HP Microserver N40L Specs

Disk encryption benchmarks:

$ cryptsetup benchmark
# Tests are approximate using memory only (no storage IO).
PBKDF2-sha1       352344 iterations per second
PBKDF2-sha256     196215 iterations per second
PBKDF2-sha512     156784 iterations per second
PBKDF2-ripemd160  237449 iterations per second
PBKDF2-whirlpool   73470 iterations per second
#  Algorithm | Key |  Encryption |  Decryption
     aes-cbc   128b    73.4 MiB/s    86.7 MiB/s
 serpent-cbc   128b    36.2 MiB/s    98.2 MiB/s
 twofish-cbc   128b    83.3 MiB/s   107.5 MiB/s
     aes-cbc   256b    58.5 MiB/s    66.2 MiB/s
 serpent-cbc   256b    40.0 MiB/s    97.5 MiB/s
 twofish-cbc   256b    87.3 MiB/s   106.7 MiB/s
     aes-xts   256b    81.9 MiB/s    84.2 MiB/s
 serpent-xts   256b    91.3 MiB/s    93.2 MiB/s
 twofish-xts   256b   100.1 MiB/s    99.1 MiB/s
     aes-xts   512b    62.2 MiB/s    64.2 MiB/s
 serpent-xts   512b    91.3 MiB/s    92.6 MiB/s
 twofish-xts   512b    99.0 MiB/s    98.4 MiB/s
 
CPU. It's fine for running low-CPU VMs, but no AMD-Vi for PCI-passthrough.
 
$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor	: 0
vendor_id	: AuthenticAMD
cpu family	: 16
model		: 6
model name	: AMD Turion(tm) II Neo N40L Dual-Core Processor
stepping	: 3
microcode	: 0x10000c8
cpu MHz		: 800.000
cache size	: 1024 KB
physical id	: 0
siblings	: 2
core id		: 0
cpu cores	: 2
apicid		: 0
initial apicid	: 0
fpu		: yes
fpu_exception	: yes
cpuid level	: 5
wp		: yes
flags		: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid eagerfpu pni monitor cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt nodeid_msr hw_pstate vmmcall npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save
bugs		: tlb_mmatch apic_c1e fxsave_leak sysret_ss_attrs null_seg
bogomips	: 2995.04
TLB size	: 1024 4K pages
clflush size	: 64
cache_alignment	: 64
address sizes	: 48 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management: ts ttp tm stc 100mhzsteps hwpstate

processor	: 1
vendor_id	: AuthenticAMD
cpu family	: 16
model		: 6
model name	: AMD Turion(tm) II Neo N40L Dual-Core Processor
stepping	: 3
microcode	: 0x10000c8
cpu MHz		: 800.000
cache size	: 1024 KB
physical id	: 0
siblings	: 2
core id		: 1
cpu cores	: 2
apicid		: 1
initial apicid	: 1
fpu		: yes
fpu_exception	: yes
cpuid level	: 5
wp		: yes
flags		: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid eagerfpu pni monitor cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt nodeid_msr hw_pstate vmmcall npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save
bugs		: tlb_mmatch apic_c1e fxsave_leak sysret_ss_attrs null_seg
bogomips	: 2995.09
TLB size	: 1024 4K pages
clflush size	: 64
cache_alignment	: 64
address sizes	: 48 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management: ts ttp tm stc 100mhzsteps hwpstate

2x Kingston KVR16E11/8 RAM 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 ECC CL11 DIMM, 240-Pin. If you want ECC, it needs to be
UDIMM which is $$$. Although 16GB isn't officially supported it worked out of the box for me.

$ dmidecode --type memory
# dmidecode 2.12
SMBIOS 2.6 present.

Handle 0x0014, DMI type 16, 15 bytes
Physical Memory Array
	Location: System Board Or Motherboard
	Use: System Memory
	Error Correction Type: Single-bit ECC
	Maximum Capacity: 8 GB
	Error Information Handle: Not Provided
	Number Of Devices: 2

Handle 0x0016, DMI type 17, 28 bytes
Memory Device
	Array Handle: 0x0014
	Error Information Handle: Not Provided
	Total Width: 72 bits
	Data Width: 64 bits
	Size: 8192 MB
	Form Factor: DIMM
	Set: None
	Locator: DIMM0
	Bank Locator: BANK0
	Type: Other
	Type Detail: Synchronous
	Speed: 1333 MHz
	Manufacturer: Manufacturer00
	Serial Number: SerNum00
	Asset Tag: Not Specified
	Part Number: ModulePartNumber00
	Rank: Unknown

Handle 0x0018, DMI type 17, 28 bytes
Memory Device
	Array Handle: 0x0014
	Error Information Handle: Not Provided
	Total Width: 72 bits
	Data Width: 64 bits
	Size: 8192 MB
	Form Factor: DIMM
	Set: None
	Locator: DIMM1
	Bank Locator: BANK1
	Type: Other
	Type Detail: Synchronous
	Speed: 1333 MHz
	Manufacturer: Manufacturer01
	Serial Number: SerNum01
	Asset Tag: Not Specified
	Part Number: ModulePartNumber01
	Rank: Unknown
  
Temperatures (room 20c):

$ sensors
jc42-i2c-0-18
Adapter: SMBus PIIX4 adapter port 0 at 0b00
RAM1 Temp:    +33.1°C  (low  =  +0.0°C)
                       (high = +60.0°C, hyst = +54.0°C)
                       (crit = +70.0°C, hyst = +64.0°C)

jc42-i2c-0-19
Adapter: SMBus PIIX4 adapter port 0 at 0b00
RAM2 Temp:    +30.2°C  (low  =  +0.0°C)
                       (high = +60.0°C, hyst = +54.0°C)
                       (crit = +70.0°C, hyst = +64.0°C)

w83795adg-i2c-1-2f
Adapter: SMBus PIIX4 adapter port 2 at 0b00
Vcore:        +0.78 V  (min =  +0.50 V, max =  +1.40 V)
Vdimm:        +1.51 V  (min =  +1.42 V, max =  +1.57 V)
+3.3V:        +3.27 V  (min =  +2.96 V, max =  +3.63 V)
3VSB:         +3.25 V  (min =  +2.96 V, max =  +3.63 V)
System Fan:   533 RPM  (min =  329 RPM)
CPU Temp:     +45.5°C  (high = +109.0°C, hyst = +109.0°C)
                       (crit = +109.0°C, hyst = +109.0°C)  sensor = thermal diode
NB Temp:      +40.8°C  (high = +105.0°C, hyst = +105.0°C)
                       (crit = +105.0°C, hyst = +105.0°C)  sensor = thermal diode
MB Temp:      +21.0°C  (high = +39.0°C, hyst = +39.0°C)
                       (crit = +44.0°C, hyst = +44.0°C)  sensor = thermistor

k10temp-pci-00c3
Adapter: PCI adapter
CPU Temp:     +48.5°C  (high = +70.0°C)
                       (crit = +100.0°C, hyst = +95.0°C)
                       
Power usage when idle (2x HDD, 1x SSD, 1x PCI ethernet, no optical): 40w.