Acemagic AM08 Pro vs Beelink SER8
Beelink SER8 is the more capable pick; Acemagic AM08 Pro is the cheaper one - which wins comes down to the job below.
The verdict
- CPU
- Beelink SER8 has 1x the CPU throughput (28,621 vs 28,292 PassMark).
- Plex
- Beelink SER8 transcodes more 4K HDR streams (~5 vs ~3).
- Idle power
- Beelink SER8 idles lower (10W vs 12W) - cheaper to run 24/7.
- RAM ceiling
- Beelink SER8 takes more RAM (96GB vs 64GB).
Which wins for each job
| Job | Acemagic AM08 Pro | Beelink SER8 |
|---|---|---|
| Plex / Jellyfin | ~3 streams | ~5 streams win |
| Frigate NVR | ~4 cameras win | add a detector |
| Proxmox / VMs | 28,292 PassMark | 28,621 PassMark win |
| Firewall / router | 1 NICs | 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 | Acemagic AM08 Pro | Beelink SER8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price (list) | $499 | $499 |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS | AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS |
| Cores / threads | 8 | 8 |
| PassMark | 28,292 | 28,621 |
| iGPU | Radeon 780M | Radeon 780M (RDNA3) |
| NICs | 1 | 1 |
| NIC model | Realtek 2.5GbE | Realtek RTL8125 |
| RAM max (GB) | 64 | 96 |
| M.2 free | 1 | 1 |
| PCIe slot | none | none |
| Idle (W) | 12 | 10 |
| TDP (W) | 54 | 54 |