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    which cpu for pfsense on proxmox without nic passthrough

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      tomashk
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      Question

      Which CPU should handle the following requirements:

      • pfsense on proxmox as VM
      • it should handle around 1 Gbps between WAN and LAN
      • fq_codel will be used for traffic shaping
      • NIC passthrough won't be used
        • virtio for nics
        • because multiqueue is no supported this means that single CPU core provided by proxmox has to handle whole traffic (at least this is my basic understanding - feel free to correct me)

      Context

      This will be used for learning and I will experiment with scenarios where NIC passthrough can't be used. I plan to buy something good enough and not power hungry. Objective information pointing to CPUs would be great, but at the same time, if anyone has experience with similar scenarios, that kind of knowledge would be just as valuable. Basically any information that will help me make a good buying decision is great :)

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