tr0910 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Someone suggested that the G2120 would have a lower base idle power use on a X9SCM than an X7SPA would. http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=5133.msg245475#msg245475 Since the X7SCA of GaryCase is able to hit 20W with all drives spun down, this sounds very ambitious. Has anyone tried this yet? Link to comment
garycase Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 My system uses a X7SPA-H-D525-O ... not an X7SCA [Actually I don't think there's a motherboard with that designation, but there is an X7SBA, which is a Socket 775 board - not the Atom board I'm using] But I doubt seriously that any board with a G2120 will idle with anywhere near as low a power draw as my Atom does Link to comment
tr0910 Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 But I doubt seriously that any board with a G1220 will idle with anywhere near as low a power draw as my Atom does Yes, perhaps I wasn't understanding the post correctly... Another typo. Meant G2120 not 1220. Sorry... Link to comment
Ford Prefect Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 This comparison was based on my personal measurements with the X7SPA-HF, as I can only get it to 23-25W. The difference is marginal, I think and might be related to meter-model and PSU quality. Gary and myself discussed this in another thread. The G *will* idle lower as the Atom, as the Atom has de-facto no power management at all...it will run low...and idle low. But in combination with mobo, chipset, RAM, PSU and meter-model YMMV. Here is a post in a german forum, where the OP managed to tweak the combo of the ASRock Pro3-M with an i7-3770 down to 18.5W. http://www.meisterkuehler.de/forum/vorstellung-stromspar-pcs/33379-vorstellung-mini-power-cruncher.html#post502258 Edit: ...based on this http://www.servethehome.com/intel-pentium-g2120-review-benchmarks/ it runs at 26W idle....but this was with 32GB and inside a Norco (where I can believe that the fans were all off for this measurement ). Link to comment
garycase Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 I think the difference in the 20w I measure, and the 23-25 Ford Prefect measures are probably due to 4 potential factors: (1) Probably the most significant factor is that I use the "H" board, he uses the "HF" board, with integrated IPMI. While IPMI is nice, and doesn't use MUCH power, it likely does add 2-3 watts (2) Our memory modules could be slightly different -- perhaps accounting for a watt or so (3) We have different power supplies, which can easily account for a watt or two of difference due to differences in PSU efficiency at these very low draws. (4) Obviously the meters may be slightly different. I use a Kill-a-Watt model rated at 0.2% Accuracy, so it SHOULD be a very accurate measurement [e.g. 0.2% of 20watts = 0.04 watts] ... but there's always a chance it's a bit out-of-spec [although I've got 3 Kill-a-Watts, and they all measure the same, so I'm actually fairly confident in this measurement. Bottom line: I suspect the majority of difference in our measurements is simply the power needed for the IPMI chip. Link to comment
garycase Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Edit: ...based on this http://www.servethehome.com/intel-pentium-g2120-review-benchmarks/ it runs at 26W idle....but this was with 32GB and inside a Norco (where I can believe that the fans were all off for this measurement ). That is indeed a very impressive idle consumption. AND it supports ECC memory This chip, in an Asus mini-ITX board and a Lian-Li PC-Q25B case would make a REALLY nice low-power SMALL server with ECC RAM and up to 20TB of storage (with 4TB drives). And while the Atom D525 could do the same at a bit less power draw, it wouldn't have ECC RAM, and wouldn't have the "horsepower" for additional add-ons that the G2120 does. I may have a new "favorite" low-power build !! Edit: Never mind; the Asus board doesn't support ECC RAM ... you'd need a Supermicro board for that; and I don't think they have a mini-ITX board that provides that support. Link to comment
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