Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 05:20:52 -0600 From: Karl Denninger <karl@denninger.net> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Server performance & enhancement Message-ID: <e86e3bc3-906e-5cd2-206f-934aa4777618@denninger.net>
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This is a cryptographically signed message in MIME format. --------------ms020508000505050506020107 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm wondering what people think of a forward path for the following: CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5620 @ 2.40GHz (2400.14-MHz K8-class CPU) Origin=3D"GenuineIntel" Id=3D0x206c2 Family=3D0x6 Model=3D0x2c Step= ping=3D2 =20 Features=3D0xbfebfbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PG= E,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CLFLUSH,DTS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,PBE> =20 Features2=3D0x29ee3ff<SSE3,PCLMULQDQ,DTES64,MON,DS_CPL,VMX,SMX,EST,TM2,SS= SE3,CX16,xTPR,PDCM,PCID,DCA,SSE4.1,SSE4.2,POPCNT,AESNI> AMD Features=3D0x2c100800<SYSCALL,NX,Page1GB,RDTSCP,LM> AMD Features2=3D0x1<LAHF> VT-x: PAT,HLT,MTF,PAUSE,EPT,UG,VPID TSC: P-state invariant, performance statistics real memory =3D 25773998080 (24580 MB) avail memory =3D 24915828736 (23761 MB) Event timer "LAPIC" quality 600 ACPI APIC Table: <111612 APIC1749> FreeBSD/SMP: Multiprocessor System Detected: 16 CPUs FreeBSD/SMP: 2 package(s) x 4 core(s) x 2 hardware threads The system board is a Supermicro and has embedded IPMI (which I require for remote admin purposes) on a separate interface. It's plenty fast but very power-hungry. I'm interested in other's experience with various system board options, and processors, that will return /better /performance and which have a good history running FreeBSD /but with lower power consumption. /Any suggestions welcome. --=20 Karl Denninger karl@denninger.net <mailto:karl@denninger.net> /The Market Ticker/ /[S/MIME encrypted email preferred]/ --------------ms020508000505050506020107 Content-Type: application/pkcs7-signature; name="smime.p7s" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="smime.p7s" Content-Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature MIAGCSqGSIb3DQEHAqCAMIACAQExDzANBglghkgBZQMEAgMFADCABgkqhkiG9w0BBwEAAKCC BlwwggZYMIIEQKADAgECAgE9MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMIGQMQswCQYDVQQGEwJVUzEQMA4G A1UECBMHRmxvcmlkYTESMBAGA1UEBxMJTmljZXZpbGxlMRkwFwYDVQQKExBDdWRhIFN5c3Rl bXMgTExDMRwwGgYDVQQDExNDdWRhIFN5c3RlbXMgTExDIENBMSIwIAYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFhND dWRhIFN5c3RlbXMgTExDIENBMB4XDTE2MTIxODE5NDUzNVoXDTIxMTIxNzE5NDUzNVowVzEL MAkGA1UEBhMCVVMxEDAOBgNVBAgTB0Zsb3JpZGExGTAXBgNVBAoTEEN1ZGEgU3lzdGVtcyBM TEMxGzAZBgNVBAMUEmthcmxAZGVubmluZ2VyLm5ldDCCAiIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggIP ADCCAgoCggIBAM2N5maxs7NkoY9g5NMxFWll0TYiO7gXrGZTo3q25ZJgNdPMwrntLz/5ewE9 07TEbwJ3ah/Ep9BfZm7JF9vTtE1HkgKtXNKi0pawNGm1Yn26Dz5AbUr1byby6dFtDJr14E07 trzDCtRRvTkOVSBj6PQPal0fAnDtkIYQBVcuMkXkuMCtyfE95pjm8g4K9l7lAcKii3T1/3rE hCc1o2nBnb7EN1/XwBeCDGB+I2SN/ftZDbKQqGAF5q9dUn+iXU7Z/CVSfUWmhVh6cVZA4Ftv TglUqj410OuPx+cUQch3h1kFgsuhQR63HiJc3HbRJllHsV0rihvL1CjeARQkhnA6uY9NLFST p5I/PfzBzW2MSmtN/tGZvmfKKnmtbfUNgkzbIR1K3lsum+yEL71kB93Xtz/4f1demEx5c8TJ RBIniDHjDeLGK1aoBu8nfnvXAvgthFNTWBOEoR49AHEPjC3kZj0l8JQml1Y8bTQD5gtC5txl klO60WV0EufU7Hy9CmynMuFtjiA2v71pm097rXeCdrAKgisdYeEESB+SFrlY65rLiLv4n8o1 PX7DqRfqKkOYIakZ0ug/yHVKcq2EM3RiJxwzls5gT70CoOBlKbrC98O8TA6teON0Jq30M06t NTI2HhvNbJDLbBH+Awf4h1UKB+0ufENwjVvF5Jfz8Ww/FaSDAgMBAAGjgfQwgfEwNwYIKwYB BQUHAQEEKzApMCcGCCsGAQUFBzABhhtodHRwOi8vY3VkYXN5c3RlbXMubmV0Ojg4ODgwCQYD VR0TBAIwADARBglghkgBhvhCAQEEBAMCBaAwCwYDVR0PBAQDAgXgMCwGCWCGSAGG+EIBDQQf Fh1PcGVuU1NMIEdlbmVyYXRlZCBDZXJ0aWZpY2F0ZTAdBgNVHQ4EFgQUpfAI3y+751pp9A0w 6vJHx8RoR/MwHwYDVR0jBBgwFoAUJHGbnYV9/N3dvbDKkpQDofrTbTUwHQYDVR0RBBYwFIES a2FybEBkZW5uaW5nZXIubmV0MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAA4ICAQBiB6MlugxYJdccD8boZ/u8 d8VxmLkJCtbfyYHRjYdyoABLW5hE3k3xSpYCM9L7vzWyV/UWwDYKi4ZzxHo4g+jG/GQZfKhx v38BQjL2G9xD0Hn2d+cygOq3UPjVYlbbfQoew6JbyCFXrrZ7/0jvRMLAN2+bRC7ynaFUixPH Whnj9JSH7ieYdzak8KN+G2coIC2t2iyfXVKehzi5gdNQ0vJ7+ypbGsRm4gE8Mdo9N/WgFPvZ HPFqR9Dwas7Z+aHwOabpk5r/336SyjOaZsn3MqKJQZL6GqDKusVOCWt+9uFAD8kadg7FetZe atIoD9I+zbp59oVoMnkMDMx7Hi85faU03csusqMGsjSsAzWSI1N8PJytZlchLiykokLKc3OL G87QKlErotlou7cfPX2BbEAH5wmkj9oiqZhxIL/wwAUA+PkiTbEmksKBNompSjUq/6UsR8EA s74gnu17lmijv8mrg2qMlwRirE7qG8pnE8egLtCDxcjd0Of9WMi2NJskn0/ovC7P+J60Napl m3ZIgPJst1piYSE0Zc1FIat4fFphMfK5v4iLblo1tFSlkdx1UNDGdg/U+LaXkNVXlMp8fyPm R80V6cIrCAlEWnBJNxG1UyfbbsvNMCCZBM4faGGsR/hhQOiydlruxhjL6P8J2WV8p11DdeGx KymWoil2s1J5WTGCBRMwggUPAgEBMIGWMIGQMQswCQYDVQQGEwJVUzEQMA4GA1UECBMHRmxv cmlkYTESMBAGA1UEBxMJTmljZXZpbGxlMRkwFwYDVQQKExBDdWRhIFN5c3RlbXMgTExDMRww GgYDVQQDExNDdWRhIFN5c3RlbXMgTExDIENBMSIwIAYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFhNDdWRhIFN5c3Rl bXMgTExDIENBAgE9MA0GCWCGSAFlAwQCAwUAoIICTTAYBgkqhkiG9w0BCQMxCwYJKoZIhvcN AQcBMBwGCSqGSIb3DQEJBTEPFw0xNzAyMTYxMTIwNTJaME8GCSqGSIb3DQEJBDFCBEDTMnX3 vxBhHpQJEqEzmflAqyYTVvwZcIKrOutYGQhrEgZScjNn/Hh7952sWwGlg4JuUHOG1x3tlUkg IVNqFXSDMGwGCSqGSIb3DQEJDzFfMF0wCwYJYIZIAWUDBAEqMAsGCWCGSAFlAwQBAjAKBggq hkiG9w0DBzAOBggqhkiG9w0DAgICAIAwDQYIKoZIhvcNAwICAUAwBwYFKw4DAgcwDQYIKoZI hvcNAwICASgwgacGCSsGAQQBgjcQBDGBmTCBljCBkDELMAkGA1UEBhMCVVMxEDAOBgNVBAgT B0Zsb3JpZGExEjAQBgNVBAcTCU5pY2V2aWxsZTEZMBcGA1UEChMQQ3VkYSBTeXN0ZW1zIExM QzEcMBoGA1UEAxMTQ3VkYSBTeXN0ZW1zIExMQyBDQTEiMCAGCSqGSIb3DQEJARYTQ3VkYSBT eXN0ZW1zIExMQyBDQQIBPTCBqQYLKoZIhvcNAQkQAgsxgZmggZYwgZAxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVT MRAwDgYDVQQIEwdGbG9yaWRhMRIwEAYDVQQHEwlOaWNldmlsbGUxGTAXBgNVBAoTEEN1ZGEg U3lzdGVtcyBMTEMxHDAaBgNVBAMTE0N1ZGEgU3lzdGVtcyBMTEMgQ0ExIjAgBgkqhkiG9w0B CQEWE0N1ZGEgU3lzdGVtcyBMTEMgQ0ECAT0wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQAEggIAhMzWgCQxaLzB WVjEPjm81ZPh2kvW1hfnsNoTaivjwmX3mgRWzmplaqQ89/xFgvCxVYtprFt9taURJ90mwCf4 t9y7t9zUS5GX5kf+y/kYgdCxbehXoUiT6HZC4T8ihck0MQF/7ewC5uC9jjTVN7wK4YFZCmFb gkStKV3SOZrTi06PRPo/LmL+rjnj7EfMS6KHGMG+LlLR5Lwq6VR0FC9Yb+2oyHRun8B+HXXu /oWDTaeye2ZedUOS8wrkmaxG2OvZpVfAH2Mv1MOliwvsrbmKI4vEpM9e865CNE0SEUtRjqzB 4LosXqSfTIlK7u0pBD/LWBx9q9cdb/Z1vJpm93C0SdmKtNJNnGw+Kv0tXNSaJI6qc/oh5cCF yhJgHS0YgGzc5q1xqVTzymqKGfCmS5FDKVu3ox6DmklkTQW9PcdG3B03qNBo7tr6aBM4MWV8 lsLyZU5ZIz5b61Lr23PpfvpfDt4KgDuvauN8mahp8wqHsDOtnONdcQeh5JPQLwNDB5a1wo4l bSodyFnvgNhshxqPxl3aU9SnpgIGi0b29j4Ds8wREnVRXWDegSl7CD2WiWu2Nx+BBDdPZFnA 5ZPxtEAOrNLbSHUtdGUjJh2RL2BhKtp2YHuxUQAuJqyLnaJnlKDgZWbmHHXqfjHIkalVS011 uCCJlLzACooJouRq4XGd5fwAAAAAAAA= --------------ms020508000505050506020107--
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