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    PFsense hardware recommendation HELP!

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    • NollipfSenseN
      NollipfSense @enesas
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      @enesas said in PFsense hardware recommendation HELP!:

      IS YOUR CONFIGURATION SIMILAR TO WHAT I AM SAYING?

      I ASKED FOR COMPARISON.

      So, why shout at him...no where in your original post did you asked for comparison...you asked for recommendation and indicated you're considering i5 or i7 processor. He gave you an i5 processor hardware recommendation, didn't he?

      Ultimately, only you, as network administrator of your network will determine what's best for you. We all had to make our own choice of hardware for what we want to accomplish with our network.

      pfSense+ 23.09 Lenovo Thinkcentre M93P SFF Quadcore i7 dual Raid-ZFS 128GB-SSD 32GB-RAM PCI-Intel i350-t4 NIC, -Intel QAT 8950.
      pfSense+ 23.09 VM-Proxmox, Dell Precision Xeon-W2155 Nvme 500GB-ZFS 128GB-RAM PCIe-Intel i350-t4, Intel QAT-8950, P-cloud.

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        Patch @stephenw10
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        @stephenw10 said in PFsense hardware recommendation HELP!:

        What bandwidth does the firewall need to pass?

        @enesas Without providing that information very little specific advice can be given.

        You already have a bench mark (your existing system), relative generic processor comparisons are easily found online. For balanced systems bench marked for pfsense performance see https://www.netgate.com/pfsense-plus-software/how-to-buy#appliances

        There is no justification for shouting given your (some what lazy request) and considered responses received.

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          enesas
          last edited by

          I didn't shout at anyone! Maybe there is a pronunciation error due to translation. Don't be sorry about this.

          Thank you all for taking the time to help.

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            enesas @JKnott
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            @JKnott Thank you very much

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @enesas
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              @enesas said in PFsense hardware recommendation HELP!:

              I didn't shout at anyone!

              You wrote in all CAPS:

              @enesas said in PFsense hardware recommendation HELP!:

              I ASKED FOR COMPARISON.

              It was probably just a mistake but it reads like you are demanding a comparison. 😉

              It's all good!

              Steve

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                enesas
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                Thanks everyone I bought the hardware.

                ⬇️
                500gb NVM
                i7 12 . GENERATION
                32GB RAM.
                Lan: sfp+ NIC

                The hardware may be a little high, but that's okay, after all, we don't change it all the time. :)

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                • NollipfSenseN
                  NollipfSense @enesas
                  last edited by

                  @enesas Good choice...should last at least five-years...congrats!

                  pfSense+ 23.09 Lenovo Thinkcentre M93P SFF Quadcore i7 dual Raid-ZFS 128GB-SSD 32GB-RAM PCI-Intel i350-t4 NIC, -Intel QAT 8950.
                  pfSense+ 23.09 VM-Proxmox, Dell Precision Xeon-W2155 Nvme 500GB-ZFS 128GB-RAM PCIe-Intel i350-t4, Intel QAT-8950, P-cloud.

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                    Yeah that should handle just about anything!

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                      coxhaus @NollipfSense
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                      @NollipfSense
                      Why 12th gen? Is the CPU instruction set that much different?

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                      • NollipfSenseN
                        NollipfSense @coxhaus
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                        @coxhaus said in PFsense hardware recommendation HELP!:

                        Why 12th gen? Is the CPU instruction set that much different?

                        It was the OP's choice and I just affirmed...

                        pfSense+ 23.09 Lenovo Thinkcentre M93P SFF Quadcore i7 dual Raid-ZFS 128GB-SSD 32GB-RAM PCI-Intel i350-t4 NIC, -Intel QAT 8950.
                        pfSense+ 23.09 VM-Proxmox, Dell Precision Xeon-W2155 Nvme 500GB-ZFS 128GB-RAM PCIe-Intel i350-t4, Intel QAT-8950, P-cloud.

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