Asus X99 WS - Being re-used as TrueNAS Server, power usage

[bikerchris]

Hey all,

My god I've not posted here for ages, hope everyone is well?!?

So the title should explain, I'm kind of interested in anyone else's experience with power usage.

Here's my spec:

OS: TrueNAS
CPU: E5-1650 v4
RAM 64GB ECC Registered
HDD:
1 x NVMe
2 x SSD
8 x HDD's (half are set to spin down when no activity)

I know that the hard drives are going to be using a fair amount of power, but just wondering if these figures sound about right:

124-125 Watts - Idle, no activity
125-130 Watts - Watching a Plex video (no encoding, original quality)
~165 Watts - Watching Plex with forced encoding

I've done what I can to lower the power usage, but it seems most energy savers require Windows to be installed...doh! I tried the EPU...right before I read in the manual that the Win software is required...poo!

Thanks in advance

 

[Tetras]

It's a bit of a niche topic, you might be better off looking at NAS and server forums (including the one here).

This is a big topic with a lot of power figures:
https://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/list_messages/1673583

Other people with 'old' Xeons:
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/xeon-owners-club.211143/page-298

 

[bikerchris]

Thanks @Tetras , I'll give them a go.

 

[bikerchris]

CAN ADMIN DELETE THIS THREAD PLEASE - I'VE REPLICATED IN THE SERVER AREA OF THIS FORUM, CHEERS!