[SOLVED] Compatible system unit for PFSENSE Appliance

[jcdumaguing226]

Good day! I am seeking advice on building a new PFSENSE box due to some issues regarding my current box. Currently, I have an old ASUS X456UQ laptop as my PFSENSE server and I wanted to improve on stability, power efficiency, and performance. I was wondering if I could run a single interface VLAN setup similar to my current one on a LENOVO ThinkCenter M81 that I saw on my local second-hand market.
It has these specs:

• Intel® Core i3-2100 Processor (3MB Cache, 3.10 GHz)
• Intel 82579 Ethernet Controller
• 280W, 85plus, auto-sensing
• 320GB HDD (I will swap this out with my SSD from the current server)

 

[SamirD]

Well, the processor on that system has slower single thread performance than your laptop, so performance will drop. It also uses 4x+ more power so would not help in that department either:
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-i7-6500U-vs-Intel-i3-2100/2607vs749

However, in terms of reliability it probably would be better than the laptop as laptops just aren't designed for 24x7 operation.