Bitcoin full node and query server

Oct 19, 2024

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evoskuil03:35
I just completed my first sync on a new $365 Windows mini PC (32 GB RAM, 16 dual cores). It slightly outperformed my big machine (256 GB, 32 dual cores) at 61 minutes to block 840k. And it's capable of AVX512 and SHA-NI, which will make it even faster once those are compiled in. I don't see any reason to work toward lesser machine support given that this is so cheap, and will continue to drop in price.
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evoskuil13:16
The most extraordinary aspect however, is the complete lack of mmap thrashing - even with big machine config. This has to be a consequence of the 2x faster RAM and 2x faster SSD, since the RAM is only 12.5% of the big machine.
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