Hi,
I did some testing today on the Z820 workstation. I checked more and the processors are two E2680v2 20core 40threads, 64GB ddr3.
I installed the unRAID trial, two 80GB 3.5 disks at 7200rpm, GeForce 1080, and the power consumption was 135-150watts
Then I started the following tests:
-installed cpu governor plugin and set to power save: no change in watts consumption
-bios: tests done in order and one at a time, enabled s5 power save status, disabled turbo mode, disabled hyper treading, enabled only one processor (so one out of two), enabled hp cecp (China Energy Conservation Program), lowered fan speed: no noticeable improvement in watts consumption
-removed video card to try headless boot: workstation won't start (rightly so)
-removed gtx 1080 and mounted a very old gt120: consumption dropped about 10watts.
Unfortunately 135-150watts/hours in idle are very high (126-140watts with the gt120), but this workstation also has many advantages, such as the ability to mount sas disks, many pci-e slots to mount 3 gpus and a 10Gbps card for example.
I have also noticed that using unRAID on this system is very fast, even in installations and in reading and saving parameters.
Small OT, on Friday I repaired a power supply to a customer and in return he lent/gifted me this build: i7 4820k, Asus p9x79ws (motherboard that I love). Could I use this for unRAID as a good compromise between performance and power consumption, combined with a good plus gold power supply?