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I have a regular i5-6500 in an HP 800 G2 SFF. It has 32 GB RAM (2x8+16), two Samsung 840 SSDs and a 4-port i350 network card. It Linux as a KVM host with OpnSen
by vladvasiliu 1y ago
I have a regular i5-6500 in an HP 800 G2 SFF. It has 32 GB RAM (2x8+16), two Samsung 840 SSDs and a 4-port i350 network card. It Linux as a KVM host with OpnSense and Home Assistant on top.
According to some watt-meter I got off Amazon it idles at 14W with the 4 interfaces UP but next to no traffic. I consider it idling when the CPU usage as reported by the host is under 5%.
Now the watt-meter isn't some top-of-the-line exotic model, just a random Chinese thingy, but it seems to measure close enough to what I expect some other devices to pull.
- venusenvy47 1y agoI can vouch for the power draw in this type of system. I have a Dell OptiPlex 7070 with i5-9500, 32GB and running Proxmox with a Windows VM and a couple smaller instances. I measure 8w idle from my Kill-a-Watt on the system. I was really surprised at how low it is.
- daymanstep 1y agoWhich form factor? Tower, MT, SFF or Mini?
- venusenvy47 1y agoSFF
- daymanstep 1y agoThank you! The Dell SFF can only hold one 3.5 inch HDD right?
- venusenvy47 1y agoYeah, just one. Here is the service manual: https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/optiplex-7070-sff/opti7070_sff_service_manual/technology-and-components https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/optiplex-7070-sff... I got a refurbished unit for $180 last year, using this deal (now expired): https://slickdeals.net/f/17490348-dell-coupon-50-off-refurbished-dell-optiplex-7070-mff-spf-desktops-from-169-50-free-shipping?p=170995209 https://slickdeals.net/f/17490348-dell-coupon-50-off-refurbi...