GEEKOM A7

The GEEKOM A7 is a 0.5-liter mini PC built on AMD’s Ryzen 9 7940HS, an 8-core, 16-thread chip that boosts to 5.2 GHz, with Radeon 780M graphics. It takes up to 64GB of dual-channel DDR5-5600 SO-DIMM memory and a single PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, and carries Wi-Fi 6E, USB4, dual HDMI, 2.5GbE, and a full-size SD reader in an anodized aluminum case measuring 4.61 x 4.41 x 1.34 inches and weighing about a pound.

The A7 is a separate model from the similarly-specced GEEKOM AE7. GEEKOM has since refreshed the line as the A7 2026 Edition, which keeps the same aluminum design in a case of about the same half-liter size (slightly shallower and slightly taller) and steps down to a six-core Ryzen 5. The two Ryzen 5 options are further apart than their model numbers suggest: the 7545U is Zen 4 on 4nm with Radeon 740M graphics, while the 7535HS is Zen 3+ on 6nm with the older Radeon 660M. The 2026 configurations add a VESA mount the original did not ship with, and leave the ports unchanged.

CNX Software’s teardown of the 7545U configuration found two SO-DIMM slots with only one populated, so that build runs in single channel until you add a second module.

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GEEKOM A7 Comparison Chart

	GEEKOM A7	GEEKOM A7	GEEKOM A7
Price	List Price: $779.00 Amazon Prices: Check Price on Amazon	List Price: $649.00 Amazon Prices: Loading prices...	List Price: $549.00 Amazon Prices: Loading prices...
Version	32GB/1TB/AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	16GB/500GB/AMD Ryzen 5 7545U (2026 Edition)	16GB/1TB/AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS (2026 Edition)
Performance Rating	5.8	4.5	4.3
Operating System	Windows 11 Pro	Windows 11 Pro	Windows 11 Pro
Processor	Octa-core 4.00 Ghz (max 5.20 Ghz) AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	Hexa-core 3.20 Ghz (max 4.90 Ghz) AMD Ryzen 5 7545U	Hexa-core 3.30 Ghz (max 4.55 Ghz) AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS
GPU	Integrated AMD Radeon 780M	Integrated AMD Radeon 740M	Integrated AMD Radeon 660M
RAM	32 GB DDR5 SO-DIMM	16 GB DDR5 SO-DIMM (One SO-DIMM fitted, second slot free)	16 GB DDR5 SO-DIMM
Internal Storage	1 TB NVMe SSD	500 GB NVMe SSD	1 TB NVMe SSD
Dimensions width x length x thickness	4.61 x 4.41 x 1.34 inches (117.09 x 112.01 x 34.04 mm)	4.43 x 4.41 x 1.46 inches (112.52 x 112.01 x 37.08 mm)	4.43 x 4.41 x 1.46 inches (112.52 x 112.01 x 37.08 mm)
Weight	0.99 lbs (0.45 kg)	0.99 lbs (0.45 kg)	0.99 lbs (0.45 kg)
WiFi	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet	1 Ethernet port at 2.5 Gbps	1 Ethernet port at 2.5 Gbps	1 Ethernet port at 2.5 Gbps
HDMI	2 Full-Size HDMI Ports	2 Full-Size HDMI Ports	2 Full-Size HDMI Ports
DisplayPort	No DisplayPort	No DisplayPort	No DisplayPort
VGA	No VGA Ports	No VGA Ports	No VGA Ports
USB Ports	1 USB 2.0, 3 USB 3, 1 USB-C (1 USB4)	1 USB 2.0, 3 USB 3, 2 USB-C (1 USB4) Rear USB4 at 40Gbps with DP Alt Mode, plus a 10Gbps USB-C	1 USB 2.0, 3 USB 3, 2 USB-C (1 USB4) Rear USB4 at 40Gbps with DP Alt Mode, plus a 10Gbps USB-C
Thunderbolt Ports	No	No	No
OCuLink	No	No	No
Internal SATA Ports	No SATA ports	No SATA ports	No SATA ports
Card Reader	SD Card Reader	SD Card Reader	SD Card Reader
Headphone Jack	combo	combo	combo
Fanless	No	No	No
VESA Mount	No	Yes	Yes
In the Box	A7 Mini PC, HDMI Cable, Power Adapter, User Guide	A7 Mini PC, HDMI Cable, 120W Power Adapter, VESA Mount, User Guide	A7 Mini PC, HDMI Cable, 120W Power Adapter, VESA Mount, User Guide
Expandability	--	--	--

The Ryzen 9 runs to 100C; the Ryzen 5 refresh gives up its threaded lead

The Ryzen 9 7940HS is an 8-core, 16-thread chip, and in this chassis reviewers measured Cinebench R23 multi-core around 15,000 (Tek Syndicate 15,218, Britec09 15,368) and 3DMark Time Spy at 3,335 (ETA Prime). The Radeon 780M handles 1080p gaming within integrated-GPU limits: ETA Prime averaged 102 FPS in Modern Warfare 3 and 66 FPS in Cyberpunk 2077 at 1080p low with FSR on performance, while Robtech found Valorant holding above 200 FPS at 1080p and GTA V still short of a solid 60. Britec09 benchmarked the bundled ACE-branded NVMe drive at 4,885 MB/s read and 4,692 MB/s write, though Robtech rated the same drive “an okay performer nothing exceptional” and “still far off saturating the Gen 4 spec in sequential reads.”

Running Tekken 8 in Performance mode, Robtech watched the CPU reach 100C with the memory climbing above 80C before the frame rate tanked, and pointed out there is no cooling for the RAM; switching to the default BIOS mode held up over a 30-minute session. Power runs from roughly 8W at idle, which ETA Prime and Robtech measured independently, to the 73W ETA Prime drew maxing out the CPU and GPU together. Robtech rated the acoustics “one of the quieter units out there.” There is no VESA mount on this build, and proper S3 sleep did not work in his testing (“proper sleep mode doesn’t work”), a firmware quirk he suggested a BIOS update might fix.

The 2026 Edition is a slower machine under the same name, and CNX Software’s four-way comparison table puts numbers on the gap. Its Ryzen 5 7545U unit scored 9,578 in Cinebench R23 multi-core against 15,291 for the Ryzen 9 A7 in the same table, 19,144 in PassMark CPU Mark against 30,720, and 2,893 in 3DMark Fire Strike against 7,895. Single-core barely moved (1,724 against 1,813), so the refresh feels similar in a browser or an office app and gives up most of its ground in anything threaded or graphical. The bundled Kingston NVMe drive read 5,430 MB/s sequentially. YouTube played back smoothly up to 4K60 and 8K30, and 8K60 was unwatchable, with most frames dropped in Firefox or Chrome.

It still runs hot, but neither reviewer caught it throttling. CNX recorded a peak of 88.8C in Fire Strike and 90.2C during a Cinebench R23 multi-core run with no thermal throttling reported either time, at a 28 to 29C ambient, and measured 39.0 to 39.5 dBA at idle rising to 47.0 to 53.4 dBA in Fire Strike with the meter 5 cm above the case (the room itself read 36.6 to 37.1 dBA). Igor’s Lab, measuring from 40 cm, logged 33.4 dBA at idle and 41.1 dBA under load with a maximum CPU temperature of 85.2C. At idle CNX measured 4.2 to 6.8W and Igor’s Lab 4.8W with a monitor attached.

Reviewer Insights

ETA Prime, Robtech, Tek Syndicate, Tech Notice and Britec09 tested the 2024 Ryzen 9 build. CNX Software and Igor’s Lab tested the 2026 Edition.

ETA Prime

ETA Prime called it “definitely one of the smallest Ryzen 9 powered mini PCs on the market” and “really, really quick,” adding that “Geekom has really come a long way when it comes to their overall mini PC design.” His 1080p testing showed about 102 FPS in Modern Warfare 3 and 66 in Cyberpunk 2077, and he noted the system idles near 8W and can attach an external GPU over the USB4 port.

Robtech

Robtech rated the anodized aluminium alloy case premium and said “its styling is definitely inspired by a Mac Mini,” then ran the games at 1080p and 1440p: Valorant held above 200 FPS at 1080p, while GTA V was “still not a solid 60 fps at 1080p.” He praised the acoustics, calling it “one of the quieter units out there,” but was direct about the flaws: in Performance mode the CPU hit 100C with the memory above 80C, “there’s no cooling for the RAM,” there is no VESA mount, and “proper sleep mode doesn’t work.”

Tek Syndicate

Tek Syndicate opened with “I cannot believe how small it is” and was won over by the gaming, saying the gap between Intel’s UHD graphics and “the AMD Radeon 780M is night and day.” He measured 69.7 FPS in Unigine Valley on high and Cinebench R23 multi-core at 15,218, summing it up as “this little machine is of the devil. I didn’t expect that.”

Tech Notice

Tech Notice framed the A7 against the Apple M2 Mac Mini and concluded “it’s not just smaller, it’s better almost at every single way” on raw CPU, while acknowledging the Mac keeps an edge in video editing “because of the media engines.” He reported the gap in percentages rather than raw scores, putting the M2 Mac Mini 28% and 34% behind in Geekbench 6 single and multi-core, and noted the fans are audible compared to the silent Mac.

Britec09

Britec09 leaned on cooling and value, calling the A7 “probably one of the best cooling mini PCs on the market” and “probably one of the most powerful out there on the market today in 2024.” He logged Cinebench R23 multi-core at 15,368 with “no thermal throttling whatsoever,” measured the NVMe drive at 4,885 MB/s read, and said the machine would be “great for plex servers” and capable of 4K video editing.

CNX Software

CNX Software ran the 2026 Edition through a three-part test in June 2026: a teardown and first boot, a Windows 11 Pro benchmark run, and an Ubuntu 26.04 pass. The English articles carry Jean-Luc Aufranc’s byline and are a translation, with added insights, of Suthinee Kerdkaew’s original review for CNX Software Thailand. In the teardown the review had “access to the motherboard featuring two SODIMM RAM slots, but fitted with only one, meaning single-channel memory which may impact performance of graphics and AI tasks.” The machine “performs fairly well against peers, except for 3D graphics as shown in 3DMark Fire Strike and Unigine Heaven 4.0 benchmarks, which may have been impacted by using a single SO-DIMM memory (single channel),” with the note that “Adding an extra SO-DIMM module might help here.”

On the generational change the review wrote, “The first obvious remark is that the GEEKOM A7 2026 Edition is a downgrade from the GEEKOM A7 (2024 Edition), which should not be surprising considering we went from a Ryzen 9 to a Ryzen 5.” The USB4 port carried an external GPU (“Nonetheless, the USB4 port on the GEEKOM A7 works fine with an eGPU”), and the box “supports up to four independent displays via two HDMI 2.0 ports, and the USB4 and USB 3.2 Type-C ports with DisplayPort Alt mode.” The front-panel 10Gbps ports read slower than the rear ones: “All ports work as advertised, but the 10 Gbps ports on the front panel appear to be slightly slower (read speed), possibly because they are implemented through a USB hub.” Under Ubuntu 26.04 three 7-Zip passes averaged 41,830 MIPS, which “points to stable performance and no obvious thermal throttling.” The review also noted, “The VESA mount was not included in the previous generation A7 model, so that part is new.”

Wireless was the weak point. CNX Software reported that “While Wi-Fi 6 was super fast with Gigabit speeds measured using iperf3, the driver would stop working from time to time, requiring a reboot.” Rolling the driver back and refitting the module inside the case made it “mostly” go away, but the review still called it “a concern, especially since the root cause of the issue is unknown, and it may be specific to our sample,” and summed up: “This was the main issue we had with the mini PC.”

Igor’s Lab

Tim Kutzner’s seven-page test of the 7545U configuration reached an “Okay” rating, a verdict he tied explicitly to what the machine cost in Germany at publication rather than to the hardware. On the chip he wrote that it, “released in Q2 2023, is no longer a performance marvel, but it is entirely sufficient for normal desktop use and one or another 3D application.” Efficiency impressed him more than speed did: “4.8 watts at idle under Windows 11 while a monitor is connected is truly respectable.”

He objected to the naming on the grounds that it hides how far apart the two 2026 configurations sit, since “the differences are considerable: Zen 4 vs Zen 3+, 4nm vs 6nm, Radeon 740M vs Radeon 660M,” and finished with “However, I would rather avoid the variant with the 7535HS.” GEEKOM supplied his review sample with no obligation to publish, which the article states on its final page.

Take the Ryzen 9 for threaded work, the 7545U for an always-on desktop

Developers, creators who can use the SD reader and USB4, and casual gamers who stay at 1080p get a full desktop chip in about half a liter with the Ryzen 9 7940HS build. The connectivity (USB4, dual HDMI, 2.5GbE, Wi-Fi 6E) and the upgradeable DDR5 are the draws, and it stays quiet for its size.

Skip it if you need sustained full-load performance without thermal throttling, or reliable S3 sleep out of the box. Anyone tied to macOS apps will still prefer a Mac Mini, even though Tech Notice put the A7 ahead of the M2 model on raw CPU. For the same Ryzen 9 7940HS and Radeon 780M in a current GEEKOM model, the GEEKOM A7 Max is the closest successor, though its chassis is larger. To compare other options, see Starry Hope’s Mini PC Comparison Tool.

Treat the two 2026 Edition configurations as different machines. The Ryzen 5 7545U is the newer architecture with the faster graphics, and it is the one CNX Software and Igor’s Lab both tested; Igor’s Lab said outright that he would avoid the Ryzen 5 7535HS build. Budget for a second SO-DIMM either way. The 7545U unit CNX Software opened shipped with one module and gave up most of its graphics ground to single-channel memory, and the second slot is free. That same review hit a Wi-Fi 6 driver that dropped out intermittently until the driver was rolled back, and could not rule out that its sample was the problem. At 4.8W idle with a monitor attached, the 7545U build fits an always-on desktop, a four-display office setup, or a low-draw home server.

Upgrades

Accessories that fit the GEEKOM A7's USB4 or Thunderbolt ports.

eGPU enclosureRazer

Core X V2

A Thunderbolt 5 enclosure that Razer lists as working with Thunderbolt 4 and USB4 hosts; it fits a four-slot card and needs an ATX power supply.

List price $349.99

Buying options

eGPU enclosureMinisforum

DEG2 eGPU Dock

Connects over USB4 or Thunderbolt 5, with an OCuLink input behind a switch, and adds an M.2 slot; it needs an ATX or SFX power supply.

List price $259.90

Buying options

eGPU enclosureSonnet

Breakaway Box 850 T5

Has an 850W power supply built in, so only the graphics card is extra, and works with Thunderbolt 4 and USB4 Windows PCs.

List price $599.99

Buying options

Thunderbolt/USB4 dockCalDigit

TS4 Thunderbolt 4 Dock

An 18-port dock that CalDigit lists for Thunderbolt 4 and USB4 hosts, with 2.5GbE and a DisplayPort 1.4 output.

List price $379.99

Buying options

Thunderbolt/USB4 dockPlugable

TBT4-UD5 Thunderbolt 4 Dock

Two HDMI ports drive two 4K60 monitors from one Thunderbolt 4 or USB4 port on a Windows PC.

List price $199.95

Buying options

Thunderbolt/USB4 dockUGREEN

Revodok Max 208 Thunderbolt 4 Dock

Adds three Thunderbolt 4 ports for dual 4K60 displays plus gigabit Ethernet; it has no HDMI port, so monitors connect over USB-C or an adapter.

List price $169.98

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Frequently Asked Questions

What operating system does the GEEKOM A7 come with?

Windows 11 Pro is pre-installed on every A7 configuration.

Can I upgrade the RAM on the GEEKOM A7?

Yes. Every A7 has two SODIMM slots and takes up to 64GB of DDR5. Note that the 2026 Edition unit CNX Software opened arrived with only one module installed, so adding a second stick both raises capacity and switches it to dual channel.

What is the difference between the A7 2026 Edition’s Ryzen 5 7545U and Ryzen 5 7535HS?

They are different generations despite the similar model numbers. The 7545U is a Zen 4 part built on 4nm with Radeon 740M graphics; the 7535HS is Zen 3+ on 6nm with the older Radeon 660M. Both are six-core, twelve-thread chips. Reviewers tested the 7545U configuration, and Igor’s Lab recommended against the 7535HS build.

Does the GEEKOM A7 have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capabilities?

Yes. Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 are built in.

What type of storage does the GEEKOM A7 use?

A single M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD. There is only one M.2 slot, so a storage upgrade means swapping that drive.

Can I connect multiple monitors to the GEEKOM A7?

Up to four independent displays, through the two HDMI ports plus the USB4 and USB-C ports with DisplayPort Alt Mode.

Is the GEEKOM A7 fanless?

No. The A7 uses an active fan. Robtech called the Ryzen 9 build “one of the quieter units out there.”

Does the GEEKOM A7 support VESA mounting?

The original Ryzen 9 7940HS build does not ship with a VESA mount. Both A7 2026 Edition configurations include a VESA bracket in the box.

What ports are available on the GEEKOM A7?

USB 3.2 Type-A ports, USB-C including USB4, two HDMI 2.0 outputs, 2.5Gb Ethernet, a full-size SD card reader, and a combo headphone jack.

Can I use an external GPU with the GEEKOM A7?

Yes, over the USB4 port. ETA Prime noted the Ryzen 9 build can attach one, and CNX Software confirmed the port works with an eGPU on the 2026 Edition.

What is included in the box with the GEEKOM A7?

The mini PC, an HDMI cable, a power adapter, and a user guide. The 2026 Edition configurations also include a VESA mount.