Acemagic has introduced the F2A mini PC, powered by Intel's latest Panther Lake processors and designed for local AI processing and modern connectivity.
The device is available for preorder at $1,099, a discount from its regular price of $1,699, with shipments beginning on August 31.
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Specifications and Performance
The F2A is equipped with an Intel Core Ultra X7 358H processor, featuring 16 cores built on the Intel 18A process with a hybrid core design.
It includes a 50 TOPS NPU for AI tasks, while the combined CPU, NPU, and integrated graphics deliver up to 180 TOPS of theoretical AI performance.
Graphics are handled by an integrated Arc B390 GPU based on the Xe3 architecture, with 12 Xe-cores and support for AV1 encoding/decoding, ray tracing, and XeSS upscaling.
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The compact case, measuring 128 x 128 x 37 mm, houses 32GB of soldered LPDDR5X memory and a 1TB NVMe SSD.
Storage can be expanded up to 4TB via two M. 2 2280 slots, one supporting PCIe 4.0 and the other PCIe 5.0.
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Connectivity and Display Options
The front panel includes a 40Gbps USB4 Type-C port that supports eGPU expansion, along with two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports and a 3.5mm audio jack.
On the rear, there is an HDMI 2.1 TMDS port, a DisplayPort, dual 2.5Gbps Ethernet jacks, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, and a 20Gbps USB-C port with 100W power delivery and DP 1.4 support.
Wireless connectivity includes Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4, and the mini PC can drive up to four displays simultaneously, including an 8K monitor via DisplayPort 2.1.
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The F2A ships with Windows 11 Pro, but Acemagic notes it also supports Linux and Ubuntu.
