Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128GB)

The Framework Desktop is a 4.5-litre mini-ITX PC on AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 395 with 128GB of unified memory, sold as a DIY Edition you assemble. It suits developers who want official Linux support. The one thing to know: unified memory lets it load large mixture-of-experts models; dense 70B models crawl and there is no CUDA.

Is the Framework Desktop the Strix Halo machine to buy?

• Pricing reads: $3,449 (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128GB, DIY Edition without storage or OS); 64GB $1,959; Ryzen AI Max 385 32GB $1,269; add $215 for a 1TB SSD, $505 for 2TB, $199 for Windows 11 Pro — frame.work, Sep 2026 (all three configurations showed 'out of stock').
• PCWorld (Aug 2025): Editors' Choice, "operated quietly with very little noise", gpt-oss-20b at 53.9 tokens/s.
• ServeTheHome (Nov 2025) ranked it third of the Strix Halo mini PCs it had reviewed, citing user-reported USB4 issues.
• Soldered memory; one-year warranty; $1,999 at launch per Framework's blog; a 192GB successor is "coming soon", unpriced.

Who should skip it

Anyone who wants a built, supported machine: the HP Z2 Mini G1a. Anyone whose AI is a cloud chatbot: see AI computing or the GMKtec EVO-X2.

Research-based listing — not hands-on tested by Digital4All; details as of September 2026.