From owner-freebsd-performance@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 17 22:04:36 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BE7B16A404 for ; Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:04:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jack.toering@leadingedgeita.com) Received: from mail2.hspheredns.com (mail2.hspheredns.com [207.210.215.4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id DC49513C4BC for ; Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:04:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jack.toering@leadingedgeita.com) Received: (qmail 25066 invoked by uid 399); 17 Jul 2007 22:04:26 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO DELL9400) (jack.toering@leadingedgeita.com@71.205.40.245) by mail2.hspheredns.com with ESMTP; 17 Jul 2007 22:04:26 -0000 X-Originating-IP: 71.205.40.245 From: "Jack Toering" To: References: <029401c7c8af$e5d19c60$6480010a@DELL9400> <499c70c0707171451h1c638275p7e5d9277ed084539@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:04:31 -0400 Organization: Leading Edge IT Architects Message-ID: <02b001c7c8be$7443a480$6480010a@DELL9400> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 thread-index: AcfIvKiEEmXyJnx0S2KIk8O+rxD7dQAAMXXA X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 In-reply-to: <499c70c0707171451h1c638275p7e5d9277ed084539@mail.gmail.com> X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:08:23 +0000 Subject: RE: Which SMP CPU for FreeBSD 6.2? X-BeenThere: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Performance/tuning List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:04:36 -0000 >> $159.00 Range >> Dual Opteron 246 >> Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz >> + $30 and get Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66GHz >> >> $209.00 Range >> Dual Opteron 252 >> +$10 Opteron 2214 2.2Ghz >> >> $239.00 Range >> Xeon 5130 2.0GHz Woodcrest >> Clovertown 5310 1.6Ghz >> >> $279.00 Range >> Woodcrest 5160 Dual Core Dual 3Ghz >> Opteron 2216 HE 2.4GHz >I would suggest Intel C2D E6600 with 2 GB of RAM and fast hd ;)< People seem to be happy with that CPU. Thank you for your response! -----Original Message----- From: Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri [mailto:almarrie@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 5:52 PM To: Jack Toering Cc: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Which SMP CPU for FreeBSD 6.2? On 7/17/07, Jack Toering wrote: > It's been a couple years since I had to buy another dedicated server. > Back then the AMD Opteron had it hands down. The trade press seems to > be indicating the pendulum has swung the other way and AMD is in > trouble, especially since the Barcelona miss. Also, over the past two > years I've read how code is optimized more for the Intel. I'd like > your opinion on which way to go on a new server by picking one for > each category. For the same price I can get: > > $159.00 Range > Dual Opteron 246 > Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz > + $30 and get Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66GHz > > $209.00 Range > Dual Opteron 252 > +$10 Opteron 2214 2.2Ghz > > $239.00 Range > Xeon 5130 2.0GHz Woodcrest > Clovertown 5310 1.6Ghz > > $279.00 Range > Woodcrest 5160 Dual Core Dual 3Ghz > Opteron 2216 HE 2.4GHz > > Thanks! I would suggest Intel C2D E6600 with 2 GB of RAM and fast hd ;) -- Regards, -Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri Arab Portal http://www.WeArab.Net/