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And 16GB of RAM.
ZFS is extremely CPU intensive. The last thing you want to do is skimp on the processor. You want a proper desktop/server dual core or better.How much work are you expecting out of it? If all it's doing is storing files, even a lowly Atom is good enough. If you're going to have many users reading and writing to it, then get the x4 and lots of memory.
I currently have an Athlon 64 LE-1640 with 4 GB of RAM, and it's still overkill for just backup purposes.
ZFS is extremely CPU intensive. The last thing you want to do is skimp on the processor. You want a proper desktop/server dual core or better.
ZFS is extremely CPU intensive. The last thing you want to do is skimp on the processor. You want a proper desktop/server dual core or better.
Yep and dedup on a write heavy server kills basically any CPUIn a home environment you really don't need an awesome CPU. Maybe you will see some benefit if you turned on compression and dedupe, but I doubt OP is building in the same scale as Anand.