Supermicro Industrial Atom E50-40 SYS-E50-9AP-N5 Goldmont Server 29130EC Brand New $75 $8.00 shipping

[Fritz]

Interesting little server with 5 LAN ports. Brand New. Seller has 100% feedback.

Supermicro Industrial Atom E50-40 SYS-E50-9AP-N5 Goldmont Server 29130EC | eBay

Pictures taken were from one unit opened to show specs.

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[Monoman]

E50-9AP-N5 | Compact Box PC | SuperServers | Products | Super Micro Computer, Inc.

The SYS-E50-9AP-N5 multi-processor system is optimized for extreme large in-memory computing, and/or mission critical apps with maximum configurability and scalability.

www.supermicro.com

 

[Filez]

will it trans-code H265?

 

[itronin]

will it trans-code H265?

specs say supports quicksync and hevc but there appear to be some caveats around performance so you should read for yourself.

also note max memory limitation of the cpu.

Intel Atom® x5-E3940 Processor (2M Cache, up to 1.80 GHz) - Product Specifications | Intel

Intel Atom® x5-E3940 Processor (2M Cache, up to 1.80 GHz) quick reference with specifications, features, and technologies.

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https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-HD-Graphics-500.182723.0.html

 

[zunder1990]

specs say supports quicksync and hevc but there appear to be some caveats around performance so you should read for yourself.

also note max memory limitation of the cpu.

Intel Atom® x5-E3940 Processor (2M Cache, up to 1.80 GHz) - Product Specifications | Intel

Intel Atom® x5-E3940 Processor (2M Cache, up to 1.80 GHz) quick reference with specifications, features, and technologies.

www.intel.com

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-HD-Graphics-500.182723.0.html

wow 4 ram channels but only a max 8gb for the cpu, what an odd config.

 

[Samir]

wow 4 ram channels but only a max 8gb for the cpu, what an odd config.

I don't believe that max 8GB number. The D2700 Atom supposedly had a 4GB limit and STH even showed that 8GB worked fine--and this Atom is even newer.

 

[Fritz]

I ordered one this morning just before I posted this and just got a tracking number.

I intend to use it as a PFSense box so 8GB is plenty.

 

[Samir]

I ordered one this morning just before I posted this and just got a tracking number.

I intend to use it as a PFSense box so 8GB is plenty.

That was thinking with its low power (10W!) and nice array of Intel nics.

It's actually a nice bit of hardware that can be used for digital signage (dual hdmis), nvr (supports sata), router, and probably a host of other uses.

 

[Sacrilego]

Got 2 accepted at $64.
Looks like there's only one ram slot on this according to the motherboard manual with an 8GB limit.
Still more than enough for a PFSense box or running Xibo signage.

 

[BlueFox]

Just keep in mind Apollo Lake CPUs have an equivalent of the AVR54 erratum (APL46). They will brick themselves eventually due to CPU design defects.

 

[KC@Gadgetblues]

8GB DDR3L 1866 RAM $13.99 shipped https://www.ebay.com/itm/324592218269

The 8GB limit is probably because 16GB DDR3L DIMMs don't seem to exist.

 

[oneplane]

On one hand, I really like SuperMicro and love little tiny embedded boxes, on the other hand the CPU is old (~2016), expansion is near absent, the ethernet ports are 1Gbps and the errata makes me wonder how long they will last. But on the other more different hand, I put 2 in my basket... perhaps I should just wait a day before getting even more hardware.

 

[Sean Ho]

For the money I'd rather get something a little more standardized like an 1151 uSFF/TMM. m710q/3050 (1151-1) are dirt cheap, and m720q/3060 (1151-2) are also super affordable, some with the option for PCIe riser.

 

[gb00s]

Thats a 34US$ CPU from 2016 with some ..... around for for 75US$.

 

[Samir]

8GB DDR3L 1866 RAM $13.99 shipped https://www.ebay.com/itm/324592218269

The 8GB limit is probably because 16GB DDR3L DIMMs don't seem to exist.

16GB DDR3 SODIMMs do exist, but they're not cheap.

 

[Fritz]

Shit, eBay is so retarded. Tried to search for 16GB SODIMMs and got acres of garbage. I did manage to find one and it was $145.

I suppose the real reason why the max memory of this little box is because it only has one slot. and a SODIMM is almost as wide as the box itself. It's really tiny. reminds of the Wyse 3040. Probably not much bigger.

 

[Fritz]

Here's the layout of the motherboard showing the SODIMM slot.

 

[e97]

Was pretty excited about this but its less powerful than the J5005 in Wyse 5070.

Killer chip errata, ram limitations.. looks fun, too scary for me

can it route gigabit?

 

[Samir]

Shit, eBay is so retarded. Tried to search for 16GB SODIMMs and got acres of garbage. I did manage to find one and it was $145.

I suppose the real reason why the max memory of this little box is because it only has one slot. and a SODIMM is almost as wide as the box itself. It's really tiny. reminds of the Wyse 3040. Probably not much bigger.

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Yeah, I did the same and had to deal with the same thing. I forgot how I narrowed it down and searched in the past, but it wasn't this hard.

It might be because of the single slot, or there might still be a limitation as 16GB DDR3 SODIMMs don't work in everything. The ones I have only work with my AMD based thin clients and laptops and won't work with Intel ones. I think there are some newer modules now that do work with Intel cpus as there's more brands and models of these modules from the last time I checked, but I tend to think the compatibility will still be a potential issue.

 

[Bjorn Smith]

can it route gigabit?

Most likely, it does not take a lot of CPU to route traffic