Shocking New 10GbE and 2.5GbE Firewall and Virtualization Hosts

We take a look at two new Intel Core i5 and Core i7 based firewall and virtualization hosts with either 2x 10GbE and 4x 2.5GbE or 8x 2.5GbE network connections. This is a crazy little system that came pre-installed with pfSense Plus and we also put OPNsense and Proxmox VE on. We also discuss why VMware ESXi 8 will be a challenge. It makes a really interesting #homelab node that has a lot of onboard networking. STH Main Site Article: https://www.servethehome.com/new-4x-2-5gbe-and-2x-10gbe-intel-core-firewall-and-virtualization-appliance/ 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 under Topton Core i5: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dkaf5hd AliExpress under Topton Core i7: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DDNvTIr Amazon under Moginsok Core i5: https://amzn.to/3OLfztV Amazon under Moginsok Core i7: https://amzn.to/47BVUVU Note Ali usually has big discounts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Intel Core i3-N305 Fanless: https://youtu.be/bM6Ivy_KLR4 - Intel N100 and N200 Fanless: https://youtu.be/58nVTNYrJ3E - Intel Alder Lake Fanless: https://youtu.be/6rtRwKlJTgU - Beelink EQ12 Pro with i3-N305: https://youtu.be/69ZsA_QToBE - Example of setting up Proxmox VE with OPNsense/ pfSense: https://www.servethehome.com/topton-intel-j4125-4x-i225-fanless-virtualized-firewall-appliance-review-pfsense-opnsense-proxmox-ve/3/ - iKoolCore R1 N6005 Review: https://youtu.be/evbuR8WvA6s - R86S Review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-YLy-RRZnM - ASRock 4x4 AMD Ryzen 7 5800U: https://youtu.be/oqwnD5zKXqQ - Three 6x 2.5GbE Fanless Systems: https://youtu.be/tZK1l9bXDgs - Two Fanless N5105 Systems: https://youtu.be/xExmvIHEQao - 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 - TinyPilot Raspberry Pi KVM: https://youtu.be/l7i-hm_E2ls - Lenovo M80q Tiny Gen 3 review: https://youtu.be/kbMnivjy-E0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction 01:28 External Hardware Overview 04:04 Internal Hardware Overview 10:00 Performance 11:49 Power Consumption and Noise 14:28 Key Lessons Learned 18:00 Final Words