Peladn has launched the Y02 mini-PC in China, and it is exactly the kind of machine that looks small on the desk and absurd on the spec sheet. The Peladn Y02 pairs AMD’s 16-core Ryzen AI Max+ 395 with 128 GB of LPDDR5X-8000 memory, a 2 TB SSD, and a price tag of 20,499 yuan, or a little over $3,000.
That price puts it in a strange corner of the market: above most mainstream mini-PCs, but squarely in the territory of compact workstation hardware. The pitch is clear enough – lots of CPU muscle, serious memory headroom, and integrated graphics that can handle more than basic office duty.
Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and Radeon 8060S specs
At the heart of the Y02 is AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ 395, a 16-core chip that can boost up to 5.1 GHz. Graphics come from the integrated Radeon 8060S, which uses 40 compute units, so this is not one of those mini-PCs that quietly hopes you never open a game or an AI app.
Peladn says the system can reach 126 TOPS of AI performance overall, with the NPU contributing up to 50 TOPS. That sort of marketing number is now common across premium Windows machines, but here it is backed by unusually aggressive memory capacity and a configuration that looks aimed at creators, developers, and AI tinkering rather than casual home use.
Cooling, power modes, and expansion options
The Y02 offers three power modes: 55 W, 85 W, and 120 W. Peladn also says short bursts can push power draw to 160 W, which explains why the company went with two centrifugal fans, an additional system fan, and three heat pipes instead of the usual dainty mini-PC cooling setup.
Expansion is strong for the size. Inside are three M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots for SSDs, plus Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4, two 2.5GbE Ethernet ports, two USB4 ports with DisplayPort support, three USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A ports, two USB 2.0 ports, HDMI 2.1, and DisplayPort 2.0. In other words: the port list is longer than some desktop cases’ patience.
Windows 11 Pro included, Linux supported
Peladn ships the Y02 with Windows 11 Pro preinstalled, and the company also says it is compatible with Linux. The chassis measures 193 × 246 × 92 mm and weighs about 1.85 kg, which keeps it in mini-PC territory even if the internals are anything but mini.
The broader pattern is easy to spot: mini-PCs are creeping upward from low-power office boxes into full-blown compact workstations, and AMD’s latest high-end APUs are helping that happen. The Y02 may be expensive, but it is also a preview of where small-form-factor PCs are heading – toward more memory, more AI hardware, and less apology.