Minisforum MS-A2 Mini Workstation DeskMini, Ryzen 9 8945HX
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (91st percentile) 91st
Cons
- Below average storage (2nd percentile)
- Below average reliability (12th percentile)
- Below average ram (17th percentile)
- Below average social proof (23rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 64 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon 610M |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI (8K@60Hz) |
| Ethernet | 2.5G LAN, 10G SFP+ |
System
| OS | Windows |
vs Competition
| Spec | Minisforum MS-A2 Mini Workstation DeskMini | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX | Apple M3 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| RAM (GB) | - | 96 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | - | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1536 | 3072 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon 610M | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | mini | sff | mid-tower | sff | mini-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 500 | 180 | 280 | 650 |
| OS | Windows | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minisforum MS-A2 Mini Workstation DeskMini | 91.2 | 26.6 | 16.8 | 25.3 | 1.8 | 11.6 | 23 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS Compare | 90.6 | 82 | 81.7 | 93.1 | 69 | 70 | 99.9 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.7 | 74.5 | 82.8 | 70 | 99.1 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 71.9 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 79.9 | 70 | 98.2 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US Compare | 69.7 | 78.2 | 56.7 | 90.5 | 96.5 | 37.3 | 99.9 |
Price
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Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall34.9
- AI/LLM13.1
- Gaming7
- Portability35.1
- Creator14.1
- Business33
- Developer31.7
- Home Office35.8
- Workstation34.3
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