Ryzen mini PCs
Minisforum MS-A2
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
- RAM
- 96 GB
- Network
- 4 × 10 GbE
Router / firewall:Good
Sixteen Zen 5 cores, two 10 GbE SFP+ ports, three SSD slots and a PCIe slot in two litres.
from $799 (typical price)Highly recommended
Mini PCs and single-board computers
Every mini PC, Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi and other board worth buying, with ports, storage, RAM, software support, what each is good for and prices.
7 devices
Intel N mini PCs
Beelink EQ14
- Processor
- Intel N150
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Network
- 2 × 2.5 GbE
Router / firewall:Great fit
Two Intel 2.5 GbE ports, two M.2 slots and a built-in power supply around an N150: the all-rounder home server.
from $385 (typical price)Highly recommended
Intel Core mini PCs
Minisforum MS-01
- Processor
- Intel Core i9-13900H
- RAM
- 96 GB
- Network
- 4 × 10 GbE
Router / firewall:Great fit
The Intel twin of the MS-A2: 10 GbE SFP+, USB4, three SSD slots and Quick Sync.
from $679 (typical price)Recommended
Intel N mini PCs
Beelink ME mini
- Processor
- Intel N150
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Network
- 2 × 5 GbE
Router / firewall:Great fit
A 10 cm cube with six M.2 slots and fast networking: an all-flash NAS that uses a few watts.
from $525 (typical price)Recommended
Other boards
ZimaSpace ZimaBoard 2
- Processor
- Intel N150
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Network
- 2 × 2.5 GbE
Router / firewall:Great fit
A silent, fanless N150 board in an aluminium case with two Intel 2.5 GbE ports, two SATA ports and a PCIe slot.
from $279 (typical price)Recommended
Other boards
FriendlyElec NanoPi R6S
- Processor
- Rockchip RK3588S
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Network
- 3 × 2.5 GbE
Router / firewall:Great fit
A fanless three-port router board with an eight-core RK3588S, made for OpenWrt.
—Recommended
Orange Pi
Orange Pi 5 Plus
- Processor
- Rockchip RK3588
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Network
- 2 × 2.5 GbE
Router / firewall:Good
The RK3588 board with the most I/O: two 2.5 GbE ports, a full-speed NVMe slot, HDMI in and up to 32 GB.
from $109 (launch price)For advanced users