Edit: while these cpus don't have avx/avx2, they still give good results and don't cost $40,000 per server. The best value system with avx2 would be a dual e5-2650v3 such as this one: https://m.ebay.ca/itm/DELL-POWEREDGE-R430-SERVER-2-X-E5-2650...
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Edit: while these cpus don't have avx/avx2, they still give good results and don't cost $40,000 per server. The best value system with avx2 would be a dual e5-2650v3 such as this one: https://m.ebay.ca/itm/DELL-POWEREDGE-R430-SERVER-2-X-E5-2650...