NUC8i7 vs NUC10i7

[Rugby (aka Daniel or Big Dan)]

Or…

Is it worth upgrading from (ROCK) NUC5i5 to NUC8i3(or 5)?

I don’t think many people realize just how little the steps are between some NUC generations. Sometimes, it is not even a move forward but more a re-arrangement of capability focus, like focus on cooling/power saving vs. any type of actual usable speed increase.

As to your components.

@Ronny

Samsung MZ-V7S500BW 970 EVO Plus 500 GB NVMe M.2

I would use the 250 GB version for the OS drive. Why spend the money on something that will never be used, as only the database goes on that drive and it will not get big enough to fill a 64 gb drive.

@Ronny

Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB (2x8GB) 3600MHz C18

I think that is desktop RAM not NUC RAM. NUC’s use laptop RAM. Might be better with something like…

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-Performance-Unbuffered-Generation/dp/B08BLVHWXD/ref=sr_1_12?crid=HV5RC1Y8WIPR&dchild=1&keywords=corsair+8gb+3200&qid=1610299345&s=electronics&sprefix=corsair+8+gb%2Celectronics%2C141&sr=1-12

As always, double check the compatibility with the memory and the NUC model.