It is time to check out what might be the smallest system with 8 cores, 4x 2.5GbE and WiFi networking options, and NVMe storage. STH Main Site Article: https://www.servethehome.com/ikoolcore-r2-review-huge-leap-for-the-small-system-intel/ 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: 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Amazon: https://amzn.to/3StWpMj - Lego Fireman kit: https://amzn.to/4950tI2 - Hasivo 2.5GbE/ 10Gbase-T/ SFP+ managed PoE switch shown: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DmydPBb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - iKoolCore R1 N6005 Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evbuR8WvA6s - iKoolCore R1 Pro Cameo R86S Pro Review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azU5kpxyu1s - CWWK Fanless Desktop System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZBmgRgY2bc - New 8x 2.5Gbe and 4x 2.5GbE and 2x 10GbE Firewalls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCDEb94bnQU - R86S Review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-YLy-RRZnM - Intel Core i3-N305 Fanless: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM6Ivy_KLR4 - Intel N100 and N200 Fanless: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58nVTNYrJ3E - 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/ - 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/ - 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction 01:35 External Hardware Overview 05:48 Inside the iKoolCore R2 10:49 Performance 13:27 Power Consumption and Noise 15:04 Key Lessons Learned 19:08 Wrap-up