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MINISFORUM MS-A2 (9955HX)

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MINISFORUM MS-A2 (9955HX)

MINISFORUM MS-A2 (9955HX) uses AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX with Radeon 610M. Designed around CPU and network expansion for virtualization, development or storage services. The USB-C ports are 10Gbps rather than USB4; Radeon 610M is an integrated display GPU, so a strong CPU does not imply high-end gaming performance.

Processor
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
Graphics
Radeon 610M
Memory
32 GB
Storage
1 TB
Configuration being compared32 GB RAM · 1 TB SSDNew
US stores · USD

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In stock$1,329Lowest checkedView at Newegg
In stock$1,335Sold by MINISFORUM USView at Amazon
In stock$1,399.99View at GigaParts
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Out of stock$1,335View at MINISFORUM
Out of stock$1,090.38View at NextWarehouse

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Specifications

Processor, graphics and installed memory/storage describe the selected configuration. Expansion limits and connectivity describe the model; optional hardware is identified separately. References are collected in About this data below.

Processor
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
Graphics
Radeon 610M
Memory
32 GB
Storage
1 TB
Ports & displays
Two USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) with DisplayPort 2.0, one USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, three USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, one USB-A 2.0, HDMI 2.1 and 3.5 mm audio.
Ethernet, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth
Two 10GbE SFP+ and two 2.5GbE RJ45 ports, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth. The manufacturer overview lists Bluetooth 5.3 while its specification table lists 5.2; the exact Bluetooth version remains unconfirmed.
RAM & storage upgrades
Two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots, up to 96 GB (5600 MT/s for the 9955HX). One M.2 2280/U.2 slot, plus two M.2 2280/22110 slots. U.2 up to 15 TB and secondary M.2 up to 4 TB each are listed. PCIe x16 physical expansion operates at PCIe 4.0 x8. The two secondary M.2 slots default to PCIe 3.0 x4; PCIe 4.0 x4 requires changing the BIOS setting.
Power supply & power limits
External adapter rated 19 V / 12.63 A; this output rating is not measured wall consumption.
Dimensions & weight
196 × 189 × 48 mm.

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What owners say

Reviewers call this one of the best home-lab nodes of its class, and the reason is the combination nobody else offers at the size: sixteen Zen 5 cores with no efficiency cores to confuse a hypervisor's scheduler, two SFP+ 10GbE ports and a PCIe slot. Owners confirm 9.4 Gbit/s between two of them, but also that the Intel X710 is wired to four PCIe lanes instead of the eight Intel specifies, and that it accounts for a large share of the idle draw — which is why measurements range from 16 W to 45 W depending on who took them and what was running. The real complaint is noise: the fan never stops and the curve hunts up and down, with one lab measuring 41.5 dB(A) at idle, though an owner running a custom curve calls it inaudible in a rack. Under sustained load it settles around 84 °C and gives back some clock. It boots with 128 GB despite the official 96 GB ceiling, but ECC does not work: the modules are seen and the correction never engages. And the after-sales record of this manufacturer is the most repeated warning in the comments.

For whom
Virtualisation and dense multi-threaded work in four litres, with 10GbE included and room for a graphics card.
Not for
Anyone who needs ECC that actually corrects, Thunderbolt, Quick Sync or any graphics at all: the Radeon 610M is little more than a display output.

Our own summary of 8 published sources, reviewed Sep 17, 2026. We have not tested this Mini PC ourselves; the sources are listed under About this data.

Performance

3 sourced resultsseconds

Same application version, scene, samples, resolution and CPU or GPU render backend.

Externally reported measurements. MiniPC.guru has not independently reproduced these tests.

91 secondsIndependent review

Minisforum MS-A2 review: compact AMD mini PC with workstation ambitions and GPU upgrade option

By Sebastian Bade · Notebookcheck

Source published
Jul 20, 2025
Test performed
Not reported by source
Added to MiniPC.guru
Sep 17, 2026
Source reviewed
Sep 17, 2026
Tested hardware
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, 16 cores / 32 threads · AMD Radeon 610M (not used: CPU render) · 32 GB DDR5-5600 · Kingston OM8TAP41024K1-A00 1024 GB
Software / version / OS
Blender · 2.79 · Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Power profile
factory settings, everything left at default
Test conditions
BMW27 standard demo scene, CPU render backend; samples and output resolution are the ones stored in the standard scene file

Editorial review checks the source and documentation; it does not certify the measurement or mean we tested the device ourselves.

145 secondsIndependent review

Minisforum MS-A2 review: compact AMD mini PC with workstation ambitions and GPU upgrade option

By Sebastian Bade · Notebookcheck

Source published
Jul 20, 2025
Test performed
Not reported by source
Added to MiniPC.guru
Sep 17, 2026
Source reviewed
Sep 17, 2026
Tested hardware
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, 16 cores / 32 threads · AMD Radeon 610M (not used: CPU render) · 32 GB DDR5-5600 · Kingston OM8TAP41024K1-A00 1024 GB
Software / version / OS
Blender · 3.3 · Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Power profile
factory settings, everything left at default
Test conditions
Classroom standard demo scene, CPU render backend; samples and output resolution are the ones stored in the standard scene file

Editorial review checks the source and documentation; it does not certify the measurement or mean we tested the device ourselves.

762 secondsIndependent review

Minisforum MS-A2 review: compact AMD mini PC with workstation ambitions and GPU upgrade option

By Sebastian Bade · Notebookcheck

Source published
Jul 20, 2025
Test performed
Not reported by source
Added to MiniPC.guru
Sep 17, 2026
Source reviewed
Sep 17, 2026
Tested hardware
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX, 16 cores / 32 threads · AMD Radeon 610M (not used: CPU render) · 32 GB DDR5-5600 · Kingston OM8TAP41024K1-A00 1024 GB
Software / version / OS
Blender · 4.3 · Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Power profile
factory settings, everything left at default
Test conditions
Barbershop standard demo scene, CPU render backend; samples and output resolution are the ones stored in the standard scene file

Editorial review checks the source and documentation; it does not certify the measurement or mean we tested the device ourselves.

Price history

MINISFORUM MS-A2 (9955HX) · 32 GB RAM · 1 TB SSD

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About this data10 references

Specs and any benchmark results come from the sources below. We haven't tested this Mini PC ourselves.

Notes

  • Bluetooth 5.2/5.3 conflicts within the manufacturer page.

Sources

  1. MINISFORUM MS-A2 (9955HX) — manufacturer specifications ↗
    • Manufacturer / specification source
    • Ports & displays · Reviewed Sep 15, 2026
    • Ethernet, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth · Reviewed Sep 15, 2026
    • RAM & storage upgrades · Reviewed Sep 15, 2026
    • Power supply & power limits · Reviewed Sep 15, 2026
    • Dimensions & weight · Reviewed Sep 15, 2026
  2. Selected configuration ↗
    • Selected configuration
  3. Minisforum MS-A2 review: compact AMD mini PC with workstation ambitions and GPU upgrade option ↗
    • External benchmark · Reviewed Sep 17, 2026
    • Owner review source · Reviewed Sep 17, 2026
  4. Minisforum MS-A2 review: power, noise, ECC and verdict ↗
    • Owner review source · Reviewed Sep 17, 2026
  5. Minisforum MS-A2 review: the MS-01 killer ↗
    • Owner review source · Reviewed Sep 17, 2026
  6. MINISFORUM MS-A2 in a real home lab ↗
    • Owner review source · Reviewed Sep 17, 2026
  7. Minisforum MS-A2 and the Intel X710 ↗
    • Owner review source · Reviewed Sep 17, 2026
  8. Spontaneous reboots on the Minisforum MS-A2 with newer kernels ↗
    • Owner review source · Reviewed Sep 17, 2026
  9. Minisforum MS-A2 Proxmox and OPNsense build thread ↗
    • Owner review source · Reviewed Sep 17, 2026
  10. Discussion of the MS-A2 review ↗
    • Owner review source · Reviewed Sep 17, 2026

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