Right now my server is running on dual opteron 2431 (6 core) CPU's with 16gb DDR2 ram. I have a pool with 2 8-drive raidz2 array's (16 drives). I am running freenas 9.10
I have been wanting to upgrade to something newer (these CPU's are about 10 years old) and something more power efficient as my current setup at idle costs like $30 a month in power.
The parts I am looking at are as follows
*Supermicro X10SLL-F Motherboard (socket 1150)
*Intel Haswell I3-4370 CPU (passmark 5565)
*8gb and within a short time 16 gb of Crucial ECC DDR3 1600Mhz ram (is on supermicros tested ram list for this motherboard)
I use the server to store computer backups (done in the early morning), and to stream plex to 1-2 devices at any one time. All media is in h.264 MP4 format, and most streaming is done within the home as direct play. 95% of the media is 480P, the remaining stuff is 1080P @ 3-4mbps.
I do have one family member that streams from the server remotely, so a typical use would be up to one 1080P stream being trans-coded. I would like to be able to do 2 1080P transcodes at a time and the rough guideline of 2000 Passmark per 1080P stream says I could do 2 at once.
My question is, will this setup allow me to transcode 2 1080P streams without adversely effecting the routine (mostly idle at that time of day) operation of freenas?
If my usage increases in the future, I could upgrade the ram past 16gb, and I could drop in a Xeon, however My budget doesn't allow for that right now, and I am eager to upgrade as my current server has been giving me some reliability trouble. I am thinking that for my usage a 4 core xeon with hyperthreading is not needed, and this i3 would be acceptable.
Can anyone confirm my thinking, or point out my oversight if I am incorrect?
I have been wanting to upgrade to something newer (these CPU's are about 10 years old) and something more power efficient as my current setup at idle costs like $30 a month in power.
The parts I am looking at are as follows
*Supermicro X10SLL-F Motherboard (socket 1150)
*Intel Haswell I3-4370 CPU (passmark 5565)
*8gb and within a short time 16 gb of Crucial ECC DDR3 1600Mhz ram (is on supermicros tested ram list for this motherboard)
I use the server to store computer backups (done in the early morning), and to stream plex to 1-2 devices at any one time. All media is in h.264 MP4 format, and most streaming is done within the home as direct play. 95% of the media is 480P, the remaining stuff is 1080P @ 3-4mbps.
I do have one family member that streams from the server remotely, so a typical use would be up to one 1080P stream being trans-coded. I would like to be able to do 2 1080P transcodes at a time and the rough guideline of 2000 Passmark per 1080P stream says I could do 2 at once.
My question is, will this setup allow me to transcode 2 1080P streams without adversely effecting the routine (mostly idle at that time of day) operation of freenas?
If my usage increases in the future, I could upgrade the ram past 16gb, and I could drop in a Xeon, however My budget doesn't allow for that right now, and I am eager to upgrade as my current server has been giving me some reliability trouble. I am thinking that for my usage a 4 core xeon with hyperthreading is not needed, and this i3 would be acceptable.
Can anyone confirm my thinking, or point out my oversight if I am incorrect?
