[MSI Launches AI Edge Series Desktop, Pioneering the Next Era of Edge AI Computing]
MSI's second AI-branded mini-PC / compact desktop, announced in January 2026 and positioned for local AI inference, privacy-sensitive workloads, and creator use. The launch hardware centers on AMD's Strix Halo platform, with MSI highlighting the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 configuration.
Specifications
- Launch timing: January 2026
- Form factor: 4-liter compact desktop with a built-in power supply
- Processor: AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
- Memory: Up to 128 GB LPDDR5X-8000 unified memory
- Graphics memory: Up to 96 GB dynamically assignable to the GPU
- iGPU: Radeon 8060S with 40 compute units
- NPU: XDNA 2, rated at up to 50 TOPS
- AI performance: MSI claims up to 126 total TOPS
- LLM claim: About 15 TPS on models up to 120B parameters
- Cooling: Glacier Armor thermal solution
- Operating system: Windows or Linux
Platform
Built on the Sixunited AXB35 board platform.
Notes
MSI has not announced pricing or final availability at the time of the launch article. MSI may eventually offer lower-tier Ryzen AI Max variants, but the company has only publicly shown the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 model so far.
