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1 | DietPi v100 (Jessie) vs Raspbian Lite (Jessie). 11/11/15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | System used = RPi v2 / Sandisk Extreme 16gb / Official RPi PSU (2amp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Find out More: DietPi.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | General Stats | Description | DietPi | Raspbian Lite | Test Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Total Image Size | Once uncompressed, total size of image. Lower is better. | 589 MB | 1424 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Minimum SD Card Size | The lowest possible SD card size required to run. | 4 GB | 2 GB | DietPi requires 4GB, to prevent out of disk space errors during optional dietpi-software installations, that the user may require. The actual raw requirment is only 1GB. | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Memory Usage (RAM) | Total memory usage after boot. Lower is better | 23 MB | 27 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Total Processes | How many programs and services are running after boot. Lower is better. | 11 | 18 | Both in Htop. Excluding userland and kernel threads. | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Total Installed Packages | Lower is better. | 265 | 406 | echo -e "$(( $(dpkg -l | wc -l) -5 ))" | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Bootup Time (Seconds) | How long it takes the system to display the login prompt. | 14.2 Seconds | 15.5 Seconds | RPi v2 | Sandisk Extreme 16gb | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Root Filesystem Usage | Lower is better (includes swapfile of 100mb) | 533 MB | 931 MB | df -h | grep root | awk '{print $3}' | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Core System Optimizations | Description | DietPi | Raspbian Lite | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Ramlog | Storing logfiles to RAM, instead of DISK, will improve SD card lifespan and system performance | RAM - DietPi-Ramlog | Disk | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Swapfile swapiness | A lower value ensures the swapfile isn't used, unless your system is out of memory. | 1 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | NTP Usage (System time) | Does ntpd close when its updated the time to save resources? | Yes + Other Choices | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Auto HDD spindown | HDparm will power off drives when idle to reduce power usage. | 10 Minutes | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | System Response Times | Latency before the ondemand CPU govenor can check to increase CPU clocks. Lower provides better system response times. | 25 Milliseconds | 100 Milliseconds | cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/ondemand/sampling_rate | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Temp mounted to Ram | Are temp files stored on disk or RAM? Ram can improve performance. | RAM | Disk | ||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Scheduler | Noop or Deadline. Noop should increase performance for systems with SSD (including SD) drives. | Noop | Deadline | /boot/cmdline.txt | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Programs & Features | Description | DietPi | Raspbian Lite | ||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Lightweight SSH Server | Dropbear is lightweight | OpenSSH is bulky, yet feature rich. | Dropbear + Other Choices | OpenSSH | ||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Automatic Filesystem Expansion | Allows your system to use the full size of your SD card | Yes | manual (raspi-config) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Dedicated USB Drive | Quickly and easily use your USB drive on your system. DietPi will also configure your software installations to use it automatically. | Yes | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | DietPi-Software | Optional, automated installation, configuration and optimizations of popular software. | DietPi-Software | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | DietPi-Config | Feature rich configuration system for your device. | DietPi-Config | raspi-config | ||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Network Configuration Tool | Allows you to setup your Wifi/Ethernet connection with ease. | DietPi-Config | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Tweak CPU Settings | eg: adjust CPU governors (eg: ondemand/powersave), upscale threshold, temp limits etc. | DietPi-Config | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Autostart Options | Choose which software runs after boot. | DietPi-AutoStart | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Optional System Stats Display | Turn your monitor or 320x240 LCD into a lightweight system stats display. | DietPi-Cloudshell | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | DietPi-Backup | Allows you to backup and restore your entire system using a simple menu. Rsync based. | DietPi-Backup | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | DietPi-Cleaner | Removes unwanted "Junk" from your system. | DietPi-Cleaner | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | DietPi-Sync | Duplicates one directory to another (mirror sync). Rsync based. | DietPi-Sync | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | DietPi-Cron | Allows you to change cron start times from a simple menu interface | DietPi-Cron | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | DietPi-Process Tool | Tweak and customize program nice, affinity and scheduler priorities (EG: FIFO) for most installed software. | DietPi-Process Tool | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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