Comparison
GMKtec M7 Pro vs Minisforum UM790 Pro for Proxmox
Both chase Ryzen 9 density for Proxmox. UM790 Pro’s OCulink path matters if you plan external GPU experiments; otherwise compare dual-M.2 layouts, thermals, and vendor support longevity before choosing on price alone.
GMKtec NucBox M7 Pro
Ryzen 9 class GMKtec box aimed at dense Proxmox stacks and iGPU transcode without a full tower.
proxmox
plex igpu
dev vm
Minisforum UM790 Pro
Ryzen 9 barebone mini-PC with OCulink option for GPU passthrough experiments and dense VMs.
proxmox
gpu passthrough
plex igpu
Spec side-by-side
Field
GMKtec NucBox M7 Pro
Minisforum UM790 Pro
cpu
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (typical config)
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (typical config)
ram gb max
96
96
nic
2.5GbE
2.5GbE
wifi
True
True
storage
dual M.2 NVMe
dual M.2 NVMe
use cases
proxmox, plex_igpu, dev_vm
proxmox, gpu_passthrough, plex_igpu
expansion
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OCulink