# MSI AI Edge [](./msi-ai-edge.jpg) [[MSI Launches AI Edge Series Desktop, Pioneering the Next Era of Edge AI Computing](https://www.msi.com/news/detail/MSI-Launches-AI-Edge-Series-Desktop--Pioneering-the-Next-Era-of-Edge-AI-Computing-147555)] 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|Hardware/Boards/Sixunited_AXB35]] 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.