Minisforum presents the mini PC MS-S1 max equipped with the APU Ryzen AI Max+ 395 of AMD and two USB4 V2 connectors

We have seen a number of designs starring the high-end Strix Halo Ryzen AI Max+ 395 AMD model presented by mini-PC manufacturers in recent months. In addition, and it seems that availability is still limited, because very few companies are currently selling such models. For example, Ministerum is generally among the first to announce high-end models. For example, but this time, the company hid most of the specifications of the Strix Halo model for longer. Nevertheless. the delay may be worth it, since the MS-S1 max model which has just been presented on the Chinese site seems to be superior to all that we have seen so far, in particular in terms of Apu power and selection of ports.
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With regard to the power of the APU, Minisforum pushes the APU AMD AI Max+ 395 to its limits, by minisforum presents mini pc ms-s1 authorizing a maximum TDP of 160 W, while the other mini PC manufacturers like GMKTEC configure the limits of TDP to 120 W or at most 140 W. The additional power could help increase the performance of the NPU and the Radeon 8060S IGPU. For everything to work properly, Minisforum includes a double fan cooling solution with 6 caps.
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Announced as a mini AI work station, the MS-S1 MAX is also equipped with a PCIE X16 location which allows users to connect a faster dedicated GPU if necessary. In addition. the selection of ports includes two USB4 V2 ports which are supposed to be as fast as the new Thunderbolt 5 connectors. Data transfers are limited to 64 GBPS because the bandwidth goes through a PCIE 4.0 X4 connection, but the display signals for DP 2.1 resolutions can always take advantage of the bandwidth of 80 GBPS.
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minisforum presents mini pc ms-s1

According to Videocardz, the wired network incorporates two 10 GBE network interface cards and, in addition to the two V2 USB4 connectors, the selection of ports on the front panel includes the headphone jack and a USB 2.0 connector.

The maximum quantity of RAM is not specified, but Ministerum should offer welded options of 64, 96 and 128 GB. It remains to be seen what LPDDR5X technology will be offered. Complete specifications should be published in a few days, and could reveal Wi-Fi 7 and wireless connectivity. The price of the 128 GB version of RAM could exceed 3,000 dollars.