Steiner-SE
Dabbler
- Joined
- Jul 13, 2020
- Messages
- 37
To cut down some advice (ECC etc), my choice of CPU for my first build is limited by the motherboard so ECC is not an option.
My choices are basically between Intel Core i5 or i7 of the 6th or 7th generation (Z270 chipset/Socket 1151).
I will not do any virtualization, but I will do iSCSI (datastore for a ESXi server).
So my limit is 4 cores and I assume I should get the fastest I can, but other han that?
Will FreeNAS benefit enough from hyperthreading (adding 4 threads to the mix) to validate the premium cost of an i7, or would it be better to just grab the fastest gen 7 i5? (7600k).
My choices are basically between Intel Core i5 or i7 of the 6th or 7th generation (Z270 chipset/Socket 1151).
I will not do any virtualization, but I will do iSCSI (datastore for a ESXi server).
So my limit is 4 cores and I assume I should get the fastest I can, but other han that?
Will FreeNAS benefit enough from hyperthreading (adding 4 threads to the mix) to validate the premium cost of an i7, or would it be better to just grab the fastest gen 7 i5? (7600k).