MikroTik Switch Router CRS418-8P-8G-2S+RM 5 + 24 GHz Wi-Fi 6 4x4 MIMO 8x GbE 8x GbE PoE+ (150 W) 2x SFP+ USB 3 L5

MikroTik CRS418-8P-8G-2S+5axQ2axQ-RM

Advanced 1U rackmount switch combining switching, routing and Wi-Fi 6 in one device

We present a universal network solution that combines the functionality of a managed switch, router and Wi-Fi 6 access point. The device is equipped with a powerful quad-core ARM processor with a frequency of 2.2 GHz and 1 GB RAM, which provides sufficient performance for advanced routing tasks and L3 hardware offloading.

The switch offers 16× Gigabit Ethernet ports, of which 8 support PoE-out power with a total power up to 150 W. 2× 10G SFP+ ports are available for high-speed uplinks. Integrated dual-band Wi-Fi 6 with 4×4 MIMO technology ensures fast and reliable wireless connections directly from the switch.

• Powerful quad-core ARM processor IPQ-8072A with a frequency of 2.208 MHz for demanding routing tasks
• Total of 17× Gigabit Ethernet ports including a dedicated management port
• 8× PoE-out ports with support for 802.3af/at standards and 24V passive PoE
• Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 with 4×4 MIMO technology for high-speed wireless connectivity
• 2× 10G SFP+ ports for high-speed fiber uplinks or interconnection
• Redundant power supply with two AC inputs for increased reliability
• RouterOS v7 with advanced features without license fees
• USB 3.0 port for external storage or configuration tools

Advanced Wi-Fi capabilities

Integrated Wi-Fi 6 supports both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands simultaneously with antenna gains of 5 dBi and 6 dBi. For optimal coverage, the device includes dedicated pigtail holes, allowing antennas to be placed outside the rackmount enclosure.

Flexible Power and PoE

The switch supports powering devices via PoE-out with a maximum power of 1.1 A at voltages below 30 V or 0.56 A at higher voltages. The total PoE power reaches 150 W for powering access points, cameras or other network devices.

Professional Management

RouterOS v7 provides a complete set of features for VLAN segmentation, ACL rules, SNMP monitoring, traffic shaping and advanced routing protocols. L3 hardware offloading ensures high performance even in complex network configurations.

Processor

• Quad-Core IPQ-8072A 2208 MHz
• ARM 64bit

Memory

• 1 GB DDR3 RAM
• 128 MB NAND storage

Ethernet ports: 17× Gigabit (8× with PoE-out)

SFP+ ports: 2× 10G

Wi-Fi

• dual-band 802.11b/g/n/ax (2.4 GHz)
• 802.11a/n/ac/ax (5 GHz)

PoE power

• 150 W total
• 802.3af/at + 24V passive

Power

• 2× AC inputs 100-240 V
• redundant

Dimensions: 44 × 250 × 443 mm (with antennas 210 × 250 × 443 mm)

Operating temperature: -20 to +70 °C

Operating system

• RouterOS v7
• L5 license level

Switching results

|CRS418-8P-8G-2S+5axQ2axQ-RM|||||||| ||-||--|--|--|--| |Mode|Configuration|1518 byte|512 byte|64 byte|||| |kpps|Mbps|kpps|Mbps|kpps|Mbps||| |Switching|Non blocking Layer 2 throughput|3,007.2|36,518.9|8,693.6|35,609.0|55,059.5|28,190.5| |Switching|Non blocking Layer 2 capacity|3,007.2|73,037.7|8,693.6|71,218.0|55,059.5|56,381.0| |Switching|Non blocking Layer 1 throughput|3,007.2|37,000.0|8,693.6|37,000.0|55,059.5|37,000.0| |Switching|Non blocking Layer 1 capacity|3,007.2|74,000.0|8,693.6|74,000.0|55,059.5|74,000.0|

Ethernet test results

|CRS418-8P-8G-2S+5axQ2axQ-RM|IPQ-8072A All port test||||||| ||--||--|-|||--| |Mode|Configuration|1518 bytes|512 bytes|64 bytes|||| |kpps|Mbps|kpps|Mbps|kpps|Mbps||| |Bridging|none (fast path)|406.4|4934.8|1136.6|4655.5|1253.3|681.8| |Bridging|25 bridge filter rules|389.9|4735.4|403.5|1652.7|413.6|225| |Routing|none (fast path)|406.4|4934.8|850.6|3484|891.2|484.8| |Routing|25 simple queues|374.2|4544.5|389|1593.5|391.6|213| |Routing|25 ip filter rules|269.9|3277.9|277.5|1136.7|276.3|150.3|

1. All tests are done with Xena Networks specialized test equipment (XenaBay), and done according to RFC2544 (Xena2544)
2. Max throughput is determined with 30+ second attempts with 0.1% packet loss tolerance in 64, 512, 1518 byte packet sizes
3. 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

|CRS418-8P-8G-2S+5axQ2axQ-RM|IPQ-8072A IPsec throughput||||||| ||--||--|-|--|--|-| |Mode|Configuration|1400 bytes|512 bytes|64 bytes|||| |kpps|Mbps|kpps|Mbps|kpps|Mbps||| |Single tunnel|AES-128-CBC + SHA1|109.2|1223.0|124.6|510.4|137.9|75.0| |256 tunnels|AES-128-CBC + SHA1|54.9|614.9|59.1|242.1|62.3|33.9| |256 tunnels|AES-128-CBC + SHA256|54.1|605.9|58.4|239.2|61.2|33.3| |256 tunnels|AES-256-CBC + SHA1|53.1|594.7|57.2|234.3|60.7|33.0| |256 tunnels|AES-256-CBC + SHA256|53.9|603.7|58.6|240.0|61.2|33.3|

1. All tests are done with Xena Networks specialized test equipment (XenaBay), and done according to RFC2544 (Xena2544)
2. Max throughput is determined with 30+ second attempts with 0.1% packet loss tolerance in 64, 512, 1400 byte packet sizes
3. Test results show device maximum performance, and are reached usin