Framework Desktop With AMD Ryzen AI Max Offers Excellent, Linux-Friendly Performance
Today the review embargo lifts on the much anticipated Framework Desktop computer powered by AMD Ryzen AI Max 300 Series "Strix Halo" SoCs. Aside from offering an enclosure to allow old Framework motherboards to be re-tasked as a makeshift desktop computer, the Framework Desktop is the company's first dedicated desktop computer offering and it's very impressive in building around the Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" platform. Here is a look at the Framework Desktop with initial testing under Linux and a wide assortment of benchmarks.
The Framework Desktop can handle standard PC parts while being sized within a 4.5L enclosure. The Framework Desktop chassis measures in at 96.8 x 205.5 x 226.1 mm as a very small form factor (SFF) PC. As with the Framework Laptops over the past several years, the Framework Desktop is big on modularity and user customizations.
This thing is small, very small. Here's an obligatory Maß size comparison for what came to mind as the closest comparison:
