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    Minisys Atom E3845 or Qotom i34005U

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      lamjanus
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      Hi, im new to Pfsense. Reason is because im searching for a more advanced router for my home network for a 100/100 fiber connection.

      I have been reading the "Unofficial Qotom hardware" topic and it has it`s pros and cons. As an alternative for this piece of hardware i have found the Minisys Atom with the E3845 (AES-NI) chip because it seems to use less power than the Qotom i3 and should get less hot.

      https://goo.gl/bXfWSi

      Has anybody tried one of these? Are the specs good enough to run pfsense for home use?

      Thnx

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        Guest
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        The E3845 is quite old. I'd go with the i3. Temperature-wise it doesn't really matter all that much.

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          @thashen4:

          Hi lamjanus,

          I hope you doing quite well I have found that the E3845 (AES-NI) is an effective cause it uses less power and the temperature of the processor can be used at -40°C to 110°C  which makes it very agile and robust to use in different conditions. the Qotom i3 is quite expensive and I do not recommend it and I have similar device which I have Pfsense 2.4.0 and it runs quite fine

          https://www.pondesk.com/product/Intel-Atom-E3845-4-LAN-3G4G-HD-Fanless-Firewall-Router_MNHO-048

          If he is going to run a device at -40 or 110 he is going to get one from a reputable western supplier I bet. The E3845 has no upside in this case.

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