[mythtv-users] Intel Atom backend?

[Eric Sharkey]

On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 8:07 PM, Saul <jaglover at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Sep 2015 18:35:57 -0400
> Christopher Sean Hilton <chris at vindaloo.com> wrote:
>> Can I get a Core i3, i5, or i7 to do this job with really low? <= 40
>> watts idle, 100 loaded?
>
> I have i3-4130T, it is 35 W under load. I haven't done any recoding,
> but considering how well it compiles (Gentoo) I'd say it beats Atom
> hands down.

The i5-4570T is also available at 35W if you want a little more oomph.

If you want lower cost and lower power, the Athlon 5350 quad-core is only 25W.

Newegg currently has seven desktop CPUs for sale at 35W or less, so
you do have choices other than Atom.

Eric