Embedded server ideas?

[s-h-a-w-n]

Hello

I wish to replace my embedded server based on an Intel Atom N270.

I was looking for a server board based on the Atom C2550, but it's getting old and I saw the newest Pentium N3700. Its less expensive and has all the newer instructions, but it's wasting die space on a [useless-for-servers] GPU. (It's still a good power/price ratio)

What would be the best embedded low power (maybe system-on-a-chip) processor to power my server? Have you heard of a plan for low power server processors coming up?

I'm going to use Debian, so Intel, AMD, ARM and more would be OK.

Thanks for the info!

 

[kanewolf]

I guess it depends on how much server you need. A raspberry PI B2 would be an obvious choice. Quad core and 1GB RAM. That would work for a lot of things.

 

[s-h-a-w-n]

Nope, I am looking for for a CPU that can saturate a gigabit over SMB protocol.
So basically, file sharing at 125 MBytes (not bits) per seconds.

A Pi 2 would make a nice server for other applications, however!

Here is an example of what I was thinking:
http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/N3700M/

 

[kanewolf]

Use the term "embedded motherboard" on NEWEGG to get the options available.

 

[kanewolf]

Nope, I am looking for for a CPU that can saturate a gigabit over SMB protocol.
So basically, file sharing at 125 MBytes (not bits) per seconds.

A Pi 2 would make a nice server for other applications, however!

Here is an example of what I was thinking:
http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/N3700M/

Are you planning on using a hardware RAID card? Or SSD? 100MB/s throughput on gigabit is doing good. You can tweak it to get 110. I don't believe you will see 125. SMB is just not a very efficient protocol.

 

[ZENprime]

AMD athlon 5350 apu + mini atx AM1 board has TDP of 25 watt low power and offers huge performance over the N3700

KBN-I/5200 is the embedded version of the 5350 + mini atx board

^ This was a fast research , I haven't had a look into more lower power SoCs and embedded .

 

[s-h-a-w-n]

Maybe a RAID card for Raid 1, I don't need gigabit saturation, just "hard drive speed " saturation.
Samba on Linux is tweakable.
An AMD APU makes me cry from the inside considering the GPU die space is way bigger than the CPU.
What I mean is do you know of a Server-like CPU without graphics focus that would have a low TDP and would not cost me 300$?