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Would you use a single-board computer (like the Raspberry Pi or ROCKPro64) in your house for a critical service (e.g. primary NA
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(Score: 2) by richtopia on Monday December 28 2020, @04:36PM
I have an Intel NUC with a very similar CPU (Celeron J3455) to run my home web server and act as a media center computer. The only issue I hit was when I also wanted to record my security cameras too: I saturated the Intel QSV capacity.
On the original thread's question: I've run my home server on ARM (Odroid C2) but decided to move back to x86. The Intel low power CPUs burn very little power; now that ARM is catching up in clockspeed the power savings isn't huge and these servers are plugged in, so the power savings is only for heat and electricity cost. The biggest issue is up-front cost; the ARM SBCs are typically sub 100USD with memory installed, but a comparable Intel setup will be 2-3x once memory is included. However, x86 still is the best for compatibility. Stuff like video drivers is no hassle, and I can always get x86 binaries for software. Similarly, almost all docker images support x86 but if you want ARM you may need to do some legwork yourself.