Based on my hardware should I buy new?
On 5/22/2024 at 11:00 PM, Henru said:
Thanks. It’s old but top of the line for an AM3 system so I wasn’t sure. I was curious if because it’s a 6 core if it would outperform some of the 2-4 core CPUs I’m seeing on a lot of entry level Synology NAS for example.
It did outperform the Celeron J4125 or Ryzen R1600 processor seen in entry- to mid-tier Synology boxes. When comparing scores from PassMark database, the Phenom 1100T had an advantage of 15~30% in performance over J4125 or R1600. However, the 1100T just consumes too much power, roughly 10 times higher than the latter, making it no longer feasible for use in home NAS where lower power, less heat and noises are preferred.
Also, as aforementioned, the R9 280 GPU would do nothing but eat up your electricity.
It's therefore recommended to switch to another platform back from 2015 (i.e. 6th gen Core), which provides way better efficiency and an integrated GPU for transcoding. However, there are some workarounds that can still leverage this ancient platform:
- Replace the GPU with a more recent one, starting from GTX 1050 or Quadro P400.
- Undervolt the processor. An offset of -100 mV would result in a drop of tens of watts in power consumption. More aggressive offsets can be tolerated in select processors.
- Replace the processor with another with much lower TDP configuration, for example, Athlon 610e (rated 45W).
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