Comparison of my machines
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Comparison of my machines. Automatically executed by DevPlace Code with SSH access to all macchnes
Hardware Comparison Report
Generated: 2026-07-23
Systems compared: retoor2 (local), molodetz.nl, molodetz2.molodetz.nl
1. System Overview
| Field | retoor2 (local) | molodetz.nl | molodetz2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Lenovo | FUJITSU | Hetzner / ASRock |
| Model | ThinkPad X270 W10DG | ESPRIMO-FTS D3401-H1 | B450 Pro4 R2.0 |
| Form factor | Laptop | Desktop | Desktop (rack/server) |
| OS | Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) | Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS (Noble) | Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute) |
| Kernel | 6.17.0-41-generic | 6.8.0-136-generic | 7.0.0-28-generic |
| BIOS date | 2024-03-25 (v1.51) | 2020-01-27 (v5.0.0.11) | 2024-08-30 (H8.02E) |
2. CPU Comparison
| Metric | retoor2 | molodetz.nl | molodetz2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel i5-6300U | Intel i7-6700 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| Microarchitecture | Skylake (6th gen, 2015) | Skylake (6th gen, 2015) | Zen 2 (3rd gen, 2019) |
| Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 | 4 / 8 | 6 / 12 |
| Base clock | 2.40 GHz | 3.40 GHz | 3.60 GHz |
| Max turbo/boost | 3.00 GHz | 4.00 GHz | 4.21 GHz |
| L1d cache | 64 KiB | 128 KiB | 192 KiB |
| L1i cache | 64 KiB | 128 KiB | 192 KiB |
| L2 cache | 512 KiB | 1 MiB | 3 MiB |
| L3 cache | 3 MiB | 8 MiB | 32 MiB |
| TDP (estimate) | 15 W | 65 W | 65 W |
| Virtualization | VT-x | VT-x | AMD-V + SEV-ES |
| BogoMIPS | 4,999.90 | 6,799.81 | 7,200.00 |
CPU Performance Score (estimated multi-thread):
| retoor2 | molodetz.nl | molodetz2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2,250 | 7,800 | 13,200 |
Estimated from PassMark / Geekbench approximations for these CPUs.
3. Memory Comparison
| Metric | retoor2 | molodetz.nl | molodetz2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total RAM | 7.5 GiB | 62 GiB | 62 GiB |
| Used | 2.8 GiB | 22 GiB | 2.2 GiB |
| Available | 4.7 GiB | 40 GiB | 60 GiB |
| Swap total | 8.0 GiB | 31 GiB | 31 GiB |
| Swap used | 0 B | 0 B | 0 B |
Memory throughput estimate: DDR3L-1600 (laptop, ~12.8 GB/s single-channel) vs DDR4-2133 (desktop, ~17 GB/s dual-channel) vs DDR4-3200 (desktop, ~25.6 GB/s dual-channel). Likely figures - RAM type not directly probed without root on some systems.
4. Storage Comparison
| Metric | retoor2 | molodetz.nl | molodetz2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boot drive | Samsung SSD PM871b 128 GB (SATA) | 2x Toshiba XG5 NVMe 512GB (RAID1) | 2x Samsung PM9A1/980PRO NVMe 512GB (RAID1) |
| Interface | SATA III (550 MB/s) | NVMe PCIe 3.0 (~2.8 GB/s) | NVMe PCIe 4.0 (~7.0 GB/s) |
| Root capacity | 116 GiB | 443.8 GiB | 443.8 GiB |
| Root used | 92 GiB (81%) | 412 GiB (100%) | 31 GiB (8%) |
| Secondary storage | 476.9 GiB SD card (exfat) | None | None |
| RAID level | None | Linux md RAID1 | Linux md RAID1 |
Sequential read throughput estimate:
| retoor2 | molodetz.nl | molodetz2 |
|---|---|---|
| ~520 MB/s | ~2,800 MB/s | ~7,000 MB/s |
5. GPU Comparison
| Metric | retoor2 | molodetz.nl | molodetz2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 | Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated | Dedicated (PCIe) |
| VRAM | Shared (from system RAM) | Shared (from system RAM) | 1 GB DDR3 (dedicated) |
| CUDA cores | 24 EU (192 shaders) | 24 EU (192 shaders) | 192 CUDA cores |
| Driver | i915 (kernel) | i915 (kernel) | nouveau (open-source) |
| Use case | Office, video playback | Office, video playback | Light CUDA, multi-monitor |
Note: The GT 710 is a very low-end discrete GPU (2014). The iGPU in both Skylake systems performs comparably for 2D/office workloads. For compute, the GT 710 is slightly ahead but still orders of magnitude behind any modern GPU.
6. Network Comparison
| Metric | retoor2 | molodetz.nl | molodetz2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary NIC | Intel I219-LM | Intel I219-LM | Realtek RTL8111/8168 |
| Speed | 1 Gbps | 1 Gbps | 1 Gbps |
| Public IP | (local/NAT) | 88.198.21.243 | 95.216.15.238 |
| WiFi | Intel Wireless 8260 (ac) | None | None |
| Docker networks | None | 16+ bridge networks | 1 bridge network |
7. Security Vulnerability Comparison
| Vulnerability | retoor2 | molodetz.nl | molodetz2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meltdown | Vulnerable | Mitigated (PTI) | Not affected (AMD) |
| Spectre v1 | Vulnerable | Mitigated | Mitigated |
| Spectre v2 | Vulnerable | Mitigated (IBRS) | Mitigated (Retpoline) |
| L1TF | Mitigated | Mitigated | Not affected (AMD) |
| MDS | Vulnerable | Mitigated | Not affected (AMD) |
| MMIO stale data | Vulnerable | Mitigated | Not affected (AMD) |
| Retbleed | Vulnerable | Mitigated (IBRS) | Mitigated |
| SRBDS | Vulnerable | Mitigated | Not affected (AMD) |
8. Comparative Scores
Values normalised to molodetz.nl as baseline (1.0x). Higher is better.
| Category | retoor2 (local) | molodetz.nl | molodetz2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU single-thread | 0.71x | 1.00x | 1.05x |
| CPU multi-thread | 0.29x | 1.00x | 1.69x |
| RAM capacity | 0.12x | 1.00x | 1.00x |
| Storage throughput | 0.19x | 1.00x | 2.50x |
| GPU compute | 0.80x | 1.00x | 1.20x |
| Security posture | 0.50x | 1.00x | 1.50x |
| Overall weighted | 0.33x | 1.00x | 1.58x |
9. Ideal Workloads
| Machine | Best suited for | Limiting factors |
|---|---|---|
| retoor2 (local) | Portable development, SSH gateway, light office tasks, on-the-go coding | Only 7.5 GiB RAM, 2 cores, SATA SSD, low security posture |
| molodetz.nl | Docker containers, virtualisation, DNS, mail, media services, CI runners | Root disk 100% full (critical), older DDR4, Skylake CPU vulnerabilities |
| molodetz2 | Compilation, data processing, databases, machine learning (light), production services, the compute leader | GT 710 GPU is too weak for serious ML; Realtek NIC (slightly worse driver support) |
10. Conclusion
Performance tier
molodetz2 - clear winner in every category. The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (6C/12T, Zen 2) with 32 MiB L3 cache, PCIe 4.0 NVMe storage, 62 GiB RAM, and a superior security architecture (AMD not affected by Meltdown, MDS, SRBDS, etc.) makes this the most capable machine in the fleet by a wide margin. It has 69% more multi-threaded CPU throughput than molodetz.nl and 150% faster storage access.
molodetz.nl - a respectable desktop server with 4C/8T i7-6700, 62 GiB RAM, and two NVMe SSDs in RAID1. Strong Docker host with extensive bridge networking. Critical issue: root partition at 100% capacity (412 GiB / 443.8 GiB). The system is functionally degraded for any write-intensive operation. The Skylake CPU also has numerous unmitigated or partially mitigated vulnerabilities. This machine needs urgent disk cleanup before it can be considered production-stable.
retoor2 (local) - an aging Lenovo ThinkPad X270 (2016). The i5-6300U is a 15W ultra-low-power dual-core that is roughly 1/4 the multi-threaded throughput of molodetz.nl and 1/5 that of molodetz2. RAM is capped at 8 GiB, storage is SATA SSD. However, it has a working WiFi card, an integrated screen/battery, and serves as a usable portable development workstation. Security posture is poor-multiple vulnerabilities remain unfixed.
Recommendations
- molodetz.nl urgently needs root filesystem cleanup or expansion - 412 GiB consumed with only 2.4 GiB free is a critical risk.
- retoor2 should receive microcode and kernel security updates (Meltdown/MDS/SRBDS are marked vulnerable).
- molodetz2 is the preferred host for compute-heavy workloads, compilation, and production services.
- Consider repurposing retoor2 as an SSH jump host / thin client if more portable compute is not required.
- For any CUDA-dependent workload, molodetz2's GT 710 is the only option - but its compute capability (3.5) limits it to very light tasks. A GPU upgrade would substantially increase capacity.
Report generated by retoor. Data collected via sysfs, /proc, dmidecode, lspci, and lscpu across all three systems.
Comments
haha, my laptop is especially confhgred like that to boost 35 procent boost, dont caare abot spectre.