- CPU: Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8490H
- CPU Cooler: CPU NOCTUA NH-U14S DX-4677
- Motherboard: GIGABYTE MS33-AR0
- RAM: Samsung RDIMM 64GB DDR5 4800MHz M321R8GA0BB0
- PSU: Corsair HX1200
- PC Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh PSU
- NVMe: PNY XLR8 CS3040 M.2 NVMe Gen4 4TB SSD
- GPU-1: MSI GeForce RTX 3090 GAMING X TRIO 24G
Noise:
Server not operating:
I used the Tadeto SL720 Sound Level Meter for measurement.
When only the ESX-Core Server, router, and switch are turned on in my room, I measured the sound and obtained the following results.
My computer desk, where I sit: 34.7 dB
Cabinet on the other side of the wall: 34.7 dB
Right side of the server: 36.4 dB
Left side of the server: 37.4 dB
Server operating (no load):
My computer desk, where I sit: 37.4 dB,
Cabinet on the other side of the wall: 36.9 dB
Right side of the server: 48.2 dB
Left side of the server: 45.1 dB
Server operating (Running the game The Last of Us at max settings)
My computer desk, where I sit: 37.4 dB,
Cabinet on the other side of the wall: 35.9 dB
Right side of the server: 45.3 dB
Left side of the server: 48.3 dB
The server is actually very quiet. I even had to increase the CPU FAN speed, otherwise it repeatedly reaches max turbo boost and then stops. Fortunately, I can create a FAN profile on this motherboard, and I increased the minimum CPU FAN RPM speed to 750 RPM, which rises to 900 RPM when I’m gaming. The Noctua CPU cooler is very quiet and does a great job.
Temperatuur
Room temperature: 22°C
CPU temperature: 40-53°C
DIMM temperature: 40-52°C
PCH (Platform Controller Hub) temperature: 47-60°C
X710 (Network Adapter) temperature: 50°C
Power:
The power consumption here is quite efficient :). If I were to change my Windows 11 power settings, the CPU would consume significantly less electricity. Before changing the Windows power settings, the server was consuming approximately 200W.
My new CPU can draw as much power as my GPU, the RTX 3090, which is 370W.
CPU (no load): 176W
CPU (Gaming The Last of Us): 233W
CPU (Max benchmark): 370W
GPU (no load): 20W
GPU (Gaming The Last of Us): 212W
GPU (Max benchmark): 350W
Server (no load): 262.5W
Server (Gaming The Last of Us): 547.3W
Server (Maximum power consumption I’ve seen on the server so far): 666W
If I added more RAM to the server, the power consumption would definitely increase by 100W or even 200W. The same goes for other PCIe cards I might add, including NVMe disks. Data center NVMe disks consume an incredible amount of electricity. A single data center NVMe can draw 20W, plus additional cooling fans.
If I were to run on vSphere, then power consumption would definitely be lower than running on Windows 11. I have noticed this before. vSphere is simply more efficient at managing resources and squeezing every drop of performance.
Supercharging the Future: My Ultimate AI, ML, and vGPU Server Build- Part 1