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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
      last edited by

      That spec will have no problems doing what you've listed. With AES-NI (when that's fully implemented in pfSense) you'll probably see close to or above the line speed even with encrypted traffic.
      A Celeron G530 will firewall/NAT at >1Gbps and the i3-4150 is more than double the performance in single or multithread benchmarks.
      If anything you may have overshot the target!  ;)

      Steve

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        Ibes
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        @stephenw10:

        That spec will have no problems doing what you've listed. With AES-NI (when that's fully implemented in pfSense) you'll probably see close to or above the line speed even with encrypted traffic.
        A Celeron G530 will firewall/NAT at >1Gbps and the i3-4150 is more than double the performance in single or multithread benchmarks.
        If anything you may have overshot the target!  ;)

        Steve

        Thanks for your help!

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          Khampol
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          try this..

          4 LAN Ports Network Security PC Hardware Platform,Mini itx PC Fanless Firewall Computer …

          spec..

          Main Board •Intel® Atom™ D2550 Dual Core processor, 1.86GHz •Integrated Intel GMA 3600
          Main Memory •1 x DDR3 SO-DIMM socket, support up to 4GB DDR3 1333/800 SDRAM
          Storage •2 x 2.5" SATA HDD drive bay •1 x Mini SATA Slot •1 x CF Slot
          Lan •4 x Realtek 82583V, 10/100/1000M, Support PXE, Wake on Lan
          Watchdog Timer •255 levels, 0~255 sec
          BIOS •AMI 16MB DPI Flash ROM
          Expansion •1x PCI Slot
          I/O Interface-Front • Power on/ off switch
          I/O Interface-Rear •4 x RJ-45 •1x COM1( CISCO)+1x COM2(15PIN) •2 x USB2.0 •1 x VGA •1x DC IN
          Power Requirements •12V DC IN
          Dimensions •225 mm (W) x180 mm (D) x50mm (H)
          Construction •Aluminum Chassis with Fanless Design

          As storage use SSD DOM (better for saving energy)..

          …. sexy heu?... I order 1 for home ;))

          ps : alibaba.com …

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            Supermule Banned
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            Link and does it have any WIFI options??

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              You won't see 1Gbps thoughput from an old style Atom. You might see close to 850Mbps with some tuning, probably not with Realtek NICs though. That's without any packages or encryption.

              Steve

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                robi
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                @stephenw10:

                You might see close to 850Mbps with some tuning

                Steve, can you please point me into the right direction about this? Just out of curiosity.

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  That was a guess based on one users 640Mbps from a lesser Atom after some tuning. A D510 has been shown to be good for 500Mbps.
                  Let me see if I can find the posts….

                  Here. 640Mbps from a D2500 with Intel NICs.

                  Here. 485Mbps from a  D510 with Intel NICs.

                  So in fact the D2550 is almost identical, I was mistaking it for the D2700. The box above is unlikely to get more than 650Mbps.

                  Steve

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                    robi
                    last edited by

                    Thanks.

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                      Guest
                      last edited by

                      @stephenw10:

                      That spec will have no problems doing what you've listed. With AES-NI (when that's fully implemented in pfSense) you'll probably see close to or above the line speed even with encrypted traffic.
                      A Celeron G530 will firewall/NAT at >1Gbps and the i3-4150 is more than double the performance in single or multithread benchmarks.
                      If anything you may have overshot the target!  ;)

                      Steve

                      I've seen 2.2Gbps AES-GCM 128bit between two QC Xeon boxes over 10Gbps given recent snapshots.  Is that "fully implemented" enough for you?

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by

                        Good enough for me.  ;)

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                          Khampol
                          last edited by

                          @stephenw10:

                          You won't see 1Gbps thoughput from an old style Atom. You might see close to 850Mbps with some tuning, probably not with Realtek NICs though. That's without any packages or encryption.

                          Steve

                          And You think u ll see it with an .

                          Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 1037U @ 1.80GHz
                          2 CPUs: 1 package(s) x 2 core(s)

                          …..?

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                          • stephenw10S
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                            last edited by

                            Yes, though it depends on other hardware. Realtek NICs will slow things down. The C1037U scores more than 3X higher than the D2500 in a single thread benchmark, which is what counts until 2.2 is released.

                            https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=605&cmp[]=606&cmp[]=1988

                            Copy ans paste the above URL, the brackets screw up the code if I put it as a link.

                            Steve

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                              Khampol
                              last edited by

                              @stephenw10:

                              Yes, though it depends on other hardware. Realtek NICs will slow things down. The C1037U scores more than 3X higher than the D2500 in a single thread benchmark, which is what counts until 2.2 is released

                              In fact i do not have exactly the setup i posted higher :) … As Lan I have this

                              2x onboard Intel® 82574L 10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet Controler 1000baseT

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                                asterix
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                                I just posted this for on another thread which has the hardware details that you can take a look at…..

                                https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=86029.msg474387#msg474387

                                The hardware will easily support your 850/850 bandwidth along with resource intensive packages fully loaded. I have tested the same config in a test environment and it used up the entire 1 gigabit WAN network (my test network is 1 gigabit only) and the CPU was around 39-42% with the resource intensive packages. On base install the CPU never crossed 20%. I thought of doing a 2 gigabit test but it wasn't worth my time.

                                At current prices you wouldn't get very high cost to power savings ratio by going with the latest Rangley Atoms or 1150s, unless you plan to keep the hardware for 5+ years for the same use.

                                Get the 3rd generation hardware for 1/3rd of the 1150 price and save some $$

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                                  Khampol
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                                  very interesting post thanks! i will think about it for the office  ;D

                                  but in my situation right now its home and have place only for small appliance (mine is case:19cmx19cmx5cm) and widely enough.

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                                    asterix
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                                    This is at my home ;D

                                    The mobo is micro-atx, previously I used a mini-ITX. The hardware is more geared towards supporting higher WAN bandwidth and the same time keeping the hardware real estate small and low power consuming.

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                                      Khampol
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                                      @Asterix:

                                      This is at my home ;D

                                      lol !  :o :o

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                                      • stephenw10S
                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                        last edited by

                                        I'm confused, you have a C1037U with Intel gigabit NICs?
                                        You should see 1Gbps throughput with firewal/NAT then. Though I've never actually tried that setup myself.  ;)

                                        Steve

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                                          messerchmidt
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                                          8 core atom supermicro board with quad lan: http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Atom/X10/A1SAM-2750F.cfm

                                          OR

                                          xeon 1230v3 and supermicro X10SLM+-LN4F: http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C220/X10SLM_-LN4F.cfm

                                          16gb corsair ecc ra (8gbx2)

                                          pick a ssd, sata-dom, or small hd

                                          300w-400w seasonic psu

                                          pick a case a case

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                                            iGamer
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                                            This is what I'm building soon for Gigabit WAN. (We currently only have 107/5, but ISP is building a gigabit fiber network as we speak, should be out be end of the year)

                                            Thermaltake Urban S1 Case
                                            http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133257

                                            Corsair 450M 450W 80 Plus Gold PSU
                                            http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139058

                                            Core i3 4130T Haswell 2.9GHz 35W TDP
                                            http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116947

                                            MSI H81 mATX Mobo
                                            http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130752

                                            4GB Mushkin Blackline PC1600 DDR3 (already have so not included in price

                                            500GB Seagate HDD
                                            http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148767

                                            2x Intel PCI Express Gigabit NICS
                                            http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106033

                                            Total cost is $418 after shipping

                                            Should be more than enough for your needs as well. which is why I posted it.

                                            AMD FX-835 || 16GB HyperX DDR3 || 240GB Kingston V300 SSD || 1TB Seagate Barracuda || Zotac Geforce GTX 980 Amp! Ed. ||  27" Samsung LCD.

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