i need help with an cpu upgrade
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Schuhsohle · 2023-12-20 09:18

Hi all. I am currently running an Unraid server with an Gigabyte B365M
DS3H Motherboard and an Intel I5-8400 CPU with 32GB Ram. I use it for
several docker container (>20) and one or two vms so far.

I want to look a little more into vms and i think that i need to
upgrade my cpu but i am not so into hardware.

So to what cpu can i easily upgrade without changing the motherboard
as well?? Or should i also see to upgrade my motherboard as well??

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BlitzYTech · 2023-12-20 10:35

Your i5-8400 has a LGA1151 socket. This means that the best upgrade
you can do is a i9-9900K (technically up to double performance
increase according to [cpubenchmark.net](https://www.cpubenchmark.net/
compare/Intel-i9-9900K-vs-Intel-i7-9700K-vs-
Intel-i5-8400/3334vs3335vs3097)).
Beware that the 9900k has a TDP of 95W (vs 65W).

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kmisterk · 2023-12-20 17:08

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