[clug] Green/Energy Efficient Linux Computer

[Grant Baldwin]

AMD has (had?) a line of processors with all the trimmings aimed at a low
TDP.

The Athlon BE-2300 and BE-2350 (and any predecessors) are dual core AM2
Athlons with all the SSE & virtualization extensions with a reduced
clockspeed aimed at 45 W TDP. Came in at around $100.

Not quite as power friendly as an Atom, Via or Mobile CPU, but still better
than a regular CPU and miles cheaper than anything from Intel with
virtualization extensions enabled.


If you want hardware virtualization, I think that line is going to be the
cheapest and lowest power you'll find. 

If software virtualization will do, then it's different question and others
have some good suggestions.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-bounces at lists.samba.org [mailto:linux-
> bounces at lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of David Cottrill
> Sent: Sunday, 6 September 2009 9:27 PM
> To: clug
> Subject: Re: [clug] Green/Energy Efficient Linux Computer
> 
> 2009/9/6 David Cottrill <cottrill.david at gmail.com>:
> > So the main criteria is that it support virtualisation.
> > Xeon I guess...
> >
> > Hope you're after a desktop / rackmount or you'll have to move the
> goal posts.
> >
> > David
> >
> > 2009/9/6 Chris Smart <mail at christophersmart.com>:
> >> 2009/9/6 Karun Dambiec <karun at linux.com>:
> >>>
> >>> I will have to exclude ARM and VIA cpus, for the same reason as
> Atom
> >>> CPUs.
> >>> In that they dont provide sufficient performance nor are suitable
> for
> >>> virtualisation.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Oh, you didn't mention that in your original post ;-)
> >>
> >> Good luck!
> >> -c
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