Comparison
Beelink EQ12 vs SER5: quiet HA box or Proxmox cores?
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. Score both in Labstack Fit before you commit.
Beelink EQ12
Low-power Intel N100 box suited to quiet Home Assistant and light Proxmox nodes with dual 2.5GbE.
home assistant
proxmox light
opnsense lab
Beelink SER5
Compact AMD Ryzen mini-PC often used for Proxmox and Home Assistant with upgradeable SODIMM.
proxmox
home assistant
plex igpu
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
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use cases
home_assistant, proxmox_light, opnsense_lab
proxmox, home_assistant, plex_igpu