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From: Terje Elde <terje@elde.net>
Subject: Re: Intel Core 2 DUO
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 21:31:47 +0100
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On 29. okt. 2013, at 15:02, dweimer <dweimer@dweimer.net> wrote:

> will the Intel core 2 DUO, be able to handle GELI and ZFS on the eSATA dis=
k with decent throughput?

Decent means so many differen things, to so many people.=20

I've got a core2duo running with zfs raidz over geli, and (iirc) it does in t=
he ballpark of around 100MB/sec or so (sequential).  For my typical workload=
s I'm fairly sure seek time of the spinning rust is more of an issue than ge=
li.=20

Terje