Raspberry PI running MinimServer - YES!

[jvilly]

(30-03-2013 18:03)simoncn Wrote:  

(30-03-2013 14:12)jvilly Wrote:  Simon,
Will there be multicore support with Minimserver in future or does it already makes use of that if it is available? I am thinking getting a mini linux pc: quad core

Samsung Exynos4412 Prime Cortex-A9 Quad Core 1.7Ghz with 1MB L2 cache with 2 Gig RAM.

Or would it not matter that much with my single core 800Mhz QNAP TS-410 regaring Minimserver performance?

Which part of MinimServer performance are you hoping to speed up?

The startup is single-threaded, so a multicore system won't help with that. This is unlikely to change in future releases.

A multicore system might help with browsing, but only if the control point is sending concurrent multithreaded requests. Some control points do this, and some don't. Which control point(s) do you use?

Of course, 1.7GHz is better than 800MHz even if you're not fully exploiting the multicore aspects.

I use Kinsky and Elyric. There is not too much to speed up as MinimServer is fast, but it might be useful if there are new features in the future (on the fly conversion of samplerate, or other things, gapless PS Audio Bridge?). But I also read that people running their servers with faster and multicore cpus and lots of RAM, have a better sound. The overhead of power seems to have influence on sound quality (perception? Or plain purchase justification?).