Right now I have an old HP Proliant ML110 G6 server with a Xeon X3430, 16GB DDR3 ECC memory, an SSD, and mirrored ZFS pool on 2 HDDs. My server is starting to show its age, as some operations and scenarios push my server to the max and there is very evident slowdowns. So I'm trying to find a good option this year for under $1k that is a bit more modern. I really want to stick with boxes that use DDR3 still, so I can (hopefully) just transplant my memory into the new box and save $$ on avoiding the egregious memory prices. My biggest resource users are Nextcloud, Plex, and my SAMBA share right now, with a handful of other jails which do close to nothing.
If I go with the older Supermicro mITX Avaton C2750 servers I can get a good low-power octacore and be able to reuse my memory, but would it perform any better? There's also older Sandy-Bridge (like the E2620) CPUs for a good price, but the boards seem to be expensive and maybe even underwhelming.
I also list other, if there's something from AMD or somebody else that has anything good...or if "other means" there's nothing, just sit and wait longer. This server just serves my family and that's it. I'm also trying to take these considerations into mind with the impending performance loss of Meltdown patches...but sadly, I only see Intel having products in the sub-$1k territory.
If I go with the older Supermicro mITX Avaton C2750 servers I can get a good low-power octacore and be able to reuse my memory, but would it perform any better? There's also older Sandy-Bridge (like the E2620) CPUs for a good price, but the boards seem to be expensive and maybe even underwhelming.
I also list other, if there's something from AMD or somebody else that has anything good...or if "other means" there's nothing, just sit and wait longer. This server just serves my family and that's it. I'm also trying to take these considerations into mind with the impending performance loss of Meltdown patches...but sadly, I only see Intel having products in the sub-$1k territory.