EC-R3588RT 2G5 Fanless RK3588 Smart Router is $20 cheaper; Minix NGC-5 Mini PC has more RAM (8 GB vs 4 GB); Minix NGC-5 Mini PC has more storage (256 GB vs 32 GB); EC-R3588RT 2G5 Fanless RK3588 Smart Router has a dedicated GPU.
| EC-R3588RT 2G5 Fanless RK3588 Smart Router | Minix NGC-5 Mini PC | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $429 | $449 |
| CPU | Rockchip RK3588 | 8th Gen Intel Core i5 |
| RAM | 4 GB LPDDR4 | 8 GB DDR4 |
| Storage | 32 GB eMMC | 256 GB |
| Graphics | Arm Mali-G610 | — |
| NPU | 6 TOPS | — |
| Display | — | — |
| Operating system | Android , Linux OS, OpenWRT | Windows 10 Pro |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | — |
| Ethernet | 2.5 GbE | — |
| Ports | 2×USB-C · Audio | — |
