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But that mini PC likely has as much as 10x the power draw... They are not interterchangable for lower power use cases
by jLaForest 3y ago
But that mini PC likely has as much as 10x the power draw... They are not interterchangable for lower power use cases
- auspiv 3y agoNo they don't. I have a Dell Optiplex 3070 SFF (not even ultra small form factor, it is standard desktop sized) that idles at 8W. It has an i5-9500, 8GB memory, and a 128GB NVMe.
- megous 3y agoVarious Orange Pi boards idle at 1-1.5W. The latest ones around 2.4W (not optimized, yet).
- sangnoir 3y agoMy Rpi Zero idles at 0.2W - it's nor in the same computing class as SFF/NUCs. I don't run a homelab in it; and I find it ideal for ambient, always on compute/networking/monitoring tasks
- darkwater 3y agoThat's not totally true. I have a Dell Optiplex mini-PC version (and not that new) and it draws on average 10W, which is surely more than a RPi4 but not 10 times.
- megous 3y agoFarily comparable RK3399 idles at 1.1W.
- da768 3y agoDepends, there are Celeron N systems in the <2W idle territory thanks to the smaller node process.
- smarx007 3y agoAs a reminder, Pi 5 no longer recommends to use the 15W supply recommended for Pi 4 and suggests a 25W one instead.
- suprjami 3y ago25W PSU required but people complain about a 10W SFF PC. Schrodinger's power consumption.
- mianos 3y agoThe n100 I have is 6W. It uses less power than my OrangePi board. 12V barrel connector.