Netgate 7100 1U pfSense+ Security Gateway

The Netgate® 7100 1U security gateway appliance with pfSense® Plus software is ideal for remote office, SMB, and enterprise networks looking for enterprise-class performance in a rack mount form-factor. Featuring a Quad-core Intel® Atom 2.2 GHz CPU with integrated AES-NI and QAT (QuickAssist Technology), up to 24GB of DDR4 RAM, (2) 10 GbE ports, (8) 1 GbE switched ports, and an expandable  4-Port Intel GbE, the XG-7100 1U enables 18.55 Gbps routing and 9.14 Gbps of firewall throughput. The Netgate 7100 1U is our best-selling rack mount solution.

Featuring a Quad Core Intel® Atom C3558 2.2 GHz, upgradable memory up to 24 GB, and expandable network interfaces (up to 14 ports), the Netgate 7100 achieves up to 18.55 Gbps routing performance. 

L3 Forwarding

• IPERF3 Traffic: 18.55 Gbps
• IMIX Traffic: 5.84 Gbps

Firewall

(10k ACLs)

• IPERF3 Traffic: 9.14 Gbps
• IMIX Traffic: 2.67 Gbps

IPsec VPN

(AES-GCM-128 w/QAT)

• IPERF3 Traffic: 1.89 Gbps
• IMIX Traffic: 499 Mbps

Netgate 7100 performance tests conducted with pfSense plus software version 22.01

CPU: Quad Core Intel® Atom C3558 2.2 GHz, with integrated AES-NI and QAT (QuickAssist Technology), significantly improves encrypted throughput and increases RAM performance by up to 50%.

Network Ports: Expandable up to 14 network ports the Netgate 7100 features (2) 10 Gbps Intel x553 SFP+ ports, (8) 1 Gbps ports sharing a Marvell switch, and expandable with a 4-Port Intel 1 GbE, and a 2-port or 4-Port X710 Intel 10 GbE SFP+.

Storage: 32 GB eMMC (upgradable to 256 GB M.2 SSD)

Memory: 8 GB DDR4 (Expandable to 24GB), DDR4 memory allows more stable, higher transfer rates for memory-intensive applications (e.g. IDS/IPS). Our hardware flexibility allows you to upgrade your memory at any time to 24 GB, future-proofing this appliance.

pfSense Plus software provides the performance, flexibility, reliability and business assurance expected from leading secure networking applications:

• Up to 10 Gbps performance
• Flexible 3rd-party application options
• Traditional management mechanisms
• Proven reliability
• Complete business assurance support

All at a fraction of the cost of proprietary alternatives, pfSense Plus software is the perfect answer. Popular pfSense Plus use cases include load balancing, traffic shaping, captive portal, UTM device, DNS/DHCP Server, IDS/IPS, transparency caching proxy, web content filtering, failover WAN, and much more.