[pfSense] Netgate - something is coming soon...

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Saw this over on Reddit - posted Saturday (4/29/17)....

(Netgate/ADI is the OEM for pfSense logo'ed boxes)

My best guess at the moment for this box (seen below) - MinnowBoard Turbot Dual-E

http://www.adiengineering.com/products/minnowboard-turbot-duale/

• Dual Ethernet MinnowBoard for developers, makers, and OEMs
• CPU Options: E3826 1.46 GHz Dual Core, E3845 1.91 GHz Quad Core
• 2x Intel i211 Ethernet ports
• M.2 slot for SSD, Wi-Fi, or LTE, with Micro-SIM socket
• FCC and CE certified, OEM production quality
• Open-source under Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0

the E3826/E3845 chips - silvermont (22nm), no QAT, but does have Intel DPDK support, which is a win...

(those who have SG-2220/2440 - no big deal, this one slots below those models, and above the ARM based SG-1000)

Not sure where the pricing will be - Netgate is always a bit spendy, but very high quality boards...

 

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Looks like decent throughput...

https://twitter.com/gonzopancho/status/858464526773227520

 

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BTW - ADI/Netgate/pfSense - they've got Armada 38x up and running as well - so the pfSense ARM port is moving along nicely...

 

[kvic]

If this box can push 1gbps at 64 byte packets, what your box SG-2440 is capable of? Adding QoS on top, what'll be the throughput on both?

 

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If this box can push 1gbps at 64 byte packets, what your box SG-2440 is capable of? Adding QoS on top, what'll be the throughput on both?

Considering the following...

• CPU Options: E3826 1.46 GHz Dual Core, E3845 1.91 GHz Quad Core
• 2x Intel i211 Ethernet ports

Rangeley likely pushes more - mostly because of the i354 embedded in the chip itself... it's a pure comms chip...

The Baytrail E-Series are an odd-duck for many - similar to J/N/Z, but their own mix of the action.. it's mostly about I/O and features...

And for what it's worth - throughput vs. capacity - these are two different things... just depends on use-cases...

SG-2440's are well documented for high usage/capacity - and are appropriate for 500Mbp/Sec links...