Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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AMD's Strix Halo architecture officially launched back in January of 2025, but products featuring the chip have been very slow to trickle out. I finally got my hands on their latest chip in the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395, the flagship APU featuring 16-Cores of Zen 5 CPU, along with 40 Compute Units of RDNA 3.5 Graphics Processing. But the biggest feature is the unified memory, as both the CPU and GPU can dynamically share up to 128GB of LPDDR5x Quad-Channel memory.
But first... What am I drinking???
Lagunitas The Waldo's 2025 IPA, 11.4%
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Framework 395 128/2TB 2198 - https://frame.work/products/desktop-diy-amd-aimax300/configuration/new
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Timestamps
0:00 - Intro / What is Strix Halo
9:18 - Performance / Comparisons
11:54 - where ai benchmarks?
19:07 - Who is Strix Halo for?
23:56 - Beer Review
Grab yourself a Pint Glass or Minimalist Wallet at https://craftcomputing.store
AMD's Strix Halo architecture officially launched back in January of 2025, but products featuring the chip have been very slow to trickle out. I finally got my hands on their latest chip in the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395, the flagship APU featuring 16-Cores of Zen 5 CPU, along with 40 Compute Units of RDNA 3.5 Graphics Processing. But the biggest feature is the unified memory, as both the CPU and GPU can dynamically share up to 128GB of LPDDR5x Quad-Channel memory.
But first... What am I drinking???
Lagunitas The Waldo's 2025 IPA, 11.4%
*Links to items below may be affiliate links for which I may be compensated*
Check out the Minisforum MS-S1 Max here: https://s.minisforum.com/4729hiP
GMKTek EVO-X2 128/2TB 1999 - amzn.to/4nwXeRj
Beelink GTR9 128/2TB 2399 - amzn.to/48Oeqxc
Framework 395 128/2TB 2198 - https://frame.work/products/desktop-diy-amd-aimax300/configuration/new
HP Z2 Mini G1a 395 128/0TB - amzn.to/4o4pJ91
Support me on Patreon and get access to my exclusive Discord server. Chat with myself and the other hosts on Talking Heads all week long.
patreon.com/CraftComputing
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro / What is Strix Halo
9:18 - Performance / Comparisons
11:54 - where ai benchmarks?
19:07 - Who is Strix Halo for?
23:56 - Beer Review
