Re: best chipset/cpu

[Pete Leonard <pete@hero.com>]

http://openbsd.org/crypto.html#hardware

If you care about crypto throughput above all else, a general-purpose CPU
will always be slower than a dedicated hardware solution.

That said, I would say search the mailing lists, use google, and check
prices to determine what crypto board would be most suitable for you.

On Tue, 30 Jul 2002, Riccardo Sibilia wrote:

> Hi there!
> 
> I've been asking yesterday about the support for the Intel E7500 chipset and 
> the fact that no one showed up with an answer supports my impression that 
> this chipset is still too new... 
> 
> So I perhaps reformulate my question (which to some extend has been discussed 
> in the "what cpu to buy" threat):
> 
> Which combination of cpu/ram/chipset gives the best performance in terms of 
> crypto/IPsec throughput? (and is well supported under OpenBSD)
> 
> I'm looking exclusively at Intel or AMD cpu solutions for now.
> 
> Thanks a lot for any hints!
> 
> Cheers,
> Rick