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Compact silver aluminium desktop box with four LAN ports

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partaker 16G firewall appliance, J4125, 16G RAM, 512G SSD

SKU CH-Q0H1-F6NEA MPN 16G

Fanless desktop appliance with Intel J4125 quad-core CPU, 16 GB DDR4, 512 GB SATA SSD and four Intel Gigabit LAN ports

  • Form factorDesktop
  • Network ports4 x RJ-45

Model 16G RAM

Model 512G SSD

  • Quad-core J4125 up to 2.7 GHz handles multi-gig routing
  • AES-NI acceleration speeds VPN encryption workloads
  • Four Intel I210/I211 Gigabit LAN ports deliver wire-speed throughput
  • Fanless aluminum chassis runs silent at 10 W TDP
  • Dual M.2 and 2.5″ SATA bays allow storage expansion

Compact fanless firewall appliance

The Partaker C5 is a desktop network security device built around an Intel Celeron J4125 quad-core processor. It ships with 16 GB of DDR4-2400 memory and a 512 GB M.2 2280 SATA SSD. Four Intel I210/I211-AT Gigabit LAN ports provide wired connectivity. The fanless aluminium chassis measures 144 x 126.5 x 42 mm and operates from 0 °C to 50 °C.

Suits single-box gateway deployments

This appliance fits installations that need a ready-to-run router, VPN endpoint or firewall running pfSense, OPNsense or similar FreeBSD and Linux distributions. AES-NI acceleration helps with encrypted throughput. Builders who require more than four LAN ports, 10 GbE uplinks, SFP+ cages or a second 2.5-inch drive bay should consider other hardware.

AES-NI support on J4125 CPU

The Intel Celeron J4125 includes AES-NI instructions, a single specification that determines whether modern encrypted routing workloads will run efficiently. Without hardware acceleration, VPN and IDS/IPS performance drops sharply on this class of processor.

How it compares

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Price $390.99
Cheaper than about 80% of the 669 comparable items (median $806.99).

Specifications

Ports & slots
Network ports4 x RJ-45
Size & build
Form factorDesktop

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Questions about this item

Will the single DDR4 SODIMM slot let me expand beyond the installed 16 GB later?

The board accepts one DDR4-2400 SODIMM up to 32 GB, so you can double the memory by swapping the module.

Which component hits its ceiling first when all four Intel I210/I211 ports run at full 1000 Mbps?

The J4125 tops out at 10 W TDP; sustained line-rate traffic on four gigabit ports will push the CPU before the network controllers saturate.

How hot does the fanless aluminium case get during 24/7 operation?

Rated for 0–50 °C with a commercial drive or –20 to +60 °C with an industrial SSD, the passively cooled chassis stays within those limits at 10 W.

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