Reatan Alloy 9

The Reatan Alloy 9 is a compact AMD mini PC from the small brand Reatan, built around the Ryzen 9 7940HS (8 cores, Radeon 780M graphics) with 32GB of DDR5 and a 1TB NVMe SSD. It runs Windows 11 Pro and is aimed at productivity, creative work, and 1080p gaming on the integrated GPU, with the option to attach an external GPU over its USB4 ports. The all-metal case and the cooling do most of the work here, holding the 7940HS at a steady wattage without getting loud.

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	Reatan Alloy 9
Price	List Price: $759.00 Amazon Prices: Check Price on Amazon
Version	32GB/1TB/AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
Performance Rating	5.8
Operating System	Windows 11 Pro
Processor	Octa-core 4.00 Ghz (max 5.20 Ghz) AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
GPU	Integrated AMD Radeon 780M
RAM	32 GB
Internal Storage	1 TB
Dimensions width x length x thickness	4.61 x 4.14 x 1.85 inches (117.09 x 105.16 x 46.99 mm)
Weight	1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
WiFi	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.3
Ethernet	1 Ethernet port at 2.5 Gbps
HDMI	2 Full-Size HDMI Ports
DisplayPort	DisplayPort over USB-C
VGA	No VGA Ports
USB Ports	4 USB 3, 2 USB-C (2 USB4) (USB4 ports capable of 8K 60Hz video output and power input)
Thunderbolt Ports	No
OCuLink	No
Internal SATA Ports	No SATA ports
Card Reader	No Card Reader
Headphone Jack	combo
Fanless	No
VESA Mount	No
In the Box	Mini PC, manual, power supply, HDMI cable
Expandability	Dual M.2 Gen 4 slots, RAM upgradeable to 64GB

A small metal box with two USB4 ports and room to upgrade

At 4.61 x 4.14 x 1.85 inches and about 1.25 pounds, the case is small enough to sit beside a monitor and solid enough that it does not flex. Ports run to dual HDMI (4K at 60Hz), a Realtek 2.5GbE LAN port, four 10Gbps USB-A ports, and two USB4 ports that double as display outputs (up to 8K at 60Hz, per Robtech) and as power inputs. Wireless is Killer Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3, with the Realtek 2.5GbE port covering wired networking.

Cooling comes from a larger fan and a heatsink with thermal pads, including a pad over the NVMe drive, and the BIOS exposes balanced and performance modes so you can trade fan speed for sustained clocks. Memory is DDR5 SO-DIMM and goes to 64GB, and there are two PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots for storage. The bundled drive is a slower Gen 3 NVMe, which leaves the faster of the two slots underused until you swap it, so budget for a Gen 4 drive if you care about load times.

Reviewer Insights

Robtech

Robtech titled his review “The BEST Mini PC I’ve Tested” and praised the Apple-like metal design and the 7940HS performance. He rated the CPU and graphics benchmarks highly, ran demanding games at workable frame rates, and liked the easy RAM and storage upgrades. He confirmed the USB4 ports do 8K at 60Hz and that the BIOS has balanced and performance modes (balanced for quieter running). His criticisms were the slower Gen 3 bundled NVMe and the lack of a barebones option.

Team Pandory

Team Pandory was impressed that it holds the 7940HS at a 65W TDP in performance mode without getting loud or throttling, helped by the all-metal chassis and a heatsink with thermal pads over the NVMe. He rated it strong for office work, creative tasks, and 1080p gaming, and compared it favorably to the Geekom A7, noting the A7’s metal feels a bit plasticky next to the Alloy 9. He liked the dual front USB4 ports.

Verify any listing before you buy one

The Amazon listing that used to carry this model now sells an Intel NUC 13 Pro barebone. Reatan is a small white-label brand that reuses and swaps listings, so the star rating and owner reviews on that page describe other hardware, and the older reviews there mixed in an “X7,” an “Intel NUC,” and a “Reatan S6.” None of it describes this machine, so there is no star rating worth quoting for it.

Search for the Reatan Alloy 9 (Ryzen 9 7940HS) by name, then read the title, the chip, and the memory on whatever listing comes back and confirm it is a new-condition unit before ordering. A listing that matches on brand alone is not enough with a seller that swaps SKUs this often.

A good box for someone comfortable with an obscure brand

Anyone buying for the silicon gets what they paid for. The 7940HS stays at 65W under load in a metal case you can open for more memory or a faster Gen 4 drive, and both reviewers praised the build and the cooling.

Reatan is a small white-label outfit with little support history, and the Amazon listing it once sold through has been swapped to a different product. If you are willing to check the listing yourself, the machine behind it is good for the money. If you want assured support and a stable buy path, a 7940HS machine from a more established brand such as Beelink, GEEKOM, or Minisforum is the safer call. To compare options, use Starry Hope’s Mini PC Comparison Chart.

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