16c is $830 while 8c is $430 or there about, you get 10G with the 16c but it's a hefty price premium for the 16c for sure for 'only an atom'
Right, @Evan ! This is partly what I was aiming at. I'd happily pay USD 430 for an 8-core C3000 board. But at USB 830 it's starting to push it a bit, don't you think?16c is $830 while 8c is $430 or there about, you get 10G with the 16c but it's a hefty price premium for the 16c for sure for 'only an atom'
Please could you provide a couple of examples/alternatives? Thanks!The bigger concern is that at $450 for the CPU if you need general purpose compute and virtualization there are better options.
I know almost nothing about QAT so there's something for me to research.CPU benchmarks and some power consumption numbers posted Intel Atom C3958 16-Core Top End Embedded QAT Linux Benchmarks and Review
At $460 then the d-1521 board with 10G that's pretty hard to beat for light virtualization and it has a high speed.Right, @Evan ! This is partly what I was aiming at. I'd happily pay USD 430 for an 8-core C3000 board. But at USB 830 it's starting to push it a bit, don't you think?
Edit: In a previous message @Patrick states that even for USD 430 there are better options for hosting and virtualization. Am keen to know more.
At those price points it doesn't make sense vs Xeon. 16c for ~$500 might be justifiable.16c is $830 while 8c is $430 or there about, you get 10G with the 16c but it's a hefty price premium for the 16c for sure for 'only an atom'