Beelink EQR5 vs Beelink SER5 Pro
These two are closely matched - the right pick comes down to the specific job below.
The verdict
- Idle power
- Beelink SER5 Pro idles lower (7W vs 9W) - cheaper to run 24/7.
- Networking
- Beelink EQR5 has more NICs (2 vs 1) - better for a firewall or VLAN trunk.
Which wins for each job
| Job | Beelink EQR5 | Beelink SER5 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Plex / Jellyfin | ~3 streams | ~3 streams |
| Frigate NVR | add a detector | add a detector |
| Proxmox / VMs | 17,851 PassMark | 17,851 PassMark |
| Firewall / router | 2 NICs win | 1 NICs |
| Local AI / LLM | no slot | no slot |
Approximate - capacity estimates from curated specs, the same logic as the recommender. Verify against your exact setup. Prices move; check the retailer.
Full specs
| Spec | Beelink EQR5 | Beelink SER5 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price (list) | $249 | $239 |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | AMD Ryzen 7 5825U |
| Cores / threads | 8 | 8 |
| PassMark | 17,851 | 17,851 |
| iGPU | Radeon Vega 8 | Radeon Vega 8 |
| NICs | 2 | 1 |
| NIC model | Realtek 1GbE | Realtek 1GbE |
| RAM max (GB) | 64 | 64 |
| M.2 free | 0 | 0 |
| PCIe slot | none | none |
| Idle (W) | 9 | 7 |
| TDP (W) | 28 | 28 |