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You can basically get rack mount level performance from:
- Supermicro SuperWorkstation Tower Servers
- Lenovo Thinkstation P Series Server Towers
- HPE ML series Tower Servers
- Dell Precision Tower Workstations
In your situation, I’d be looking at ebay, serversupply, or other used hardware resalers that offer 2 generations back hardware. Used DDR4 based systems are abundant and cheap enough, go that route.
Storage vendors are rolling their hands in delight while systems administrators, particularly backup admins are cringing at the thought.