Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:11:52 +0100 From: Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Choosing CPU for router Message-ID: <hno73d$478$1@dough.gmane.org> In-Reply-To: <C7C53AE3.2441C%jon.otterholm@ide.resurscentrum.se> References: <C7C53AE3.2441C%jon.otterholm@ide.resurscentrum.se>
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On 03/16/10 13:40, Jon Otterholm wrote: > Hi. > > In the process to build a new router and want to choose the best possible > CPU for the job. > > Narrowed it down to the following: > > Intel Q9650 3,0Ghz > Intel i7-965/975 3,2Ghz/3,33Ghz Both are overkill, but in general here you should go for clock speed instead of multicore abilities. If you can get it, you will be better off with a 3.5 GHz dual-core CPU (like Xeon 52xx) than a 3 GHz quad-core CPU. Additional cores will not be used by network processing in your case. Better invest the money in a good network card. > What would be the benefit from a Xeon? Stability, but that also comes from using better motherboards, ECC memory, etc, not only from the CPU.
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