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Stripped-down Windows 11 for AI developers demands 64GB RAM and insane 250 GB/s bandwidth
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Microsoft released another version of Windows 11 designed for developers, dubbed Project Zenith.
Key facts
- It comes with pre-installed tools like Visual Studio Code, GitHub Copilot, PowerToys, WinAppCLI, Windows Dev Skills, Intelligent Terminal, PowerShell 7, Git, GitHub CLI, AzureCLI, Core Utils, Oh
- The AMD Ryzen AI Halo, with its AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor, 128GB LPDDR5x-8000 RAM, 2TB SSD, and integrated Radeon 8060S graphics, costs $3,999.99 on Micro Center
- Project Zenith is Microsoft’s response to the AI token crisis, which has caused costs to spiral out of control, especially as agents use 1000x more tokens compared to standard AI
- Microsoft released another version of Windows 11 designed for developers, dubbed Project Zenith
Summary
It comes with pre-installed tools like Visual Studio Code, GitHub Copilot, PowerToys, WinAppCLI, Windows Dev Skills, Intelligent Terminal, PowerShell 7, Git, GitHub CLI, AzureCLI, Core Utils, Oh Their Posh, Python 3.14+, uv, NVM, Node 24+, WSL 2+ Ubuntu, and. It’s primarily designed for AI developers, especially since the devices it’s installed on are designed to run 30B+ parameter models locally and without meters. Project Zenith is Microsoft’s response to the AI token crisis, which has caused costs to spiral out of control, especially as agents use 1000x more tokens compared to standard AI. One big tradeoff with Project Zenith, though, is that it’s only available on expensive devices, at least for the moment.