Hardware Comparison — India
Netgate 4200 vs Namek NFW1235
Both are fanless pfSense / OPNsense firewall appliances, capable of handling everything from home labs to full head-office deployments.
Hardware at a glance
Each hardware component gets its own comparison below, scaled to the larger of the two values on that spec.
LAN Ports
6
NFW1235 — 6× 2.5GbE Intel i225-V
All ports independently configurable as WAN or LAN4
Netgate 4200 — 4× 2.5GbE RJ45
All ports independently configurable as WAN or LANMemory (RAM)
8GB
NFW1235
Expandable to 64GB4GB
Netgate 4200
Fixed — not upgradeableStorage
128GB
NFW1235
Plus a free SATA 3.0 bay for more128GB
Netgate 4200
Replaceable via M.2 slotCPU Performance — Core i5-1235U vs Atom C1110
Source: PassMark cpubenchmark.netThreads (Cores)
CPU Mark
Single-Thread
More threads and CPU Mark headroom mean more room for IDS/IPS inspection (Suricata / Snort), multiple concurrent VPN tunnels, and other services running alongside routing — without the CPU becoming the bottleneck.
LAN, memory, storage, and cooling/AES-NI figures are official specifications from Netgate's hardware comparison chart and shop.netgate.com. RAM upgradability is confirmed on Netgate's own support forum ("None of our current desktop appliances have removable/upgradable CPU or RAM"); storage upgradability is documented in Netgate's M.2 NVMe installation guide. CPU Mark and single-thread scores are from PassMark's cpubenchmark.net. Netgate offers a single hardware configuration for the 4200 (no separate lower-tier variant).
Full specification sheet
| Spec | Namek NFW1235 | Netgate 4200 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-1235U (2P+8E, 10c/12t) @ up to 4.4GHz | Intel Atom C1110, 4-core @ 2.1GHz |
| Memory | 8GB DDR5 (expandable to 64GB) | 4GB LPDDR5 (fixed, not upgradeable) |
| Storage | 128GB SSD (M.2) + SATA 3.0 expansion bay | 128GB NVMe M.2 SSD (replaceable via M.2 slot) |
| LAN ports | 6× 2.5GbE Intel i225-V | 4× 2.5GbE RJ45 |
| Cooling | Fanless | Fanless |
| AES-NI | Yes | Yes |
Netgate 4200 specifications sourced from Netgate's official hardware comparison chart and shop.netgate.com.
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View NFW1235 →Netgate® and pfSense® are trademarks of Netgate. Namek Technologies is an independent reseller of pfSense / OPNsense hardware and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Netgate. Netgate 4200 specifications are sourced from Netgate's official hardware comparison chart (netgate.com/appliances) and shop.netgate.com; CPU benchmark figures are sourced from cpubenchmark.net (PassMark Software). Manufacturer specifications are subject to change without notice — please verify current specs on the manufacturer's website before purchase.