[Technical Question] CPU Question for new B&R Environment

[MarQues]

Hey All,

planning a new setup and asked myself it its better to have more cores with lower GHz or less cores with higher GHz
Anybody can help me out?

Regards,
MarQues

[gfarcas]

It depends on the component. Can you give us some numbers? How many cores, how many GHz?

[nitramd]

One thing to keep in mind for CPU consideration is that it takes one physical CPU to back up one VM disk. I suggest getting a CPU(s) with as many cores as your budget allows. In this case, more is better.

Speed of the CPU is less important although I would say that you'd want a minimum GHz of 2.0. I don't think it's worth the expense of getting a 3GHz or higher CPU, it won't improve backup performance.

As to memory, again, more is better. Count on 2-4GB per VM being backed up.

Hope this helps.