Minisforum has showcased two new desktop motherboards powered by flagship AMD Ryzen mobile chips. These boards come pre-soldered with a Ryzen 9 9955HX, Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, or Ryzen AI Max+ 395, offering a strong base for a high-performance and energy-efficient PC.
Spotted by Tweakers at CES 2026, the BD995M X3D and BD395i Max are two solutions powered by the Zen 5 architecture. The first is a micro-ATX offering paired with either the mobile Ryzen 9 9955HX or Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, and accompanying Radeon 610M iGPU. Regardless of the variant you choose, you will get 16 Zen 5 cores split into two CCDs (Core Complex Dies) clocking up to 5.4GHz, alongside a basic 2 CU (Compute Unit) RDNA 2 iGPU. The main difference is the X3D’s additional V-Cache layer, which brings the total L3 to 128MB.
As you may have guessed from the picture, the BD995M X3D will require you bring your own DDR5 UDIMM memory, which won’t be cheap in today’s market conditions. At the time of writing, the cheapest 64GB kits cost north of $530/£590, with 128GB bundles asking for at least $960/£900.
This is where the BD395i Max could have an advantage, thanks to its on-package LPDDR5X memory. This mini-ITX option is powered by AMD’s flagship Strix Halo Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processors, boasting 16 Zen 5 cores clocked up to 5.1GHz, a large 40 CU RDNA 3.5 GPU (Radeon 8060S), and a shared 128GB of memory.
The memory is quad-channel, too, affording a higher total bandwidth than the 9955HX/X3D. Most notably, you can assign up to 96GB of this pool to the iGPU, making it extremely competent in machine learning workloads such as locally run LLMs (Large Language Models). However, if you need more GPU horsepower for 3D modelling or high-resolution gaming, you can always add a graphics card to the mix using the available PCIe slot.
While these appear a niche proposition, either one holds promise for gaming. The optimal choice will depend on whether you intend to add your own dedicated GPU or stick to the IGP. For discrete graphics, the Ryzen 9 9955HX3D board holds sway due to its extra 3D V-Cache, whereas the the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 model can delve into casual gameplay on account of its superior onboard graphics. The latter is also a safe bet for machine learning tasks, where the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 will have the edge due to its massive allocatable video memory pool.
Minisforum expects both boards to launch in the first half of 2026, but pricing remains unknown. You can expect the BD395i Max to be more expensive given the larger iGPU and memory capacity out of the box. And though the promise of mobile-like efficiency may attract a premium, the BD995M X3D will theoretically need to be cheaper than a Ryzen 9 9950X3D + X870 motherboard combo to make sense. Either way, I’ll be keeping a close eye as I’m intrigued to see how these develop.
