GEEKOM A9 Mega is a powerful AI-ready mini workstation that is “The Most Powerful Mini PC on Earth” and is truly ahead of other Strix Halo mini PCs in many aspects; let’s see.
Ever since AMD launched the Ryzen AI Max Plus 395 chip, there has been a flood of Strix Halo Mini PCs, and everyone is busy launching a powerful mini workstation with this chip in their mini PC manufacture. For example, recently the Bosgame M5 AI Mini Desktop PC, AOKZOE Mini Gaming PC, Minisforum MS-S1 MAX AI Mini Workstation, and Corsair AI Workstation 300 have been launched. Because this Ryzen AI Max Plus 395 Chip is really powerful, this APU surpasses the Apple M4 Pro and matches the Apple M4 Max.
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Design:
If we discuss about the design, the appearance of GEEKOM A9 Mega is just like Apple Mac Mini, you get the body made of CNC Cut aerospace-grade aluminum alloy, if we discuss about the size, it is 171×171×70.9mm, GEEKOM branding is seen on the top side of GEEKOM A9 Mega, the power button is provided along with some IO ports on the front side, the fingerprint sensor is provided in it, which is one of the best things, there is no space for adjustment in any mini computer, in such a tiny device you have to adjust and position all the components, because of this the thermal performance is compromised, but in GEEKOM A9 Mega you are provided Iceblast 5.0 cooling system which comes with dual Turbo fans, its design is very unique, it sucks air from the vents provided below and exhausts it from the back side, because of this you do not get to see thermal throttling.
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CPU:
Regarding CPU, the GEEKOM A9 Mega AI Workstation features AMD’s new Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor, which is a Zen5-based APU in which you receive 16 cores and 32 threads. The base clock speed of the processor is 3.0 GHz, and the max turbo boost clock is 5.1 GHz, in which you receive 64 MB of level 3 cache memory. If we discuss power consumption, the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 uses approximately 45 W to 120 W. This APU is particularly an all-rounder chip because the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 consists of an XDNA 2 NPU, which contains 50 TOPS, and along with that, a capable IGPU is present. The total capacity of this chip is 126 TOPS, because of which you can see tremendous AI compute power. This AMD Strix Halo Chip was created exclusively for high-end laptops but is turning out to be a blessing for high-end mini PC workstations because you get superior performance compared to Apple’s new M4 Pro and M4 Max.
GPU:
GEEKOM A9 Mega offers you performance like a discrete graphics card, thanks to the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU. The special thing is that it comes with the powerful Radeon RX 8060S iGPU, which gives almost the same performance as the Nvidia RTX 4070 laptop. This Strix Halo Graphics is based on RDNA 3.5, in which you get 40 compute units and 2560 shading units, and the graphics frequency of this Radeon 8060S is 2900 MHz, which is powerful. This integrated iGPU draws up to 55 W of power at peak, which means this chip draws around 45 W to 120 W in total.
Because of the integrated GPU, you are going to be dependent on shared memory, but you have to see how much memory will be shared with the iGPU. This GEEKOM A9 Mega Mini PC comes with high-performance LPDDR5X 128 GB memory that is clocked at 8000 MHz. This Radeon RX 8060S will make 4K and 8K video editing a breeze, and when it comes to gaming, it can do high refresh rate gaming at 1080P ultra settings and can also do 1440P gaming with ease.
But this integrated 8060S Graphics delivers powerful computing and smooth visuals without a dedicated GPU. Also, you can run some of the games with this iGPU in 4K resolutions; the GEEKOM A9 Mega is built for AI tasks, multitasking, and modern productivity—making it an ideal solution for creators, developers, and professionals.
Memory:
In the GEEKOM A9 Mega Mini PC, you get onboard 8-channel LPDDR5X super-fast RAM, which is clocked at 8000 MHz, which is super fast. Normal LPDDR5 RAM provides a speed of up to 5500 Mbps, whereas in LPDDR5X, you get the superfast speed of up to 8000 Mbps.
If we talk about storage, you get a 2 TB PCIe Gen 4.0 SSD, which means you get a total of two M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4.0 expansion slots. With which you will be able to upgrade to an up to 8TB Gen 4 M.2 SSD. This much storage is perfect for demanding tasks like 3D rendering, data management, and multiple games.
Connectivity:
In the GEEKOM A9 Mega Mini PC, you get high-speed seventh-generation WiFi 7 for wireless connectivity, in which you get wireless speeds of up to 30 Gbps, whereas in WiFi 6 you get only 9.6 Gbps speed, and along with it there is the latest Bluetooth 5.4, due to which you get extended range with the fastest speed.
IO Ports:
GEEKOM A9 Mega Mini PC has a lot of advanced ports. Let’s see, on the front side you get 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, 1 x SD card slot, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (data only) ports, and next to it you get the power button. A fingerprint sensor is also given in it, which is the best feature. On the rear side you get 2 x USB 4 Type-C (40 Gbps) with DisplayPort 2.1, in which you get display out, due to which you will be able to connect a total of four 4K displays to this GEEKOM A9 Mega Mini PC. 2 x HDMI 2.1 FRL Ports, 2 x Rear 2.5G RJ45 Ethernet Ports, 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 1 x 3.5mm stereo headset jack, and 1 x 19V DC in Port.
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Price and Availability:
Talking about the price of the GEEKOM A9 Mega mini AI PC, its starting price will be 1,899 USD; you will be able to buy it from the official site of GEEKOM or from Amazon soon.
Who should buy the GEEKOM A9 Mega:
The GEEKOM A9 Mega mini AI PC is a strong AI workstation that can take care of all your requirements, as it is packed with the strong Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU, which is driven by the power-efficient Zen 5 architecture coming with 16 cores and 32 threads, that too with the onboard Radeon RX 8060S IGPU. This graphics card provides you with performance equal to an Nvidia RTX 4070 laptop, which means you can play games on it very easily as well. It also has improved cooling. If you want to purchase an Apple Mac Mini, then you can opt for the GEEKOM A9 Mega because you can perform all those activities on it. This mini desktop is ideal for AI developers and video editors, and you can also do heavy gaming on this mini PC.
