[SOLVED] Hardware Recommendation: i7-2600k or i5-2500

[mox proxer]

Hi folks,

I am a complete newbie when it comes to proxmox.

I have the following hardware at my disposal:

Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz
Turbo Speed Up to 3.8 GHz
# of Physical Cores 4 (Threads: 8)
vt-d: no

Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz
Turbo Speed Up to 3.7 GHz
# of Physical Cores 4 (Threads: 4)
vt-d: yes

It's not the latest hardware, but it should still be enough for a homeserver like NAS and some VMs.

Will I benefit more from the stronger processor and the more threads of the i7-2600k or from the vt-d functionality of the i5-2500 in Proxmox?

Thank you in advance.

 

[Dunuin]

Both got VT-x. If you don't need to passthrough something (GPU, NIC, HBA) I would choose the i7-2600K because of more cache and threads.