I might start a flame now but the higher freq and less core model is the "better choice" unless your firewall will do other things than packetfiltering and routing.
On 2015-02-18 22:30:31, ML mail wrote: > Hi, > > Stupid question but if you would have to choose between two different Intel > CPUs for an OpenBSD firewall using 4 to 6 Intel NICs with all /24 networks > behind and around 50-60 Mbit/s average traffic would you rather choose the > CPU with higher Frequency and less cores or for a CPU with lower frequency > but more cores? > > For example: > > - E5-2630Lv3, 20M Cache, 1.80 GHz, 8 cores: > http://ark.intel.com/products/83357/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-2630L-v3-20M-Cache-1_80-GHz > - E5-2637v3, 15M Cache, 3.50 GHz, 4 cores: > http://ark.intel.com/products/83358/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-2637-v3-15M-Cache-3_50-GHz > > Or asked differently, which are the importants criteria to look at first for > a CPU intended to be used in an OpenBSD firewall? > > Regards > ML
