Best intel processor for nas setup

[giveyouup]

My buddy is building a nas setup and he'll be pairing it with a computer, I have a query that needs to be cleared, is there any CPU performance needed for a nas setup? I'm new to nas setup and don't know much about it, I've heard gaming CPUs are powerful. Thoughts?

 

[Alecmascot]

https://www.ixsystems.com/community/resources/hardware-recommendations-guide.12/

 

[Chris Moore]

I have a query that needs to be cleared, is there any CPU performance needed for a nas setup?

The CPU requirement for FreeNAS is going to be different from the CPU requirement that other NAS systems may have because FreeNAS is fundamentally different from most other NAS systems. FreeNAS uses ZFS for the file system and ZFS uses RAM for ARC (Adaptive Replacement Cache) and ZFS creates a checksum for all data written to the storage pool, all of which works together to make FreeNAS very good at protecting data. There are many details involved in constructing a good quality system for FreeNAS, but the basis of that system should not be gaming hardware. Here is some reading material that might help you with your decisions:

Slideshow explaining VDev, zpool, ZIL and L2ARC
https://forums.freenas.org/index.ph...ning-vdev-zpool-zil-and-l2arc-for-noobs.7775/

Terminology and Abbreviations Primer
https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/terminology-and-abbreviations-primer.28174/

A Complete Guide to FreeNAS Hardware Design, Part I: Purpose and Best Practices
by Josh Paetzel; iXsystems Director of IT; Feb 3, 2015
http://www.freenas.org/blog/a-compl...are-design-part-i-purpose-and-best-practices/

A Complete Guide to FreeNAS Hardware Design, Part II: Hardware Specifics
by Josh Paetzel; iXsystems Director of IT; Feb 5, 2015
http://www.freenas.org/blog/a-complete-guide-to-freenas-hardware-design-part-ii-hardware-specifics/

A Complete Guide to FreeNAS Hardware Design, Part III: Pools, Performance, and Cache
by Josh Paetzel; iXsystems Director of IT; Feb 10, 2015
http://www.freenas.org/blog/a-compl...-design-part-iii-pools-performance-and-cache/

A Complete Guide to FreeNAS Hardware Design, Part IV: Network Notes & Conclusion
by Josh Paetzel; iXsystems Director of IT; Feb 12, 2015
http://www.freenas.org/blog/a-compl...ware-design-part-iv-network-notes-conclusion/