APU2C4 vs I3 7100t

[jorgegmayorgas]

Hello

I am planning to build an Opnsense low power router but I am not able to decide between Apu2c4 (will add a new 120 GB msata)or an i3 7100t (45w) + Asrock H270 ITX that has Intel dual lan(I already have case,psu ,1 HP NC360T Dual port NIC and 60 Gb SSD). My internet connection is  300/300 FFTH. Concurrent users will be from 2 to 5. I am evaluating VPN that's why I cannot decide if APU2c4 could handle encryption in case I upgrade Internet speed to 1 Gbit . Suggestions to low power alternatives will be welcome too

Regards,
Jorge

[monstermania]

Hi Jorge,
the APU2 is a very good solution for SOHO. IMHO the optimal balance between space/power consumtion/performance/price.
The big point for you ist the vpn performance. Realistic you can reach 100 Mbit speed by vpn connections with an APU2.
If you want/need more vpn performance, you need another hardware with a more powerful cpu.
And a 120GB HDD seems to be an absolute overkill for a FW with 2-5 Concurrent Users! Why don't use an internal 16GB SSD into mPCI?

best regards
Dirk

[slemoal@tiscom.fr]

hello, if you want to know the performance of the APU2C4 card or other I3 card,
I realized this:
http://calexium.com/fr/produits/tests-de-performance.html

But I also think that the apu2C4 with msata 16G matches your request

[jorgegmayorgas]

Hi Jorge,
the APU2 is a very good solution for SOHO. IMHO the optimal balance between space/power consumtion/performance/price.
The big point for you ist the vpn performance. Realistic you can reach 100 Mbit speed by vpn connections with an APU2.
If you want/need more vpn performance, you need another hardware with a more powerful cpu.
And a 120GB HDD seems to be an absolute overkill for a FW with 2-5 Concurrent Users! Why don't use an internal 16GB SSD into mPCI?

best regards
Dirk

Hi Dirk.

I thought 120 GB SSD following Hardware sizing & setup chapter of User Manual

Thanks for the advice, I will go for the cheapest 16 gb or 32 gb mpci

Regards,
Jorge

[jorgegmayorgas]

hello, if you want to know the performance of the APU2C4 card or other I3 card,
I realized this:
http://calexium.com/fr/produits/tests-de-performance.html

But I also think that the apu2C4 with msata 16G matches your request

Hi Sebastien

Interesting table of VPN performance, I will read it carefully

Thanks

Jorge

[weust]

The 120GB is interesting when you run a caching proxy.