The Beelink SER8 is an AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS mini PC with eight cores and sixteen threads. It supports DDR5 memory of up to 256 GB and two M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD slots. The closest Thinvent match is the Thinvent Treo Mini PC with AMD Ryzen 5 7530U. It is also an AMD mini PC with six cores, and it has Wi-Fi 5 dual band on its Wi-Fi SKU.
Beelink SER8 vs Thinvent Treo Mini PC
| Specification | Beelink SER8 | Thinvent Treo Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 5 7530U | Thinvent Treo Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 5 7430U |
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| Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS | AMD Ryzen 5 7530U | AMD Ryzen 5 7430U |
| Cores/Threads | 8/16 | 6 cores | 6 cores |
| RAM | Up to 256 GB DDR5 | Up to 64 GB DDR4 | Up to 64 GB DDR4 |
| Storage | Dual M.2 PCIe 4.0, up to 8 TB | Up to 2 TB SSD | Up to 2 TB SSD |
| Form Factor | Mini PC | Mini PC | Mini PC |
| Operating System | Not confirmed | Windows 11 Pro (other choices: Windows 11 IoT Value, Ubuntu Linux, Thinux Embedded Linux, Without OS, DOS) | Windows 11 Pro (other choices: Windows 11 IoT Value, Ubuntu Linux, Thinux Embedded Linux, Without OS, DOS) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), dual band | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), dual band |
Key differences
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The Beelink SER8 has the higher processor class, with eight cores and sixteen threads against six cores on the Thinvent Treo.
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The Beelink SER8 supports up to 256 GB of RAM, against up to 64 GB on the Thinvent Treo.
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The Beelink SER8 has dual M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots for storage, with up to 8 TB. The Thinvent Treo has an M.2 SSD of up to 2 TB.
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The Thinvent Treo has a VESA mount, two HDMI and VGA display outputs, and a choice of operating systems, including Ubuntu Linux and Without OS.
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The Thinvent Treo has a Wi-Fi option, and its no-Wi-Fi variant is also available. The Beelink SER8 is listed with Wi-Fi 6E.
Which one should you choose?
Choose the Beelink SER8 if you need the most cores and the largest RAM and storage capacity. Choose the Thinvent Treo Mini PC if you want a compact AMD mini PC with a choice of operating systems, a VESA mount, and a dual-band Wi-Fi option.