MINISFORUM Unveils Two Local AI Systems With AMD Ryzen AI

September 05, 2026
MINISFORUM introduced the MS-S1 MAX-P495 workstation and N5 MAX-P495 storage system for local AI workloads at IFA 2026.

MINISFORUM unveiled two local AI systems powered by the AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ PRO 495 processor at IFA 2026 in Berlin, the company announced in a press release. The AI Mini Workstation MS-S1 MAX-P495 and AI Agent NAS N5 MAX-P495 each provide up to 131 TOPS of AI performance, 192 GB of memory, and up to 160 GB of graphics memory.

The MS-S1 MAX-P495 supports local model inference, AI development, computer vision, generative AI, and edge computing. It is also designed for AI applications that process data in real time.

The N5 MAX-P495 combines AI computing with up to 200 TB of local storage. It can store data, models, embeddings, databases, retrieval augmented generation knowledge bases, and AI agents for private local workloads. MINISFORUM displayed both systems at IFA from September 4 to 8.

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