FEVM FA-EX9: New Strix Halo mini PC launches with OCuLink and Radeon 8060S iGPU

FEVM has launched the recently teased FA-EX9 in China. It's a new Strix Halo mini PC with the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395, which is the current top-end offering within the lineup with 16 Zen 5 cores. The APU also features the Radeon 8060S iGPU with 40 CUs, making the system fully equipped for handling modern AAA games at 1080p resolution.

As the recent teaser has suggested, the FEVM FA-EX9 is equipped with a rich selection of ports, including an OCuLink port, which will allow users to get an even better gaming experience with a capable eGPU (Minisforum DEG1 dock curr. $99.90 on Amazon). In addition to OCuLink, the new Strix Halo mini PC has the following:

• 2x USB4
• 3x USB 3.2 Type-A
• 2x USB 2.0 Type-A
• 1x HDMI 2.1
• 1x DisplayPort 2.1
• 1x SD 4.0 card slot
• 1x 2.5G LAN
• 2x 3.5 mm audio

For wireless connectivity, the Strix Halo mini PC has WiFi 7 and an unspecified version of Bluetooth. As for the design, the FA-EX9 features a sleek 2-liter aluminum alloy chassis. FEVM also highlights the advanced cooling setup inside the system, which is said to allow the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 to deliver 120 W of performance.

Other notable aspects of this new AMD mini PC include 128 GB of LPDDR5X-8000 RAM, two M.2 slots that can be equipped with PCIe 4.0 SSDs, and an integrated button for switching to different performance modes on the fly. FEVM launched FA-EX9 with a starting price of CNY 13,999 in China, which is around $1,943. There's no word about a global debut yet, but the company launches some of its products outside China.