Setup: Proxmox Server

Here are the Proxmox servers currently running listed side by side. PBS is the “Proxmox Backup Server,” which is automatically used as the backup destination by the three VM servers.

Hardware:

Description	ULP-Server “Ultra Low Power”	LP-Server “Low Power”	TR-Server “HPC”	PBS “Backup”
Main purpose	Monitoring	Services	vGPU, Windows-Virtualization	Backups
Usage profile	24/7	24/7	On Demand	24/7
Basis	Dell Latitude E5270 (2016) Subnotebook	HP 17-by2132ng (2019) Notebook	Eigenbau (2023) 4 HE Rack	HP 255 G5 (2017) Entry-Level Notebook
Processor	Intel Core i5-6300U (SR2F0) Skylake → U (14 nm) Stepping D1 2 Cores, 4 Threads Base clock 2.40 GHz Caches: L1 : 128 KB L2: 512 KB L3: 3 MB 15 Watts TDP	Intel Core i5-10210U (SRGKZ) Comet Lake → U (14 nm) Stepping V0 4 Cores, 8 Threads Base clock 1.60 GHz Caches: L1 : 256 KB L2: 1 MB L3: 6 MB 15 Watts TDP	AMD Threadripper 1950X Zen → Whitehaven (14 nm) Stepping ZP-B1 16 Cores, 32 Threads Base clock 3.40 GHz Caches: L1 : 1.5 MB L2: 8 MB L3: 32 MB 180 Watts TDP	AMD E2-7110 Puma+ → Carrizo-L (28 nm) Stepping ML-A1 4 Cores, 4 Threads Base clock 1.80 GHz Caches: L1 : 256 KB L2: 2 MB 15 Watts TDP
Socket	None, processor is soldered FC-BGA, 1356 Contacts	None, processor is soldered FC-BGA, 1528 Contacts	TR4 (High End Desktop) FC-LGA, 4094 Contacts	None, processor is soldered FC-BGA, 769 Contacts
Cooling	Air, Dell OEM Copper heat pipes and aluminum	Air, HP OEM Copper heat pipes and aluminum	CoolerMaster Wraith Ripper 7 Copper heat pipes and aluminum	Air, HP OEM Copper heat pipes and aluminum
Mainboard	Dell OEM Latitude E5270	HP OEM 17-by2132ng	Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7 ATX	HP OEM 255 G5
Chipset	Intel Sunrise Point LP PCH-On-Package (14 nm) Sits on the CPU < 2 Watts TDP	Intel Comet Lake LP PCH-On-Package (14 nm) Sits on the CPU < 2 Watts TDP	AMD X399 Promontory (55 nm) Passive cooled 5.8 Watts TDP	AMD Carrizo-L PCH-On-Package (28 nm) Sits on the CPU ? Watts TDP
Memory	16 GB Samsung (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133 (1.2 Volts) Dual-Channel SO-DIMM (Unbuffered) 2 of 2 Slots used	64 GB Mushkin Redline (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-2666 (1.2 Volts) Dual-Channel SO-DIMM (Unbuffered) 2 of 2 Slots used	128 GB Corsair Vengeance LPX (8 x 16 GB) DDR4-2666 @ 3000 MHz, 16-18-18-35 1T (1.35 Volts) Quad-Channel DIMM (Unbuffered) 8 of 8 Slots used	16 GB G.Skill (2 x 8 GB) DDR3L-1600 (1.35 Volts) Single-Channel SO-DIMM (Unbuffered) 2 of 2 Slots used
Graphics	Passthrough: Intel HD Graphics 520 Generation 9 – GT2	Passthrough: Intel UHD Graphics 620 Generation 9.5 – GT2	Image output: Zotac GeForce GT 710 Kepler 2.0 → GK208-203-B1 (28 nm, TSMC) 2 GB DDR3 VRAM PCIe 2.0 x8 @ PCIe 2.0 x4 19 Watts TDP vGPU: Palit GeForce GTX 1070 Dual Pascal → GP104-200-A1 (16 nm, TSMC) 8 GB GDDR5 VRAM PCIe 3.0 x16 150 Watts TDP vGPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX TITAN X Maxwell 2.0 → GM200-400-A1 (28 nm, TSMC) 12 GB GDDR5 VRAM PCIe 3.0 x16 250 Watts TDP	AMD Radeon R2 GCN (Stoney Ridge)
Boot device	SSD Samsung SM863a (480 GB) MZ7KM480HMHQ-000FU 512 MB DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″	SSD Samsung SM863a (480 GB) MZ7KM480HMHQ-000FU 512 MB DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″	SSD Samsung SM863a (480 GB) MZ7KM480HMHQ-000FU 512 MB DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″ SSD Samsung 840 (250 GB) 256 MB LPDDR2-1066 DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″	SSD Samsung 840 (120 GB) 256 MB LPDDR2-1066 DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″
Storage devices NVMe – SSD	SSD Samsung 970 Evo Plus (500 GB) 512 MB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache Passive cooled (JEYI) NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2, 2280	SSD Samsung 970 Evo Plus (1 TB) 1 GB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache Passive cooled (JEYI) NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2, 2280	SSD Samsung 970 Evo Plus (2 TB) 2 GB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache Passive cooled (JEYI) NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2, 2280 On PCIe Card SSD Samsung 970 Evo Plus (2 TB) 2 GB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache Passive cooled (JEYI) NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2, 2280 On PCIe Card SSD Samsung 970 Evo Plus (500 GB) 512 MB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache Passive cooled (MB) NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2, 2280 Mega Fastro MS200 (2 TB) 1 GB DDR4 DRAM-Cache Passiv gekühlt (MB) NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2, 2280 Mega Fastro MS200 (2 TB) 1 GB DDR4 DRAM-Cache Passiv gekühlt (MB) NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2, 2280	–
Storage devices SATA – SSD	–	SSD Samsung SM863a (480 GB) MZ7KM480HMHQ-000FU 512 MB DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″	SSD Samsung SM863a (480 GB) MZ7KM480HMHQ-000FU 512 MB DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″ SSD Samsung SM863a (480 GB) MZ7KM480HMHQ-000FU 512 MB DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″	–
Storage devices SATA – HDD	–	–	HDD WD Red (4 TB) WD40EFRX-68WT0N0 5400 rpm / 64 MB Cache SATA-III 3.5″ HDD WD Red (4 TB) WD40EFRX-68WT0N0 5400 rpm / 64 MB Cache SATA-III 3.5″ HDD Toshiba (2 TB) DT01ACA200 7200 rpm / 64 MB Cache SATA-III 3.5″ HDD Toshiba (2 TB) DT01ACA200 7200 rpm / 64 MB Cache SATA-III 3.5″	HDD HGST Travelstar (1 TB) HTS721010A9E630 7200 rpm / 32 MB Cache SATA-III 2.5″
Storage devices External	–	–	–	WD MyBook Duo RAID1 2 x WD Blue (8 TB) WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 5400 rpm / 256 MB Cache SATA-III 3.5″ USB 3.0
Network	1 Gbit Ethernet, RJ-45 Intel I219-LM (PCIe, integrated)	1 Gbit Ethernet, RJ-45 Realtek RTL8168 (PCIe, integrated)	1 Gbit Ethernet, RJ-45 Killer E2500 (PCIe, integrated) 2 x 10 Gbit Ethernet, RJ-45 Intel X540-T2 (PCIe 2.1 x8 @ PCIe 3.0 x8)	1 Gbit Ethernet, RJ-45 Realtek RTL8111 (PCIe, integrated)
Power supply	Dell 19.5 V (Round) 65 Watts max. (3.34 A)	HP 19.5 V (Round) 45 Watts max. (2.31 A)	Corsair HX1200 1200 Watts max. ATX	HP 19.5 V (Round) 45 Watts max. (2.31 A)
Case	OEM	OEM	Inter-Tech 4U-4129L 4 HE Rack	3D-printed
Miscellaneous	“Headless”	“Headless”	“Do we still have PCIe lanes? One more?”	Converted into a mini PC

Firmware:

Manufacturer	Custom Dell	Insyde	American Megatrends, Inc.	Insyde
Type	UEFI 128 Mb ROM (16 MB)	UEFI 96 Mb ROM (12 MB)	UEFI 2 x 128 Mb ROM (2 x 16 MB)	UEFI 64 Mb ROM (8 MB)
Version	1.34.3 20.11.2022	F.69 21.04.2023	F13a 30.11.2021	F.37 22.06.2019

Software:

Operating system	x64 Proxmox VE Always up to date, German	x64 Proxmox VE Always up to date, German	x64 Proxmox VE Always up to date, German x64 Microsoft Windows 11 Professional 25H2, German	x64 Proxmox Backup Server Always up to date, German
Type of Boot	UEFI with Secure Boot	UEFI with Secure Boot	UEFI (Secure Boot inactive because of vGPU)	UEFI with Secure Boot
Partition table	GUID Partition Table	GUID Partition Table	GUID Partition Table	GUID Partition Table