At under $699 and 45W, this 100GbE homelab and SMB switch might be the cheapest option around. The MikroTik CRS504-4XQ-IN offers new features in a desktop design and is significantly lower power and quieter than other 100GbE and 25GbE switches in this price range. It may be the perfect #homelab and SMB switch. STH Main Site Article: https://www.servethehome.com/mikrotik-crs504-4xq-in-review-momentus-4x-100gbe-and-25gbe-desktop-switch-marvell/ 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MikroTik CRS504-4XQ-IN on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3XkMhpa 10GbE MikroTik CRS305-1G-4S+IN: https://amzn.to/3Wi44Mj ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 01:42 Hardware Overview 04:15 First look Supermicro A3SSV-8C-SPLN10F First Look at Atom with 25GbE 06:21 Marvell 98DX4310 Switch and Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531L CPU Management Port 08:03 Internal Hardware Overview 09:28 MikroTik CRS504-4XQ-IN versus CRS518-16XS-2XQ-RM size comparison 09:48 Management with CLI, WinBox, and WebFig GUI Interfaces 12:15 Performance 12:45 Power Consumption and Noise - Maybe no need for Noctua Fans 15:58 100GbE Networks, RDMA, RoCE / RoCE V2, and iWARP Discussion 17:59 Why the MikroTik CRS504-4XQ-IN the ultimate Cheap 100GbE Homelab and SMB switch 19:30 Wrap-up ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - MikroTik CRS518-16XS-2XQ-RM Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4sUWO61VsU - MikroTik CRS305-1G-4S+IN Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCkh6h2Qawg - MikroTik CSS610-8G-2S+IN Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh3oQKcMOmg - MikroTik CRS328-24P-4S+RM PoE Switch Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPzy7XOfp7M - MikroTik CRS354-48G-4S+2Q+RM Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJgNuyQo87w - MikroTik CRS354-48P-4S-2Q+RM Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TviFNyUfCKs - MikroTik CRS317-1G-16S+RM Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOHtXtuXPGA - MikroTik CRS326-24G-2S+IN Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDydCpnmJYE - MikroTik CSS326-24G-2S+RM Review video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2F2TlASaRw - Dell S5296F-ON 96x 25GbE Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjRSfPb_esc - Dell S5232F-ON 32x 100GbE Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l79UkhT9OVI - Dell S5148F-ON 48x 25GbE Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHipTq2sitA - FS S5860-20SQ Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8exvTjZqrxs - Inside a 32x 400GbE switch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1qmvr-VYw8 - Ubiquiti UniFi USW-Leaf 25GbE switch preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2fVYOhbm1o ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MikroTik Docs Referenced in Video ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - First-time RouterOS Configuration: https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ROS/First+Time+Configuration - MikroTik L3 HW Offloading: https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ROS/L3+Hardware+Offloading