Written 23 Aug 2026. Specs from GMKtec and named reseller pages. Street from the maker cart this pass. I haven't used a G5.
Skip the sold-out soldered 12 GB cube: GMKtec G5
Skip this sold-out 12 GB cube. One slow network port and soldered RAM, which means memory you cannot add later. Wait for a current N150 living-room box.
Skip the sold-out soldered 12 GB cube. Soldered RAM means memory you cannot add later. Maker page: Intel Alder Lake-N N97, 4C/4T, up to 3.6 GHz, 12 W class. UHD, 24 EU. 12 GB LPDDR5-4800 onboard, not a SO-DIMM, not 16 GB. 256 GB 2242 SATA, slot claimed to 2 TB. Dual HDMI 2.0 4K60. Three USB 3.2 Gen1. Type-C is 12 V / 3 A DC-in, not an extra data NIC. RJ45 1 Gbps. Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 4.2/5.0 depending on the reseller sheet. Fanless 72×72×45 mm. 12 V / 3 A brick. One-year paper. Shopify SKU G5-12-256EU, variant “12GB RAM + 256GB SSD / EU,” tagged Clearance. Cart: $239.99, available: false on fetch.
Amazon still has a matching title at B0CZRJL7JM. Don't invent a street from a search snippet. Print the live tag. Don't mix this with G3 Plus N150 (one i226-V, SODIMM) or G3 Pro i3-10110U (the “beats N150” listing). G5S on the same store is a Celeron N5095 leftover, skip that too.
What to buy
| Box | What it is | Street, 23 Aug 2026 | Buy if |
|---|---|---|---|
| GMKtec G5 N97 | N97, 12 GB LPDDR5 soldered, 256 GB 2242 SATA, 1GbE, Wi-Fi 5, fanless 72 mm cube. SKU G5-12-256EU. | Maker $239.99, sold out this pass. Amazon B0CZRJL7JM, print the live tag. No clean Newegg hit on this fetch. | Almost never, for this closet. 12 GB soldered and gigabit are the ceiling. |
| N100 / N150, 16 GB | Current N-class. Prefer a SODIMM and a real 2.5G if the closet already left gigabit. | See that note. Buy whichever of N100 or N150 is cheaper, in 16 GB. | Default living-room node. Confirm the NIC on the ASIN. |
| GMKtec G3 Plus N150 | Actual N150, one i226-V, one DDR4 SO-DIMM. Skip 8 GB. | Maker 16/512 card sold out at a $499.99 list that is not street. No live 16 GB ASIN on the last Plus fetch. | A live 16 GB G3 Plus exists. Don't substitute G5. |
Skip
Skip G5 because the title says N97 and the cart says N150-money. N97 is a 12 W Alder Lake-N, not Twin Lake N150. Skip soldered 12 GB, same class of trap as the in-stock Mini S13 12 GB LPDDR5. Skip 2242 SATA as if it were a 2280 NVMe boot. Skip one gigabit port if the closet is already on 2.5G. Skip G5S N5095. Skip eBay lots. One-year GMKtec paper is not Beelink’s three-year.
Sources
GMKtec G5 store page ($239.99, sold out this pass; SKU G5-12-256EU; Clearance). Shopify product JSON available: false, price 23999. GMKtec MY spec sheet (N97 4C/4T 3.6 GHz, 12 GB LPDDR5-4800, 256 GB 2242 SATA, 1GbE, Wi-Fi 5, 72×72×45 mm, 12 V/3 A). Amazon B0CZRJL7JM. G3 Plus note. Street moves. Print the live tag.