
The front panel features a power button with fingerprint recognition, one USB 3.2 Gen 2 port, three USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, and a 3.5mm audio jack. The back panel includes two USB4 ports, one supporting PD3.1 with 140W power delivery and DP1.4a, and the other supporting PD3.0 with 100W power delivery. There’s also an Oculink port so you can connect an external GPU, one USB 3.2 Gen 1 port, two 2.5G Ethernet ports, DP2.0, and HDMI 2.1.
The Genesis Cube is designed to handle demanding tasks while remaining compact and versatile. It supports up to four 4K displays, making it suitable for a variety of professional applications. Customisable RGB lighting effects add to its appeal, so it's not only powerful but looks good too.
Pricing for the Genesis Cube starts at CNY2,699 (about $371) for the barebone 7840HS model and goes up to CNY3,499 ($481) with the addition of 16GB DDR5 and a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD. The 8845HS model will cost CNY2,899 ($399) for the barebones, going up to CNY3,699 ($509) if you add the same RAM and storage. We don’t know anything about availability outside of China at this time.
