GEEKOM A8 is a mini PC powered by AMD processors from the Hawk Point family. This small, compact Mini PC has a really strong heart. Users can choose an A8 Mini PC with a Ryzen 7 8845HS or Ryzen 9 8945HS CPU. In addition to powerful AI processors, GEEKOM A8 offers up to 64GB DDR5 RAM, PCIE Gen 4*4 SSD slot up to 2TB, WiFi 6E, 2.5GbE LAN, and quad display. You can now purchase a GEEKOM A8 Mini PC for $649 (with Ryzen 7 8845HS, 1TB SSD, after coupon: A8Aff50) and up.
GEEKOM A8 Mini PC Overview Features
Recently, many AI Mini PCs powered by Ryzen 7 8845HS processor have appeared on the market, including Beelink SER8 and GMKtec NucBox K8. This list also included Mini PC from GEEKOM, which is also one of the leading global Mini PC manufacturers. Moreover, GEEKOM has gone a step further and introduced the A8 Mini PC with Ryzen 9 8945HS CPU which is on top of the Ryzen 8040 “Hawk Point” series processor. But let’s start from the beginning.
The GEEKOM A8 features a sleek metal housing (112.4 x 112.4 x 37mm) with rounded corners and an anodized matte finish. Its compact size fits in any desktop setup, enhancing workspace aesthetics. Besides support VESA mounting behind of monitor. As we have already mentioned there are two variants of the GEEKOM A8 AI Mini PC, with Ryzen 7 8845HS or Ryzen 9 8945HS, both featuring 8 Zen 4 cores, 16 threads, 16MB L3 cache, AMD Radeon 780M GPU, and a Ryzen AI Engine NPU. The Ryzen 9 version delivers slightly better performance with higher CPU and GPU frequencies. The enhanced NPU allows the A8 to handle 60% more AI workloads than previous models with Ryzen 7040 chips. This boosts performance for tasks like quick answers, text-to-image/video conversion, note summarization, call transcription, meeting minutes, AI-powered photo editing, video output, and multi-tasking.
In addition, there is an active cooling system with the new IceBlast 1.5 cooling technology. This is to ensure stable operation and effective cooling even under heavy loads. Regardless of the CPU option, each unit is preinstalled with 32GB dual-channel SO-DIMM DDR5-5600 RAM, and up to 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe4.0*4 SSD (for GEEKOM A8 8945HS). To be more precise, we can put up to 64GB RAM in the A8.
GEEKOM A8 AI Mini PC supports M.2 Wi-Fi 6E BT5.2 AW-EB600NF, but via M.2 2230 for WIFI PCIe slot you can use a WiFi 7 adapter with BT 5.4. In addition, A8 has 2.5GbE LAN and supports quad display up to 8K@30Hz (2x HDMI 2.0 (4K@60Hz, USB4.0 Type-c (8K@30Hz), USB3.2 Gen2 Type-C (8K@30Hz)).
GEEKOM A8 has a rich number of ports:
- USB4.0 (40 Gbps / DisplayPort / up 15W)
- 3x USB3.2 Gen2 Type-A
- 2x HDMI 2.0
- USB2.0 Type-A
- RJ45 2.5Gbps
- 3.5mm Audio jack,
- DC jack (19V6.32A)
The whole thing works on Windows 11 Pro (64bit).
Availability and Prices
A few words about prices. GEEKOM A8 Mini PC can be found primarily on the GEEKOM website / store. Users have the option to choose between two processors from the same AMD HawkPoint family: Ryzen 7 8845HS and Ryzen 9 8945HS. Additionally, GEEKOM has provided a discount coupon: A8Aff50 ($50 OFF). Below are the prices after using the coupon:
- A8 R7 8845HS Mini PC with 32GB RAM and 1TB SSD for $649
- A8 R9 8945HS Mini PC with 32GB RAM and 2TB SSD for $799
In addition, you can also find the A8 Mini PC on Amazon.