pfsense:hardware:power_consumption
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| What we should take into consideration is not what we pay now, but how much we pay in total over a period of time. | What we should take into consideration is not what we pay now, but how much we pay in total over a period of time. | ||
| - | * Lets assume | + | * Lets take a 5 year view, as this is a common length of ownership for a PC. |
| - | * Cost per unit of electricity is around 16 pence. | + | * Cost per unit of electricity is around 16 pence. 1 unit is 1kw/hr. |
| Here is a breakdown: | Here is a breakdown: | ||
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| ^ ^Low Powered Device^Repurposed PC^ | ^ ^Low Powered Device^Repurposed PC^ | ||
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| - | So from a cost perspective a PC would make sense. | + | So from a cost perspective a PC would make sense to run pfSense. |
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| + | Another benefit of using a PC is that it is highly likely it will have a higher spec CPU (and possibly have more cores / threads) which will provide better performance. | ||
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