Ubiquiti ER-10X and Celeron J1800 differ in their roles as routers, firewalls, and their handling of QoS features.
Ubiquiti ER-10X and Celeron J1800 differ in their roles as routers, firewalls, and their handling of QoS features.
I struggle to pick the best router for 300Mbps download and 50Mbps upload under active QoS with fq-codel. The Ubiquiti ER-10X and pfSense Iron Metal case seem suitable options.
I’d choose the pfSense Iron Metal Case because I like pfSense, though the Ubiquiti ER-10X is a solid alternative.
discovered ARM CPUs perform less well than x86 Celeron chips, so I’m considering the Iron Metal case. It comes from China, which made me think about using an AMD Athlon 200GE with an Asrock A320M motherboard, 120GB M.2 SATA, and 4GB RAM. The price is similar to other options, and it offers more threads and AES support.
The Edgerouter offers certain hardware handling, while pfSense provides more advanced firewall capabilities. It really depends on your specific needs.