Hot Software or Hardware? Bullseye!
I upgraded my NAS Media Centre from an Orange Pi PC Plus to an Orange Pi 3 LTS, both running OpenMediaVault (OMV).
Apart from the usual configuration SNAFUs and other delights in such a move, I was a tad concerned about the reported CPU temperature on the new machine.
Logging into the new Orange Pi 3 LTS and using HTOP I consistently saw over 50 degrees Celsius - about 20 degrees higher than the Orange Pi PC Plus running Orange Pi's own Armbian image.
It's inevitable I surmise that with higher performance comes higher temperatures, but a little online chatter on the subject of software differences sent me on a typical OneCircuit rabbit hole expedition where I compared six(!) OS options based on temperature profile.
All images were homemade roll-yer-own Armbian based along the following lines:
Orange Pi PC Plus: Ubuntu Jammy, Debian Bullseye and Debian Bookworm
Orange Pi 3 LTS: Ubuntu Jammy, Debian Bullseye and Debian Bookworm
All images also were CLI only (no desktop) and I used the same micro SD card and ambient temperature for all tests - no fans employed but the chips did have heat sinks onboard.
If you want me to do a deeper dive on building your own Armbian images, or configuring OMV please leave a comment on YouTube (video link below).
The results of all this amateur science? Surprising!
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