The Intel N100 and Intel N200 are massive performance upgrades for the 2.5GbE fanless firewall, router, and virtualization host space. We take the new Intel Alder Lake-N 4x 2.5GbE units for a spin to see how the new chips change this segment in a massive manner. Whether you need a new Proxmox VE virtualization host, or an OPNsense/ pfSense Plus firewall for work (or the #homelab of course) this is awesome. STH Main Site Article: https://www.servethehome.com/fanless-intel-n100-firewall-and-virtualization-appliance-review/ AWESOME STH Forum Thread on these: https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/cwwk-topton-nxxx-quad-nic-router.39685/ STH Top 5 Weekly Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/dryM09 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DcxHNdB (Note the N100 was around $216 for the barebones, $322 as configured when we went live) - Amazon - https://amzn.to/3Oq57I1 If you are trying to save money with the barebones, this is probably what I would outfit the system with: - Amazon (Affiliate) G.Skill 16GB DDR5: https://amzn.to/45QicSX - Amazon (Affiliate) WD Blue 500GB SSD: https://amzn.to/42pf7WY You want something cool with fanless systems, not hot and fast. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Become a STH YT Member and Support Us ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Join STH YouTube membership to support the channel: null STH Merch on Spring: null ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction 01:38 External Fanless Mini PC Overview 04:31 Internal SSD, DDR5, Intel i226-V, and Intel N100/ Intel N200 06:51 Performance 08:58 Virtualization with Proxmox VE and Firewall with OPNsense and pfSense discussion 10:23 Intel N100 and Intel N200 Power Consumption and Temps 14:22 Key Lessons Learned 16:30 Wrap-up ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Intel Alder Lake Fanless: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rtRwKlJTgU - Beelink EQ12 Pro with i3-N305: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evbuR8WvA6s - R86S Review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-YLy-RRZnM - ASRock 4x4 AMD Ryzen 7 5800U: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqwnD5zKXqQ - Three 6x 2.5GbE Fanless Systems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZK1l9bXDgs - Two Fanless N5105 Systems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJhlqb4iGn4 - 4x 2.5GbE J4125 Unit (Hnsun): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUcDg_ms0is - 4x 2.5GbE N5105 Unit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUuaAPG0PxU - 4x 2.5GbE N6005 Unit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4_SyLV7s60 - Netgate 4100 pfSense Plus Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-qT2D5wDD0 - TinyPilot Raspberry Pi KVM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7i-hm_E2ls - Lenovo M80q Tiny Gen 3 review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbMnivjy-E0