hEX S (2025)A compact, affordable wired router featuring a 2.5G SFP port, 5x Gigabit Ethernet, PoE out, USB, and a fast dual-core CPU — ideal for homes, offices, or underfunded labs that need reliable performance.
Need a wired router that won’t slow you down or drain your budget? The new hEX S is a compact, truly budget-friendly device that does a little bit of everything — and does it fast. Whether you’re building a smart home, running a local lab, or just want a clean, powerful wired setup, this is your new Ethernet essential.
With 5× Gigabit Ethernet ports (including PoE-in on port #1 and PoE-out on port #5), plus a 2.5 Gigabit SFP cage, this compact router can adapt to many roles. And unlike most ISP boxes, you can assign any port as WAN, LAN, or bridge — full flexibility right out of the box. That’s just the beginning. RouterOS v7 gives you advanced routing, VLANs, bonding, traffic shaping, and more — so you can build the wired network you’ve always wanted.
All tests are done with Xena Networks specialized test equipment (XenaBay),and done according to RFC2544 (Xena2544)
Max throughput is determined with 30+ second attempts with 0,1% packet loss tolerance in 64, 512, 1518 byte packet sizes
Test results show device maximum performance, and are reached using mentioned hardware and software configuration, different configurations most likely will result in lower results
IPsec test results
E60iUGS
EN7562CT IPsec throughput
Mode
Configuration
1400 byte
512 byte
64 byte
kpps
Mbps
kpps
Mbps
kpps
Mbps
Single tunnel
AES-128-CBC + SHA1
31.4
351.7
34.8
142.5
37.2
20.2
256 tunnels
AES-128-CBC + SHA1
16.8
188.2
17.6
72.1
18.5
10.1
256 tunnels
AES-128-CBC + SHA256
16.9
189.3
17.9
73.3
18.7
10.2
256 tunnels
AES-256-CBC + SHA1
16.8
188.2
17.6
72.1
18.7
10.2
256 tunnels
AES-256-CBC + SHA256
16.9
189.3
17.9
73.3
18.9
10.3
All tests are done with Xena Networks specialized test equipment (XenaBay),and done according to RFC2544 (Xena2544)
Max throughput is determined with 30+ second attempts with 0,1% packet loss tolerance in 64, 512, 1400 byte packet sizes
Test results show device maximum performance, and are reached using mentioned hardware and software configuration, different configurations most likely will result in lower results
