Hey everyone, I was going to get some input on my next upgrade (well maybe sidegrade in some way). I'm thinking about swapping out my main unraid system (14900k, W680-ACE, 128GB Kingston ECC UDIMM) for an Epyc setup. I really don't have any reason to do so besides wanting to mess with a new platform and potentially spare myself from any of the CPU issues with the 13/14 series. The main task of the server is Plex, a couple VMs, and Steam streaming in the near future. I've been eyeing a 4th/5th gen Epyc so as not to lose too much singlecore performance. Here are the CPUs that I can afford and have been eyeing:
9115 - 16 core, 64MB L3, 4.1GHz max boost $761
9184x - 16 core, 768MB L3, 4.2GHz max boost $500
9334 QS - 32 core, 128MB L3, 3.6GHz max boost (the retail is 3.9GHz) $500
My struggle is that I know that Zen 5 IPC was a fair jump, but I can't find any benches that would clarify if it would be beneficial vs Genoa. The most CPU intensive operations would be Plex subtitle or audio transcoding (I plan on getting an Intel arc 310 or Tesla P4 for video transcoding) and potentially gaming as a steam stream system. I am totally aware that I will be spending money to lose performance, I am more insterested in the potential for NVMe storage and reliability in the future. I would love to have 24-32 cores, but I am leaning more towards the 9184x and saving a little money (although a new 9115 with a warranty is also appealing). Any thoughts, besides the obligatory why?
9115 - 16 core, 64MB L3, 4.1GHz max boost $761
9184x - 16 core, 768MB L3, 4.2GHz max boost $500
9334 QS - 32 core, 128MB L3, 3.6GHz max boost (the retail is 3.9GHz) $500
My struggle is that I know that Zen 5 IPC was a fair jump, but I can't find any benches that would clarify if it would be beneficial vs Genoa. The most CPU intensive operations would be Plex subtitle or audio transcoding (I plan on getting an Intel arc 310 or Tesla P4 for video transcoding) and potentially gaming as a steam stream system. I am totally aware that I will be spending money to lose performance, I am more insterested in the potential for NVMe storage and reliability in the future. I would love to have 24-32 cores, but I am leaning more towards the 9184x and saving a little money (although a new 9115 with a warranty is also appealing). Any thoughts, besides the obligatory why?