> Will A SMB without L3 capable switches, that needs routing between 3-4 local 
> subnets (LAN, SERVERS, WIRELESS/GUEST, OTHER/DMZ) as close to wirespeed as 
> possible, be happy with a C2758. ?


Very.  

Is a dual socket Xeon a bit faster? Yes.  
Does your application need that speed? Unlikely. 

Really depends on what you mean by "wirespeed". 

-- Jim

On Oct 14, 2014, at 2:48 AM, Ulrik Lunddahl <[email protected]> wrote:

>> In general HP servers work really well with FreeBSD.
> 
>> When you say "looking" are you in possession of one and need to make it 
>> work, or are you about to buy one?  Is there some specific requirement about 
>> that hardware that makes you want to get it over anything else?
> 
>> I personally have found that the C2758 sold by both netgate and pfsense 
>> directly to be a spectacularly capable device and it is fairly priced and 
>> includes support. I would recommend that based on what you've described 
>> above unless there's some other special need you have.
> 
> I know that:
> 
> "- Blistering fast IntelĀ® AtomT Rangeley C2758 8 core SoC   This is not your 
> father's Atom!"
> 
> Probably is a beast compared to what we normally expect form the Atom range, 
> but to compare it with an up to date Dual Xeon Platform is just not going to 
> make a lot of sense.
> 
> Hardware quality on the two boxes is also almost incomparable, both are 
> general-purpose platforms, but from different ends of the scale.
> 
> Will A SMB without L3 capable switches, that needs routing between 3-4 local 
> subnets (LAN, SERVERS, WIRELESS/GUEST, OTHER/DMZ) as close to wirespeed as 
> possible, be happy with a C2758. ?
> 
> 
> Med venlig hilsen, Best regards
> Ulrik Lunddahl
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