MINISFORUM's N5 Max is not your everyday NAS; it's a beast. It's powered by the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor, aka 'Strix Halo,' which is paired with 64GB of LPDDR5X memory clocked at 8533 MT/s. With the integrated Radeon 8060S graphics, the AI performance is on the order of 126 TOPS, which is why the company is positioning this as a fully integrated AI NAS for local workloads.
The MINISFORUM N5 Max also ships with OpenClaw pre-installed on its 128GB system drive, the free and open-source AI agent and assistant that is becoming increasingly popular in the productivity space. And as modern large-language models and AI make dealing with large amounts of data easier, the NAS side of the MINISFORUM N5 Max supports up to 200 TB of total storage across 5 HDD and 5 SSD slots.
This is a device we've covered in the past; however, we've got news (via Tom's Hardware) that the MINISFORUM N5 Max will be available to order later this week, on April 23, with a sticker price of $2,899.
For those who have been tracking prices for Strix Halo hardware, seeing the MINISFORUM N5 Max approach $3,000 is not surprising, given its hardware and memory capacity. The update also included the full specs for the device, which you can find below.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Product Name | Minisforum N5 Max AI NAS |
| Product Type | NAS (MinisCloud OS / Windows 11 Pro / Linux) |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 16 cores / 32 threads, 3.0-5.1 GHz |
| GPU | Integrated Radeon 8060S, 40 compute units, 2.9 GHz |
| AI Performance | Up to 126 TOPS total, 50 TOPS NPU |
| Memory | 64GB LPDDR5X unified, up to 8533 MT/s (non expandable) |
| Storage (Total) | Up to 200TB (160TB HDD + 40TB SSD) |
| HDD Bays | 5 x SATA (up to 32TB each) |
| SSD Slots | 5 x M.2 NVMe (1x PCIe4 x4, 4x PCIe4 x1) + 128GB system disk installed |
| Networking | 2 x 10GbE (RTL8127) |
| Front I/O | USB4 (40Gbps), USB 3.2 Gen2 |
| Rear I/O | 2 x USB4 v2 (80Gbps), USB 3.2 Gen2, USB 2.0, HDMI 2.1, AC in |
| Internal I/O | USB 3.2 Gen1 |
| Video Output | HDMI + USB4/USB4 v2 (up to 8K60 / 4K144) |
| Cooling | 5 heat pipes + PCM, 2x CPU fans, 2x HDD fans, 1x SSD fan |
| Noise | 33 dB (Balance), 38 dB (Performance) |
| Power | Max 250W, 100-240V AC input |
| Dimensions / Weight | 199 x 202.4 x 252.3 mm, 5.8 kg |
