From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Marco C. Coelho" Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:03:47 +0000 Subject: Re: [LARTC] Which CPU for heavy traffic with much filtering/shaping? Message-Id: <47430563.6050803@argontech.net> List-Id: References: <47415A73.9020107@interdart.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <47415A73.9020107@interdart.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: lartc@vger.kernel.org I like multicore / multicpu amd opteron boards from Tyan. With a dual core (later you can double to 4 core) dual cpu motherboard, you can route and shape to your hearts content. To really improve throughput, you should use a higher end network controller with pci-express with some smarts and multiple ports if you need it. Hope that helps. Mohan Sundaram wrote: > Derek Sims wrote: >> Marek Kierdelewicz wrote >>>> 1. What processors should I be looking for in order to achieve the >>>> best routing throughput on a linux router? >>>> >>> I've had good experiences with P4 (with and without HT), Athlon64, Xeon >>> [dempsey], Xeon [woodcrest]. The last one is the best choice because of >>> the large cache and architecture. I think you can use Core 2 Duo too >>> if you want to save some money. >>> >>> >> Thanks - I will see what I can get > I used AMD Opteron 2Ghz and it blazes. In my packet switching > benchmarks, onchip cache gave no benefit. On price-performance basis, > you'd be better off going for greater CPU speed than for cache. > > Mohan > _______________________________________________ > LARTC mailing list > LARTC@mailman.ds9a.nl > http://mailman.ds9a.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lartc > _______________________________________________ LARTC mailing list LARTC@mailman.ds9a.nl http://mailman.ds9a.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lartc