The original post: /r/homelab by /u/seniorsparx on 2024-12-29 08:05:42.

I want to make a killer NAS and can get these for same price (Xeon is used, i5 is new). Which would be better option - assuming I can the Xeon in the same motherboard (has same chipset)

Use is Downloading torrents Streaming Remote access No GPU and NAS required to transcode

Intel Xeon W-1270P 3.8GHz 8-Core 16-Thread 16MB 125W SRH95 LGA1200 CPU Processor

14th gen i5