- The Minix ER939-AI Pro dual 10GbE network tips for workloads beyond regular desktop computing
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- Four simultaneous 8K displays push this machine beyond typical mini PCs
Minix has released the ER939-AI, a mini PC running AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor with 16 cores, 32 threads and a boost clock that reaches up to 5.1 GHz.
A Pro variant with dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet and a leather-like carrying handle on the chassis has also been announced, sitting above the base model in all measurable specifications.
Both devices share the same core platform and are built around one specific use case – running AI workloads locally without any dependency on cloud infrastructure.
A 126 TOPS platform squeezed into a 205mm chassis
The Ryzen AI Max+ 395 platform delivers 126 TOPS of combined AI computation across the CPU, GPU and a dedicated NPU rated at 50 TOPS natively.
The integrated Radeon 8060S graphics handle GPU-accelerated workloads that would otherwise require a discrete card, keeping the 205 x 192 x 70mm chassis completely free of expansion slots.
This mini PC supports Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, USB4 at 40 Gbps and quad 8K@60Hz display output through HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4 and two USB4 ports.
A fingerprint reader built into the power button handles Windows Hello login, and a 240W power adapter is included in the retail box.
Its storage starts at 2 TB via PCIe 4.0 NVMe and expands to 8 TB, housing the model libraries and dataset archives that local AI work tends to accumulate.
The device also comes with 128GB of LPDDR5-8000 memory spread across eight 16GB modules – and that figure deserves a moment’s pause.
Most laptops come with 16GB, while most desktops are considered powerful if they come with up to 64GB of RAM.
This mini PC comes with 128GB because running large language models locally means the entire model lives in RAM, and anything less simply means the model won’t run at all.
The Pro variant adds a handle
The Minix ER939-AI Pro builds on the same platform and memory configuration, while adding two 10G Ethernet ports and refined triple-fan cooling with a twin turbo intercooler.
It also comes with a carrying handle mounted on top of the chassis, which is the kind of design decision that either makes instant sense or raises an eyebrow depending on who’s buying.
The material of the handle is reminiscent of leather, although MINIX has not confirmed whether it is real or synthetic, leaving the characterization of “vegan leather” somewhere between reasonable inference and optimistic branding.
Windows Hello fingerprint login and TPM support handle security for enterprise deployments, while the Pro’s three M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe slots push maximum storage capacity to 12 TB.
The base ER939-AI retails for $3,150.00 in the MINIX Official Store, with the Pro’s price still unannounced – although given its spec sheet, expecting it to cost considerably more seems entirely reasonable.
Via AndroidTVBox / ElectronicsLab
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