MiniPC firewall in replacement of Sophos SG310

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ChristTheGreat

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Feb 16, 2024
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Hello guys!

I have a Sophos SG 310 (with an I3 4330, 12gb of ram, 120gb SSD) running Sophos XG Home, which is working very well. I was looking at changing the sophos hardware, as it's getting old and wanting to have more recent hardware, with less power consumption :)

I've been searching alot, and alot, to find the best deal, but can't decide which one to take.

Qotom, Protectcli, minisforum, there is alot of choice! Basically, I'm looking to have similar performance to the i3 4330, since it can handle my 1gbps Internet (and with IPS, most device are ok with 300-400mbps). I was looking at maybe switch to OPNSense.

So Basically, requirements:
-Similar performance with i3 4330
-2c/4t or 4 cores +
-Are I226-V NIC still have issue? cause if yes, I210 would be my choice
-4x NIC 1gbps (1 for WAN, 1 for LAN, 1 for IoT/Guest/Camera)
-Can be with SFP, I have 2 SFP on my switch or I can also use GLC-T SFP.
-AES-NI

So What you guys use / recommend?

Protectli Vault FW6C with I5 7200U or with i7-8550U I saw, the Minisforum MS-01 but the I226 is holding me... Qotom I've seen on amazon with i5 5200U but I think this CPU is slower.

Thanks :)