Windows tablets are no longer unfamiliar to many, especially with Microsoft's Surface having reached its tenth generation and been on the market for over a decade. However, the Surface has always been a plaything for a select few. The high price is one aspect, and the performance has indeed struggled to meet the needs of many users.

But all of this has changed with the release of the Ryzen 7000 series. From Mingfan's EM780, we see that the 7840U, with a power consumption of only 30W, can achieve performance comparable to that of the competing i5 H45 high-performance processors, and it even manages heat well, allowing for a small, palm-sized device to operate very quietly. Therefore, Mingfan has boldly used the 8840U in the newly released Ryzen 8000 processor to create a 14-inch Windows tablet—the Mingfan V3. Through some behind-the-scenes transactions, I was able to get my hands on this tablet early and will unbox it for you to see how it performs.

First, let's look at the complete real machine photos. The keyboard and stylus should be available at launch, but they may need to be purchased separately later on. However, it must be said that with these two accessories, the tablet is in its complete form!

As we mentioned earlier, the Surface is expensive and has average performance. This is very evident in the Surface Pro 10 with the Core Ultra processor. Starting at $1199, it comes with a 135U+8GB+256GB storage configuration, and every upgrade in configuration comes at a great cost. I suddenly understand why Apple is so stingy with configurations; it turns out there's a hidden dragon and crouching tiger here to complement it.

In terms of performance, the 135U and 165U naturally cannot compare with the 8840U. After all, you would need at least an Ultra5 125H to compete with this, and the 15W U series should step aside.

Now let's take a look at the V3's specifications. First, on the screen, the V3 uses a 2560*1600 165Hz 14-inch matte screen with a brightness of 500nit. The display precision is not a concern, and it also supports ten-point touch and a stylus.

The processor used by Mingfan is AMD's latest 8840U processor, with 8C16T and a 780M integrated graphics card, coupled with a 28W performance release, which is basically the top performance level for tablets currently. The storage is 32GB LPDDR5, paired with a 1TB SSD, giving you a complete setup right out of the box, truly ready to use without any hassle.

Firstly, the V3 packaging is white, with the keyboard and stylus alongside it. The keyboard packaging is even larger than the tablet itself.

The slogan for the V3 is "More Than We See," which is not only printed on the outer packaging but also placed on the boot logo, replacing Mingfan's own logo.

Upon opening the packaging, you will find the tablet itself, along with a sticker full of witty phrases for your use.Below the machine is all the attachments, very simple. A charging cable and a 65W adapter, along with an instruction manual, and that's it.

This is the smallest 65W USB-C PD charger I've ever used, without exception. If there's a downside, it's that there's only one output port; it would be great to have two.

The output is up to 20V3.25A, a standard 65W PD head, with a foldable plug for easy portability.

As for a 14-inch tablet, the V3's bezel is quite acceptable, not a racing border. The body display uses a matte panel, which can effectively eliminate the problem of glare.

On the back of the body is the Mingfan logo, along with two fan cooling vents. Mingfan officially claims that it can achieve 28W of performance release, and we'll see the effect later. In the upper left corner is a 5-megapixel camera.

On the left side of the body is an SD card slot (with a dust plug), a power button, an extremely advanced 3.5mm headphone jack, and a USB-C port that supports video input (not for charging). Below is the speaker vent.

The USB-C input requires a power supply at the input end, and the one I have on hand is the ROG console, which has been tested and can input DP normally. Additionally, DP-IN is also possible when the machine is powered on, with software available within the system.

On the right side is a power button that supports fingerprint recognition, in addition to two USB4 ports, both of which support PD charging. Below that are still speaker vents, and from the vents, it can be seen that the V3 has a four-speaker structure.

The power supply is the common side fingerprint recognition, but with Windows Hello, I think this is indeed unnecessary.

There's not much to say about the top, which has two cooling vents.The bottom features a 5-pin magnetic keyboard connector for attaching an external keyboard accessory.

On the top of the screen's front, there are numerous sensors, including a microphone, a 2-megapixel camera, and support for Windows Hello and Face ID.

The stylus is the first accessory for the V3, with a white exterior packaging and a black body; to be honest, it's much better to have the pen in white.

The package contains all the following accessories, in addition to the body itself, there is a USB C2C charging cable and a replacement pen tip.

The charging port is USB-C, not a magnetic charging type. This pen is officially stated to be compatible with Surface, the best accessory provider for Microsoft (

The pen does not require pairing; it can be used directly by turning on the power button, and it is quite sensitive.

Next is the keyboard accessory, which comes in a package larger than the device itself.

Upon opening, it is discovered that there are two accessories inside, in addition to the keyboard, there is also a stand for the device.

The stand is made of a material similar to leather, with metal inside, providing decent support. It should be noted that this stand is designed to fold from the top to support, otherwise, it would block the ventilation opening, which is somewhat unconventional.The keyboard material is consistent with the stand, but the keyboard surface has a texture similar to that of skin. The keyboard itself is similar to the Surface type, and the feel is quite good after use. The touchpad is made of glass material, which is not very large, but the feel is very smooth, so I give it a good review. The keyboard has white backlighting, and it is completely suitable for office use, essentially a youthful version of the Surface. Since there are no screws on the machine, it should be glued together, so I won't disassemble it to avoid damaging it. The processor is well-known, AMD's latest 8840U, an iterative product of the 7840U, paired with an 780M integrated graphics card and 32GB of memory. The pre-installed integrated graphics driver is AMD's latest 24.2.1. The SSD is an old friend, basically seen on every machine from Mingfan, it's a Kingston SSD, which can be considered the Pro Max version of NV2. To be honest, since it can't be disassembled, it would be better to allocate the 2280 SSD space to the battery. The SSD performance is as follows, which is completely fine for a tablet. The network card is Intel's AX210, not a MediaTek network card, which is a good review. The display panel is BOE's NE140QDM-NY1, with an official specification of 500nit brightness, 165Hz refresh rate, and 100% P3 color gamut, which is a good screen. The actual measured data covers 99.8% of the sRGB and 98.8% of the P3 color gamut, which is quite good.However, Mingfan did not calibrate the screen color out of the factory, and the color accuracy performance is not very good, with an average of 3.42 and a maximum of 7.79 in △E, which is not particularly impressive. It is hoped that future products can be factory-calibrated.

This time, Mingfan has specifically created a control center for the V3, which has a very clean interface and comprehensive features. It is recommended to roll out this feature to all Mingfan NUCs.

The system management center can switch between performance modes, but there is one thing to complain about: the balanced mode has a refresh rate of 60Hz. Even if you change it to 165Hz in the display settings, opening the control center page will reset it to 60Hz. It is hoped that this can be improved in the future. All subsequent tests were conducted under the 28W performance mode.

Mingfan has advertised that the V3 can deliver up to 28W of power, so let's see how the thermal performance is. The noise level in standby mode is 29.2dBA, and the temperature is 37.8°C. There is no audible fan noise, and the temperature is acceptable.

Under the 22W balanced mode, the noise level at the machine's location is 41.1 decibels, and the noise level at the human position is 33.7 decibels. The temperature is 61.1°C, which is quiet and has a low temperature. It seems that Mingfan's cooling system really has something going for it.

In performance mode, the full load power delivery reaches 28W, but the temperature only rises by 6°C, reaching only 67°C. The fan noise at the machine's location increases to 44.5 decibels, and the noise at the human position is 36.5 decibels, which is still very quiet. Such thermal performance even surpasses many ultrabooks with similar performance delivery, such as the Acer Edge I unboxed last year. It can be said that the V3's cooling performance makes me absolutely willing to use it for daily office work, as it is quiet!After examining the cooling, let's move on to the traditional tests. The memory and cache performance are as follows. The LPDDR5 latency is not good, which is quite normal.

The single-core R23 score is 1710, and the multi-core score is 13093. The CPU-Z performance is also decent. Although it is constrained by power consumption and cannot achieve the performance of the 8845H, it still reaches the level of Ultra5 125H with 13000, which is a thin and light laptop with better performance release. Therefore, there is no need to worry about the CPU performance.

The 3Dmark CPU performance is as follows:

The entire system scores 6480 points in PCMark10, which is better than many thin and light laptops.

The 3Dmark TS integrated graphics score is 2700 points, slightly lower than the full-blooded 2800-2900, but the difference is not significant.

However, in AAA games, it seems that the CPU is the bottleneck. The medium and low graphics settings of Cyberpunk 2077 both hover around 40 frames per second, and it is estimated that more power consumption would be needed to run at higher settings.

Tomb Raider performs relatively better, with 52 frames at 1080p low graphics settings with FSR enabled, which is a playable level. It is recommended to play with AMD's AFMF frame interpolation feature for a better experience.

Of course, this is just a tablet, and it is a bit nitpicky to expect it to play AAA games, which is not its main scenario. The best companion for a Windows tablet is, of course, various second-element FPS games! In actual tests, even FPS games like Nekopara, which have higher graphics card requirements, can run very smoothly. And for conventional FPS games like "Xing Bai," which wants to convey love to you, it is even less of a challenge. It can be said that the Ming Fan V3 is one of the best partners currently available for playing second-element FPS games.Of course, the phenomenon of being productive before purchase and then just watching iQIYI after purchase is quite juvenile for the V3. Watching Bilibili, 271, and the like is a piece of cake.

Having said so much about the good aspects of this machine, the following is the biggest drawback of this machine—poor battery life! Using the built-in power-saving mode with a 15W power consumption and 40% brightness, the entire machine only lasts for 8 hours. In today's world where 14-inch notebooks generally have a battery life of over 12 hours, it indeed doesn't stand out as good.

This is related to the default standard battery capacity of only 50.8Wh, after all, the mainstream for 14-inch laptops is around 70Wh. That's why I mentioned earlier that I hope Mingfan will use a 2230 SSD in the next generation, leaving space for a larger battery, since we can't disassemble it anyway, the difference between 2280 and 2230 is truly negligible for us.

The unboxing ends here, and now it's time for a summary.

Firstly, the performance of the 8840U has left a deep impression on me. It can achieve performance that rivals others with a power consumption of around 40W, with just 28W, and TSMC's 4nm process is indeed commendable. Moreover, it's great for binge-watching and playing FPS games, and when working, connecting a keyboard and stand turns it into a high-performance 14-inch notebook. It can handle both light office work and entertainment well, offering good value for money compared to the Surface.

The disadvantages are also quite evident. First, although the price is much cheaper than the Surface, whether users are willing to spend this money on Mingfan is still questionable, as Mingfan doesn't have much recognition, and the V3's price is not particularly low. Furthermore, the V3's battery life is indeed a bit lacking, with only 8 hours on PCMark10, and real-world usage may be halved, so it's necessary to carry a power supply and cable when going out. I hope the next generation can improve on this.

Thank you for watching.