Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:58:32 +0200 From: "Claus Guttesen" <kometen@gmail.com> To: "Jack Toering" <Jack.Toering@leadingedgeita.com> Cc: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Which SMP CPU for FreeBSD 6.2? Message-ID: <b41c75520707171458q510b7e11xc554ddb4452c38c9@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <029401c7c8af$e5d19c60$6480010a@DELL9400> References: <029401c7c8af$e5d19c60$6480010a@DELL9400>
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> 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 I'm very delighted with our four-way woodcrest at 3 Ghz. It's a HP DL 380 G5. I have two four-way opterons at 2 Ghz but hz for hz the woodcrest is (way) faster. -- regards Claus When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentlest gamester is the soonest winner. Shakespeare
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