- AOOSTARS NEX395 has the power but the cooling system is still a complete mystery
- RADEON 8060S beats RX 7600 XT in specifications, making external GPU -pairing confusing
- Without oculink, egpu-dock probably suffers large bottlenecks in tasks in the real world
The Aoostar NEX395 is the latest in a growing field of AI-focused mini-PCs that come in a cash-like house that departs from the more common designs found in the segment.
The company says the NEX395 uses AMDS flagship Strix Halo Processor, a 16-core, 32-tray chip with boost speeds up to 5.1 GHz.
It includes 40 Rona 3.5 calculation units and seems to support up to 128 GB of memory, probably LPDDR5X considering the compact house.
Memory capacity matches rivals but the most important hardware information is missing
This memory level is in line with other Mini -PCs targeting AI development work, especially those involving large language models.
However, no details of storage, cooling or motherboard layout have been confirmed.
The device looks more like an oversized SSD cabinet or an external GPU dock than a full desktop system.
Its slim, rectangular, vent-heavy design deviates completely from the usual cube or nuk-style mini-PCs.
Keeping it in your palm feels more like grabbing a chunky powerbank or a Mac mini-cutting in half certainly not what you would expect from a 16-core AI work station.
The layout makes you question where the thermal ceiling height or upgradable internally even fits.
Aoostar NEX395 includes an integrated Radeon 8060S GPU, part of Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU.
However, it also sells an external EGPU cabinet with Radeon RX 7600 XT.
Given that the integrated GPU already offers a newer architecture and more calculated devices than the RX 7600 XT, the use case for pairing is the two unclear.
The NEX395 also does not appear to support high-speed GAPPU connection as an oculink, which would limit bandwidth to external graphics support.
Selection of port includes double Ethernet ports, four USB-A ports, USB-C, HDMI and DisplayPort outputs along with a dedicated power input, suggesting dependence on an external power wall.
Without confirmed thermal design or sustained performance metrics, it is unclear whether this system can work reliably in roles, usually filled in by the best workstations -PC or best business -PC settings.
Unfortunately, the price information for NEX395 is currently unavailable.
Given the $ 1500- $ 2000 interval of comparable models such as HP Z2 Mini G1A and GMKTEC EVO-X2, Aoostar’s model is probably not cheap.
Via Videocardz
