I've been racking my brain over cost vs performance for my planned server upgrade... the box will have to deal with all my VM's + storage, etc. The heaviest resource of course is PLEX, which can range anywhere from 6-8 users on at a time currently, mixture of transcoding + DS. with more transcoding users (obviously) so I would like to add head room for that.
My current box seems to deal with around 4-5 transcodes depending on the quality of the file before I see constant 80-90% CPU loads on the PLEX VM (8 cpus currently assigned). All my video files are of high quality .mkv's so and will remain this way (TV episodes 1.5-4 GB, 1080p movies 25-45 GB).
My current server:
2x X5670's = a (dual) passmark of 12277
64 GB RAM
I"m trying to decide between the following CPU's, but am open to suggestions of alternatives
All $$ figures are in CAD.
The 2695 v2 at this current time is the cheapest CPU, followed by the 2667 v2 at about $70 more, and then the 2690 v2 being about $120 more per CPU over the 2695 v2.
Passmark for dual CPU setups:
2x 2690 v2 = 23728
2x 2667 v2 = 22368
2x 2695 v2 = 20811
I would also like to have at least 128 GB of RAM this time around (currently have 8x8GB modules on my server), and obviously require a new mainboard (seems to be somewhere around $420-600).
So my question is, WWYD (what would you do) if this was your choice trying to stay around a budget of $1500 CAD (which is around $1150 USD right now)? And do you have any suggestions (even for a slight increase in cost) that would be better suited?
My current box seems to deal with around 4-5 transcodes depending on the quality of the file before I see constant 80-90% CPU loads on the PLEX VM (8 cpus currently assigned). All my video files are of high quality .mkv's so and will remain this way (TV episodes 1.5-4 GB, 1080p movies 25-45 GB).
My current server:
2x X5670's = a (dual) passmark of 12277
64 GB RAM
I"m trying to decide between the following CPU's, but am open to suggestions of alternatives
All $$ figures are in CAD.
The 2695 v2 at this current time is the cheapest CPU, followed by the 2667 v2 at about $70 more, and then the 2690 v2 being about $120 more per CPU over the 2695 v2.
Passmark for dual CPU setups:
2x 2690 v2 = 23728
2x 2667 v2 = 22368
2x 2695 v2 = 20811
I would also like to have at least 128 GB of RAM this time around (currently have 8x8GB modules on my server), and obviously require a new mainboard (seems to be somewhere around $420-600).
So my question is, WWYD (what would you do) if this was your choice trying to stay around a budget of $1500 CAD (which is around $1150 USD right now)? And do you have any suggestions (even for a slight increase in cost) that would be better suited?
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