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      nikkon
      last edited by

      Hi all,

      I'm about to buy a MB for my home fw.
      I was looking for an ATOM cpu but i just found that VIA has several products quite interesting.
      I was checking the EPIA-M920, quad core 1.2GHz + dual GigaBit.It seems to be the only option with Advanced Cryptografy Engine (besided Geode from Alix)
      http://www.viaembedded.com/en/products/DatasheetPreview/1830/12720/VIA_QuadCore_Flyer_20110909.pdf.html

      What do you think about this?
      Has anyone tested pfsense on via?

      pfsense 2.3.4 on Supermicro A1SRi-2758F + 8GB ECC + SSD

      Happy PfSense user :)

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        jasonlitka
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        That PDF took forever to load.  Maybe they're running that web server off a Via CPU…

        Anyway, the first thing I noticed, before reading anything, is that this isn't a quad-core CPU.  The giant picture on page 1 shows two dies which means that it's actually two dual-core CPUs glued together.  The next thing I noticed is that this flyer seems to be almost 3 years old, making this pretty old tech.  That's confirmed by the shockingly-high TDP on this thing.

        Have you looked at the new Atom CPUs?  Despite sharing the name, they're absolutely nothing like the older ones.

        I can break anything.

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          nikkon
          last edited by

          hi,

          Thx for the reply…Yes i was looking to 525 and also Intel Celeron J1900 or AMD Zacate.
          I have several options with Inte / AMD based cpu but none of them have Encryption on bord.

          pfsense 2.3.4 on Supermicro A1SRi-2758F + 8GB ECC + SSD

          Happy PfSense user :)

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            jasonlitka
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            @nikkon:

            hi,

            Thx for the reply…Yes i was looking to 525 and also Intel Celeron J1900 or AMD Zacate.
            I have several options with Inte / AMD based cpu but none of them have Encryption on bord.

            The new Atom CPUs have AES-NI but you don't need it unless you're trying to push hundreds of Mbit/s (it also won't be very effective, if at all, until pfSense 2.2).

            How much bandwidth do you have?  What packages, if any, do you want to run?

            I can break anything.

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              nikkon
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              i have ~ 13-15 MB/s
              need to have always 10 ipsec connections to a vcenter + all other firewall ruses + snort
              will have also 4 gb ram on…i suppose is enoght

              pfsense 2.3.4 on Supermicro A1SRi-2758F + 8GB ECC + SSD

              Happy PfSense user :)

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                jasonlitka
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                Is that Mbit/s or Mbyte/s?  If the former, that's nothing and pretty much anything faster than an Alix (eg. new APU board or older Atom) should be fine, even with Snort & IPSec.  If Mbyte/s then you'll need something a bit faster.  The new Atoms will do it, as will an i3 or better.  Not sure about the APU.  I haven't tested one.

                I can break anything.

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                  nikkon
                  last edited by

                  Thx for the reply,

                  I have foud some interesting mobo's mini-atx format from Asrock server based section.The price is damn high….but you get ecc ram, quad & octa core atoms + Intel Gbit LANS

                  http://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=C2750D4I
                  http://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=C2550D4I
                  http://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=AD2550R/U3S3

                  pfsense 2.3.4 on Supermicro A1SRi-2758F + 8GB ECC + SSD

                  Happy PfSense user :)

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                    jasonlitka
                    last edited by

                    @nikkon:

                    Thx for the reply,

                    I have foud some interesting mobo's mini-atx format from Asrock server based section.The price is damn high….but you get ecc ram, quad & octa core atoms + Intel Gbit LANS

                    http://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=C2750D4I
                    http://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=C2550D4I
                    http://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=AD2550R/U3S3

                    The first two are designed for storage systems and the last is a previous generation Atom.

                    I'd suggest the board below.  I'm using one at home and it's the same board in the pfsense-certified system in the store.

                    http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Atom/X10/A1SRi-2758F.cfm

                    I can break anything.

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                      nikkon
                      last edited by

                      looks verry nice…but also more expensive :(

                      pfsense 2.3.4 on Supermicro A1SRi-2758F + 8GB ECC + SSD

                      Happy PfSense user :)

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                        jasonlitka
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                        It's more expensive than the ASRock boards because it has quad i354 NICs (vs the dual i210 which based on some recent posts doesn't currently work), IPMI, can be powered by a simple 12V DC brick, and the CPU is the C2758 variant which includes QuickAssist.  Not to mention that SuperMicro is simply a more reliable, server-oriented brand.

                        I can break anything.

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                          nikkon
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                          yep it makes sense and for sure makes it a good investment :)

                          pfsense 2.3.4 on Supermicro A1SRi-2758F + 8GB ECC + SSD

                          Happy PfSense user :)

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