Choosing CPU for router

[Matthias Gamsjager]

 Way over the top for simple fw and dhcpd. but how much traffic will
be involved?
Investing in a good nics will return more then a pricey cpu and
motherboard (eec mem is good idea for 24/7 tho).




On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Jon Otterholm
<jon.otterholm at ide.resurscentrum.se> 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
>
> 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. Along with
> that, standard services like dhcpd.
>
> Any thoughts appreciated.
>
> BG
> //Jon
>
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