![]() In this arena, at $95 more or $300 total, this would be a very hard system to recommend. On newer dual socket servers $95 may be a small delta. At this end of the pricing spectrum a few dollars may make a big difference. As a result, the Core i5-6500T is one of the oldest CPUs and the HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini is one of the oldest platforms we will have in Project TinyMiniMicro.Īt the same time, for around $205 with low power and noise requirements, a solid amount of expandability, and a surprising amount of USB 3.0 connectivity, there is a lot to be said for using these units to build a lab cluster (Linux), as a QuickSync transcoding machine, or even to use as inexpensive desktop nodes. It also lets us peer back ~5 years so we did not want to go beyond that. There are lower-cost Core i5-4000 nodes on the used market with DDR3, but we are focusing on the DDR4 generation since it is still the current generation and DDR5 is not too far away. We started Project TinyMiniMicro to focus on very low-cost nodes. That is why we purchased so many of these nodes. ![]() “Core i5”) because there can be massive differences. The key takeaway we are starting to see here is that one has to be more careful than to simply look at the system generation (e.g. As an example, the Intel Core i5-8500T added two more cores (6C/6T) and a lot more performance. We also noted that this system was before the big games happened as AMD became competitive and drove massive performance gains. Likewise, the 705 G2 Mini utilized DDR3 memory even though the Intel solutions in this generation transitioned to DDR4. The 705 G3 Mini also does not have a front USB Type-C port. When we look at our Project TinyMiniMicro HP EliteDesk 705 G3 Mini CE Review we find a “G3” system where the AMD APU performance was much lower. HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Windows 7 Pro License We were able to upgrade the key to a Windows 10 Pro key, but that was a nominal amount of extra effort. This is just a different model, but something to look at. This one had a Windows 7 Pro license but utilized a sticker COA with a license key on it. Most of the Project TMM nodes we have seen have embedded Windows 10 Pro licenses tied to the motherboard. The first lesson came in the form of a Windows license. Since we have already tested well over a dozen different models, we are taking away key pieces of advice from each that we wanted to share. In this series, we wanted to also focus on some key lessons learned. ![]() Next, we are going to discuss key lessons learned before getting to our final thoughts. These are designed to be quiet so many of them can fill rooms of small cubicles or co-working desk space so HP had to design them to be relatively quiet. An advantage is that one can move this system to avoid direct noise by mounting it on the back of a TV or monitor, under a desk, or elsewhere. Under CPU and/or GPU loads, the fan spins up and the system is audible. Most nodes used for labs, or even as desktops, will sit idle most of the time.Īt idle, the noise is not significant. This is still a relatively low power consumption. We hit 59W on our unit putting as much stress as we could on it. The power supplies are 65W HP power adapters from the company’s notebook line. Again, these are used units so it may vary a bit. ![]() We generally assume these nodes will use 9-12W idle so this was a bit higher. Idle power consumption on 120V power we saw 11-14W idle for the quad-core unit. ![]()
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