18 Jun NEW – Netgate 6100
Available Now in the UK
We are excited to introduce to the UK market the newest addition to the family of Netgate® security gateway appliances, the Netgate 6100 with pfSense® Plus software. The Netgate 6100 is a powerful desktop security gateway with flexibility built-in. Ideal for small/medium business, or edge deployments that require a silent desktop form factor with 10 Gbps network connections. Visit our pfSense® UK page to find our more about pfSense® and the Netgate appliances.
Watch what is inside the Netgate 6100 in this video from Netgate.


Highlights
- Quad-Core Intel® Atom® C3558 2.2 GHz CPU w/ QAT and AES-NI
- 8 GB DDR4 Memory
- 16 GB eMMC
- 2 x 10 Gbps SFP+ WAN ports
- 2 x 1 Gbps Auto-Detect RJ-45 / SFP Combo WAN ports
- 4 x 2.5 Gbps RJ45 “direct” (unswitched) ethernet LAN ports
- Passive, silent cooling
The Netgate 6100 features 16 GB eMMC. There is also an optional storage upgrade version, the Netgate 6100 Max featuring 128 GB eMMC. There is a wall mount option available.
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This is the first Netgate product offered with 2.5 Gbps LAN ports. This newest product is a versatile and robust offering that combines the best features of the Netgate 5100 and the Netgate 7100 DT all in one package.
The Netgate 6100 provides maximum flexibility for both 1 and 10 Gbps WAN capabilities across RJ45, SFP, and SFP+ ports, as well as 4 discrete, unswitched 2.5 Gbps LAN ports.
Netgate 5100 | Netgate 6100 | Netgate 7100 DT | |
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CPU | 4 Core Intel® Atom® C3558 2.2 GHz | 4 Core Intel® Atom® C3558 2.2 GHz | 4 Core Intel® Atom® C3558 2.2 GHz |
Memory | 4 GB DDR4 | 8 GB DDR4 | 8 GB DDR4 |
Storage | 8 GB eMMC | 16 GB eMMC | 32 GB eMMC |
WAN / LAN | (4) 1 Gbps Intel® SoC Integrated MAC (RJ45) (2) 1 Gbps Intel® i210 (RJ45) | (2) 10 Gbps (SFP+) (2) 1 Gbps Combo Ports (RJ45 / SFP) (4) 2.5 Gbps Intel® i225 (RJ45) | (2) 10 Gbps Intel x553 (SFP+) (8) 1 Gbps ports sharing a Marvell switch (RJ45) |
Performance (IPERF) | – L3 Forwarding: 3.755 Gbps – Firewall: 3.754 Gbps – NAT: 3.752 Gbps – IPsec VPN: 1.92 Gbps (AES-GCM-128 w/QAT) | – L3 Forwarding: 18.755 Gbps – Firewall: 10.073 Gbps – NAT: 7.892 Gbps – IPsec VPN: 2.074 Gbps (AES-GCM-128 w/QAT) | – L3 Forwarding: 18.525 Gbit/s – Firewall: 9.849 Gbps – NAT: 9.243 Gbps – IPsec VPN: 2.01 Gbps (AES-GCM-128 w/QAT) |
Performance (IMIX) | – L3 Forwarding: 3.83 Gbps – Firewall: 2.50 Gbps – NAT: 2.98 Gbps – IPsec VPN: 502 Mbps (AES-GCM-128 w/QAT) | – L3 Forwarding: 6.62 Gbps – Firewall: 2.67 Gbps – NAT: 3.18 Gbps – IPsec VPN: 545 Mbps (AES-GCM-128 w/QAT) | – L3 Forwarding: 6.24 Gbps – Firewall: 2.77 Gbps – NAT: 3.15 Gbps – IPsec VPN: 522 Mbps (AES-GCM-128 w/QAT) |