AMD Ryzen 9 Home Server with AI // Geekom AE7 Mini PC Review

A look at the Geekom AE7 Mini PC as a home server. This is a fantastic little mini PC with a lot of processing horsepower for home server workloads, AI, and just about anything else you want to do with it. In the video we deep dive into the performance, power efficiency, use cases, and other thoughts about this Ryzen 9 7940HS mini PC.

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Introduction - 0:00
Specs of the Geekom AE7 - 0:37
Speaking of running virtual machines on this mini PC - 1:22
Footprint of the Geekom AE7 - 1:38
Performance of the AE7 - 1:56
Linux Stress utility fan noise, etc - 2:29
connectivity options with the AE7 - 2:50
One downside on the connectivity with the Realtek 2.5G adapter - 3:30
Power efficiency - 4:12
Physical walkthrough of the Geekom AE7 - 5:00
A look at the use cases of the Geekom AE7 - 6:22
Pros of the Geekom AE7 - 7:32
Cons of the Geekom AE7 - 8:29
Wrapping up the Geekom AE7 review - 9:14

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[elu]

would like to see how to set up home server using mini pc. Thanks for the video.

[OnesimusX]

That NPU opens up a few doors for machine learning. How would you use it in your lab? I realize image recognition, and speech to text offering some great voice commands without reaching out the datacenter, but there's so much more that can be done.

[tendosingh]

7940hs (and 7xxx apus) DOESN'T HAVE A NPU. Geekdom site has no mention of NPU (in case they put in separate NPU chip). Only 8xxx APUs have AI built in.

[NetBandit]

I would like to see 3 DisplayPort 2.1a instead of 'mystery' HDMI. Presumably the 2x HDMI can at least do UHD 60Hz but HDMI can be a pain to work with.

[FabioTerasaka]

The specs say 64GB max, how were you able to fit 96GB in your unit? What module sizes did you use?

[DS-pkeh]

So, what kind of AI loads would be good to run on this? Probably on Linux?

[triadasysad]

Which network cards will work with VMware? And where can I get vib packages for them?

[pfitz]

Would prefer the unit be made available without the NPU. No interest in AI here.. and elimanating or making NPU optional could potentially reduce the cost of the machine.