GMKtec NucBox G5 G5-N97
€329
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Built-in: do you even need an add-on?
Its Intel UHD iGPU transcodes about 5 concurrent 4K streams (Plex/Jellyfin). It also runs Frigate detection via the iGPU (OpenVINO) - for most homelab use you don't need an add-on accelerator.
Estimates - curated and approximate; verify before buying.
Platform support
- Proxmox VE: supported - install: easy
Watch out
- Single NIC Single NIC - fine for a Proxmox node, but a dedicated OPNsense/pfSense router wants 2+ (or VLANs on a stick).
Add-on accelerators that fit this box
- Google Coral USB Accelerator - USB - fits any box with a spare port. (~5 Frigate cameras)
A discrete GPU only fits boxes with a PCIe slot (and ≤75W); most mini PCs take a USB Coral or an M.2 Hailo instead.
Specs
- CPU
- Intel Processor N97 (4c)
- PassMark
- 5,820
- iGPU
- Intel UHD
- iGPU SR-IOV
- Yes - Intel gen 12+ (share across VMs)
- NIC
- Realtek RTL8111 x1
- NVMe slots
- 0
- Max RAM
- 12 GB
- TDP
- 12 W
- Idle
- 6 W