GMKtec M5 Plus AMD Ryzen 7 5825U Mini PC Barebone DDR4 RAM US$186.80 (~A$300) Delivered @ China Box AliExpress

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GMKtec M5 Plus AMD Ryzen 7 5825U Mini PC Barebone DDR4 RAM US$186.80 (~A$300) Delivered @ China Box AliExpressAffiliate
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Does not come with RAM, SSD or Windows Keys
Efficient CPU for 24/7 running (15W). Power Performance is way above N100.
Has 2x2.5Gbps (must be i-226 Intel) NICs for running OPNSense/PFSense/Openwrt
Has 2xm.2 2280 NVME slots.
2xDDR4 RAM slots
1 blower style fan for CPU in the bottom and a 70mm fan up top for SSD/RAM. Based on my experience with K8 Plus the top fan helps SSD temps.
Hardware layout and the box is pretty similar to K8 Plus that I have.

I was looking into N100 Mini PCs for running bare-metal OPNsense and found this one to be a better deal, so I went for it. It’s plenty powerful for OPNsense/pfSense, and you can go wild with IDS/IPS rules without any worries or even try virtualise opnsense and have the resources for other uses. Plus, it’ll help with future-proofing. I already have the GMKtec K8 Plus Mini PC and I’m really happy with it. If you’ve got spare RAM and an SSD, this is a no-brainer.

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  • pw2002au on 21/01/2025 - 18:01

    This seems on a par with Amazon

    https://amzn.asia/d/fHWZQTl

    $440 for 1tb and 32gb and windows

    Or $377 with 512gb and 16gb

    • ozmma on 21/01/2025 - 18:02
      +2

      No dual ethernet ports on that one.

      • pw2002au on 21/01/2025 - 18:03
        +1

        Yep about to edit my comment 😜. And these are much better than the n100 / n97 that I have..

  • Shermanpk on 21/01/2025 - 18:10

    Great Device.
    IMO Intel N100 type devices are a better solution in THIS class of device due to their lower idle power consumption.
    IMO AMD systems tend to be better as a more high-end device as they can have more PCIe lanes and better peak performance.

    • kid-vhee on 21/01/2025 - 18:41

      Based on passmark data for performance/tdp 5825 performs approximately 34% better - however in terms of actual CPU performance - 5825U performs better in all benchmarks.

      However most cases shouldn't really compare a low powered N100 to Ryzen mobile … cause you're comparing 4c/4t to 8c/16t…. Of course one would draw 15W compare to 9W of N100. Ideally you should compare similar cores.

      Real life power usage and idle powers, I'd see would be negligible - your fridge and other appliances draws more power.

      I've had the N100 in my Chuwi Herobox, and found it very underwhelming. Very capable as an office computer, and handled fine as a Batocera emulator, but underperformed during Steam link streaming.

  • zetmandude on 21/01/2025 - 19:27

    is this one better with Oculink?

    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008391664134.html?spm=a2…

    • ozmma on 21/01/2025 - 19:35

      WTH, that is a great deal if it is true. Seems too good to be true.

    • Clear on 21/01/2025 - 19:49
      +3

      Saturn Trade Store

      I've seen this store pop up a few times lately - they're scammers.

      • 100% feedback based on 15 reviews 🚩
      • Putting "Top" infront of the brand name 🚩
      • Brand new store (registered Jan 6 2025) 🚩
      • Very low prices on products beating official stores by a big margin 🚩
    • BROKENKEYBOARD on 21/01/2025 - 21:44

      Customer Reviews (0)

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  • SBargainler on 21/01/2025 - 20:46

    Does this one have HDMI 2.1 capabilities? Was wanting something that'll support moonlight 4k@120hz

    • kizzaaa on 21/01/2025 - 20:55

      HDMI 2.0b so 4k60hz max

      However, 4k120hz should be achievable over the DP 1.4 port but I haven’t tested this myself.

  • kizzaaa on 21/01/2025 - 21:05

    This deal three months ago was better with Ryzen 5 6600H, DDR5, PCIE ver 4.

    But this is still a good offer based on current exchange rate and if you need something like this now.

    I have both GMKtec M5 Plus and M6. Both are good products.

  • BlueSkyAPI on 21/01/2025 - 21:46

    By the time I put this in checkout it comes up to $344 delivered. Shouldn't the GST 10% ($31.30) should be included in the price in the post title?

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