Summary

DROIX blog review of the Beelink SER5 mini PC with AMD Ryzen 5 5560U processor. System and gaming benchmarks with comparison to SER4 and SEi 11 PRO.

Key Specs

SpecDetail
CPUAMD Ryzen 5 5560U, 6 cores / 12 threads, up to 4.0 GHz, 15 W TDP
GPURadeon Graphics, 6 cores, up to 1600 MHz
RAM16 GB DDR4 (max 64 GB)
Storage500 GB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD (max 2 TB)
ConnectivityGigabit Ethernet, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2
OSWindows 11
Dimensions4.9 x 4.4 x 1.6 in (12.6 x 11.3 x 4.2 cm), ~430 g
Fan noiseMax 56 dB (Cinebench 10 min)
TemperatureMax 64 C (Cinebench 10 min)

System Benchmarks

BenchmarkSER5 5560USER4 4700USEi 11 PRO
PassMark444144844118
PCMark546752244924
3DMark108012091402
Cinebench766066534906
CrystalDiskMark2552 / 1905 MB/s2559 / 1865 MB/s2490 / 1933 MB/s
PriceGBP 459GBP 459GBP 499

Gaming Benchmarks (all at 720p)

GameSettingsFPS
Forza Horizon 5Very Low66 avg
Street Fighter VMaximum46 avg
Final Fantasy XIVMaximum4702 score (Standard)
Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLow40 avg
Cyberpunk 2077Low28.93 avg

Key Findings

  • SER5 and SER4 trade blows across benchmarks; SER5 leads on CPU-intensive tasks (Cinebench)
  • AMD processors have more cores/threads, excel at CPU-intensive workloads
  • Good value at lower price than SEi 11 PRO with competitive performance