Mysterious AMD A9-9820 APU with Radeon R7 350 iGPU spotted in Chuwi's latest AeroBox mini PC

The unannounced A9-9820 8-core/8-thread APU appears to be part of AMD’s ever-expanding mini PC processor portfolio introduced in late 2019, and it might only be available in Japan for the moment, as it will be powering a Chuwi AeroBox mini PC featured on the OEM’s Japanese site. There is also an integrated Radeon R7 350 GPU that is based on the older Polaris architecture, possibly a refreshed Oland model.

Chuwi claims that the new compact AeroBox Mini PC is intended for office use, but can also run AAA games or can handle 4K video editing when needed. The CPU is running at 2.35 GHz and the GPU maxes out at 935 MHz. Certainly not that impressive, plus it only supports DDR3 memory, so it might not even be derived from the original Zen architecture. However, users can upgrade the standard 8 GB of RAM up to 32 GB via four memory slots, while the default 256 GB storage space can be increased to 2 TB via an M.2 slot and two 2.5-inch bays. To demonstrate this mini PC's performance, Chuwi provides some synthetic benchmark results: 7,388 points scored in Geekbench 4 multi-CPU tests, 369 points in Cinebench, and 500 MB/s SSD read speeds.  

Port selection includes 2x USB-A 3.0 and 2x USB-A 2.0 connectors, GbE jack, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity and the audio out / mic in jacks. The system comes in a compact dual-tone case that resembles a gaming console. It features a dual-fan cooling system with RGB lighting, as well.

No word on pricing and availability for now.