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Yes but when you compare the TDP and compute/watt of such a system compared to an arm sbc it pales in comparison. Being fan-less hence much more compact is anot
by kytazo 3y ago
Yes but when you compare the TDP and compute/watt of such a system compared to an arm sbc it pales in comparison. Being fan-less hence much more compact is another thing they lack as well.
- kkielhofner 3y agoNUC and other platforms get down to single-digit watts idle. I have a much larger, very performant Ryzen 7 system that idles at 30 watts with an Nvidia GTX 1070. The GTX 1070 alone is 10w idle and tiny (under 1 sec) 70 watt peaks for inference in my various uses (the fan doesn't even start). The x86_64 architecture has come a long way in terms of energy usage and even the much older NUCs, thin clients, etc can pretty easily get to the 10 watt range. I'm not one for wasting energy but 30 watts at 24/7 usage at some of the highest energy costs in the world ($0.23/kWh) comes to roughly $5/mo and enables many, many, many things that just aren't fundamentally possible (or very ill-advised) with a Raspberry Pi. For me personally I'm more in the $0.12/kWh range and I can run this system, with a crazy amount of functionality, for around $3/mo. Yes a Raspberry Pi would be something like $0.26/mo but a few dollars a month is completely unnoticeable in a typical household utility bill. The level of your toaster or how long you microwave leftovers adds up to be significantly greater.
- derefr 3y agoThat's all fine if you're powering the thing off mains power. A lot of Pi use-cases involve running them on batteries, e.g. any of the Pi-powered "retro handheld" devices.
- SecretDreams 3y agoI'd say ADL e-core beelink esque smallboxes for $150 offer good value and decent tdp. No where near pi, but also not like the old Skylake thin boxes, either. We're talking probably sub 65w all in, maybe even closer to 35w.