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Hardkernel ODROID-H5

An x86 board with an i3-N300, ten gigabit networking and four M.2 slots, sold with no memory in it.

$299.95 list price

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Headline specifications

CPU
Intel Core i3-N300
Networking
10 gigabit Ethernet
Architecture
x86_64
Form factor
Sbc

Details

About this system

What the record says about the Hardkernel ODROID-H5, in its own words.

The ODROID-H5 is an x86 board with an Intel i3-N300, ten gigabit networking and four M.2 slots. It ships with no memory fitted, which right now is the whole argument for buying one.

Every ARM board in this catalog has its memory soldered on at the factory, so when memory went up two to two and a half times, the boards went with it. This one has a socket. You buy whatever a stick costs the week you order, you buy it from anyone, and you can put more in later.

It runs stock Debian, Ubuntu or Fedora. Not a vendor kernel, not a board specific image somebody maintains for two years and then stops: the same install media you would put on a desktop, which is also what makes an image you built here work on it. For a home server that is worth more than any benchmark.

Reference

Specifications

These values come from the published record for this system. Anything the source did not report is shown as not reported rather than filled in.

Vendor
Hardkernel
Category
Homelab
Architecture
x86_64
Form factor
Sbc
Starting price
Priced per build
Fulfillment
Reseller
CPU
Intel Core i3-N300
Kernel
Stock distribution kernel, no vendor tree
Memory
Not fitted. Standard DDR5 SODIMM, supplied by you
Expansion
Four M.2 slots
Networking
10 gigabit Ethernet

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Evidence

Runs the OS you build

Each row is a recorded observation, not a vendor promise. The evidence level says how far that observation was taken.

Debian

Listed

Not a vendor claim. The board is ordinary x86_64 with no vendor kernel, and this image is expected to install on it the same way it installs on a desktop. Build it and boot it in a test machine before you order.

Ubuntu-26.04-Server

Listed

Not a vendor claim. The board is ordinary x86_64 with no vendor kernel, and this image is expected to install on it the same way it installs on a desktop. Build it and boot it in a test machine before you order.

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