Supermicro X11 LGA1151 motherboard +35W CPU

[Benji99]

Hi Folks,

I'm looking into building a low-power server that would act as my backup server.
Anyone have any experience with pairing a Supermicro X11 LGA 1151 motherboard (for LOM) and a 35W "T" CPU (for low power consumption).
I have a couple Lenovo Tiny PCs so those may work but I'd rather avoid USB hard drives and I'd love to install in a 2U Rackmount case.

Supermicro doesn't list the 35W CPUs as compatible but logic would say it would work...

Thanks

 

[RolloZ170]

Supermicro doesn't list the 35W CPUs as compatible

where is the list ?
do you mean x11 C232/C236 or x11 C242/C246 motherboards ?

 

[RolloZ170]

ok, i.e. a X11SSL

• Single socket H4 (LGA 1151) supports Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1200 v6/v5, Intel® 7th/6th Gen. Core™ i3 series,
• Intel® Celeron® and Intel® Pentium®

means a Core i3-6100T will work.
a core i5-6500T not (no ECC support)

 

[Benji99]

Oops yeah I should have mentioned specific models, there's several on eBay around the 200$ USD range such as the X11SCQ, the X11SSH-F or the X11SSL-F

But you have a good point, didn't think to look for a CPU that supports ECC RAM.

The 35W processor I had in mind is actually the Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400T Processor for the simple fact that I have one on hand (I took it out of a Lenovo M720q when I upgraded the CPU) and I see that it seems to support ECC memory:

Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400T Processor (4M Cache, 3.10 GHz) Product Specifications

 

[j_h_o]

Reminder: "T" means the CPU doesn't ramp up as high, at peak consumption. A non-T CPU will be just as efficient at idle, it will just spike higher. You probably don't need a "T" CPU unless you're heat-constrained and have fans that won't handle the heat. It's probably better to turbo faster, get the job done, then idle, IMO.

Or upgrade to a newer gen CPU to get more energy efficiency.

 

[RolloZ170]

The 35W processor I had in mind is actually the Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400T Processor

i3 pentium and celerons are mentioned in the compat.chart of the boards.

as @j_h_o already sayd: 'T' SKUs are not better silicon. they are designed to NOT overload weaker VRM/Cooling cominations(low cost).
i run non 'T' SKUs in some Dell 3050 with disabled Turbo Boost i.e. because the VRMs can do.

 

[RolloZ170]

The 35W processor I had in mind is actually the Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400T Processor for the simple fact that I have one on hand (I took it out of a Lenovo M720q when I upgraded the CPU) and I see that it seems to support ECC memory:

i have replaced the G5400T of a M720q with a G5600. fortunaly my G5600 draws only 33 watts with high loads like CPU-Z stress CPU.
the TDP=54W is not a joke, you can have that because of the silicon lottery.