Upgrade from QOTOM J1900 box to?

[ThePOO]

I have a QOTOM J1900 box and it worked perfectly well with my 100/100 fiber connection.    I was able to peg DL/UL nicely.     I upgraded my 100/100 to 1000/1000 and am able to get 500/500'ish with the little box.      With this ISP I know 900+/UL-DL is achievable.

What I'm looking for is a recommendation for my next box here.     It doesn't really have to be silent and not really super small, just efficient and very fast ...... suggestions?

[weust]

I forgot is they are supported in FreeBSD yet, but something like on of the Intel C3000 model CPU?
Depends on what services your using too, of course.

[marjohn56]

How about a Qotom i5 or i7 based device?

[ThePOO]

Qotom I5 or I7 might be possible ...  I'm sure in the silent realm they are excellent, but I might explore some non-silent options as well.    I might even explore DIY this time around.    But, hey ... it's all good.     When I make up my mind I'll post a follow-up here.    But first, another piece of business .....

I recently read that OPNsense has issues achieving much beyond 600 mbps on gigabit connections (???) ... is this really a thing?     If it is, then no matter how much hardware I throw at the connection, with OPNsense, I'll not achieve greater throughput than the 600.    I further read that some Linux based solutions are able to take pretty much full advantage of the gigabit connection (IPfire and some UTMs).     I really like OPNsense .... but, if this limit really is a thing then I might have to be sailing away on another ship.

If anyone can shed light and clear this up I'd be most appreciative ... thanks ....