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Minisforum MS-S1 MAX-P495

AI Development, Local LLM Inference, AI Clustering, Virtualization, Home Lab, Content Creation

Overview

The Minisforum MS-S1 MAX-P495 is an edge AI mini workstation unveiled at IFA 2026, upgrading the flagship MS-S1 MAX with AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 'Gorgon Halo' APU for up to 131 TOPS of AI compute. It pairs up to 192GB of LPDDR5X unified memory with the Radeon 8065S iGPU and an unusually rich I/O set: dual 80Gbps USB4 v2 ports, dual 40Gbps USB4 ports, dual 10GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 7, and a PCIe 4.0 expansion slot. Dual M.2 slots support up to 16TB with RAID 0/1, and the vapor-chamber cooling sustains 45W to 160W. Pricing is not yet finalized and the product page currently shows a placeholder figure.

Key Highlights

  • Upgrade of the MS-S1 MAX with AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 'Gorgon Halo' APU (16 Zen 5 cores, 32 threads) and up to 131 TOPS AI
  • Up to 192GB of LPDDR5X unified memory shared with the Radeon 8065S iGPU for running very large local LLMs
  • Dual USB4 v2 ports at 80Gbps plus dual 40Gbps USB4 ports and dual 10GbE LAN for high-throughput AI clustering
  • Vapor chamber cooling with 6 heat pipes and dual turbo fans, sustaining 45W to 120-160W power
  • Unveiled at IFA 2026; positioned as an edge AI workstation and cluster node (two units can form a compact AI cluster)

Technical Specifications

Brand Minisforum
Model Minisforum MS-S1 MAX-P495
Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 (16 Cores, 32 Threads, Zen 5 'Gorgon Halo', up to 131 TOPS total AI compute)
Graphics (GPU) AMD Radeon 8065S (40 CUs, RDNA 3.5)
Memory (RAM) Up to 192GB LPDDR5X Unified Memory (shared with the Radeon 8065S iGPU)
Storage Dual M.2 slots (1x PCIe 4.0 x4 + 1x PCIe 4.0 x1), supporting up to 16TB (8TB + 8TB) with RAID 0/1
Ports & I/O Front: 2x USB4 v2 (80Gbps DP 2.0 Alt Mode 15W PD) 1x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) 1x 3.5mm Audio Combo Jack dual DMIC; Rear: 2x USB4 (40Gbps) HDMI 2.1 FRL (8K@60Hz / 4K@120Hz) dual 10GbE RJ45 LAN PCIe 4.0 expansion slot
Connectivity Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
Network Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, Dual 10GbE LAN
Operating System Windows 11 Pro (expected)
Dimensions 2U-style mini workstation chassis with vapor chamber cooling (6 heat pipes, 2 turbo fans), 45W to 160W power range
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