Will this CPU suffice for FreeNAS

[Chas901]

First time post on the forum but long time subscriber of LTT.

 

I hope this is the right place to post this question, please forgive me if its not.

 

So im looking to build a ZFS FreeNAS for file storage and as a Plex media server.

System will be run in Z1 to get the most storage. 12TB in this case.

 

My question is will the Pentium G4520 3.6Ghz Dual core suffice for my build, So basicly can it handle running ZFS plus running 2 maybe 3 720p or 1080p transcodes at once on Plex?

 

The build (main items) will be as follows..

 

- Intel Pentium G4520 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor

- Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler

- Gigabyte GA-X150M-PRO ECC Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

- Kingston ValueRAM 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 ECC Memory

- Corsair Builder CX500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

- 16GB Sandisk USB or 16GB m.2 SATA for FreeNAS OS

- 4 x 4TB Seagate 7200rpm standard HDDs

(I know I shouldn't really use desktop HDDs, but im on a budget and cant exactly afford 4 WD Red drives)

 

Thanks in advance

[MoonlightSylv]

Probably. Also I would use the CX 550 or EVGA 500B instead of the CX500 as the CX500 has bad components and running it all the time is a bad idea.

[Mayaa]

Plex recommends a passmark score of 2k per 1080p transcodes, very roughly of course, but that CPU has a score of 4200 so it should handle 2 of them fine at least.

General file storage things should not be a problem either.

[ENiX]

The  G4520 wont support ECC memory.

[leadeater]

Yep should be fine, agree on the corsair CX comment

[Mayaa]

2 minutes ago, ENiX said:

The  G4520 wont support ECC memory.

It does according to intels website.

[leadeater]

3 minutes ago, ENiX said:

The  G4520 wont support ECC memory.

Actually it does, it supports ECC unbuffered memory.

http://ark.intel.com/products/90732

 

Quote

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	64 GB
Memory Types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max # of Memory Channels	2
Max Memory Bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported ‡	Yes

 

[ENiX]

2 minutes ago, Mayaa said:

It does according to intels website.

So it does. My mistake.

[ENiX]

3 minutes ago, leadeater said:

Actually it does, it supports ECC unbuffered memory.

http://ark.intel.com/products/90732

 

 

Yeah I doubled checked after @Mayaa mentioned it. I'm used to only Xeon supporting ECC

[leadeater]

2 minutes ago, ENiX said:

So it does. My mistake.

You wouldn't really expect such a low end part to have support but Intel snuck in cross the board ECC support a while ago and few noticed.

[Chas901]

30 minutes ago, Mayaa said:

Plex recommends a passmark score of 2k per 1080p transcodes, very roughly of course, but that CPU has a score of 4200 so it should handle 2 of them fine at least.

General file storage things should not be a problem either.

Thats what i needed to hear thanks

[Chas901]

31 minutes ago, ENiX said:

The  G4520 wont support ECC memory.

Well according to Intel it does support ECC so im inclined to go with them on that one, but thanks anyway.

[Chas901]

27 minutes ago, leadeater said:

You wouldn't really expect such a low end part to have support but Intel snuck in cross the board ECC support a while ago and few noticed.

I was surprised to see that too, especially for the price.

[Chas901]

Thanks eveyone for your input