Comment by 3eb7988a1663
2 months ago
Do you have hard numbers on the idle/average/max power draw? I assumed that server machines are built as if they are going to red-lined constantly so put less effort into low-utilization optimizations.
2 months ago
Do you have hard numbers on the idle/average/max power draw? I assumed that server machines are built as if they are going to red-lined constantly so put less effort into low-utilization optimizations.
No hard numbers I'm afraid in that I don't monitor the power draw. But the machine uses a standard ATX power supply: a Corsair RM750e 750W PSU and the default TDP of the CPU is 280W - I have my TDP set at 300W. It is basically built like a desktop - ATX form factor, fans spin down at idle etc.
Approximation is still better than I was expecting. You said supermicro and I was assuming a pizza box with dual power supplies sucking down 1kw at idle. That it can run with a large, but not unreasonable PSU says enough.