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Homelab Hardware i7 32GB vs i5 32GB vs i5 64GB for Plex, HASS, Others (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi all,

Looking at getting some pre-built hardware to run Proxmox and trying to decide between the following options. What would be the best fit for running Home Assistant OS VM and docker containers/VM's for Plex, TVHeadend, Photoprism, etc. and possibly a Windows VM for miscellaneous usage? I have bulk storage in a DS1520+ NAS for media, etc. already, but I find that Plex, etc. hogs the CPU slowing everything else down. I'm leaning towards option #2 based on cost, but interested on hearing other opinions.

Option #1 Precision 3260 Compact Form Factor (12th Gen i7, 32GB RAM):

i7 12700
1TB SSD
32 GB RAM

2x M.2 2280
1x M.2 2230
1x PCIe x8
SATA 3.0 slot for 2.5-inch hard drive

£948.00

Option #2 OptiPlex 7010 Small Form Factor (13th Gen i5, 32GB RAM):

i5 13500
512GB SSD
32 GB RAM

1x M.2 2280
1x M.2 2230
1x PCIe x16
1x PCie x1
Two SATA 3.0 slots for 2.5-inch/3.5-inch hard drive and slim optical drive

£612.00

Option #3 Precision 3260 Compact Form Factor (12th Gen i5, 64 GB RAM):

i5 12600
1TB SSD
64 GB RAM
2x M.2 Long
1x M.2 Short
1x PCIe x8
SATA 3.0 slot for 2.5-inch hard drive

£906.00

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

My opinion: Don’t buy a new/factory Dell SFF or Micro for a homelab unless you’re experienced. If you’re new you need to get a feel for exactly what you what you want. And that’s important because these machines are expensive on the Dell site and you can get solid machines for some fraction of the price on eBay.