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Part of the modus operandi of my work in the homelab space is to re-use old hardware, because:
- It’s a fun challenge to work with sub-optimal hardware.
- I’m cheap.
As such, here’s the current information on my homelab hardware, none of which is very specialized or powerful.
2024 Update: Swervy, the Node 202 Build - Stable Saffron Host
- PcPartPicker
- Intel Core i3-12100 - 4 cores + hyperthreading, 3.3-4.3Ghz, Intel UHD 730
- TeamGroup Elite 1 x 16GB DDR4 3200MT/s RAM
- Asrock Z690M-ITX/ax
- 1x Intel 1GBe
- 1x Dragon 2.5GBe
- Corsair SF450W PSU *
- Fractal Design Node 202 *
- 1TB Intel 660p M.2 NVME **
- 2TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME **
- 2TB Crucial SATA SSD **
- 3TB Seagate 7200RPM HDD **
- Geekbench 6 Scores: ~2100 Single Core/~6500 Multi Core
*: Gifted by a friend
**: Repurposed from other computers
Maccy, the 2015 Macbook Pro - Experimental Saffron Host
- Intel Core i5-5257U CPU @ 2.70GHz: 2 cores + hyperthreading, 2.7-3.1Ghz
- 2 x 4GB DDR3 1867MT/s RAM
- 1x Gigabit Ethernet (using 1x Thunderbolt -> 1GbE)
- 2x Thunderbolt 2 Port (1x in use)
- 1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) (in use with 1TB Sandisk Extreme SSD)
- 128GB SSD
- Geekbench 6 Scores: ~900 Single Core/~1800 Multi Core
Raspi, the Raspberry Pi 3B+ [MIA]
- Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Plus Rev 1.3
- Broadcom BCM2837B0, ARM 4 cores, 1.4GHz
- 1GB LPDDR2 RAM
- 1x Gigabit Ethernet
- 128GB Micro-SD
- Geekbench 4 (not 6) Scores: ~500 Single Core/~1200 Multi Core
Nessie, the 2012 Macbook Pro [Retired]
- Intel Core i5-2430M: 2 cores + hyperthreading, 2.4-3.0Ghz
- 2 x 2GB DDR3 1333MT/s RAM
- 1x Gigabit Ethernet
- 1x Thunderbolt 2 Port
- 2TB Crucial SATA SSD - Upgraded from original 128GB SSD. [Moved to swervy]
- Geekbench 6 Scores: ~500 Single Core/~750 Multi Core
Opie, the Orange Pi 3B [Water Damaged ☹]
- Orange Pi 3B 4GB
- Rockchip RK3566 - ARM 4 cores, 0.4-1.8Ghz
- 4GB LPDDR4 RAM
- 1x Gigabit Ethernet
- 1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
- 128GB M.2 2230 SSD
- Geekbench 6 Scores: ~150 Single Core/~500 Multi Core