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    Is this enough to run a symmetric 1Gb download/upload connection?

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      riahc8 last edited by

      Hello

      Im trying to replace my ISP's router with a pfSense. This uses a PPPoE connection if that makes any difference.

      I want to know if it can handle my symmetric 1Gb download/upload fiber connection. My current virtualized solution seems it cannot handle it.

      At max, there are 3 users. Obviously multiple devices.

      The only additional feature I use is OpenVPN but that is only used by me (one user)

      Im looking at two hardware configuration which both probably look familiar:

      Product one, hardware:
      Intel Celeron J6412 Quad Core at 2 GHz (Burst up to 2.6 GHz)
      32GB RAM
      Quad Intel 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet NIC ports
      pfSense installed on a m.2 SATA SSD

      Product two, virtualized:
      Two Intel Xeon E5-2630L V3 at 1.80GHz (Burst up to 2.90GHz)
      RAM up to 128GB
      Dell X550-T4 Quad Port 10GbE and Intel I340-T4 Quad Port 1Gbps
      pfSense installed on a RAID1 SATA SSD

      So can it handle it?

      Ideally, product two is better so I dont have to get two things and product two can actually handle it.

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        Daniel_Hyde @riahc8 last edited by

        @riahc8 said in Is this enough to run a symmetric 1Gb download/upload connection?:

        J6412

        I would assume it would work as the older N5000 series CPUs can push nearly 2.5Gbps

        source

        Thanks
        Dan

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          riahc8 last edited by

          @daniel_hyde said in Is this enough to run a symmetric 1Gb download/upload connection?:

          @riahc8 said in Is this enough to run a symmetric 1Gb download/upload connection?:

          J6412

          I would assume it would work as the older N5000 series CPUs can push nearly 2.5Gbps

          source

          Thanks
          Dan

          In a PPPoE fiber connection?

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            Daniel_Hyde @riahc8 last edited by

            @riahc8

            Not sure on that but I can run a test as I am getting one delivered this week.

            Thanks
            Dan

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              riahc8 @Daniel_Hyde last edited by

              @daniel_hyde said in Is this enough to run a symmetric 1Gb download/upload connection?:

              @riahc8

              Not sure on that but I can run a test as I am getting one delivered this week.

              Thanks
              Dan

              Great. Will wait on your feedback.

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                Daniel_Hyde @riahc8 last edited by

                @riahc8

                Ran a test over the weekend on the Topton N5105 model and got 940Mbps down on PPPoE couldn't really test up as my upload is only 110Mbps.
                I ran a test on Static IP to a local Speed Test server and got 940 up and down as the server only has a 1Gig Nic.

                Thanks
                Dan

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