MINISFORUM MS-A2 (Ryzen 9 9955HX 96GB + 2TB) vs MINISFORUM MS-S1 Max (128GB + 2TB)

The only audio input on the specification sheet is the 3.5mm combo jack.

Two digital microphones (DMIC) on the front panel, with AI noise cancelling.

MediaTek MT7925 module.

One 2.5GbE RJ45 port uses a Realtek RTL8125 and the other an Intel I226-V; the two 10G SFP+ cages are driven by an Intel X710 and support link aggregation.

Two RJ45 ports driven by Realtek RTL8127 controllers.

MINISFORUM claims the turbine fans and their aerodynamic vortex grooves raise system airflow by 30%. The Amazon listing describes the same cooler as four heat pipes; the manufacturer's own page says three.

Copper base with a six-heatpipe radiator, phase-change material and two turbine fans reaching 3600 RPM.

Zen 5, 16 cores and 32 threads, 64MB of L3 cache and a max boost clock of up to 5.4 GHz. MINISFORUM quotes a 100W turbo TDP in this chassis.

16 cores and 32 threads, max turbo 5.1 GHz, with 130W in Performance mode, 95W in Balance mode and 60W in Quiet mode.

Integrated graphics running at a 2200 MHz graphics frequency.

40 RDNA 3.5 compute units at up to 2900 MHz.

Two SO-DIMM slots. MINISFORUM quotes 89.6GB/s of bandwidth for the DDR5-5600 pair.

Quad-channel 256-bit unified memory shared between the CPU, the GPU and the NPU.

Two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots, so the memory is replaceable rather than soldered.

The official specification sheet states 128GB LPDDR5X-8000 onboard unified memory.

This configuration already ships the maximum the platform takes: MINISFORUM specifies up to 96GB of DDR5 across the two SO-DIMM slots.

MINISFORUM specifies DDR5-5600 for the Ryzen 9000 series trims and DDR5-5200 for the Ryzen 7000 ones.

The MS-A2 specification table lists no NPU, and the Ryzen 9 9955HX is a Fire Range part with no Ryzen AI engine, which is why AMD does not sell it under the Ryzen AI name.

MINISFORUM states up to 50 TOPS from the NPU and up to 126 TOPS across the whole processor.

The Button/Hole section of the specification names only a power button and a reset hole.

The official rear panel diagram lists an Anti-Theft Lock Hole.

MINISFORUM's specification table states 19V/12.63A for the bundled adapter.

Power comes from an external brick, not an internal supply.

Internal 320W PSU certified to CCC, FCC, UL, CE and UKCA.

The OS MINISFORUM lists for the MS-A2. The barebone SKUs ship without memory, storage or an OS licence.

Pre-installed; MINISFORUM lists support for Windows 11 24H2 Pro and Home.

The first slot takes a U.2 enterprise drive of up to 15TB; the other two take up to 4TB each and default to PCIe 3.0 x4, switchable to PCIe 4.0 x4 in the BIOS. RAID 0 and RAID 1 are supported.

Each slot takes up to 8 TB and the pair supports RAID 0 and RAID 1.

On the front panel.

The two Type-C ports are on the rear and carry DisplayPort 2.0 Alt Mode. Of the Type-A ports, two Gen 1 sit on the front and one Gen 1 plus one Gen 2 on the rear.

One on the front panel and two on the rear, all at 10Gbps.

MINISFORUM lists the two Type-C ports as USB 3.2 Gen 2 at 10Gbps, not USB4.

All four carry DisplayPort 2.0 Alt Mode and 15W power output. The two 40Gbps ports are on the front, the two 80Gbps USB4 V2 ports on the rear.

Up to 8K at 60Hz. With the two USB-C outputs it drives three independent displays.

Up to 8K at 60Hz or 4K at 120Hz.