New CPU advice

[Creaky]

I’m in the process of building a new SFF server mainly for plex but may also run a couple of virtual machines on it and not sure which CPU to get.

 

i have a max of 4 users for plex all streaming 1080p content, transcoding is rarely used.

 

im building the system in a Asrock deskmini 310 so the TDP for the CPU is a max of 65w.

 

any suggestions for the best CPU to use? The system will have 32gb of ddr4 which I already have.

[Jumballi]

I've seen the r5 3600 used in budget server/virtual machines. also the r7 2700 is super cheap though nowadays since it's in the bargain bin, has 8 cores which may also be helpful for those vm.

[Metallus97]

3 minutes ago, Jumballi said:

I've seen the r5 3600 used in budget server/virtual machines. also the r7 2700 is super cheap though nowadays since it's in the bargain bin, has 8 cores which may also be helpful for those vm.

Yup, but that wont work in his box. he needs intel socket 1151v2 parts 

[Jumballi]

in that case i7-8700 not k, but if you can find an oem i7-8700T, even better.

 

Edit: my source
http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-Intel_(chipsets)/H310.html

[Metallus97]

5 minutes ago, Jumballi said:

in that case i7-8700 not k, but if you can find an oem i7-8700T, even better.

 

Edit: my source
http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-Intel_(chipsets)/H310.html

Sometimes T-models  can be found cheap on the used market when Lage corporations throwout machines or salvage dead machines and sell of the parts 

[Jumballi]

since intel can retain it's high end price for a while, it still might be cheaper to get a new mobo and the r7-2700, since everything inside should still be compatible with the new parts usually

[Windows7ge]

If you plan to run VMs more cores becomes more important than faster cores. I believe the oppose is true for PLEX though. 4C/8T is what I would recommend as a minimum. You can choose one that stays under your 65W TDP limit.

[Jumballi]

1 minute ago, Windows7ge said:

If you plan to run VMs more cores becomes more important than faster cores. I believe the oppose is true for PLEX though. I don't think any CPU available on the LGA1151 socket goes over 4C/8T but I would recommend that as a minimum. You can choose one that stays under your 65W TDP limit.

the 8th gen i5 has 6c/6t and the 8th gen i7 is 6c/12t

[Windows7ge]

Just now, Jumballi said:

the 8th gen i5 has 6c/6t and the 8th gen i7 is 6c/12t

Yeah, I edited my post because I'm thinking of older models. When socket 1151 first came out I don't believe there were any CPUs over 4C/8T but that changed later on. With newer series that still use the 1151 socket.

 

It's my error.

[Creaky]

Thanks for the help.

 

Would the I7-9700 be a good choice, it had 8c/8t and is cheaper than the I7-8700