Hi,
I'm planning to build a new 48TB freenas server based around an HPE Microserver Gen10+. I'm using this platform because of the small form factor and it will fit well with the one I already have (running VMWare ESXi and various hosts).
I don't know whether to go for the very pricey E-2224 or the bit less pricey G5420. I don't intend to run many services on the NAS - possibly Plex but probably nothing else. Day-to-day usage would not be particularly I/O intensive (apart from the initial loading copying from my older freenas boxes and taking backups). The G5420 comes with 8GB memory and the E-2224 with 16GB. If I were to get an extra 8GB for the G5420 to make it equal the cost difference between the platforms is about £120.
In a real world home environment am I likely to see any difference between the 2 CPU's ? Are there services or situations that are CPU intensive that I may not have thought about that would warrant the higher end model ?
Many thanks in advance for your suggestions.
Cheers,
John
I'm planning to build a new 48TB freenas server based around an HPE Microserver Gen10+. I'm using this platform because of the small form factor and it will fit well with the one I already have (running VMWare ESXi and various hosts).
I don't know whether to go for the very pricey E-2224 or the bit less pricey G5420. I don't intend to run many services on the NAS - possibly Plex but probably nothing else. Day-to-day usage would not be particularly I/O intensive (apart from the initial loading copying from my older freenas boxes and taking backups). The G5420 comes with 8GB memory and the E-2224 with 16GB. If I were to get an extra 8GB for the G5420 to make it equal the cost difference between the platforms is about £120.
In a real world home environment am I likely to see any difference between the 2 CPU's ? Are there services or situations that are CPU intensive that I may not have thought about that would warrant the higher end model ?
Many thanks in advance for your suggestions.
Cheers,
John