Trying to decide what ECC-capable CPU to get. My budget is zero, so everything I pick is over budget, but I need a CPU.
Comparing a Pentium and an i3 of the same architecture, benchmark-wise they perform similarly in single threaded and similarly in total performance, even though the Pentium is 2(2) core(thread) vs i3 2(4). Does FreeNAS, or more importantly the ZFS volume make good use of the extra cores?
Here's my usage scenario:
A 64TB ZFS2, encrypted. One user, me, archiving my data onto the NAS, and occasionally accessing it over SMB, for example playing music files over network.
So I don't know if this scenario benefits by having more than two cores (or one for that matter). This is the title question of the thread. I would appreciate if someone would elaborate. I don't believe the hardware guide actually goes in depth regarding core count.
Secondly, since I would like to encrypt my volume, are AES-NI the instructions of the CPU needed to accelerate it? Are all AES-NI-enabled CPUs adequate or should I be picking something particular?
Insight is appreciated.
(Ignore the specs in the signature, I'm asking regarding a new build.)
Comparing a Pentium and an i3 of the same architecture, benchmark-wise they perform similarly in single threaded and similarly in total performance, even though the Pentium is 2(2) core(thread) vs i3 2(4). Does FreeNAS, or more importantly the ZFS volume make good use of the extra cores?
Here's my usage scenario:
A 64TB ZFS2, encrypted. One user, me, archiving my data onto the NAS, and occasionally accessing it over SMB, for example playing music files over network.
So I don't know if this scenario benefits by having more than two cores (or one for that matter). This is the title question of the thread. I would appreciate if someone would elaborate. I don't believe the hardware guide actually goes in depth regarding core count.
Secondly, since I would like to encrypt my volume, are AES-NI the instructions of the CPU needed to accelerate it? Are all AES-NI-enabled CPUs adequate or should I be picking something particular?
Insight is appreciated.
(Ignore the specs in the signature, I'm asking regarding a new build.)