These are Minisforum's top-end mini-PC and NAS offerings, featuring AMD's latest AI processors.
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Now, if you need something powerful for your professional or creative workflow, Minisforum has the MS-S1 Max-P495 for you. Just like the NAS, this is an update of the company’s top-of-the-line MS-S1 mini-PC, which previously featured an AMD Ryzen AI Max 395+ APU. This device, which now uses the Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495, is optimized for AI compute, with its processor delivering 55 TOPS from a dedicated NPU for a total AI performance of 131 TOPS, and support for various models from labs like Gemma, OpenAI, and Qwen. More importantly, it’s easily scalable, with four units easily deployable in a 2U rack.
This makes it an excellent alternative to the Mac mini and Mac Studio, which are in short supply because of the local AI boom. But even if you’re not into AI but just need something small that doesn’t compromise on performance, the MS-S1 Max-P495 can still deliver. You can order it with as much as 192GB of unified memory to ensure that you do not run out of RAM for 3D rendering, video editing, and even computational fluid dynamics. The 8060S on the older Ryzen AI Max 395+ is also quite capable for 1080p gaming, so we wouldn’t be surprised if you can comfortably play on this new mini-PC, too.
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Reference reading
- https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/nas/SPONSORED_LINK_URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/nas/minisforum-launches-local-ai-solutions-at-ifa-2026-ai-agent-nas-n5-and-ai-mini-workstation-ms-s1-use-amd-ryzen-ai-max-pro-495-processors-designed-to-run-models-locally#main
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