Qotom Mini PC Intel N100/ N305/ N355, 2x 10G Marvell AQC113 & 4x Intel i226V 2.5G LAN, DDR5 Router Appliance for OpenWrt/ Linux
Networking
“The Qotom Mini PC delivers exceptional networking capability with 2x 10G Marvell AQC113 and 4x Intel i226V 2.5G ports plus DDR5 support, making it ideal for OpenWrt firewalls and home lab router applications. However, the active cooling fan produces 39-42dBA noise at idle, making it unsuitable for silent deployments despite the low-power 9.5-10W processor package under load.”
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Dual 10G Marvell AQC113 plus quad Intel i226V 2.5G ports provide flexible high-speed networking for multi-WAN setups
servethehome.comThere is a lot to like in this system
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N305 and N355 processors offer 8-core performance for VPN, Proxmox, Docker, and multiple network services
cwwk.comBetter for VPN, Proxmox, Docker, NAS services, 10GbE networking
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DDR5 RAM bandwidth improves system responsiveness compared to DDR4 alternatives
archimago.blogspot.comDDR5 RAM's extra bandwidth is helping significantly
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Active cooling produces 39-42dBA noise at idle and under load, audible even in quiet environments
servethehome.comAt idle in our 34dba noise floor studio we were at 39-41dba
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Intel NICs bottlenecked by Alder Lake-N CPUs limited PCI-E 2.0 lanes, capping 10GbE throughput
forums.servethehome.comancient Intel NIC that gets bottlenecked by limited PCI-E lanes
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Integrated Intel UHD Graphics achieves only 3.5% Direct3D performance, unsuitable for any 3D gaming
archimago.blogspot.comsore spot is the integrated Intel UHD Graphics bench result of around 3.5%
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NIC enumeration order does not match physical port arrangement, complicating network configuration
servethehome.comThe NIC enumeration was just strange
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That means you don't even need an app on your iPhone or whatever, you can just run it in the browser.
jeffgeerling.comThat means you don't even need an app on your iPhone or whatever, you can just run it in the browser.