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Minisforum MS-S1 Max vs Threadripper Pro + Dual RTX 4090 Build
Specs, price and the one trade-off that actually decides it — Minisforum MS-S1 Max against Threadripper Pro + Dual RTX 4090 Build, side by side.
Cheaper to start
Tie
Both start at a similar price.
Rated higher
Tie
Both score 9.2 on our design scale.
Standout
Minisforum MS-S1 Max
128GB unified memory in a mini-PC chassis
Minisforum MS-S1 Max
AMD Strix Halo in a mini-PC, with 128GB of soldered LPDDR5x unified memory.
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- 128GB unified memory in a mini-PC chassis
- Runs models that would otherwise need multiple GPUs
- Low power draw for the capability
Cons
- Memory is soldered — no upgrade path
- Token generation well below a discrete GPU
- Pointless for models that already fit in consumer VRAM
Specifications
- AI computing power126 TOPS
- APUAMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
- AtomMan G1 PRO32GB RAM+1TB SSD
- AtomMan G7 ProIntel Core i9 14900HX / 32GB RAM+1TB SSD
- AtomMan G7 PtAMD Ryzen™9 7945HX / 32GB RAM+ 1TB SSD
- AtomMan G7 TI/G7 TI SEIntel® Core™ i9 14900HX(G7 Ti) / Barebone / UK
- BluetoothBluetooth 5.4
- Chassis Designslide-out chassis
- Coolingaerospace-grade aluminum chassis, pure copper baseplate, six heat pipes, dual centrifugal fans, phase-change cooling material
- cpu—
- DEG2 OCuLink eGPU DockBlack
- Deploymentrack-mountable, supports multi-system clusters
- EliteMini UM780 XTXGold / 32GB RAM+1TB SSD / US
- example_models—
- ExpansionPCIe x16
- gpu—
- GraphicsAMD Radeon 8060S
- Memoryup to 128 GB LPDDR5x-8000 MT/s with 256 GB/s bandwidth
- Memory ArchitectureUMA unified memory architecture
- MINISFORUM 129i7AMD Ryzen™ 9 7940HX (790S7) / BAREBONE (NO OS/RAM/SSD) / EU
- MINISFORUM 795S7AMD Ryzen™ 9 7945HX (795S7) / BAREBONE / UK
- MINISFORUM BD790iAMD Ryzen™ 9 7940HX-BD790i SE / Mini-ITX Form Factor(170x170x1.6mm)
- MINISFORUM BD795i SEAMD Ryzen™ 9 7945HX-BD795i SE / Mini-ITX Form Factor(170x170x1.6mm)
- MINISFORUM BD795MAMD Ryzen™ 9 7945HX / M-ATX Form Factor(240х220х1.6mm)
- MINISFORUM DEG1 eGPU DockeGPU Dock
- MINISFORUM eGPU Docking Station MGA1AMD Radeon™ 7600M XT
- MINISFORUM MGP01 Game ControllerGame Controller
- MINISFORUM MKB i83Obsidian Black
- MINISFORUM MS-01Intel® Core™ i5-12600H / Barebone / UK
- MINISFORUM MS-A1without CPU
- MINISFORUM N5 MAXAMD Ryzen™ AI Max+ 395 / 128GB LPDDR5x + 128GB OS Storage / US
- MINISFORUM TB4-01 12 in 1 Thunderbolt™ 4 DockThunderbolt™ 4 Dock
- MS-A280 / 32GB RAM + 1TB SSD
- N5AMD Ryzen™ 7 255 / 16G DDR5 + 128G OS Storage
- N5 AIRAMD Ryzen™ 7 255 / 16GB DDR5+64GB OS Storage
- N5 ProAMD Ryzen™ AI 9 HX PRO 370 / 16G DDR5 + 128G OS Storage
- NPU50 TOPS
- Power Supply320W high-efficiency internal power supply certified by CCC, FCC, UL, CE, and UKCA
- ram_gb—
- TDP130W sustained
- tier—
- tokens_per_second—
- UM880 Plus32GB RAM+1TB SSD
- USBUSB4 v2 (80 Gbps)
- vram_gb_total—
- Wi-FiWi-Fi 7
Threadripper Pro + Dual RTX 4090 Build
Professional-tier workstation: AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro with two NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090s (48 GB VRAM total) and 256 GB of RAM. Runs Llama 3.1 405B and gpt-oss-120b at roughly 10-20 tokens/s — the enterprise end of this index for on-premises inference.
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- 48GB total VRAM for heavy inference
- Massive PCIe lane bandwidth
- 64-core compute headroom
Cons
- Extreme power consumption (1500W+ peak)
- High noise levels under sustained load
Specifications
- AI computing power—
- APU—
- AtomMan G1 PRO—
- AtomMan G7 Pro—
- AtomMan G7 Pt—
- AtomMan G7 TI/G7 TI SE—
- Bluetooth—
- Chassis Design—
- Cooling—
- cpuAMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro
- DEG2 OCuLink eGPU Dock—
- Deployment—
- EliteMini UM780 XTX—
- example_modelsLlama 3.1 405B, gpt-oss-120b
- Expansion—
- gpu2x NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
- Graphics—
- Memory—
- Memory Architecture—
- MINISFORUM 129i7—
- MINISFORUM 795S7—
- MINISFORUM BD790i—
- MINISFORUM BD795i SE—
- MINISFORUM BD795M—
- MINISFORUM DEG1 eGPU Dock—
- MINISFORUM eGPU Docking Station MGA1—
- MINISFORUM MGP01 Game Controller—
- MINISFORUM MKB i83—
- MINISFORUM MS-01—
- MINISFORUM MS-A1—
- MINISFORUM N5 MAX—
- MINISFORUM TB4-01 12 in 1 Thunderbolt™ 4 Dock—
- MS-A2—
- N5—
- N5 AIR—
- N5 Pro—
- NPU—
- Power Supply—
- ram_gb256
- TDP—
- tierprofessional
- tokens_per_second10-20
- UM880 Plus—
- USB—
- vram_gb_total48
- Wi-Fi—