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Which Intel Core processor (Haswell) for 120+ Mbps with IPS and web filtering

I'm planning on replacing my current home UTM (Atom D2500CC) because it can't keep up with my internet connection (currently 120 Mbps awaiting upgrade to 150 Mbps down, 15 up).
I know I should go for at least an i3 processor, but maybe better an i5.

Looking at the current Haswell processors, I find a few T and S models which should be very low power (good for my electricity bill).

Are these good choices or is it better to choose a "normal" or a K version?

Processors I might be interested in:
i7-4770T, 45W TDP, 2.5GHz clock speed
i7-4770S, 65W TDP, 3.1GHz clock speed
i5-4570S, 65W TDP, 2.9GHz clock speed

Will the i7 (T) perform good enough for high-speed internet lines with IPS and web filtering enabled?
If not, how much difference would there be in performance between the i7-4770S and the i5-4570S? Clock speed only differs a little bit while the i5 is about €100 cheaper currently.

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0 William Warren over 10 years ago

Thanks, looks like i5 4670 (or a fast i3) is on the winning hand.
I have been looking at the HP NC364T quad-port nic's which consists of Two Intel 82571EB controllers. This card isn't too expensive and has enough ports for me.

Now looking for a suitable mainboard, I read that the ASRock Z87E-ITX
is a nice (low power consuming) board (but a little pricey). Are there better alternatives (z87 chipset seems a bit too much for just a UTM)?

For your setup cache is nothing...go for the fastest GHz you can get if you are set on quad core...GHz and ram is all that matters for CPU...I would go with a quad Intel nic

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0 William Warren over 10 years ago

Thanks, looks like i5 4670 (or a fast i3) is on the winning hand.
I have been looking at the HP NC364T quad-port nic's which consists of Two Intel 82571EB controllers. This card isn't too expensive and has enough ports for me.

Now looking for a suitable mainboard, I read that the ASRock Z87E-ITX
is a nice (low power consuming) board (but a little pricey). Are there better alternatives (z87 chipset seems a bit too much for just a UTM)?

For your setup cache is nothing...go for the fastest GHz you can get if you are set on quad core...GHz and ram is all that matters for CPU...I would go with a quad Intel nic

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