Beelink EQR5 vs Beelink SER5
Beelink EQR5 is both faster and cheaper here - the default pick unless you need something specific from the other.
The verdict
- CPU
- Beelink EQR5 has 1.3x the CPU throughput (17,851 vs 13,500 PassMark).
- Idle power
- Beelink SER5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Plex / Jellyfin | ~3 streams | ~3 streams |
| Frigate NVR | add a detector | add a detector |
| Proxmox / VMs | 17,851 PassMark win | 13,500 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Price (list) | $249 | $259 |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | AMD Ryzen 5 5560U |
| Cores / threads | 8 | 6 |
| PassMark | 17,851 | 13,500 |
| iGPU | Radeon Vega 8 | Vega 7 |
| NICs | 2 | 1 |
| NIC model | Realtek 1GbE | Realtek RTL8125 |
| RAM max (GB) | 64 | 64 |
| M.2 free | 0 | 1 |
| PCIe slot | none | none |
| Idle (W) | 9 | 7 |
| TDP (W) | 28 | 25 |