2024-02-08, 04:47 AM
(This post was last modified: 2024-02-08, 04:52 AM by tmsrxzar. Edited 3 times in total.)
(2024-02-08, 04:34 AM)TheDreadPirate Wrote: There are a lot of surplus office Dell Optiplexes with 7th gen and newer Intel CPUs for cheap. Those are a good starter servers.
i don't disagree at all but intel uhd (8th gen) will be the better performer for not much more price
https://www.ebay.com/itm/335248016191 (for comparison only, not an advertised or endorsed product/listing)
and intel has issued ESU on the 7th gen so it will be end of support next month (Sunday, March 31, 2024)
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/...tions.html
(yes, i realize that doesn't mean linux won't still support it)
here's the user benchmark https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/In...7884vs3648
the 8500 ranks far better
versus https://versus.com/en/intel-core-i5-7500...re-i5-8500
says the gpu is the same in performance i might disagree but i'm just me