Reddit reviews AMD Athlon 5350 AD5350JAHMBOX 2.05 GHz Quad-core Desktop Processor
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AMD64 Core provides leading-edge performance for both 32-bit and 64-bit applicationsA high-bandwidth, low-latency integrated DDR Memory controllerHyper transport technology for high speed I/O communicationLarge high performance on-chip cacheModel: Quad-Core AMD Athlon APU Processor Model 5350Core Count: 4Frequency: 2.05 GHzL2 Cache: 2 MB
Transcoding a single 1080p stream has a recommended passmark of 2000. That is the minimum I would use for a new build. That should be pretty easy though with todays hardware.
For example, a $60 AMD 5350 CPU has a passmark of 2605. Add a $30 MB and you're golden. I've had a 1080p stream and 2 720p streams at once transcoding to different devices on this setup. and it handled it well.
I'm building something similar. I'm currently running pfSense in a VM, but I'm looking to move it to its own hardware (for better reliability, since my network depends on it now).
One thing that comes to mind with your build is that the Celeron 847 does not have AES-NI (http://ark.intel.com/products/56056/Intel-Celeron-Processor-847-2M-Cache-1_10-GHz). I don't know if it could keep up with AES OpenVPN connections at 175/175 without it? (unless you're not using AES for encryption, then AES-NI is irrelevant)
I usually use Intel, but I started looking at AMD for this project because lower-end Intel CPUs don't usually have AES-NI, but lower-end AMDs generally do.
I'm looking at this Motherboard/CPU combo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130759
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IOMFAQ0/
If you're looking to spend 60, these might be a better combo then the 1037U
Mini ITX mobo
Sempron Quad
Or Spend 10 more for Athlon and slightly better performance
In this price range also have a look at AMDs AM1 Socket products:
ASUS AM1 Motherboard 38$
AMD Athlon 5350 2.05GHz Quad Core 52$
It's MiniITX size but supports up to 32GB DDR3 1600 RAM
ODriod C1 - £44
AMD Athlon 5350 system - £155
Chromeboxes - £151+
The ODriod is £100 cheaper than a Chromebox, The AMD system costs (to within a few pounds) as much as the bottom end Chromebox. Except all of the HP Chromeboxes have an Intel Celeron 2955U which is half as powerful as the AMD Athlon 5350. I've also specified a 120GB SSD in the AMD system and the HP Chromebox's only have 16GB of storage.
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-AD5350JAHMBOX-Extensions-Virtualization-Technology/dp/B00IOMFAQ0
Your CPU has 4MB cache, which allows you to run two cores effectively. The one you linked above only has 2 MB cache, so would likely be stuck with one core. Still the GPU might be better, so hard to say.
I get the feeling you could put one together for around $100.
http://www.box.co.uk/MSI_AM1I_Motherboard__1593230.html?gclid=CPWaz66N8skCFaofwwodYAAB0g
http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-AD5350JAHMBOX-Extensions-Virtualization-Technology/dp/B00IOMFAQ0
Awesome. I put a build together and will be using the following hardware.
Motherboard
CPU
Memory
PSU
USB Boot Drive
With that budget, the only alternative I see is the AM1 platform:
pc-kombo shared list
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Athlon 5350 APU | EUR 36,22 @ Amazon.de
Motherboard | Asus AM1I-A | EUR 28,03 @ Amazon.de
Memory | Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600 (1x4GB) (4 GB) | EUR 16,99 @ Amazon.de
| Total | €84.23
| Generated by pc-kombo 09.05.2016 |
It uses less energy, has more cores and is a bit cheaper, but it does not have to be the better option as its single thread performance is worse. You'd have to test whether it is good enough for what you will do with it.