Can it handle it?! 10 Gigabit networking on the Zimaboard!

You guys wanted it, and we're here to deliver! We stuffed a 10gig Intel NIC into the #Zimaboard's 4x PCIe slot running #pfsense to see if this little SBC can run with the big boys or if it's met its match! Join us as we take you through installing a 10 gigabit Intel NIC into the diminutive Zimaboard's 4x PCIe slot and run a battery of exhaustive iperf3 tests to see if this little single-board computer and handle the heat! Link to the 3D-printed mount we used: https://www.printables.com/model/215289-zimaboard-wall-mount-for-generic-pcie-cards **GET A ZIMABORD HERE** ZimaBoard 216: https://amzn.to/3ZlKMba ZimaBoard 432: https://amzn.to/3IOPDuu ZimaBoard 832: https://amzn.to/3Ypd6YK (This is the model we used!) **GET SOCIAL AND MORE WITH US HERE!** Get help with your Homelab, ask questions, and chat with us! 🎮 https://discord.gg/5TcfBWBB7S Subscribe and follow us on all the socials, would ya? 📸 https://instagram.com/2guystek 💻 https://facebook.com/2guystek Find all things 2GT at our website! 🌍 https://2guystek.tv/ More of a podcast kinda person? Check out our Podcast here: 🎙️ https://www.buzzsprout.com/1852562 Support us through the YouTube Membership program! Becoming a member gets you priority comments, special emojis, and helps us make videos! 😁 https://www.youtube.com/@2GuysTek/membership **TIMESTAMPS!** 0:00 Introduction 0:48 Using a 10gig Intel X520-DA2 NIC on the Zimaboard 1:22 How we secured the 10gig card to our Zimaboard 2:08 First test run using iperf3 on the 10gig pfSense Zimaboard 3:27 Second test run using iperf3 on the 10gig pfSense Zimaboard with multiple streams 4:19 Hunting the bottleneck on our 10gig pfSense Zimaboard 5:50 Why did the single stream test perform so poorly? 6:25 Tell us what you think! 6:33 Closing! Thank you for watching! We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.