Beelink SER5 5560U Review – Great for office work!

In our Beelink SER5 Review with AMD Ryzen 5 5560U processor we unbox and take a closer look at this office mini PC. We then run some system and gaming benchmarks to see how well it performs.

Beelink SER5 5560U Review Video

Unboxing the Beelink SER5 5560U

In the box we first have the User Manual which is in multiple languages including English, German, Spanish and Italian. There is also a quick guide on how to install a 2.5” drive inside the mini PC. Underneath is the Beelink SER5 5560U mini PC, we will show it in more detail shortly.

Inside the cardboard box is a power supply. We will include the correct adaptor for your country. There are two HDMI cables. One is short and is useful for when you mount the mini PC behind your display. And here is the mounting bracket for attaching the mini PC to your display.

Next, we have a packet of screws for the bracket and for securing the internal drive.

And last but not least there is a SATA ribbon for when installing the drive.

Beelink SER5 5560U Overview

The Beelink SER5 5560U measures around 4.9 x 4.4 x 1.6 inches (12.6 x 11.3 x 4.2 cm) and weighs around 430g. On the front there are two USB 3.0 and one USB Type-C port for easy connecting peripherals to. Beside those are a 3.5mm headphone jack and the power button.

On the back are a gigabit ethernet port for fast data transfer. There are two USB 2.0 ports and two HDMI ports for dual monitor display.

The bottom can be opened by unscrewing the four screws, you can upgrade the RAM and storage as well as installing the 2.5” drive.

Beelink SER5 Technical Specifications

CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 5560U with 6 cores and 12 threads running up to 4.0Ghz at 15W TDP
GPU	Radeon Graphics with 6 cores running up to 1600Mhz.
RAM	16GB DDR4 RAM (Max. 64GB)
STORAGE	500GB of m.2 2280 NVMe SSD (Max. 2TB)
COMMUNICATIONS	Gigabit ethernet 802.11ax WiFi 6E Bluetooth 5.2
WINDOWS	Windows 11
FAN NOISE*	Max. fan noise: 56dB
TEMPERATURE*	Max. temp: 64°C

* For the fan noise and temperature tests we ran Cinebench for 10 minutes and measured them both. This is tested in our office environment of around 23 degrees and 40dB.

System Benchmarks

PassMark

Continuing our Beelink SER 5 review with, as always, the system benchmarks. PassMark pushes the CPU, GPU, RAM and storage to their maximum in a series of tests. The Beelink SER5 got a final score of 4441. We will be comparing the benchmark results with other models further on.

PCMark

PCMark is a series of more natural tests covering day to day tasks from web browsing to image processing. We got a final score of 5467. You can read a more in depth breakdown of the test scores on our blog post linked in the description.

Cinebench

Cinebench tests the CPU to see its performance with either single or multi-core tests. We got a multi core test score of 7660. We usually see very good scores for AMD processors on Cinebench and the Beelink SER5 56560U mini PC is no exception.

3DMark

3DMark tests the CPU and GPU to see how well they work together in video processing tasks. We got a final score of 1080 which was a little lower than we expected.

CrystalDiskMark

CrystalDiskMark runs a series of tests on the storage to see its performance across different read/write patterns. We get a highest read speed of 2552, and highest write speed of 1905 MB/s.

Benchmark Summary

	BEELINK SER5 5560U	BEELINK SER4 4700U	BEELINK SEI 11 PRO
PASSMARK	4441	4484	4118
PCMARK	5467	5224	4924
3DMARK	1080	1209	1402
CINEBENCH	7660	6653	4906
CRYSTALDISKMARK	2552 / 1905 MB/s	2559 / 1865 MB/s	2490 / 1933 MB/s
PRICE	£459	£459	£499

Overall the Beelink SER5 5560U has good scores across the system benchmarks. We can see that compared to the Beelink SER4 4700U there is some back and forth between them for the highest scores. If you use software that is CPU intensive, such as working with large office documents or image or video editing then there is a good performance increase to consider upgrading to the SER5.

Compared with our recently reviewed Intel based Beelink SEi 11 Pro we can see that again for CPU intensive tasks, the SER5 takes the lead, especially in the Cinebench results. AMD processors usually have more cores and threads which make these tasks a breeze. 

You can save yourself 5% off if you order the Beelink SER5 5560U by using the discount code SER55OFF on the Checkout.

Gaming Benchmarks

We continue our Beelink SER5 review with some gaming benchmarks. While this is not a gaming mini PC, the AMD processors are generally quite good for some light gaming.

Forza Horizon 5

We start the gaming benchmarks with Forza Horizon 5 running at 720P on the Very Low graphics settings. We get an average frame per second of 66 which is very good.

Street Fighter V

Next in our benchmarks we are running Street Fighter V at 720P on the Maximum graphics settings. At the end of the first match we get an average frame per second of 46. AMD processors are usually slower than Intels for this game so it’s a fair score.

Final Fantasy XIV

For the Final Fantasy XIV benchmark we are again running at 1280×720 on the Maximum graphics settings. We get a final score of 4702 which puts it into the standard category, you could play the game just fine at maximum graphics settings

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Next in our benchmarks is Shadow of the Tomb Raider. We have it running on the low settings at 720P. We get an average frame per second of 40 which is good. You could play the game fine with some minor slowdowns in very busy scenes.

Cyberpunk 2077

For our final benchmark we are pushing the Beelink SER5 with Cyberpunk which is a high demand game. We are running at 720P on the Low graphics settings and get a final average frame per second of 28.93. You probably would not want to play the game on this mini computer. but for the specification it’s a good score.

Where to buy the Beelink SER5 5560U?

You can learn more and buy the Beelink SER5 5560U here. Don’t forget to use the discount code SER55OFF when ordering! If this model did not appeal to you, you can browse our range of mini PC’s here.

That wraps up our Beelink SER5 5560U review, we hope you have found it useful.