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The CPU looks extremely impressive. I'm very hesitant to move away from x86 architecture until I have a great, economical CPU to use in my home server as well.
by ed25519FUUU 6y ago
The CPU looks extremely impressive. I'm very hesitant to move away from x86 architecture until I have a great, economical CPU to use in my home server as well.
It's very unlikely, but wow it would be great if I could build a server using an M1 processor. Just the power saving alone would be phenomenal.
- brundolf 6y agoApple made server racks many years ago. This new silicon could give them a reason to re-enter that market. In the meantime, the new Mini could be a good fit for a home server.
- dippersauce 6y agoAftermarket racked Mac Minis aren't a new idea in server spaces. Have you considered creating a cluster of them to fit into a rack? As far as price/performance goes the Mac Mini is about as good as you can get from Apple.
- rualca 6y ago> It's very unlikely, but wow it would be great if I could build a server using an M1 processor. Just the power saving alone would be phenomenal. Mac minis are designed with a stackable form factor, and in fact one of their selling points is to put together server farms for stuff such as running build jobs with Xcode. If I'm not mistaken, mac minis with the M1 chip are sold starting at 700$ a pop.