I'm looking to replace a 6 year old Xeon E3 system (4 core, 3.4GHz, 32GB) that I use as a workstation for photoshop & lightroom, and day to day tasks. I typically transition my old workstation boards into file server/backup status when they get replaced. Some single thread speed would probably be beneficial, but I think anything at 3+GHz would likely check that box. ECC memory support and IPMI are also requirements, as to why I’m looking primarily at server grade cpu/board.
A friend of mine can get me a Rome 7262 for $410, which really grabbed my eye since it has a default clockspeed of 3.2GHz and has 128MB of cache. For the price, this seems good on paper, but wasn't sure how this chip shakes out in actual use. Also looking at the $825 Rome 7302P. Any experience with either?
$410 AMD Epyc Rome 7262 (3.2 & 3.4GHz) (8C/16T) (128MB) (155/180W)
$825 AMD Epyc Rome 7302P (3.0 & 3.3GHz) (16C/32T) (128MB) (155/180W)
A friend of mine can get me a Rome 7262 for $410, which really grabbed my eye since it has a default clockspeed of 3.2GHz and has 128MB of cache. For the price, this seems good on paper, but wasn't sure how this chip shakes out in actual use. Also looking at the $825 Rome 7302P. Any experience with either?
$410 AMD Epyc Rome 7262 (3.2 & 3.4GHz) (8C/16T) (128MB) (155/180W)
$825 AMD Epyc Rome 7302P (3.0 & 3.3GHz) (16C/32T) (128MB) (155/180W)
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