Arm Homelab-in-a-Box – Minisforum MS-R1
Jeff Geerling
Nov 10, 2025 16:00
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Minisforum just launched the MS-R1, their first Arm workstation PC.
Will it bring Arm into the homelab, in a big way? Or will it suffer the same fate as the Radxa Orion O6, let down by a power-hungry SoC? And will a dedicated GPU fit inside this tiny box?
Things mentioned in this video (amzn.to links are affiliate links):
- Minisforum MS-R1: https://s.minisforum.com/4hRFZbj
- MS-R1 benchmarks and test data: https://github.com/geerlingguy/sbc-reviews/issues/89
- Radxa Orion O6 review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMnCqmM-WKo
- Abovetop Nvidia RTX A2000 SFF GPU: https://www.newegg.com/abovetop-Model-A2000laptop/p/1DW-00MF-00001
- Intel Arc A310 ECO GPU: https://amzn.to/49Q3vn4
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