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XG hardware recommendation compared to existing equipment

Jason Etten

I am currently running a micro server: Supermicro MBD-X11SBA-LN4F-O. This board has a Intel® Pentium® Processor N3700 which is 1.6Ghz with 4 cores and 4 threads.

I want to upgrade because I currently experience very slow response with the web console. The login is slow, the loading of the stats is slow and any thing I try to change or update is slow. I am unable to run the AV because it maxes out the CPU and the internet becomes really slow.

I am looking at the Supermicro MDB-A1SRi-2758F-O. This board has a Intel® Atom Processor C2758 which is 2.4Ghz with 8 cores and 8 threads.

I know that Sophos XG home can not utilize the 8 cores (only 4).

Will I gain enough processing power to solve my issues and be able to run the AV?



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    Take a look at a bare bones Lenovo Think Station P340...   Select Linux as an OS and 4GB of RAM (buy another 3x 4GB from Crucial/Micron as 8GB is a stretch with Windows and overhead for a 6GB VM), 256GB SSD, an i3-10320 (4 Core, 8 Threads) and an Intel 350 2-port NIC.  Comes out to C$800-900 with a three year on-site warranty.  You will need to run ESX or Hyper-V as this is a **UFEI boot only** machine and XG doesn't fully support this yet.  I have this configured with minimal rules and IPS and get 950 Mbps through no problem.

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    Take a look at a bare bones Lenovo Think Station P340...   Select Linux as an OS and 4GB of RAM (buy another 3x 4GB from Crucial/Micron as 8GB is a stretch with Windows and overhead for a 6GB VM), 256GB SSD, an i3-10320 (4 Core, 8 Threads) and an Intel 350 2-port NIC.  Comes out to C$800-900 with a three year on-site warranty.  You will need to run ESX or Hyper-V as this is a **UFEI boot only** machine and XG doesn't fully support this yet.  I have this configured with minimal rules and IPS and get 950 Mbps through no problem.

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