APU6B4: 1x SFP, 3x Gigabit LAN, Quad Core CPU, 16GB SSD, 4GB RAM
- 1x SFP Gbps port, 3x regular Gbps ports
- 4GB ECC RAM, 16GB mSATA SSD
- Integrated serial-to-USB chip.
- Support for optional 2.5'' SATA drive
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APU6 is similar to APU3, but it includes an SFP port (transceiver needs to be purchased separately).
The router is shipped assembled, pre-configured, optimized, and ready to use (unless you choose otherwise).
APU router is the most open-source network device you can buy. It comes with open-source BIOS, an open-source operating system of your choice, and open hardware schematics. It's not locked down in any way.
Hardware supports OPNsense, pfSense, Open-WRT, *BSD, and a number of other operating systems.
Things to consider:
- APU6 is the same as APU3, but it has an SFP port for optical transceivers (comes without a transceiver)
- APU2 supports two WiFi mPCIe cards. APU3, APU4, and APU6 support one.
- APU2E4 has intel i210-AT network interfaces (theoretically more performant - I haven't noticed the difference)
- APU2E0 is a stripped-down version of APU2E4. It has 2GB of RAM instead of 4, 2 LAN ports instead of 3, and no internal SATA port.
- You can connect a 2.5' SATA drive to an internal SATA port to expand storage up to 1TB+. (not on APU2E0)
- APU3 and APU4 are optimized for LTE connectivity, APU2 isn't. You can connect one or two mPCIe LTE modems to APU3 and APU4 to get WAN over 3G/4G.
- Detailed comparison of APU2, APU3, APU4.
- All LAN ports have real interfaces with separate chips. Those are real router ports, not switch ports.
Advantages over competing hardware products
- Completely silent. 0 dB - passively cooled. No moving parts.
- Small: 16.8 cm X 15.7 cm
- Very low power consumption - ~6W.
- Very high throughput - 1 Gbit on pfSense, OpenWRT and IPFire.
- CPU has built-in encryption support (AES-NI), allowing for high VPN throughput.
- Price.
Hardware included:
- APU6B4 Board (4 core, 1Ghz/1.4Ghz CPU, 4GB ECC DDR3-1333 DRAM, 4 x Gbit ports)
- 16GB SSD (use router configurator if you would like to have larger size)
- Chassis designed for this board. Only black is available for this board.
- Power adapter (small)
- USB cable
Advantages over the proprietary solutions:
- Low total cost of ownership
- No artificial add-ons are required to make your system fully functional
- No additional charges for extra features - everything is included. unlimited users, unlimited firewall rules. unlimited VPN accounts.
- Low power consumption. It won't show on your electric bill.
- No moving parts. This system is designed to last decades.
Router/Firewall comes assembled, pre-configured and ready to use.
Processor system | |
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CPU | AMD Embedded G series GX-412TC, 1.0Ghz/1.4Ghz quad Jaguar core with 64 bit and AES-NI support, 32K data + 32K instruction cache per core, shared 2MB L2 cache. |
AES-NI | Supported |
Graphics card | Not present |
This system doesn't have a graphics card. This is an advantage in some ways - less hardware = more reliability. Use serial port instead. | |
Memory type | 4GB ECC DDR3-1333 DRAM |
Memory is soldered on the motherboard - can't be extended. |
Network | |
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Ethernet ports | 4 |
Ethernet speed | 1 Gbps |
Ethernet chipset | 1x i210IS (SFP), 3x i211AT |
Storage | |
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Primary storage | mSATA SSD (16-512 GB) |
2nd storage | SD Card |
3rd storage | 2.5'' SATA SSD |
Serial connection | |
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Serial port | 1x microUSB serial port |
External ports | |
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External I/O | microUSB serial port, SFP cage, 3x LAN, 2x USB 3.0, DC Jack, three front panel LEDs, pushbutton |
Internal I/O ports | |
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Internal I/O | 4 USB 2.0 internal, GPIO, LPC header, SATA, front-panel pins, second COM port, i2c header, SPI header for CMOS, 3x mPCIe slots (1 mSATA, 1 PCI, 1 USB, SIM slot, SD card slot |
LTE/4G option | |
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Sim slot | 1 |
LTE option | yes, use mPCIe cards available in store |
WiFi option | |
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Wi-Fi option | Yes, wle200nx or wle600nx |
Power | |
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CPU TDP | 6 |
Power Adapter | 12V, 2A |
Power DC jack | 2.5 mm, center positive |
OS Support | |
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Supported operating systems | pfSense® CE, OPNSense, OpenWRT and all other router systems are supported |
Mechanical | |
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Chassis | aluminium |
Dimensions | 16.8 cm X 15.7 cm |
Mounting option | wall-mount option. |
Cooling | Passively cooled |
BIOS | |
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BIOS | Coreboot BIOS |
Warranty | |
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Warranty | 24 months |
Accessories and peripherals | |
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Included Accessories | - APU6B4 Motherboard - 16GB SSD - Chassis designed for this board - Power adapter - USB cable |
Other | |
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Manufacturer | PC Engines |
gross weight | 0.785 |