I try out the Beelink SER5 with the Ryzen 7 5700U processor. This is an 8 core, 16 thread, low-power processor that is a great value. Check out my thoughts on making this little mini PC a home server in the home server lab.

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Introduction to a Ryzen 7 mini PC to run a home lab - 0:00
Overview of trying out different mini PCs 0:29
Introducing the Beelink SER5 with 5700U processor - 0:42
Max memory is 64GB of DDR4 memory - 1:08
2280 NVMe slot and a 2.5 inch SSD - 1:29
The problem with many mini PCs and network adapters - 2:05
VMware will not detect the Realtek network adapter - 2:30
Less than desirable to have a LAN port you can't use - 2:42
I wanted to run all hypervisors, the Beelink falls short in this area - 3:00
Beginning the physical overview of the Beelink SER5 5700U - 3:27
Front of the unit - 4:00
Back of the unit - 4:10
Beelink makes their mini PCs to take apart and upgrade - 4:55
Looking at Proxmox 8 console - 5:33
Proxmox overview of CPU details and memory - 5:40
Looking at workloads - 6:12
Talking about cloning Ubuntu Server template - 6:49
Even with a number of VMs, just a bit of CPU usage - 7:00
Talking about the hardware configuration of the virtual machines - 7:28
Opening the console to a virtual machine - 7:47
Thinking about real world home lab workloads - 8:15
No issues interacting with VMs - 9:00
Concluding thoughts on the Beeink SER5 with the Ryzen 7 5700U, is it worth it? 9:37

The written write up of the Beelink SER5 5700U mini pc:
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XCP-ng home server build with the Citrix Hypervisor:
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Mini PC - things to know before you buy one for a home server:
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