$3,500 for 128 GB, in stock
GMKtec’s US store lists the 128 GB EVO-X2 with a 1 TB drive and Windows 11 Pro at $3,500, or $3,649.99 with 2 TB, and charges no import fees on US orders.
GMKtec EVO-X2 AI mini PC for local AI
The GMKtec EVO-X2, often searched as EVO X2, is a Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 mini PC with 64 or 128 GB of unified memory, and the cheapest 128 GB box with that chip we found in stock on 31 October 2026.
The smallest 395 box we compare, by volume
At 193 x 186 x 77 mm it has an SD card reader and a power-mode button on the front, and its 230 W power supply is an external brick.
41 to 44 dBA under load
ServeTheHome measured 41 to 43 dBA while the EVO-X2 ran LLM inference and 43 to 44 dBA in games, at 147 to 160 W from the wall on Llama 3.3 70B.
GMKtec EVO-X2 specs: ports, power and size
The GMKtec EVO-X2 fits the Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 and its memory into a 193 x 185.8 x 77 mm case with one 2.5 GbE port, two USB4 ports, an SD 4.0 reader and a 230 W external adapter.
| Spec | GMKtec EVO-X2 | Lucebox Zero 495 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip | AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395, 16 cores, Radeon 8060S graphics | AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ PRO 495 and a Radeon AI PRO R9700 card |
| Memory | 64 or 128 GB LPDDR5X-8000, soldered | 32 GB on the card, plus 128 GB or 192 GB LPDDR5X-8533 |
| Memory speed | 256 GB/s | 640 GB/s on the card, 273 GB/s unified |
| Networking | 2.5 GbE, Wi-Fi 7 | 10 GbE, Wi-Fi 7, optional 100 GbE cluster kit |
| Ports and expansion | 2x USB4, SD card reader; no PCIe slot | 2× USB4, 2× USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, 2× USB-A 2.0, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4, plus 4 display outputs on the GPU |
| Power | 120 W sustained, 140 W peak; 230 W external adapter | 1,000 W power supply, SFX form factor |
| Size and weight | 193 x 186 x 77 mm | 340 × 110 × 320 mm, 11.97 L, 6 kg |
| Ships with | Windows 11 Pro | Ubuntu Server with the Lucebox engine and models installed |
| Warranty | Not stated | 1 year, parts and labor |
| Sources | GMKtec | Lucebox |
EVO-X2 ports
The front has two USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, a USB4 Type-C, an SD 4.0 card reader, a 3.5 mm jack and three buttons: power, fan lighting and performance mode. The back has DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.1, one USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, two USB-A 2.0, a second USB4 Type-C, a 3.5 mm jack, the DC input and one 2.5 GbE port on a Realtek 8125BG. Wi-Fi 7 (MT7925) and Bluetooth 5.4 are built in.
Storage, and no slot for a card
Two M.2 2280 slots take PCIe 4.0 x4 drives of up to 8 TB each, with no SATA. The EVO-X2 has no PCIe slot and no OCuLink port, so USB4 is the only way to attach a graphics card.
The power-mode button and fans
The front button cycles Silent, Balanced and Performance, with 120 W sustained and 140 W peak at the top. Two CPU fans and an RGB system fan with 13 to 16 lighting and fan modes push air through three heatpipes.
External 230 W power brick
Power comes from an external DC adapter rated 19.5 V at 11.8 A, about 230 W; ServeTheHome identifies it as a HuntKey brick. It plugs into a 5525 barrel jack on the back.
EVO-X2 warranty
EVO-X2 orders placed on or after 1 October 2026 carry “1+2 years”: 1 year on the whole unit and 2 more years of replacement cover for the RAM, SSD and power adapter. Earlier orders have 1 year. The buyer pays shipping to the service location, and GMKtec takes returns within 7 days.
How loud is the GMKtec EVO-X2?
The GMKtec EVO-X2 measured 41 to 43 dBA during LLM inference and 37 to 38 dBA at idle in ServeTheHome’s review (11 July 2025), against a 34 dBA room floor.
EVO-X2 power draw
ServeTheHome measured 147 to 160 W at the wall while the EVO-X2 ran Llama 3.3 70B at Q6_K, and 170 to 180 W in games. Its listed downsides were no 10 GbE, the noise and the power draw.
EVO-X2 against the Framework Desktop on power
In Notebookcheck’s test of the two boxes with the same 395 (20 September 2025), the EVO-X2 drew 184.7 W in Prime95 and 178.1 W in Cyberpunk 2077, about 40 W more than the Framework Desktop for near-identical performance, and its fans were louder.
EVO-X2 64 GB, 96 GB or 128 GB?
The GMKtec EVO-X2 is sold with 64 GB or 128 GB; 96 GB is the share of the 128 GB model’s memory you can hand to the GPU in its BIOS, leaving 32 GB for the system.
| Model and size | GMKtec EVO-X2, 64 GB64 GB unified | GMKtec EVO-X2, 128 GB128 GB unified | Lucebox Zero 495, 128 GB32 GB card + 128 GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.8-27B15.2 GB | Yes | Yes | Yes, on the card |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash101.5 GB | No | Yes | Yes, card and unified |
| Qwen3.8-Flash-Next106.3 GB | No | Yes | Yes, card and unified |
| Qwen3.8-27B and DeepSeek V4 Flash at once116.7 GB | No | Just, little room left | Yes, card and unified |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash190.8 GB | No | No | Yes, part on the SSD |
EVO-X2 64 GB
The 64 GB EVO-X2 ($2,200) holds Qwen3.8-27B (15.2 GB) with room for long prompts. DeepSeek V4 Flash (101.5 GB) and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next (106.3 GB) do not fit in it.
EVO-X2 96 GB: the BIOS split
ServeTheHome found two presets on the 128 GB model, 64 GB each for CPU and GPU, or 32 GB for the CPU and 96 GB for the GPU; Notebookcheck’s review of the 1 TB version also lists 96 GB of VRAM. One owner review on GMKtec’s store says a BIOS and EC update was needed before the 96 GB setting and manual fan speeds worked.
EVO-X2 128 GB
The 128 GB EVO-X2 is the size for 100B-class mixture-of-experts models like DeepSeek V4 Flash: $3,500 with 1 TB, $3,649.99 with 2 TB. A third listing bundles the 2 TB model with a 3-month Z.AI coding plan for $3,699.99.
How fast is the EVO-X2 for LLMs?
The GMKtec EVO-X2 should write DeepSeek V4 Flash at about 41.9 tok/s with drafting: our lab measured that on another box built on the same Ryzen AI MAX+ 395.
Model
Measure
These runs differ in engine, file or prompt. Drafting speeds some prompts far more than others.
These runs differ in engine, file or prompt. Drafting speeds some prompts far more than others.
These runs differ in engine, file or prompt. Drafting speeds some prompts far more than others.
GMKtec EVO-X2 Qwen3.8-27B and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next speed
On LocalMaxxing a Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 wrote Qwen3.8-27B at 104.32 tok/s, which the 64 GB EVO-X2 holds, and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next at 51.39 tok/s, which needs the 128 GB model. Both runs had drafting on.
Which runs apply to the EVO-X2
None of these three runs names the EVO-X2. They ran on the same chip and its 256 GB/s memory, which sets how fast a model is written; the full Strix Halo speed table has every run we track.
GMKtec EVO-X2 price
The GMKtec EVO-X2 costs $2,200 with 64 GB and $3,500 with 128 GB, each with a 1 TB drive and Windows 11 Pro, on GMKtec’s US store on 31 October 2026.
| Machine | Memory | Bandwidth, GB/s | Software | US price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GB10 | ||||
| NVIDIA DGX Spark | 128 GB | 273 | CUDA | $6,950 to $6,995 |
| AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ | ||||
| GMKtec EVO-X2 | 64 or 128 GB | 256 | ROCm, Vulkan | 64 GB: $2,200 in stock 128 GB: $3,500 in stock |
| Lucebox | ||||
| Lucebox Zero 495, 128 GB | 32 GB on the GPU + 128 GB | 640 / 273 | ROCm, Vulkan | $5,999 |
| Lucebox Zero 495, 192 GB | 32 GB on the GPU + 192 GB | 640 / 273 | ROCm, Vulkan | $8,199 |
US prices read on 30 and 31 October 2026.
EVO-X2 price history
ServeTheHome reviewed the 128 GB EVO-X2 at $1,999 on 11 July 2025, and the China launch price was CNY 14,999 for 128 GB with 2 TB. GMKtec’s store now shows compare-at prices of $2,599.99 and $3,999.99 above the current 64 GB and 128 GB prices.
The EVO-X3, its successor
GMKtec also lists the EVO-X3 on its store, with the same Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 and an OCuLink port for an external graphics card.
What else could you buy instead of the EVO-X2?
The 128 GB EVO-X2 sits here beside the Framework Desktop with the same 395 chip and the Lucebox Zero 495; the hub lists every local AI machine we compare.
Model
Rank by
Our pick
Lucebox Zero 495, 128 GB
- Holds DeepSeek V4 Flash (101.5 GB) across the 32 GB card and 128 GB of unified memory.
- Writes it at 51.1 tok/s on our earlier 395 build, drafting on (our lab).
- $5,999, right at your budget.
Also consider
Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI MAX+ 395), 128 GB
- Holds DeepSeek V4 Flash (101.5 GB) in 128 GB of unified memory.
- Writes it at 41.9 tok/s on another box with the same chip, drafting on (our lab).
- $3,449, $2,550 under your budget.
We make the Lucebox. It is ranked by the same rule as every other row; a run marked “on our earlier 395 build” comes from the previous Lucebox, with the same R9700 card.
- Lucebox Zero 495, 128 GB32 GB card + 128 GBCard + unified 63% used273 GB/s51.1 tok/s drafting on, our lab, on our earlier 395 build
- Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI MAX+ 395), 128 GB128 GB unifiedFits 79% used256 GB/s41.9 tok/s drafting on, our lab, on another box with the same chip
- GMKtec EVO-X2, 128 GB128 GB unifiedFits 79% used256 GB/s41.9 tok/s drafting on, our lab, on another box with the same chip
The pick holds the model with room for the prompt, fits your budget and has the fastest run we can link to. Runs with drafting rank against each other first, then runs without it, then machines with no run, by memory speed. The amber band is the Lucebox's 32 GB card.
GMKtec EVO-X2 review: who should buy one?
The GMKtec EVO-X2 is for a buyer who wants 128 GB on the Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 at the lowest in-stock price and can live with one 2.5 GbE port, an external power brick and audible fans under load.
Buy one if
- You want 128 GB on the Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 today: at $3,500 the EVO-X2 was the cheapest one in stock on 31 October 2026.
- You want the smallest box, with an SD card reader and the power modes on a front button.
- You want it ready to run: it ships with Windows 11 Pro or Ubuntu and a 1 TB or 2 TB drive.
Look elsewhere if
- You need faster networking than one 2.5 GbE port: GMKtec EVO-X2 vs Beelink GTR9 Pro covers a 395 box with two 10 GbE ports.
- You want a graphics card attached by more than USB4: the EVO-X2 has no slot and no OCuLink, and the EVO-X3 adds OCuLink.
- You want a quiet desk: ServeTheHome measured 41 to 44 dBA under load.
- Your stack needs CUDA: the EVO-X2’s Radeon graphics run ROCm and Vulkan.
What EVO-X2 owners report
Owner reviews on GMKtec’s store mention a slow first batch, shipping delays and fan noise, and also support that refunded and replaced a unit. If you are reading GMKtec EVO-X2 threads on Reddit, check which BIOS each owner ran: fan control and the 96 GB GPU share changed with updates. For a 395 box with two 10 GbE ports, see GMKtec EVO-X2 vs Beelink GTR9 Pro.
EVO-X2 or Lucebox: what an R9700 card adds
The Lucebox Zero 495 is a workstation with a Ryzen AI MAX+ PRO 495 and a 32 GB Radeon AI PRO R9700 card; with 128 GB it costs $5,999, against $3,500 for the 128 GB EVO-X2.
We make the Lucebox Zero 495, so read this box as ours.
Where it fits
- Qwen3.8-27B on the R9700 at 303.38 tok/s with drafting on a short code prompt (36.7 without) on LocalMaxxing, 2.9x the EVO-X2’s chip with the same engine, file and prompt (2.6x without drafting).
- A graphics card inside the case on PCIe, where the EVO-X2 can only reach one over USB4.
- DeepSeek V4 Flash in unified memory with Qwen3.8-27B answering from the card at the same time.
Where it doesn't
- You want the lower price: the 128 GB EVO-X2 is $3,500, the 128 GB Lucebox $5,999.
- You want the smallest box on the desk.
- You want a machine in stock this week.
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More local AI hardware comparisons
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AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ boxes
- DGX Spark vs Strix Halo Close on memory speed, about half the price, CUDA only on the Spark.
- Framework Desktop The same chip as the cheaper boxes, in a small case you can build.
- Minisforum MS-S1 MAX Strix Halo with a PCIe slot, and a 192 GB Gorgon Halo version.
- Beelink GTR9 Pro A 128 GB Strix Halo box with two 10 GbE ports.
- Corsair AI Workstation 300 Strix Halo from a big US brand, in stock.
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EVO-X2 FAQ
How much does the GMKtec EVO-X2 cost?
The GMKtec EVO-X2 costs $2,200 with 64 GB and $3,500 with 128 GB, each with a 1 TB drive, and $3,649.99 with 128 GB and 2 TB, in stock on GMKtec’s US store (31 October and 3 November 2026).
EVO-X2 or DGX Spark?
The GMKtec EVO-X2 costs $3,500 with 128 GB against $6,950 for a 128 GB DGX Spark, and their memory speeds are close, 256 and 273 GB/s. The Spark has CUDA and NVIDIA’s software and processes long prompts faster; the EVO-X2 uses ROCm or Vulkan and costs about half.
Can you add a graphics card to the EVO-X2?
The GMKtec EVO-X2 has no PCIe slot and no OCuLink port, so a graphics card can only connect as an external GPU over one of its two USB4 ports, one on the front and one on the back. GMKtec’s newer EVO-X3 adds OCuLink for that.
EVO-X2 or Framework Desktop?
The GMKtec EVO-X2 is in stock at $3,500 with 128 GB, a 1 TB drive and Windows, while the 128 GB Framework Desktop kit is $3,449 without a drive or OS and was out of stock on 31 October 2026. With the same 395 chip, Notebookcheck measured the Framework about 40 W lower and quieter, and it adds 5 GbE and a PCIe x4 slot.