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Minisforum · Ryzen mini PCs · 2025

Minisforum MS-A2

Highly recommended

Sixteen Zen 5 cores, two 10 GbE SFP+ ports, three SSD slots and a PCIe slot in two litres.

Processor
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
RAM
up to 96 GB
Network
4 × 10 GbE
Drive slots
3

Great fit for: Homelab / Proxmox · Desktop

from $799 (typical price)

Researched from manufacturer data and public reviews; not tested by us.· Last reviewed Oct 28, 2026

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What it is good for

Derived from the specs

Our rules applied to its specs. The reasons come from the data in the specification table. How the verdicts are decided

  • Home AssistantGood
    • Official or well-supported Home Assistant OS image
    • Takes an SSD or eMMC for the system
    • More processor than it needs: higher idle power
  • Media serverGood
    • Hardware encoding works (AMD VCN), with lower quality and fewer streams than Quick Sync
    • Decodes HEVC 10-bit and AV1 in hardware
    • 3 internal drive slots for the library
  • Homelab / ProxmoxGreat fit
    • Up to 96 GB of RAM in SO-DIMM slots
    • 32 threads
    • 4 network ports
    • 10 GbE networking
    • 3 M.2 slots
  • Router / firewallGood
    • 4 network ports, up to 10 GbE
    • Realtek controllers: OPNsense and pfSense need an extra driver
    • Intel i226 controllers: the safe choice for OPNsense and pfSense
  • NASGood
    • 3 internal drive slots (3× M.2)
    • 10 GbE network
  • DesktopGreat fit
    • Windows 11 supported
    • 32 threads, up to 96 GB of RAM
    • 3 displays at once
  • Electronics / GPIONot suitable
    • No GPIO header: add a USB microcontroller board instead

Configurations and where to buy

Prices are editorial references (launch price and a typical street price on the date shown), not live prices. In 2026 the memory shortage has pushed many prices well above launch.

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Overview

Editorial opinion

Best for: A serious Proxmox or Kubernetes node, or a 10 GbE router with room for everything else.

Editorial opinionWould we buy it today?

The homelab box to buy if you need cores and 10 GbE; overkill for Home Assistant and Jellyfin.

Pros and cons

Editorial opinion

Pros

  • 16 cores / 32 threads
  • 2× 10 GbE SFP+ and 2× 2.5 GbE
  • PCIe slot and U.2 support

Cons

  • Loud and power-hungry under load
  • Basic integrated graphics
  • Not cheap once RAM is added

Specifications

Factual data
General
Manufacturer
Minisforum
Type
Mini PC
Form factor
Mini workstation (about 2 litres)
Released
2025
Availability
On sale
Processor and graphics
Processor
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HXx86-64 · Fire Range (Zen 5)
Cores / threads
16 / 32
Max clock
5.4 GHz
Processor power (TDP)
55 W
Graphics
AMD Radeon 610M (2 CU)
Hardware video decode
H.264, HEVC 8-bit, HEVC 10-bit (HDR), VP9, AV1
Hardware video encode
H.264, HEVC 8-bit, HEVC 10-bit (HDR)
Memory and storage
RAM options
32 / 64 / 96 GB
RAM type
DDR5-5600 SO-DIMM
RAM upgrades
2 SO-DIMM slot(s), up to 96 GB
M.2 slots
3
Storage details
2× M.2 2280/22110 (PCIe 4.0 x4) + 1× U.2/M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4
Network
Ethernet
2 × 2.5 GbE2× 10 GbE SFP+ (Intel X710) + 2× 2.5 GbE (Intel i226-V, Realtek RTL8125)
SFP+ ports
2
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E
Displays, USB and expansion
Displays at once
3
Video outputs
HDMI 2.1, 2× USB-C with DisplayPort
USB4 / Thunderbolt
No
PCIe expansion
PCIe 4.0 x8 slot (low-profile)
GPIO header
No
Power, cooling and size
Power input
19 V / 12.63 A adapter (240 W)
Power supply
External adapter
Adapter / max power
240 W
Cooling
Fan
Size (W × D × H)
196 × 189 × 48 mm
Volume
1.78 L
Weight
1,400 g

AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX: A desktop-class 16-core Zen 5 chip in laptop packaging: workstation power with only a basic integrated GPU.

Source: Manufacturer specifications

Software support

Editorial opinion

How well each system installs and runs on it today (editorial assessment).

  • Windows 11Excellent
  • Linux (Debian, Ubuntu or vendor image)Excellent
  • Proxmox VEExcellent
  • Home Assistant OSExcellent
  • OPNsense / pfSense / OpenWrtExcellent

Measured

Factual data

Measured values with their source. We never invent figures.

No measured values yet.

Alternatives

Intel Core mini PCs

Minisforum MS-01

Processor
Intel Core i9-13900H
RAM
96 GB
Network
4 × 10 GbE

Great fit for: Media server · Homelab / Proxmox · Router / firewall · Desktop

The Intel twin of the MS-A2: 10 GbE SFP+, USB4, three SSD slots and Quick Sync.

from $679 (typical price)Recommended

Intel Quick Sync and USB4