Intel Xeon D-1500 Series Discussion
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I tend to much more heavily use Intel PCIe/NVMe SSDs. However, I have used a SM951, XP941, 950 Pro 512GB.
One I saw that looks awesome for this (and cheap): NEWLY Used SAMSUNG SSD SM951 M.2 256GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD MZNTE256HMHP
I would not use the Samsungs for ZIL/ SLOG duties though as there is no PLP.
I have the slog covered with a S3710. Working flawlessly since day 1. Thanks for sharing that.
I'm curious have you done any benchmarks comparing standard ssd for l2arc vs nvme? If so is the difference large?
On the plan to do along with a giant backlog. Sadly too busy this time of year.
Wired had some in stock a couple of weeks ago and no passive versions, now the reverse situation.
I would generally suggest they ate purchase though.
Based on my limited experience with both so far with other Xeon processors I'd take an ASRock Rack product every day of the week and twice on Sunday over a Supermicro one.
Serious. I've got three Xeon builds going on right now. An Intel board, a Supermicro board, and an ASRock Rack board. The only one that hasn't given me fits yet is the ASRock Rack. I may be singing a different tune in a few days as I finish it up, but so far so good. *fingers crossed*
ps: I'm not an IT guy and I don't have years of experience with any of their products. I do like ASRock's consumer / enthusiast boards. I've been quite happy with them.
Would it be optimal to opt for passive cooling on the Xeon D CPUs if running in a 1U SuperMicro chassis as opposed to the active cooling?
If you are going to build using a sc505-203b or similar, I would HIGHLY recommend getting a pre made barebones. SM has a dual fan holder and airflow guide for these that is very difficult to get if you buy the MB and case separate.
The cooler will fit in a 1u chassis but airflow is far from optimal and you will want chassis fans anyway.
@Patrick I'm planning to use these chassis'.
Supermicro | Products | Chassis | 1U | SC113MTQ-330CB
EDIT: Just heard back from SM support and they confirmed the Xeon D boards will work witht he SC113MTQ chassis, I just need to pick up the optinal IO shield (MCP-260-00099-0N).
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The lack of higher end Xeon D options in FlexATX form factor is really killing me right now. The jump from the 1537 to the 1587 is huge in order to get SFP+ & storage options. I really wish SM would offer a 1541 or 1567 option. I need a powerful Xeon D for my media server but the 1587 is just so darn expensive!
I agree. Heck, what I really want is a FlexATX or mATX package with the D-1528 or D-1531. Perhaps the D-1541. I like the D-1537 option but it's just not the right IO combination that I'd like to see.
I think my dream configuration takes the X10SDV-7TP8F, and instead of the D-1587, just give me either the D-1528, D-1531, D-1537, or D-1541. Really, any, if there's only one board with that config, I'll take it in one of those 4. They've put the I350-AM4 (+I210) on a board with the D-1508.. so come on, something in the middle ground, OK? I'd hope this dream board would also include the LSI SAS2 package. If I could have everything I actually need up front on the board (at least 4 gigabit - I won't have any need for 10Gb for quite awhile... and a SAS2 HBA to passthrough from ESXi), then I'd have 2 expansion slots to use for whatever in the future.
Any of the other packages, especially mITX, leave me needing to add an HBA card, and if it has 2x 1000base-T and 2x 10Gbase-T, then at least that's 4 usable ports for gigabit, as I wouldn't have any expansion capability left after the HBA. A board like the X10SDV-7TP4F is pretty close to what I really want, but I don't want feel a need to have the D-1537 when the D-1528 should suffice (and is cheaper), and I'd still have to add a gigabit expansion card to have enough ports for what I want to do. If I'm paying that much for a board, it sure would be wonderful to have everything I need included.