Minisforum N5 Pro vs QNAP TS-664
Minisforum N5 Pro is the more capable pick; QNAP TS-664 is the cheaper one - which wins comes down to the job below.
The verdict
- CPU
- Minisforum N5 Pro has 8.3x the CPU throughput (33,292 vs 4,000 PassMark).
- Plex
- Minisforum N5 Pro transcodes more 4K HDR streams (~5 vs ~4).
- Idle power
- QNAP TS-664 idles lower (16W vs 33W) - cheaper to run 24/7.
- RAM ceiling
- Minisforum N5 Pro takes more RAM (96GB vs 16GB).
Which wins for each job
| Job | Minisforum N5 Pro | QNAP TS-664 |
|---|---|---|
| Plex / Jellyfin | ~5 streams win | ~4 streams |
| Frigate NVR | add a detector | ~4 cameras win |
| Proxmox / VMs | 33,292 PassMark win | 4,000 PassMark |
| Firewall / router | 2 NICs | 2 NICs |
| Local AI / LLM | PCIe GPU slot | PCIe GPU 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 | Minisforum N5 Pro | QNAP TS-664 |
|---|---|---|
| Price (list) | $899 | $799 |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 | Intel Celeron N5095 |
| Cores / threads | 12 | 4 |
| PassMark | 33,292 | 4,000 |
| iGPU | Radeon 890M (RDNA3.5) | Intel UHD (16 EU) |
| NICs | 2 | 2 |
| NIC model | Marvell AQC113 10GbE plus Realtek 5GbE | Intel I225-V |
| RAM max (GB) | 96 | 16 |
| M.2 free | 3 | 2 |
| PCIe slot | x16 | x4 |
| Idle (W) | 33 | 16 |
| TDP (W) | 54 | 15 |