GEEKOM A9 Max is mini PC with up to a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Strix Point processor
GEEKOM is the latest company to introduce a mini PC powered by an AMD Strix Point processor that combines Zen 5 CPU cores with RDNA 3.5 graphics.
The new GEEKOM A9 Max joins a small, but growing crowd of Strix Point mini PCs that also includes the AOOSTAR GEM10 370, Beelink SER9, MINISFORUM EliteMini AI370, and GMK EVO-X1 HX 370.
GEEKOM’s mini PC measures 135 x 132 x 47mm (5.3″ x 5.2″ x 1.9″) and features support for up to 64GB of dual-channel DDR5-5600 memory, up to two PCIe Gen 4×4 SSDs (one M.22 280 and one M.2 223), and two processor options:
CPU Cores / ThreadsZen 5 + 5C coresBase / Max Boost CPU boostL2 + L3 cacheRyzen AI NPUGPUTDPRyzen AI 9 HX 37012 / 244 x Zen 5 + 8 x Zen 5C2 GHz / 5.1 GHz36MB50 TOPSRadeon 890M (16 x RDNA 3.5 up to 2.9 GHz)15-54WRyzen AI 9 36510 / 204 x Zen 5 + 6 x Zen 5C2 GHz / 5 GHz34MB50 TOPSRadeon 880M ( 12 x RDNA 3.5 up to 2.9 GHz)15 – 54WThe computer also has a robust set of ports including:
- 1 x USB4 Type-C (with DisplayPort 1.4 Alt Mode)
- 1 x USB4 Type-C (with USB-PD power input)
- 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
- 2 x HDMI 2.0
- 2 x 2.5 GbE LAN
- 1 x 3.5mm audio
- 1 x SD card reader
The system features support for WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 and ships with Windows 11 Pro pre-installed.
Unfortunately the spec sheet released ahead of CES 2025 includes a few errors, which makes it hard to verify some claims. For example, it says the system has an NPU with up to 55 TOPS of performance, but that’s not true of either of the processor options listed. It describes the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 as a 10-core, 20-thread chip, while it’s actually a 12-core, 24-thread chip. And it also describes these as Ryzen 9000 Series processors, which is not how AMD brands these particular chips.