We take a look at the top homelab system of 2025 for traditional compute, the Minisforum MS-A2. With built in 10GbE, , and WiFi 6E, along with multiple NVMe storage, PCIe expansion, and 16 core/ 32 thread processors, this has everything for Windows 11, Ubuntu server and desktop, Proxmox VE, and other virtualization setups. STH Main Site Article: Substack: STH Top 5 Weekly Newsletter: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Become a STH YT Member and Support Us ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Join STH YouTube membership to support the channel: Professional Users Substack: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to Find The Unit We Purchased Note we may earn a small commission if you use these links to purchase a product through them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Minisforum MS-A2: Crucial 32GB Kit: Crucial 64GB Kit: Crucial 96GB Kit: Crucial 128GB Kit: Minisforum MS-A1: Minisforum MS-01: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to Find STH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- STH Forums: Follow on Twitter: Follow on LinkedIn: Follow on Facebook: Follow on Instagram: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Minisforum MS-01 Review: Testing ECC Operation: 128GB Kit: - AMD EPYC 4005: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction 01:38 External Hardware Overview 05:18 Internal Hardware Overview 07:18 128GB of Memory and Testing ECC Memory 09:23 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX Processor 11:05 Networking and NVMe Storage M.2 and U.2 13:56 Performance 15:09 Power Consumption and Noise 17:01 Key Lessons Learned Pricing Updates Windows Ubuntu and Proxoxmox VE