Oh, sorry!

These are available from Europe, but I've heard good things from US about similar boxes, when I searched with "best pfsense computer". Not the same brand, but similar hardware.

https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B08JHKZMTN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_...

Let's see how it works, but I expect it to be much faster than my current ARMv7 box. Of course if you have space for a rack, go with something actively cooled. In our apartment, we expect the router to not make any noise.

Despite the name in the Amazon listing, it has nothing to do with Mikrotik; also a 1Gbit ARM Mikrotik router/firewall can be had for considerably less.

I can't read German, but maybe it's a bare Mikrotik router board in a custom enclosure?

That said, it also says 'Pfsense', so I suppose more likely it's a typical 'Chinesium' listing.

How fast are the ARM CPU they have in their routers, do they support AES-NI and how much data you can push with VPN encryption through their boxes?

The current ARMv7 I have goes to about 100 degrees Celsius and loads in the level of 4 to 6 when downloading a bunch of data full speed.

I'm not sure if they support AES-NI on ARM. I found some changelogs indicating that they do support it on x86 and x64, and most ARM routers list "hardware IPsec" encryption, so maybe?

$350-$400ish search AliExpress for "i5 7200U firewall"

Also curious, and wondering how much that cost.

similar boxes are on amazon, with worse(ish) specs under the brand "Protectli "