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= Summary =
= Summary =
We are in need of a faster Gateway. While our current Gateway (a Intel Pentium J4205) is more than powerful enough for our gigabit connection;  
We are in need of a faster Gateway. While our current Gateway (a [https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Pentium+J4205+%40+1.50GHz&id=2877 Intel Pentium J4205] has an average passmark of 2442 (918 single) is more than powerful enough for our gigabit connection;  


just a single wireguard connection can easily spike the CPU usage to around 70%.  
just a single wireguard connection can easily spike the CPU usage to around 70%.  
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* one option would be to move wireguard to Erratic instead, however that means that a remote reboot of Erratic will kill all connections.
* one option would be to move wireguard to Erratic instead, however that means that a remote reboot of Erratic will kill all connections.
* Right now we have an UniFi Dream Machine Pro on loan to test if we like it.
* Right now we have an UniFi Dream Machine Pro on loan to test if we like it.
* CPUs are compared using cpubenchmark.net, cpus should be faster than what we have now.


= Possibly hardware =
= Options =
=== Bkhd 1U Server Intel Atom Quad Core C3558 6 Lan 2 Sfp + 10G ===
 
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Link: [https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005005238535931.html? https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005005238535931.html]
 
Comes in a 1U case, can be figured with either a [https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Atom+C3558+%40+2.20GHz&id=3129 4-core Intel C3558] (2417 passmark, 852 single) or a [https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Atom+C3758+%40+2.20GHz&id=3696 8-core Intel C3758] (4750 passmark, 868 single). Has 6 lan ports and two SFP ports. See also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3EMMYTdOYo
 
According to the Youtube video it idles around 20w and would spike up to 25w under load. (4-core version)
 
<big>'''pros'''</big>
* Comes as a 1U case
* Seems to come with a 12v Meanwell PSU build-in
* Lots of lan ports
* Has two SFP ports
* The 8-core is about twice as fast as our J4205
 
<big>'''cons'''</big>
* Slower than than our J4205 single core wise.
* The 4-core version is slower
* China, so support could be icky (though we are a hackerspace)
* No video out, only console.

Revision as of 13:27, 1 August 2023

Summary

We are in need of a faster Gateway. While our current Gateway (a Intel Pentium J4205 has an average passmark of 2442 (918 single) is more than powerful enough for our gigabit connection;

just a single wireguard connection can easily spike the CPU usage to around 70%.


We also want a smaller case (1U) so that we can have more space left in the rack.

Notes

  • an 11th gen Intel i3-1115G4 could easily do wireguard at ~2GB/s so ideally we want to get a system just as powerful or more powerful.
  • one option would be to move wireguard to Erratic instead, however that means that a remote reboot of Erratic will kill all connections.
  • Right now we have an UniFi Dream Machine Pro on loan to test if we like it.
  • CPUs are compared using cpubenchmark.net, cpus should be faster than what we have now.

Options

Bkhd 1U Server Intel Atom Quad Core C3558 6 Lan 2 Sfp + 10G

A1z3XuI.png

Link: https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005005238535931.html

Comes in a 1U case, can be figured with either a 4-core Intel C3558 (2417 passmark, 852 single) or a 8-core Intel C3758 (4750 passmark, 868 single). Has 6 lan ports and two SFP ports. See also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3EMMYTdOYo

According to the Youtube video it idles around 20w and would spike up to 25w under load. (4-core version)

pros

  • Comes as a 1U case
  • Seems to come with a 12v Meanwell PSU build-in
  • Lots of lan ports
  • Has two SFP ports
  • The 8-core is about twice as fast as our J4205

cons

  • Slower than than our J4205 single core wise.
  • The 4-core version is slower
  • China, so support could be icky (though we are a hackerspace)
  • No video out, only console.