Comparing two Jetson Thor boxes for a port terminal: how do the BOXER-8741AI and MIC-741-AT differ on cooling, Ethernet ports and operating temperature range?

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Both are Jetson Thor edge AI box PCs built on the AGX Thor family with identical peak AI performance (1035 TOPS, 2070 TFLOPS FP4, 8.064 TFLOPS FP32) — but they differ meaningfully on the three areas you asked about.

## Cooling

- **BOXER-8741AI** (AAEON): Fan-cooled only.
- **MIC-741-AT** (Advantech): Available in both fan and fanless variants — the T5000 fan-kit and T4000 fanless variants even have different dimensions and weights.

Both systems state that their operating range requires specified airflow, so plan for ventilation either way.

## Ethernet Ports

There is no difference here: **both systems have 4 Ethernet ports at up to 25GbE**. For a port terminal's camera/sensor backbone, both give you the same network capacity.

## Operating Temperature Range

| | Low end | High end |
|---|---|---|
| **BOXER-8741AI** | -25 °C | 60 °C |
| **MIC-741-AT** | -10 °C | 60 °C |

The BOXER-8741AI runs 15 °C colder at the bottom end, which matters for outdoor or unheated container installations at a terminal. The MIC-741-AT's range also depends on SKU or module.

## Bottom line for a port terminal

- If your enclosures will see winter temperatures below -10 °C, the **BOXER-8741AI** has the wider cold-end rating (-25 °C) and carries MIL-STD-810H shock/vibration ratings suited to dockside mounts.
- If you prefer a **fanless** deployment (fewer moving parts in dusty, salt-air environments), the **MIC-741-AT** is the only one of the two that offers it, and it also adds 8 GMSL camera inputs plus GNSS support if you're wiring vehicle or crane-mounted cameras.

One caveat: both systems' temperature ratings hold only with the required airflow, so verify your enclosure can provide it in your deployment.

BOXER-8741AI vs MIC-741-AT on cooling, Ethernet ports and operating temperature

Cooling

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Operating Temperature Range

Bottom line for a port terminal

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