Acemagic F9A packs a Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and up to 128GB of RAM into a 2-liter box
Acemagic has announced the F9A, a mini workstation that squeezes AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 395 chip into a 158×158×85 mm aluminum chassis — roughly the size of a thick hardback book. The machine targets developers, video editors, and anyone running AI workloads locally, without sending data to the cloud. No price or launch date has been set; pre-registration is open now for early-access updates.
The hardware
The Ryzen AI Max+ 395 is AMD's current top Strix Halo silicon: 16 cores, 32 threads, up to 5.1 GHz, paired with a Radeon 890M-class integrated GPU carrying 40 compute units. That GPU shares the same unified memory pool as the CPU — up to 128GB of LPDDR5X-8533 — which means the graphics side can claim a large slice of that pool for model weights. Total AI performance lands at 126 TOPS system-wide, with 50 TOPS coming from the dedicated XDNA-2 NPU.
In practical terms, Acemagic says the F9A can run models up to 120 billion parameters locally. That puts it in the same conversation as NVIDIA's DGX Spark, which starts at $3,999 per How-To Geek (May 2026) — though the F9A's own price remains unannounced.
Ports and expandability
Despite its compact frame, the F9A is well-equipped for a workstation:
- Two USB4 ports (40 Gbps each) - Dual 2.5GbE Ethernet - Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 - HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 2.1 video outputs - M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot for SSDs up to 4TB
The standout addition is an OCuLink PCIe 4.0 x4 port, which allows you to attach an external GPU or high-speed storage enclosure at full PCIe bandwidth — no Thunderbolt bottleneck. A physical Copilot button and a four-microphone array round out the package, tying the machine into Microsoft's AI ecosystem.
What to watch
The F9A won't be alone in this segment for long. GMKtec's EVO-X3 is confirmed by VideoCardz to receive a Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 variant with 192GB of unified memory later in 2026, which will push the unified-memory mini-PC ceiling even higher.
For now, the F9A is a pre-launch product aimed squarely at AI developers and power users — not general consumers. Until Acemagic puts a price on it, it's hard to know whether it undercuts the competition or lands firmly in four-figure territory alongside the DGX Spark.
