New Fanless 4x 2.5GbE Virtualization and Firewall Appliances

We take a look at two new fanless 4x 2.5GbE systems with the Intel Celeron N5105 and i225-V and i226-V NICs and see how this new generation fares. We tried these systems with Proxmox VE for virtualization (Will looked at one with VMware ESXi linked below), pfSense, and OPNsense and found a few differences with this design. These have become popular router, firewall, and virtualization nodes, so we are doing a combined review of the two AliExpress units. STH Main Site Article: https://www.servethehome.com/new-fanless-4x-2-5gbe-intel-n5105-i226-v-firewall-tested/ 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 Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/servethehome-com/ Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ServeTheHome/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servethehome/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to Find The Unit We Purchased Note we may earn a small commission if you use these links to purchase a product through them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- AliExpress Topton stores. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction 01:05 Pricing, AliExpress, and what NOT to do 03:02 External Hardware Overview 05:15 Internal Hardware Overview 11:07 Performance 12:30 Improved Power Consumption 15:25 Key Lessons Learned wit hProxmox VE, pfSense, and OPNsense 18:07 Intel J6413 Units Next and Wrap-up ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Three 6x 2.5GbE Fanless Systems: https://youtu.be/tZK1l9bXDgs - VMware ESXi and pfSense on a 6x 2.5GbE Core i7 Fanless System: https://www.servethehome.com/topton-fanless-intel-core-i7-1165g7-box-running-vmware-esxi-veeam-and-pfsense/ - 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