Long-term planning for anyone pfSense 2.5 will require a CPU with AES-NI on-chip.
pfSense 2.5 and AES-NI
Also, in the near-term, pfSense 2.4 will be 64-bit only.
pfSense 2.5 and AES-NI
Also, in the near-term, pfSense 2.4 will be 64-bit only.