Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:52:46 +0100 From: Matthias Gamsjager <mgamsjager@gmail.com> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Choosing CPU for router Message-ID: <585602e11003160552v483ea17bh4ca3f4228c3f3723@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <C7C53AE3.2441C%jon.otterholm@ide.resurscentrum.se> References: <C7C53AE3.2441C%jon.otterholm@ide.resurscentrum.se>
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Way over the top for simple fw and dhcpd. but how much traffic will be involved? Investing in a good nics will return more then a pricey cpu and motherboard (eec mem is good idea for 24/7 tho). On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Jon Otterholm <jon.otterholm@ide.resurscentrum.se> wrote: > Hi. > > In the process to build a new router and want to choose the best possible > CPU for the job. > > Narrowed it down to the following: > > Intel Q9650 3,0Ghz > Intel i7-965/975 3,2Ghz/3,33Ghz > > What would be the benefit from a Xeon? > > Motherboard: Supermicro X8SBI-4LN. > RAM: 4GB > > The router will be running IPFW and Dummynet for traffic-shaping. Along with > that, standard services like dhcpd. > > Any thoughts appreciated. > > BG > //Jon > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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