Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 11:49:03 +0000 From: Bob Bishop <rb@gid.co.uk> To: Karl Denninger <karl@denninger.net> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Server performance & enhancement Message-ID: <B1C6AE58-DFF0-4420-A7FF-7A6045894376@gid.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <e86e3bc3-906e-5cd2-206f-934aa4777618@denninger.net> References: <e86e3bc3-906e-5cd2-206f-934aa4777618@denninger.net>
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Hi, > On 16 Feb 2017, at 11:20, Karl Denninger <karl@denninger.net> wrote: > > 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="GenuineIntel" Id=0x206c2 Family=0x6 Model=0x2c Stepping=2 > > Features=0xbfebfbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CLFLUSH,DTS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,PBE> > > Features2=0x29ee3ff<SSE3,PCLMULQDQ,DTES64,MON,DS_CPL,VMX,SMX,EST,TM2,SSSE3,CX16,xTPR,PDCM,PCID,DCA,SSE4.1,SSE4.2,POPCNT,AESNI> > AMD Features=0x2c100800<SYSCALL,NX,Page1GB,RDTSCP,LM> > AMD Features2=0x1<LAHF> > VT-x: PAT,HLT,MTF,PAUSE,EPT,UG,VPID > TSC: P-state invariant, performance statistics > real memory = 25773998080 (24580 MB) > avail memory = 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. We’ve had good experiences with Intel’s own servers based on the S2600Gx m’boards but might be overkill for you. > -- > Karl Denninger > karl@denninger.net <mailto:karl@denninger.net> > /The Market Ticker/ > /[S/MIME encrypted email preferred]/ -- Bob Bishop rb@gid.co.ukhelp
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