Protectli now offers mini-PCs with 10G SFP+ interfaces! This is exciting for those who love Protectli's hardware. In this video I take a look at the VP6650: what you get in the box and also some performance testing that I conducted with OPNsense. In regard to using the VP6650 with OPNsense, I found that this box would not use more than 20-25% of the CPU due to the fact that OPNsense and the services running on it doesn't seem to fully utilize more than 4 cores (with more than 4 cores, the load may be spread more across the cores, but the overall CPU usage remains at 25% or below even under the load of IDS/IPS). Because of this fact, you may consider using virtualization so you can take full advantage of the hardware resources available on the VP6650. For more detailed information including additional performance tests, please visit my website for the written version: https://homenetworkguy.com/review/protectli-vp6650 Note that coreboot was not available at the time of this video but it is typically released within a few months of a new product launch. You may purchase the Protectli VP6650 on their website: https://protectli.com/product/vp6650 or via my Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/4aq9MmG Disclosure: Protectli sent me the VP6650 but opinions are my own. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 02:43 Unboxing 08:55 Inside the VP6650 09:42 Benefits of a Protectli 10:48 OPNsense performance of 10G interfaces 14:28 Conclusion Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/matrika/smack-that License code: YAYBYLTQROCIZR2B EP41

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