Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 23:38:55 +0200 From: Harald Schmalzbauer <h@schmalzbauer.de> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AMD vs Intel Message-ID: <200404242338.59592.h@schmalzbauer.de> In-Reply-To: <20040423223624.F42925@ganymede.hub.org> References: <20040423223624.F42925@ganymede.hub.org>
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--Boundary-02=_z5tiA6pqbJsRjeA Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Am Samstag, 24. April 2004 03:51 schrieb Marc G. Fournier: > I'm looking at picking up the following: > > Intel Technology Server > Chassis Intel SC1300 1U Rack > MainBoard: Intel SE7501WV2SCSI > Ram memory: 4 x 1 GB > Processor: 2 x Xeon 3.06 Ghz > Discos Duros: 3x Seagate ST336607KLC > Intel: SRCZR > CD-ROM: 52x > Floppy: 3.5" > Monitor, Mouse & Keyboard: Not Included > > > Now, I've been hearing alot of how AMD tends to perform better, but I have > zero experience with AMD ... I'm curious as to what those with experience > with AMD would be considered: > > 1. equivalent in power to the Xeon 3.06Ghz > 2. a rackmount/motherboard they would recommend for a server I just can tell you that AMD has proofen their reliability in a lot of serv= er=20 environments of my friends and since everything after=20 coppermine/tualatin/M/dothan... INTELs do consume at least the same power a= nd=20 with the northwood core much more power than performance equivalent AMDs. So in my opinion these are all ineligible for servers but that's another=20 story. I'd take the AMD and reinvest the saved money in very good coolers And of corse there is the bright new 64-bit world...... No long-term behaviour nor productive environment experiences but I only he= ar=20 positive stories... =2DHarry > > Thanks ... > ---- > Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.or= g) > Email: scrappy@hub.org Yahoo!: yscrappy ICQ: 76156= 64 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" =2D-=20 Please never add my reply address to CC nor to the recipient list! If you make "answers to all" please remove my address!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll complain if I see my reply address on any mailinglist!!!!!!!! --Boundary-02=_z5tiA6pqbJsRjeA Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBAit5zBylq0S4AzzwRAjyqAJ4kaABMlXPf3y8NTtOr+An0hm9PtQCeOgKc baMOubhDwSSuwW0loyFrhD8= =ExyF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Boundary-02=_z5tiA6pqbJsRjeA--
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