SBC Specs Equivalent to Raspberry Pi 3B+

[tony28]

Would a dual core Celeron J4005 or a Intel i3 with 4GB RAM using Debian be more than enough to used as SBC for <15 users?
Raspberry Pi 3B+ is quad core.

When running SBC on Windows, has anyone installed it on a Windows server?
Will there be adverse effect since server can become busy? Does it use a lot of memory and CPU resources?

 

[FS_Mathieu]

This is what 3CX tel you in the SBC Doc : https://www.3cx.com/docs/3cx-tunnel-session-border-controller/



So go on a Raspberry

 

[tony28]

you are right, if considering only the initial cost, raspberry is tempting solution.
But I have never used one, so I am concerned what is the long term cost.
It talks about 30 phones, but with raspberry, can I even make 8 simultaneous calls without performance issues?
Which is more powerful Broadcom BCM2837B0 quad-core A53 (ARMv8) or Intel Core i3-3210 Processor (3M Cache, 3.20 GHz)?
Assuming same, since i3 with 2GB can support “Up to 16 sim calls”, can I assume Raspberry with 1GB only 8 sim calls?

 

[Evolute IT]

you are right, if considering only the initial cost, raspberry is tempting solution.
But I have never used one, so I am concerned what is the long term cost.
It talks about 30 phones, but with raspberry, can I even make 8 simultaneous calls without performance issues?

Okay Tony, let's get this straight:

3CX does intense testing on each release of 3CX and the SBC. When they test the Pi, they run more phones than that and a lot of calls. There are posts on their blog explaining the testing done and stats they got.

If you want an easy, cost-effective solution, go with the Pi. If you want to feel safe because you don't know Pi's architecture, then buy a small i3/4GB PC and run Debian on it.