HUNSN Micro Firewall Appliance, Mini PC, VPN, Router PC, Intel Pentium Gold 8505, RJ24, AES-NI, 6 x 2.5GbE I226-V, HDMI, DP, USB3.2, Type-C, TF, Barebone, NO RAM, NO Storage, NO System

I had originally set my sights on the i5 variant because my old Qotom box was a 7th gen i5, but quickly realized that this isn't yesteryear's CPU in here, it's a current Alder Lake, for a bare bones PFSense in a home environment, i5's too much. This is as well, but it provides me the choice to add virtualization with Proxmox or ESXI... without using too much energy or needing an internal fan. Right now PFSense is on bare metal and yea it barely moves the needle.. cpu usage like 2~5%. I've got VLANs on all the ethernet ports and am running Snort and PFBlocker and this thing barely notices the workload even when I run several speed tests at once online. The case gets quite warm which is a good thing, that means the heat is transferring from the CPU to the case so that it can dissipate. So far quite happy with it.Update: Learned about using Intel SpeedShift instead of the older SpeedStep, I discovered that this BIOS didn't have the SpeedShift settings enabled or visible. A user on Serve the Home forums made a modded BIOS that exposes those settings, so disabled SpeedStep and enabled SpeedShift using tunables in PFSense. The CPU ramps up as needed and down to between 300-400mhz, and the temps are now in the 28c-30c at idle and don't go beyond the 40s under load. The AC adapter I got with mine is only 120v 5A and I thought that was too low, so bought a 120v 8A one. While the brand is 'Hunsn' it says CWWK on the boot screen and appears to be the same as their 6 nic model.

BIOS is rich. Important powerOn after powerLoss is there. Power scheduler, TPM, fan monitor and setting, WakeOnLan. Nothing really missing there, except some high level security feats like DriveLock or TXT. Couldn't make QAT, WDT watchdog and Secure Boot run. This is sad but OpenSuse server can give you Trusted Boot, Grub Lock, SELinux, unattended SED, and unattended LUKS_TPM of all partitions except EFI in order to run insecure platforms like Proxmox, DSM, Opnsense, TrueNAS.Hardware is done well, no issues like from some earlier reviews. CPU is mounted well against the grill, paste applied correctly. 2x SATA for your RAID, one cable ready (easily can get the second one online). NVME_3x4 for disk, and NVME_3x1 for WiFi or disk (a slower one like p660). 2x RAM but only DDR4_3200 which is OK. 6x2.5Gbit Intel i226 NICs is juicy. SD card, USB-C (+display), 2xUSB3, 2xUSB2, HDMI2.1, DP1.4, speaker, COM header, USB header (put a flashdrive inside), FPANEL, FANx4, ATXx4. Disk activity LED, what a nice feature is back. Clear CMOS button. Power button. 2xAntenna (MFH4 IPEX 1.5mm is what you need, 10cm and 20cm). This is very rich mobo, and way richer than HP SFF for example (except PCIe lanes)!Inside is gold Alder Lake CPU Pentium with 6 threads (1+4 cores) with tons of instruction setd. It's got massive Xe GPU with 48EU and 8K. Very fast processor, easily competing with 5950x or Gen12 CPUs in single thread performance. It's got QuickSync and hot QAT (not working tho). Xe passthrough will be problematic due to late Intel drivers.Idle total 17W (cpu package 4W) is quite higher than expected, with video off and C states. Up to 65W during memtest. Cpu temperature will go up to 80℃, the case will be hot to touch (55℃). The optional 80x10 fan is very weak and won't help. The fan grill is nice but i suspect it blocks the fan further. You'd better go with a "USB Router Fan" if you care too much. Hint: the case size is 14.5x15.5cm.Overall, very capable appliance for router, media server, mini desktop etc.Troubleshooting after a month:- no issues with crashes, runs well- internal 80x10 fan is useless, external 140x16 fan like Arctic P14 Slim has massive impact, -7℃ at 5V already, and makes it comfortable to touch- Secure boot not able to run- WDT won't cooperate with the respective linux watchdog service, and will reset the machine- QuickAssist (QAT) cannot be enabled, this is the worst news as it was the most awaited feature, the OpenVPN speed could double, but BIOS is confirmed not to allow it

Gekaufte Variante: 6 LAN-Ports mit 2,5 Gbit, Core i3 1215U, 128 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM.In Kürze: rasante Hardware gemacht für Firewall, Hausautomation, proxmox, usw, usw.Der i3 hat 6 physische Kerne, von denen 2 auch Hyperthreading können. Entsprechend werden 8 Kerne vom Betriebssystem ausgewiesen.Alle 6 NICs laufen mit 2,5 Gbit.Ich habe die OpnSense Firewall nativ installiert und mit 2,5 Gbit Switches und APs von Ubiquiti kombiniert.Sehr performante Lösung.Ohne aktive Kühlung reporten die CPUs schon mal deutlich über 60°C. Das mag auch auf Dauer ok sein, aber ein einfacher langsam-drehender Lüfter für 3 Euro über USB angeschlossen drückt die Temperatur leicht auf 30°C bis 35°C.Stromaufnahme: etwa 35 Watt. Das ist eine ganze Menge ...Tipp 1:Zunächst ist nur sleep state C1 aktiv. Dadurch läuft die Firewall immer mit maximaler Performance. Auch wenn sie nicht viel zu tun hat.Deswegen habe ich für alle CPU-Kerne C3 als maximalen sleep state gesetzt. Das geht auch direkt in der Firewall-software (z.B. OpnSense): unter System/Settings/Tunables: erzeuge für jede CPU einen Eintrag der Form:Name: dev.cpu.0.cx_lowestWert: C3Name: dev.cpu.1.cx_lowestWert: C3usw, uswZum Test: per ssh einloggen, shell öffnen und z.B. dies ausführen:$ sysctl dev.cpu.0.cx_usageDa sieht man sofort, das alle 3 sleep states genutzt werdenTipp 2:Aufgepasst: bei meinem Gerät war ein BIOS/EFI installiert, welches noch nicht die benötigten op-codes enthielt, um diesen i3 der Alder Lake Serie problemlos zu betreiben. Diese werden bei mir nun beim Start der OpnSense als "tunables" geladen. Deswegen der Sternabzug.Das chinesische BIOS/EFI zu aktualisieren ist mir leider aufgrund fehlender Sprachkenntnisse nicht gelungen. Bei Lieferung eines Produktes ausserhalb Chinas wäre eine englische Spracheinstellung schon zu erwarten. Der Preis rechtfertigt nicht alles...

I have installed pfSense on it and it works as expected. The temperature is anywhere between 50 and 70 C, depending on what's running on pfSense at that time. I bought the barebone version and i can confirm it works with a Corsair MP510 M.2 ssd and with 2 x 8 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 @ 3200 MHz. The only thing I would consider ia replacing the thermal paste on the CPU as the spreading of the original one is not that good. I would definitely buy again from the same seller.

ich bin mit dem System äußerst zufrieden. Der Pentium 8505 verrichtet klaglos unter Proxmox (7.4) seinen Dienst. Auch der Support reagiert schnell. Wollte mal nachfragen ob es ein neueres Bios gibt und innerhalb weniger stunden bekam ich eine Antwort inkl. Downloadlink. Top!Ich habe 32GB RAM, eine NVME und eine externe HDD im Einsatz. Für mich ein prima System.