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Just a few years ago, 32 GB was a luxury, but no more. With memory-hungry AI applications, 32 GB is slowly but surely becoming the new acceptable minimum. And for AMD's Strix Halo platform, 32 GB may not even be the acceptable minimum anymore.

The Ryzen 9 9950X is a very capable CPU packing 16 full-sized Zen 5 cores and 32 threads. The CPU has been reviewed positively for both gaming and productivity workloads, and is currently available at a lucrative record-low price for Amazon Prime members.

The Minix ER937-AI and ER936-AI were officially showcased at Computex 2025. While the company didn't share pricing details of the two new Strix Point mini PCs at the event, it has now shared the prices and other info about the systems.

The Aoostar Nex395 has been officially teased by the company. It's set to launch as a new gaming mini PC with the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395, a top-end APU from the Strix Halo lineup with a very capable Radeon 8060S iGPU.

One of AMD’s new Shimada Peak Threadrippers has appeared on the PassMark benchmark, where it performed more than admirably in CPU Mark. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X desktop CPU utilized its 64 cores to churn out a multithread performance that can only be surpassed by EPYC processors that are destined for servers.

AMD's Strix Halo architecture is gradually making its way to more devices. This time, a company called Abee has showcased an example running the Ryzen AI+ Max 395 with an internal PSU, liquid cooling and 10 Gigabit LAN.

A new AMD Krackan Point chip called the Ryzen AI 5 330 has been spotted on Geekbench. Like other Ryzen AI 300 parts, it has a combination of Zen 5 and Zen 5c cores, albeit in a slightly different configuration.

The big topic with Nvidia's new mainstream mobile GPUs is the amount of VRAM and many users complain about 8 GB. This is also the case for the Razer Blade 14, but is it really that big of a deal? And then there is also the topic of the price.

The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD is available with both AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX CPUs and 2.8K OLED screens - but not at the same time. For some strange reason, Lenovo only offers the higher resolution screens on lower-end Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 7 CPUs of the Krackan Point series.

Razer's Blade 14 2024 was one of the fastest 14-inch gamers and the new 2025 model is an improvement, but the performance crown is left unchallenged for the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14, which can be equipped with the RTX 5080 Laptop.

What looks like a new GPD Win gaming handheld has surfaced in an early leak. Sporting a different design to the existing GPD Win 4, the possible Win 5 relies upon AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 395 'Strix Halo' APU to great effect.

The Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 features 3x Zen 5 cores and 5x Zen 5c cores for a total of 16 threads plus the powerful Radeon 880M iGPU. Topton is offering it in a basic mini PC configuration that costs only ~$360, which is more than $200 less than the AI 9 HX 370 model featuring 4 more cores and a slightly faster iGPU.

Lenovo has many, many laptops with AMD Ryzen AI CPUs. But there is only a single 14-inch Lenovo ThinkPad with the twelve core variant of Strix Point: The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD offers the most CPU performance out of any 14-inch ThinkPad.

Processor options include the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, AI 9 365 and AI 7 350, which can be complemented with up to 128 GB DDR5-5600 RAM and up to 16 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage. Another upgrade is the brighter 2,880 x 1,800 LTPS IPS screen that can hit 500 nits.

The Colorful Smart 900 AI is a brand new gaming mini PC that doubles as an excellent local LLM station, courtesy of its powerful Ryzen AI Max+ 395 'Strix Halo' APU with a massive 128 GB of shared memory. With performance that matches desktop-class discrete GPUs, the Strix Halo-powered mini PC sure does seem rather enticing.

The beastly Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo" APU-powered Peladn Y01 mini PC has been fully revealed, boasting discrete-level graphics performance and a massive 128 GB of shared memory. Featuring a 2.4-liter enclosure, the Y01 mini PC is impressively compact as well.

Some new AMD Ryzen CPUs have been spotted online. They include the Ryzen 5 9600, Ryzen 5 9500X3D and Ryzen 9 Pro 9945.

A fake AMD Ryzen 7 9800 X3D sent in by a viewer to Gamers Nexus has turned out to be a complete forgery — not just a rebadged CPU, but an empty shell with no silicon die, no IO die, and no functional components.

One of AMD's upcoming Gorgon Point SKU has shown up on FurMark. Its PCI-ID suggests it belongs to the Ryzen 800M family, but its performance falls short, which is expected from an engineering sample.

We've now reviewed both the ROG Zephyrus G16 and the smaller G14 with the new GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU. Despite a slightly higher TGP, the Intel Core Ultra 9 285H lags behind the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 in gaming performance.

The Tuxedo Nano Pro has been updated with AMD Krackan Point APUs. This new mini PC can be equipped with up to the Ryzen AI 7 350, and there's an option to install the system with Linux. The starting price is €840, around $974.

AMD motherboard manufacturers have begun distributing new BIOS updates to fix a security flaw affecting a wide range of Ryzen processors. The vulnerability, located in the TPM 2.0 code, could allow hackers with ordinary user privileges to access sensitive information or disrupt TPM. The fix, delivered through AGESA 1.2.0.3e firmware, is now available for AM5-based systems.

If you want the fastest 14-inch gamer right now, there is no way around the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14. While rivals including the Razer Blade 14 only offer the RTX 5070 Laptop, Asus also offers the two significantly faster GPU options RTX 5070 Ti Laptop as well as RTX 5080 Laptop.

AMD has unveiled two new SoCs for portable consoles. The Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme adds an NPU to the company's top-spec offering, while the Ryzen Z2A sacrifices raw compute power for potential battery life gains.

The previously showcased Colorful Smatr 900 has made its official debut in China. It's a new Strix Halo mini PC that features the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395, which is paired with 96 GB of RAM.

At Computex 2025, Minix has showcased two brand-new mini PCs: the ER936-AI and the ER937-AI. Both are powered by the AMD Strix Point APUs, with the latter featuring the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 with the Radeon 890M.

If you want the fastest gaming laptop, there is no way around the AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D. Thanks to the additional 3D V-cache, Intel's current HX-series CPUs are clearly beaten in some games.

Aokzoe has offered an early look at its next device after recently releasing its A1X gaming handheld globally. This time, the company has moved into the world of mini-PCs, which it hopes to disrupt with an AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 option set within a compact yet stylish housing.

Minisforum has updated its AI X1 mini-PC with two new AMD Ryzen APU options. Now configurable with up to an AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 and 64 GB of RAM, the Minisforum AI X1 can also be picked up for less than $400 when applying an early launch discount.

The recently teased FEVM FA-EX9 mini PC is now official in China. This AMD Strix Halo system features the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 with the Radeon 8060S iGPU and has one OCuLink and two USB4 ports.

The Bosgame M5 AI Mini Desktop is the latest mini-PC running AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU. Rivalling the GMKtec EVO-X2, the Bosgame M5 AI Mini Desktop also features 128 GB of RAM, AMD's powerful Radeon 8060S iGPU and a whole host of ports. Bosgame has finally confirmed when it will begin shipping pre-orders, too.

A new rumour brings a fresh twist to Sony's upcoming PlayStation handheld. It won't launch until 2028, and it will be powered by a chip made on Samsung Foundry's SF2P node.

All the prototype mini PCs presented at Thermalright's Computex booth feature custom compact liquid coolers, cases with some CNC-ed parts and a frontal display with relevant metrics. The demoed model is equipped with AMD's Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 APU and pricing is said to be lower or matching offers from existing mini PC makers like Minisforum.

AMD has upgraded the Threadripper lineup to the Zen 5 architecture. The new Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series Shimada Peak lineup is once again offered in WX workstation and X HEDT segments with the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX topping the list with 96 cores and 192 threads. All Threadripper 9000 series have a boost of 5.4 GHz, 350 W TDP, support 128 PCIe lanes, and are compatible with existing sTR5 motherboards.

At Computex 2025, ECS has showcased a new Strix Point mini PC, the Liva Z8 Plus. It features a compact chassis that packs the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, which can be paired with up to 64 GB of DDR5 or LPDDR5 RAM.

Yet another AMD Strix Halo powered mini-PC could launch in the coming days. The Bosgame M5 AI Mini Desktop will launch with the top-spec Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128 GB RAM, and a robust cooling system to keep its components chilly.

A new leak shows off some upcoming AMD laptop CPUs. They belong to the Ryzen AI 400 family and are expected to launch under the Gorgon Point moniker.

Lenovo has made significant improvements to its display technology, and the current 2.8K OLED models with 120 Hz and brightness levels of more than 1,000 nits are very good. The Yoga Slim 7 14 G10 is no exception here, but the creaky case is extremely annoying.

Asus is introducing a refreshed TUF Gaming A16 AI at Computex 2025. The new TUF Gaming A16 now gets an AMD Krackan Point Ryzen AI 7 350 APU and up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop graphics. Other features including the overall build, display, and connectivity remain unchanged from the previous iteration.

The Razer Blade 16 can now be configured with Nvidia's entry-level RTX 5060 laptop GPU with 8 GB VRAM and a TGP of 115 Watts.

The Razer Blade 14 2025 has finally been shown off at Computex 2025. Like its last-gen counterpart, it features an AMD CPU and an Nvidia GPU, but the RAM is no longer upgradable.