Intel introduces 6 Watt Atom S1200 chip for servers -- MAYBE OVH WILL CHANGE TO THAT ?

tsanten

Intel’s low power Atom processors may have started out as netbook chips. But in recent years we’ve seen the Atom line expand to include everything from tablets to smartphones to set-top-boxes designed to bring multimedia to your TV. Now Intel is also adding server duty to the list of things Atom chips can accomplish.
The company’s new Intel Atom S1200 processor is a 64-bit dual-core system-on-a-chip with clock speeds up to 2 GHz and support for hyperthreading, which means a single S1200 chip can handle up to 4 threads.
The S1200 for up to 8GB of memory, support for Intel virtualization technology
It’s an x86 chip that uses just 6W of power. Not only does that help reduce energy costs, but the S1200 also doesn’t generate as much heat as some chips, and Intel is positioning it as a high-density solution, with support for over 1000 nodes per rack.

Intel says about 20 companies including Dell, HP, Huawei, and Quanta are planning low power servers, storage, and networking systems based on the new Atom S1200 chips.

jh

Nice

darknessends

Kimsufi !!!!

zachfedora

No OVH runs their hardware until it runs itself into the ground. So probably not any time soon.

tsanten

Normal procedure of course but if you have to buy a new one to replace the old one this should be preferred.

Corey

@zachfedora said: No OVH runs their hardware until it runs itself into the ground. So probably not any time soon.

Why would they buy new hardware if the old hardware still works?

zachfedora

@Corey that's exactly what I was trying to say, why would they buy new servers if their current hardware is running fine

eva2000

Might want to also check out Calxeda EnergyCore ARM SoC solutions too

http://armservers.com/2012/06/18/apache-benchmarks-for-calxedas-5-watt-web-server/

http://armservers.com/2012/12/11/comparing-calxeda-ecx1000-to-intels-new-s1200-centerton-chip/

http://armservers.com/2012/10/25/the-worlds-first-130-watt-server-cluster/

http://armservers.com/2012/12/12/what-is-a-server-class-soc/

http://www.lowpowerservers.com/?p=103

Arm vs Atom
http://www.lowpowerservers.com/?p=211

pubcrawler

ARM SoC's rock. UNsure what the CPU speeds are like compared to even an Atom. But the 130 watt server cluster from Boston Limited looks real promising, but I wonder what the price is?

Glad to see the Atoms resurrected. They are more than capable even with earlier models for most projects.

tsanten

@eva2000 thanks for link , beautiful performance at what price?

eva2000

@pubcrawler said: But the 130 watt server cluster from Boston Limited looks real promising, but I wonder what the price is?

from their FAQ http://www.boston.co.uk/solutions/viridis/faq.aspx

What is the price-range of the Viridis?

The approximate pricing for the Viridis platform is as follows:

A fully populated Viridis server – with 48 nodes and 24 drives – is around $50,000
The mid-range Viridis server – with 24 nodes and 24 drives – is around $30,000
The minimum configuration – with a single EnergyCard and four hard drives – costs around $10,000.

Each node = SoC processors (quad core). So 24 node = 96 cores = $30K/96 = ~$312/core

24 nodes consists of 6x EnergyCards each with 4x SoC processors

At first price looks higher but read what is included with each SoC http://armservers.com/2012/12/12/what-is-a-server-class-soc/

eva2000

Power tests http://www.lowpowerservers.com/?p=103

Arm vs Atom
http://www.lowpowerservers.com/?p=211

Kairus

@eva2000 said: Arm vs Atom

The D525 has a TDP of 13W while the S1200 series ranges from 6.1W to 10W, I wonder how they stack up.

Maounique

@Kairus said: The D525 has a TDP of 13W while the S1200 series ranges from 6.1W to 10W, I wonder how they stack up.

There is one thing that makes the difference in my view: virtualization.
I had to use amd's bobcat for this which have a video embedded taking up space and upping TDP.
I would like a lot one of those boards.