Comparison
Beelink EQ12 vs Beelink SER5
EQ12 wins on idle watts and dual 2.5GbE for a quiet HA/router lab node; SER5 wins when you need Ryzen cores for VMs or light iGPU transcode. Pick power budget first, then RAM ceiling.
Beelink EQ12
Low-power Intel N100 box suited to quiet Home Assistant and light Proxmox nodes with dual 2.5GbE.
Beelink SER5
Compact AMD Ryzen mini-PC often used for Proxmox and Home Assistant with upgradeable SODIMM.
Spec side-by-side
| Field | Beelink EQ12 | Beelink SER5 |
|---|---|---|
| cpu | Intel Processor N100 | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (typical config) |
| ram gb max | 32 | 64 |
| nic | 2.5GbE, 2.5GbE | 2.5GbE |
| wifi | True | True |
| storage | M.2 NVMe | M.2 NVMe, 2.5 SATA |
| tdp w est | 6 | — |
| use cases | home_assistant, proxmox_light, opnsense_lab | proxmox, home_assistant, plex_igpu |