New Intel XEON CPU

[kspare]

just building a new server and looking at using Xeon Gold 6128 cpu. just looking for some feedback before I go ahead and order. is there a better cpu to use?

I use the server for a NFS store for hosting terminal servers.

it will have 256gb of ram, 1.2tb for l2 arc and 400gb for Arc.

12gb hba and 24 4tb hitachi 12gb sas drives.,

 

[Stux]

Well... it *might* work

 

[tvsjr]

Just keep in mind that you'd be on the bleeding edge. Probably one of the first to go to a chip that new. It might work, it might not. There might be some teething issues. Make sure you're prepared for that, or buy something that's one generation behind and well-supported.

 

[religiouslyconfused]

I mean Supermicro has boards announced that even include 10gbit Ethernet in both SFP or 10GBase. There is even a board with a Broadcom 3008 SAS controller that can be flashed to IT mode if you needed thats as well. I have a Skylake E3 system and it is still more than enough power for our household.