Is this hardware sufficient for PFSense for a multi-gig 5Gig/5Gig connection?
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Hello,
I have PFSense virtualized with Proxmox. The proxmox host has the following specs:
- 2x E5-2643 CPUs @ 3.30GHz
- 512GB ECC RAM
- 10TB Storage
The PF Sense VM has been configured as follows:
- 1 CPU with 8 Cores allocated, highest priority VM - set to Host CPU instead of emulating a CPU type.
- 16GB dedicated (non balooned) RAM
- 128 GB Hard Disk
- Intel X550-T2 NIC passed thru directly to the VM for the WAN connection
- Intel X540-T2 NIC passed thur directly tot he VM for the LAN connection
Speeds struggle - I get around 2500 Down and 2800 Up. If I connect directly to the ISP modem, I get 4500down and 4500 up on average.
The ISP does not use PPPoE, it's a /29 static block.
Is there a configuration issue or does the hardware as it's configured not support this speed? If it's a hardware issue, is there a lower priced small form factor computer that'll do better?
Thanks