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Can you give me an example of those CPUs? I am thinking of building a home server/NAS.
by immigrantheart 4y ago
Can you give me an example of those CPUs? I am thinking of building a home server/NAS.
- pcdoodle 4y agoMy current setup is a HP EliteDesk G3 w/i7 6700 CPU. The PSU inside is 80+ rated and I've seen the externally measured power consumption as low as 9W idling Windows Server 2019. I have no spinning disks inside so add at least a few watts average for each. Another advantage to using Business Workstation SFF units is they're cheap and take up little space, you can have a backup unit ready to swap parts with.
- InvaderFizz 4y agoi5-6500 Optiplex is under $100 shipped on eBay. Scores 5600 passmark. Step up to the $200 i5-8500 Optiplex and now you are looking at 9500 passmark. The 8500 is a great CPU. It is what runs my home Docker setup with Plex (hardware video transcode).
- dervjd 4y agoKeep in mind that unless you're doing something like transcoding for a Plex server, you don't really need much in the way of CPU for a home NAS. I have a Synology DS1618+ that uses the Intel Atom C3538, and run a few other services on it (AdGuard/Sonarr/Radarr/Sabnzbd etc). Just looked at the performance history, and CPU utilization seems to sit around 5-10% with a few spikes to 40-50%.