3x 2.5GbE Fanless Firewalls Compared

In this video, we take a look at three 6x 2.5GbE fanless firewall, VPN, and router boxes. Two utilize the Intel Core i7-1165G7 a higher-performance solution. One of those two we recommend. One uses the Intel N6005 and worked, but we have a different recommendation on. We typically use these for Proxmox VE virtualization, pfSense or OPNsense firewalls, OpenWRT, or other similar use cases. STH Main Site Core i7-1165G7 Review: https://www.servethehome.com/intel-core-i7-1165g7-fanless-6x-2-5gbe-firewalls-i225-pfsense-opnsense-proxmox/ STH Main Site Intel Pentium N6005 Review: (Coming soon) STH Top 5 Weekly Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/dryM09 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Become a STH YT Member and Support Us ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Join STH YouTube membership to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv6J_jJa8GJqFwQNgNrMuww/join STH Merch on Spring: https://the-sth-merch-shop.myteespring.co/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to Find STH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- STH Forums: https://forums.servethehome.com Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ServeTheHome ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to Find The Unit We Purchased ---------------------------------------------------------------------- AliExpress via Topton Stores (links have updated since we purchased.) Note: These have a lot of variability, so some people have had to apply thermal paste and etc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction 02:48 N6005 6x 2.5GbE Hardware Overview 07:57 Core i7-1165G7 Hardware Overview 13:30 Performance 16:02 Power Consumption 18:28 BIOS and pfSense, OPNsense, and Proxmox VE 19:02 Key Lessons Learned 23:30 Final Words ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - 4x 2.5GbE J4125 Unit (Topton): https://youtu.be/IJhlqb4iGn4 - 4x 2.5GbE J4125 Unit (Hnsun): https://youtu.be/wUcDg_ms0is - 4x 2.5GbE N5105 Unit: https://youtu.be/rUuaAPG0PxU - 4x 2.5GbE N6005 Unit: https://youtu.be/Q4_SyLV7s60 - Netgate 4100 pfSense Plus Review: https://youtu.be/8-qT2D5wDD0 - Intel QuickAsssit (QAT) Cards: https://youtu.be/vcxJdRMhQ3o - TinyPilot Raspberry Pi KVM: https://youtu.be/l7i-hm_E2ls Here are the threads mentioned on the early units STH readers got. (Bitly to the STH forum resource since apparently, YT does not like the URL) - Main N6005 Thread: https://bit.ly/3OxmYf9 - More discussion on the forums: https://bit.ly/3a2ayN4