Dual CPU

[solarfreak]

I'm looking to grab a couple of second hand, paired Xeons and a dual CPU motherboard to run BI with 13 cameras. Would like to just make sure that BI plays nicely with a dual CPU setup before I take the plunge.

Cheers in advance

 

[Q™]

Please tell us the model/product number which Intel has assigned to the CPUs you want to purchase.

 

[solarfreak]

Intel Xeon L5630 2.13ghz

Thanks

 

[Q™]

The Intel Xeon L5630 @ 2.13GHz processor scored 4,420. Compare that with an Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz which scores 9,960 or an Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz which scores 10,016.

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html

I believe that you'll be disappointed running Blue Iris with that Xeon processor machine solarfreak.

 

[solarfreak]

That pair would admittedly be a stop gap before looking to upgrade to either a pair or X5660s or X5670s. Would these be a better suit to my needs?

 

[Q™]

What does the proposed machine need to do, other than serve Blue Iris?

 

[solarfreak]

It's solely for Blue Iris

 

[Q™]

It's solely for Blue Iris

Then why would you use anything other than an i7 4790 or 6700? What is your motivation to use these Xeon processors??

 

[solarfreak]

They could represent better value for me as I have access to these parts fairly cheaply.
If they do perform at double speeds over 2 CPUs, they'd be at approximately 16K Passmark score.

 

[Q™]

If you're going to go with the Xeon processors then I's definitely for with the X5660s or X5670s which appear to have nearly twice the score of the L5630.

 

[fenderman]

@solarfreak Q2u is spot on. DO NOT use those processors - one of the worst options for BI. They are powerhogs (will cost you more to run then any savings) and DO NOT perform well with blue iris despite the passmark - there are many threads that corroborate this. Also there is no hardware acceleration. You are WAY better off with an i5-4590 optiplex or elitedesk that can be had for 300 dollars or less.

 

[Q™]

I personally just purchased a Dell OptiPlex 7040MT for my new home machine Freak. I added a 500GB SSD which runs Win10 Pro as the system drive. My total cost was $888.00. It is smoking fast.

 

[solarfreak]

Ok, thanks for the heads up guys. Will definitely rethink the system.