[clug] Green/Energy Efficient Linux Computer

[Francis Markham]

How much of the power consumption in a server is just from the CPU?
What about HDD, mobo, et?

-Francis

2009/9/7 Grant Baldwin <Grant.Baldwin at anu.edu.au>:
> 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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