Minisforum MS-A2 Mini Workstation DeskMini, Ryzen 9 8945HX
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
GPU AMD Radeon 610M
Form Factor mini
OS Windows
35 Overall Score
No current retailer price
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 M5 Max | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX | Apple M5 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | - | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | - | 4096 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 8192 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon 610M | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | mini | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 480 | 850 | 180 | 850 | 850 |
| 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 | 91.3 | 26.6 | 16.8 | 25.3 | 1.8 | 11.6 | 23 |
| Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Compare | 95.8 | 83.6 | 98.4 | 89.1 | 98.1 | 99.3 | 81.4 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.5 | 93.1 | 78.1 | 88.4 | 98.1 | 70 | 100 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 74.5 | 82.8 | 70 | 99.1 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 97.9 | 53.6 | 70 | 99.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 | 94.8 |
Usage Scores
- Overall34.9
- AI/LLM13.1
- Gaming7
- Portability35.1
- Creator14.1
- Business33
- Developer31.7
- Home Office35.8
- Workstation34.3
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