Minisforum MS-A2 Review Minisforum MS-01 vs MS-A2 Article - Minisforum MS-01 on Amazon for $699 Minisforum MS-A2 on Amazon Minisforum HQ Visit (Written Article) Buy the Minisforum MS-A2 here Visit Minisforum to Buy the MS-A2 here - Minisforum N5 and N5 Pro NAS UPDATES Minisforum N5 Pro NAS - Is it too Early for NAS of the Year (article) Original Minisforum N5 Pro CES News Video - Written article (more pictures + tests) of the Minisforum 6x M.2 Upgrade Card - MINISFORUM MS-01 Workstation on Amazon - Minisforum MS-01 on their official store - Video Chapters 00:00 – Introduction: MS-01 vs MS-A2 Mini Workstation Showdown 00:25 – MS-01 Recap: 10GbE, PCIe, i9 CPUs, and 3x M.2 – the 2024 mini PC king 01:15 – MS-A2 Overview: AMD alternative with Zen 5, 10G, USB4, Gen 4 NVMe 01:38 – Price Comparison: $419 to $839 for MS-01 vs $639 to $1,013 for MS-A2 02:17 – CPU Performance: Zen 5 Ryzen 9 vs Intel i5/i9 – more cores, threads, and power 03:14 – Feature Parity: Shared specs (10G, 3x M.2, PCIe) but AMD CPU offers more 03:51 – TDP & Efficiency: Lower TDP on Intel, but AMD ROI is higher overall 04:35 – Design & Cooling: Slide-out case and improved airflow in MS-A2 05:00 – PCIe Lane Bandwidth: MS-A2 has more Gen 4×4 M.2 lanes vs Gen 3 slots on MS-01 06:08 – Storage Speed Advantage: All Gen 4×4 on MS-A2 = higher NVMe throughput 06:32 – Thermal Testing: 1-hour and 24-hour workloads show MS-A2 cooler over time 07:15 – GPU Benchmarking: MS-01 wins in graphics test (Xe Graphics) 07:53 – CPU Thread Benchmarking: MS-A2 dominates with core/thread advantage 08:21 – Productivity Benchmarking: PCMark real-world tests – A2 slightly ahead overall 09:00 – Verdict: MS-A2 is more powerful, MS-01 remains competitive in value 09:47 – Thermal Trade-offs: More power = more heat, but cooling is solid 10:06 – Summary: MS-A2 offers more performance and storage bandwidth 10:25 – Outro: Further resources, NAS use cases, and support for NAScompares Recommended Jonsbo N3 NAS Builds For $300 – $500 – $1000+ The Jonsbo N3 NAS Case Review - Jonsbo N2 vs N3 NAS Case - Get It Right First Time! Synology/QNAP versus Build Your Own NAS - I Built the Jonsbo N2 NAS - Jonsbo N2 NAS Build Complete Guide UnRAID/TrueNAS - Find Your ideal NAS here on Amazon - Best Buy also provide NAS solutions, visit them here - Looking for deals and offers on all things NAS? Take a look at what devices are on special offer right now, worldwide, by visiting here - The NAScompares Podcast - Let's Talk Data Amazon Podcasts - 's-talk-data Spotify Podcasts - Castbox Podcasts - Thinking of buying a product mentioned in today's video from Amazon? If this video has helped you make that decision, you can head to Amazon using this link and we will get a small % profit of whatever you buy, which goes directly back to NASCompares and allows me and Eddie to keep doing what we do here on YouTube and the Blog - *Visit the Community Support forum 'ASK NASCompares' here if you need more help* -