Re: [Xen-users] HTPC + DUAL PC In one

[Kuba <kuba.0000@xxxxx>]

That HP's Microserver looks very interesting, seems ideal for a zfs 
receive server. Did you happen to benchmark it? I would be very grateful 
for any numbers (even very rough), especially related to how does it 
handle zfs receive and encryption.
Kuba

W dniu 2014-07-16 08:23, Gordan Bobic pisze:
> This is actually a good point. My HTPC is a standalone HP G7
> Microserver. Â110 new, complete with RAM and a disk. I have a HD6450 in
> mine purely because that adds a better GPU than what is built in, and
> provides HDMI output with audio. But it still means you get a complete
> machine for Â150, that will also double as a pretty decent storage
> server if you fill it up with disks (if you need that sort of thing).
>
> On 07/16/2014 01:35 AM, Austin S Hemmelgarn wrote:
> > I've got an FX-8320 in my desktop over-clocked to 4.0 GHz, 8 'cores', 1
> > thread per-core, 125W TDP, and on every benchmark I have tested it with,
> > it out-preforms a dual processor Xeon E3-1286 v3 (3.7GHz, 4 cores, 2
> > threads per core, 88W TDP) server I work with at my job, even when I
> > force the AMD processor down to 1.4GHz.  The Intel server cost more than
> > 4x as much as the desktop system, takes up more than 3x as much space
> > (based on volume), uses more than 2.5x as much power, and still can't
> > beat the AMD desktop system.
> >
> > Just as an Aside, using virtualization for a HTPC system is probably not
> > the best option.  I would personally suggest looking into a board based
> > on the AMD E1-2100 (1.0GHz, 2 cores, integrated Radeon HD 8210 GPU),
> > it's more than sufficient for an HTPC or lightweight (non-gaming)
> > desktop, can be passively cooled, and you can get Mini-ITX boards based
> > on it (including CPU and GPU).
> > On 07/15/2014 05:20 PM, jacek burghardt wrote:

_______________________________________________
Xen-users mailing list
Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://lists.xen.org/xen-users