[AdrianB1]

I am using a home server with the same CPU and I am using it for SQL, storage server and virtualization. In order to do that I changed RAM to 32GB DIMMs, 64GB in total was not enough and the CPU works just fine with 32GB DIMMS. The platform is quite limited by the number of available PCIe lanes, but without moving up to Threadripper (a lot more expensive) there is no better option, Intel is in the same place or worse. The good thing with Intel is that you can use a CPU with integrated graphics and save the PCIe lanes for the graphics card.

My previous build (Ryzen 2700, 65W) had a great feature until it was gone with a BIOS update: after installing everything it worked with the graphics card removed. As I always connected only remotely, it was not a problem but a benefit. You can try and see what happens.