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Limp Gawd
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I am planning a build that can theoretically handle 1Gbit/s VPN encryption/decryption. The goal was to get a CPU with AES-NI, iGPU, good single thread performance (OpenVPN is only single threaded), perhaps some extra cores for Wireguard use in the future. A Mobo with dual Intel NICs (for pfSense) and for the entire build to draw as little power as possible and be as quiet as possilble. This is what I have come up with:
I had considered going with an i3-9100 however I don't think the extra 2 cores will be of much use for my application, due to the single threaded nature of OpenVPN. The G5420 has a high enough clock speed to give it decent single core performance, and it has AES-NI. This Mobo also seems to be one of the only viable dual Intel NIC mini-itx options out there.
What do you all think? Will this be able to handle 1Gbit/s? Any suggestions?
Part | Description | Price |
---|---|---|
CPU | Intel Pentium G5420 --> High single core speed and AES-NI | $50 |
Mobo | Asrock H370M-itx/ac --> Dual Intel NICs | $100 |
RAM | 8GB DDR4-2400 G.Skill Ripjaw V | $30 |
Storage | WD Green 240GB M2 SSD | $40 |
PSU | Seasonic SGX-500 --> Silent under 150W, SFX form factor | $100 |
Case | Silverstone ML05 --> Small footprint, horizontal design | $40 |
TOTAL | ~$360 |
I had considered going with an i3-9100 however I don't think the extra 2 cores will be of much use for my application, due to the single threaded nature of OpenVPN. The G5420 has a high enough clock speed to give it decent single core performance, and it has AES-NI. This Mobo also seems to be one of the only viable dual Intel NIC mini-itx options out there.
What do you all think? Will this be able to handle 1Gbit/s? Any suggestions?