E5-2620 v2 vs i7-6700k
Hi everybody!
I want to move my selfhosted services from a VPS to a PC in my house.
I have an E5-2620 and a it-6700K, which one would you pick and why?
The E5 already has 2 PCI-X each with 4 NIC (that I need to use with OpnSense to share my Internet connection with my neighbor) that I would need to throw away and buy as PCIe for the i7.
Thanks!
E5 because it supportsECC memory.
I'm assuming the xeon comes with ECC ram?
I'd decide based on how loud it's gonna make my homelab, if I get to use ECC ram and the type of workload being applied.
Since you're just looking to make a router the xeon would be my tentative choice.
I’m assuming the xeon comes with ECC ram?
Yes, it does.
Since you’re just looking to make a router the xeon would be my tentative choice.
No no, it willwork ALSO as router, but it will have about 15/20 Dockers containers.
It's not that loud, but it will be placed in a dedicated small room under the roof.
I'm assuming you're talking about version 1 of the 2620.
Although the xeon is the weaker processor, if you're planning on having those containers active together the larger thread count will potentially be more beneficial than the faster i7.
But this is one of those things where you'd need to test against both and see. Since there's a bunch at play.
I had a 2620 v2 and got me a 2690 v2 off ebay for 20 $, 10c/20t. Best in slot, imho and dirt cheap. That's what I would recommend. I delidded the 2620 and made it a key fob
So what was the question? It sounds like you already decided.
The biggest difference between these 2 chips is how they scale. The i7-6700k is faster but it has less cores. The E5-2620 has more cores but the clock speed and memory are much slower.
So what was the question? It sounds like you already decided.
Why? No, I haven't decided.
The i7-6700k is faster but it has less cores. The E5-2620 has more cores but the clock speed and memory are much slower.
So for a lot of containers that each do few things, it would be better to have more cores, correct?
Really depends on the specific workload.
Another thing to keep in mind is that the 6700k is significantly more power efficient, especially when it isn't consistently under high load.
Also if you do any sort of media processing the 6700k has a gpu and quicksync built in that can speed these things up significantly.
Without knowing what you'll use it for, neither.
Both don't sound ideal though w.r.t. power consumption.