From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 17 04:14:14 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C18D2106564A for ; Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:14:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from hhw@pce-net.com) Received: from defout.telus.net (defout.telus.net [204.209.205.13]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 867A68FC1B for ; Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:14:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from edmwaa02.telusplanet.net ([154.5.184.190]) by priv-edmwes74.telusplanet.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.00 201-2186-121-20061213) with ESMTP id <20100317035406.NUPZ14322.priv-edmwes74.telusplanet.net@edmwaa02.telusplanet.net> for ; Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:54:06 -0600 Received: from [192.168.3.8] (d154-5-184-190.bchsia.telus.net [154.5.184.190]) by edmwaa02.telusplanet.net (BorderWare Security Platform) with ESMTP id 0CBD0146AFAED948 for ; Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:54:06 -0600 (MDT) Message-ID: <4BA051D4.3040508@pce-net.com> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:51:48 -0700 From: Han Hwei Woo User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20091219) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org References: <10263ac1003160615u2728634bv77a6704037e768a2@mail.gmail.com> <773208865.20100316211139@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <773208865.20100316211139@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1251; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: Choosing CPU for router X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:14:14 -0000 Get Intel NIC's, and the fastest clockspeed CPU you can find. I'd recomme= nd: Intel Core i5 670 (3.46GHz) Supermicro X8SIL-F Motherboard (includes KVM over IP) =C4=EC=E8=F2=F0=E8=E9 =C7=E0=EC=F3=F0=E0=E5=E2 wrote: >> 2010/3/16 Jon Otterholm : >> =20 >>> Narrowed it down to the following: >>> >>> Intel Q9650 3,0Ghz >>> Intel i7-965/975 3,2Ghz/3,33Ghz >>> >>> What would be the benefit from a Xeon? >>> >>> The router will be running IPFW and Dummynet for traffic-shaping. Alo= ng with >>> that, standard services like dhcpd. >>> =20 > > =20 >> Xeons usually got more cache memory on board and mean to work on >> servers (read: stable). And of course there should be ECC memory. >> =20 > Xeon may work in multi-CPU servers. > Speaking of routers, you have multicore (2CPU x 4cores =3D 8cores) > machine with 1-2-3 NIC's, and can't load other cores in CPU > (earlier versions before FBSD 8.x). > > You need NIC with MSI (Interrupt Moderation) for better performance. > > 1. What kind of traffic did you expect? > 2. What flow bit per seconds did you expect? > > I have PPPoE concentrator based on S3000AHV motherboard with EXPI9400 > and EXPI9402 NIC's and Core2Quad Q6600 CPU and FreeBSD 7.2. > This router may handle about 150k pps and 1Gbps for one direction of > internet traffic. > Do you need core i5/7 ? > > -----------------------------------------------------------------------= - > > Subject: > Re: Choosing CPU for router > From: > Andrei Kolu > Date: > Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:15:01 +0200 > To: > freebsd-net@freebsd.org > > To: > freebsd-net@freebsd.org > > > 2010/3/16 Jon Otterholm : > =20 >> Hi. >> >> In the process to build a new router and want to choose the best possi= ble >> CPU for the job. >> >> Narrowed it down to the following: >> >> Intel Q9650 3,0Ghz >> Intel i7-965/975 3,2Ghz/3,33Ghz >> >> What would be the benefit from a Xeon? >> >> Motherboard: Supermicro X8SBI-4LN. >> RAM: 4GB >> >> The router will be running IPFW and Dummynet for traffic-shaping. Alon= g with >> that, standard services like dhcpd. >> >> Any thoughts appreciated. >> >> >> =20 > > Xeons usually got more cache memory on board and mean to work on > servers (read: stable). And of course there should be ECC memory. > AFAIK you can't install more than one CORE cpu onto multicpu > motherboard but you can do so with XEON. > > Did you mean this: > http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon3000/X58/X8STi-LN4.c= fm > board? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > =20 > -----------------------------------------------------------------------= - > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"