From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-wr0-x22b.google.com (mail-wr0-x22b.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c0c::22b]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C875A3B2A4 for ; Tue, 7 Nov 2017 05:21:44 -0500 (EST) Received: by mail-wr0-x22b.google.com with SMTP id o88so512551wrb.6 for ; Tue, 07 Nov 2017 02:21:44 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=from:message-id:mime-version:subject:date:references:to:in-reply-to; bh=xwm/ZmNOgjBfBY2SZdnj6Z4viOCcPONZVKrtR+1WQnk=; b=HokG0wghy7wzxScP8zGjufZtSnX2xnn0SfLLFWfJMRT1xY/WBH/IiaWOcbMHM4mnds /p/3lh3FrUe70OIph8nCg+zbj6miEWQj8YiBAutv65W5iatZYbG3FrlSeYLU2VzSk7AP HXg5qJv7uVhW/xz25g40QpK1V8xaYn1U4t9DWIgiUHpmrg6Qm63xFIy9dfotle7rW39b uCEsVjxuHPuF3tCajBwtix1pFgpf/YqeQQ+Jb836SUcikpDaLIkSn2fVDwnQ+94qy0+p 30Ew6P5izIvgi4sPNtSoXw1MVoE0NUD5CBqsd+gvqmMRyvs6FXIExOWoJHRARVqONqpw RrzQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:message-id:mime-version:subject:date :references:to:in-reply-to; bh=xwm/ZmNOgjBfBY2SZdnj6Z4viOCcPONZVKrtR+1WQnk=; b=EWfqjyA3wYZXOE32ddH80rdXYjWv2uWYHixLVP0iAnESt6vfgIkkC5oQDnBRyu+i7Y bbxWpMKJj69alRSuwvP9NE3Gk0l6qfxjrNXQF/SUsQZqt4w4d7A6Aqzv2wP4gUNMjg/E v+8Sbn5fT+rh4agt5CQUjhOBlVtfqPTCLNLJPTwq9lSkxBemNu3Eu6yzRQ7xEO+ysJ4t MGFnoMIBJ73YwGUFWERl0l9IDfFec1Et7a2+69+cA93g9lChMHzpppECddrgU7Q9euSu wRMZBdFD2lQlrEp008F7IKFQ7ydzeusxbnvAEExkgEz2aCtpZGfrFxhpvAx6Au9RrH0b y2XA== X-Gm-Message-State: AJaThX4MM6gw5i7uC0z3CdU6IZJ9vJMult1MAiKlGDssX4Wqb2EDSdxs cahBO3sfil70gMn/S9v8xm9u6Mrv X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABhQp+T6TpNC6LPt6jIOx/gQerqP6KFVPS/vXH3Hy5FfzvD4KB0HNVaxJDvpJuGayhG/yq6lPasu/A== X-Received: by 10.223.157.207 with SMTP id q15mr688252wre.223.1510050103386; Tue, 07 Nov 2017 02:21:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from [10.72.0.130] (h-1169.lbcfree.net. [185.99.119.68]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id n7sm779424wrh.32.2017.11.07.02.21.42 for (version=TLS1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 07 Nov 2017 02:21:42 -0800 (PST) From: Pete Heist Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_1760064D-E1C5-4C1F-AF72-8DDA11D5B718" Message-Id: <954095A8-363F-42AE-B966-652790468859@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2017 11:21:41 +0100 References: <535CD0D7-CB3A-4C42-AB13-548313F9002A@gmail.com> <87o9oe2a8p.fsf@nemesis.taht.net> <186C017F-CAF4-4ED7-A3C3-A3B1B8A0A1BD@gmail.com> To: make-wifi-fast@lists.bufferbloat.net In-Reply-To: <186C017F-CAF4-4ED7-A3C3-A3B1B8A0A1BD@gmail.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3124) Subject: Re: [Make-wifi-fast] Flent test hardware X-BeenThere: make-wifi-fast@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2017 10:21:44 -0000 --Apple-Mail=_1760064D-E1C5-4C1F-AF72-8DDA11D5B718 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 I ordered 2x APU2: http://pcengines.ch/apu2c4.htm = With 16GB mSATA SSDs, PSUs, cases and the serial cable I needed, the = total came to 9097 CZK / 356 EUR / 412 USD. Happily, the igb Ethernet driver for its i210 NICs does support BQL and = appears to have hardware timestamping to boot. With three Ethernet = ports, I=E2=80=99ll get one for management, one for testing and one for = PTP time sync straight to the other APU. I=E2=80=99m expecting the CPU PassMark (for what that=E2=80=99s worth) = to be around 1100, 353 single core. That=E2=80=99s significantly less = than other devices I was looking at, but at least it=E2=80=99s a quad = core, and at this price it=E2=80=99s worth a try. Since Jon reported his = E-450 (PassMark 769, 431 single core) was capable of line-rate GigE, = hopefully this will be as well. When they come I=E2=80=99ll run some benchmarks and report back how it = goes=E2=80=A6 --Apple-Mail=_1760064D-E1C5-4C1F-AF72-8DDA11D5B718 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
I ordered 2x APU2: http://pcengines.ch/apu2c4.htm

With 16GB mSATA SSDs, PSUs, cases and = the serial cable I needed, the total came to 9097 CZK / 356 EUR / 412 = USD.

Happily, = the igb Ethernet driver for its i210 NICs does support BQL and appears = to have hardware timestamping to boot. With three Ethernet ports, I=E2=80=99= ll get one for management, one for testing and one for PTP time sync = straight to the other APU.

I=E2=80=99m expecting the CPU PassMark (for what that=E2=80=99s= worth) to be around 1100, 353 single core. That=E2=80=99s significantly = less than other devices I was looking at, but at least it=E2=80=99s a = quad core, and at this price it=E2=80=99s worth a try. Since Jon = reported his E-450 (PassMark 769, 431 single core) was capable of = line-rate GigE, hopefully this will be as well.

When they come I=E2=80=99ll run some = benchmarks and report back how it goes=E2=80=A6

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