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Beelink · 2023

Beelink EQ12 / EQ12 Pro (N100 / Core i3-N305)

The EQ12 is a small plastic mini PC built around Intel's Alder Lake-N chips: the 4-core N100, or the 8-core Core i3-N305 in the EQ12 Pro. Its main draw is two Intel i225-V 2.5 GbE ports, which makes it a popular router, firewall (pfSense/OPNsense) and home-server box. Inside are one DDR5 SO-DIMM slot (single channel), one NVMe slot wired at PCIe 3.0 x1, a 2.5-inch bay and a socketed Intel AX101 Wi-Fi card. It runs from a 12 V / 36 W external brick. Measured idle power was 9 to 12 W, higher than many enterprise tiny PCs. Limits: storage speed tops out near 1 GB/s, and ServeTheHome found that reinstalling Windows needed a key from Beelink support.

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Beelink EQ12 mini PC in light silver grey, three-quarter front view showing two USB-A ports, audio jack, power button and the Beelink EQ corner badge
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Specs that matter used

CPU generation
Intel N-series (Alder Lake-N / Twin Lake)
CPU options
Intel Processor N100, Core i3-N305 (EQ12 Pro)
Form factor
Consumer mini PC
Released
2023
Memory
DDR5-4800 SO-DIMM (single channel), 1 slot
Max RAM (official)
16 GB — 16 GB is Intel's official limit for Alder Lake-N. VirtualizationHowTo ran 32 GB in an EQ12 Pro, and a commenter there reported 48 GB working: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/09/beelink-eq12-pro-cheap-home-server-with-8-cores-and-32-gb-ram/
Storage
1x M.2 2280 NVMe, wired PCIe 3.0 x1 (about 1 GB/s), plus a 2.5-inch SATA bay with its own small fan in the lid
Ethernet
2 × 2.5 GbE (2x Intel i225-V (B3 stepping on ServeTheHome's EQ12 Pro), not i226-V)
Wi-Fi
Intel AX101 (1x1 Wi-Fi 6, BT 5.2) on a socketed M.2 2230 card
vPro / AMT
No
Cooling
Fan-cooled
Power adapter
External 36 W (12 V / 3 A) DC brick
Measured idle draw
9–12.1 W (CNX Software measured 12.1 W idle in Windows 11 on an N100 EQ12 with one Ethernet cable connected. ServeTheHome measured 9-10 W (power-saving mode) to 11-12 W (high-performance mode) on an i3-N305 EQ12 Pro in Windows 11: https://www.servethehome.com/beelink-eq12-pro-review-intel-i3-n305-alder-lake-n-is-amazing/4/; source)
Windows 11
CPU generation is on Microsoft's supported list
Spec sources

Check before you buy

General off-lease checks (BIOS passwords, Computrace, missing drive caddies) are in the used mini PC buying checklist.

Buying guide

Which one to buy

Oct 4, 2026

Only one EQ12 listing turned up, so there's no market read. It asks about $399 delivered, including $100 shipping, for a unit whose model code reads like 16 GB, 512 GB and Windows Pro. Check whether it's the N100 EQ12 or the 8-core i3-N305 EQ12 Pro, that the 12 V / 3 A brick is included, and whether the Windows key is available if you ever reinstall.

Listed now
1
For parts
0
Typical ask
$390–$400
Full range
$299–$299

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