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Core2 Quad Q8400. That machine is now being used as a Linux/BSD testbed every now and then, and it's still plenty fast enough for modern desktop duties. The ot
by morganvachon 10y ago
Core2 Quad Q8400. That machine is now being used as a Linux/BSD testbed every now and then, and it's still plenty fast enough for modern desktop duties.
The other concern the Shield mitigates is power inefficiency; that C2Q is a power hungry beast, and the entire Shield box uses less wattage at full load than the Intel CPU alone at idle.