ServeTheHome | Ultimate 100GbE Homelab and SMB Switch MikroTik CRS504-4XQ-IN @ServeTheHomeVideo | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
At under $699 and 45W, this 100GbE homelab and SMB switch might be the cheapest option around. The MikroTik CRS504-4XQ-IN offers new features in a desktop design and is significantly lower power and quieter than other 100GbE and 25GbE switches in this price range. It may be the perfect #homelab and SMB switch.

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MikroTik CRS504-4XQ-IN on Amazon: amzn.to/3XkMhpa
10GbE MikroTik CRS305-1G-4S+IN: amzn.to/3Wi44Mj

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Timestamps
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00:00 Introduction
01:42 Hardware Overview
04:15 First look Supermicro A3SSV-8C-SPLN10F First Look at Atom with 25GbE
06:21 Marvell 98DX4310 Switch and Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531L CPU Management Port
08:03 Internal Hardware Overview
09:28 MikroTik CRS504-4XQ-IN versus CRS518-16XS-2XQ-RM size comparison
09:48 Management with CLI, WinBox, and WebFig GUI Interfaces
12:15 Performance
12:45 Power Consumption and Noise - Maybe no need for Noctua Fans
15:58 100GbE Networks, RDMA, RoCE / RoCE V2, and iWARP Discussion
17:59 Why the MikroTik CRS504-4XQ-IN the ultimate Cheap 100GbE Homelab and SMB switch
19:30 Wrap-up

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MikroTik Docs Referenced in Video
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- First-time RouterOS Configuration: help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ROS/First+Time+Configuration
- MikroTik L3 HW Offloading: help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ROS/L3+Hardware+Offloading