Dell Optiplex 9020 - What Is The Power Consumption?

boomramada on 13/07/2021 - 23:39
Last edited 14/07/2021 - 12:14 by 1 other user

I'm planning to get a Optiplex 9020 (Intel Core i5 4690 or similar) for Pfsense. I have seen them around in few deals here and has anyone here managed to calculate their power consumption under standard load in kW?

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  lachhelix on 13/07/2021 - 23:49

  +1

  If it helps your calculations, my HP EliteDesk with the same CPU and 1 x external HDD I use for dlna streaming reads 39W of load from my UPS

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    boomramada on 14/07/2021 - 00:03

    Wow that's not bad , I'm currently testing it on a AMD Phenom(tm) 8450 Triple-Core old box at 78W, only got a SSD and a extra network card.

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  Noblejoker on 14/07/2021 - 12:10

  If you are acquiring hardware to use and concerned about power consumption - would you be better off to buy something that uses less power
  Link to minimum requirements
  https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/hardware/minimum-…

  An old laptop would use much less power than an old desktop
  Probably one floating around with a broken screen on ebay/gumtree etc.

  Alternative a 2nd hand NAS
  What about a raspberry pi or similar - I didn't check but for a firewall alone I would think it would run it
  GL

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    scotty on 14/07/2021 - 12:18

    Raspberry Pi 4 + USB3-to-Ethernet dongle + OpenWrt = low power router. However I agree that an old laptop lying around can be easily turned into a router (assuming gbit ethernet port + an USB3 port).

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    boomramada on 14/07/2021 - 12:36

    I have tried the pi4, slightly struggling in power. I don't have any old laptops laying around.
    So my current options are:
    Low profile old dell or hp (around 30W)
    or
    Something like this https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32832914936.html

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  impoze on 16/07/2021 - 15:23

  I'm using an old HP sff, i3 2120 with pfsense and it runs at about 25w