Geekom A9 Max (HX 470) vs Geekom IT15 (32GB + 1TB)

The Geekom IT15 (32GB + 1TB) wins overall on owner rating and price. The Geekom A9 Max (HX 470) counters with double the SSD capacity and a far stronger NPU for local AI work.

AI processing power and storage architecture. The Geekom A9 Max (HX 470) has a 50 TOPS NPU and ships 2TB across two NVMe slots, while the Geekom IT15 (32GB + 1TB) has a 13 TOPS NPU and ships 1TB across a more flexible three-bay layout that includes a SATA drive option.

The Geekom A9 Max (HX 470) by a wide margin. Its Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 pairs a 50 TOPS NPU with the CPU and GPU for 86 TOPS total, versus the 13 TOPS NPU in the Geekom IT15 (32GB + 1TB)'s Core Ultra 9 285H.

The Geekom IT15 (32GB + 1TB), which combines an M.2 2280 NVMe slot, an M.2 2242 SATA slot and a 2.5-inch SATA bay for future expansion. The Geekom A9 Max (HX 470) ships more storage out of the box, 2TB versus 1TB, but only across two NVMe slots.

Choose the Geekom A9 Max (HX 470) if local AI inference matters to you, or you want more SSD capacity and an extra Ethernet port out of the box.

Choose the Geekom IT15 (32GB + 1TB) if you want a higher-rated, more affordable machine with room to add a SATA drive later, and don't need heavy local AI acceleration.