searching best CPU with iGPU, ECC, HVM, IOMMU maxCore/threads and max PCI Lanes and suitable Board

[Uncle09]

Hi to all,

 

actually I do have a Dell T7910 with 2 E5-2697V3 running, nice machine.

However, the power consuption is even in idle arround 200 Watts, with Graphic Card and HDDs.

I never used more then about 30% CPU Power.

 

So my idea is, bring a new system up with less power consuption,

but still enough performance as data-center with lets say 10 HDDs, a lot of Docker und 2 or 3 VMs running - even as gaming pc.

My Idea is to build it in an case like Nanoxia Deep Silence 6 or the Intertech 4U 4416 - still do not know which to prefer 🙂

 

As far as I learned already, the CPU choice is restricted to Intel- 5th to 10th generation, if yo like to have GVT-g working, etc.

 

So:

1. I am looking for the best  CPU with:

 

- integrated iGPU for the VMs

- ECC-RAM support, if possible

- VT-x / VT-d support

- max core/threads possible with the points before

- max PCI Lanes possible (to use Bifurcation)

- best speed

 

I do have in my old gaming PC an i9-9900K CPU. Is that a good one for that ?

 

2. the best board with (size does not matter - up to eatx):

- ECC-RAM support, if possible

- at least 4 memory slots (prefered

- PCIe Bifurcation working

- max of PCIe Slots possible (up to 6 ?)

- DDR4 usage

- a lot of SATA or HBA-SAS controller (if possible)

- onboard grafic

 

Thanks for our help and ideas

 

best regards

Uncle

 

 

 

[Uncle09]

No one ?

 

I thought about an Xeon-2388G. Is this the best Multi Core CPU with ECC and IGPU ?

[casperse]

Yes I have been looking at the same CPU! - Intel Xeon E-2388G @ 3.20GHz

I currently have the older Intel’s Xeon E-2176G (CPU benchmark 13643 - TDP80W) and I have been very happy with it

But I need more CPU power , More PCI lanes and much more RAM (Threadripper is nice if you can pay the electrical bills :-)

 

But I cant find any nice motherboard for this CPU?

And the PCI lanes is only 20

 

So I am now looking at the EPYC CPU's....

CPU benchmark 32480 - (155W) AMD EPYC 7302P but again where to find a nice motherboard and also what about compatibility EPYC is not tested with graphic cards in these motherboards...

 

Maybe this MB: https://gigapro.dk/p/asrock-rack-romed8-2t

 

Have you found your new CPU?

Edited April 9, 2022 by casperse