[THIN] Re: Which way to go...

  • From: "Joe Shonk" <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 09:17:14 -0700

The Intel dual core xeons cost about the same as a single core equivilent.

If you get a single dual core CPU,  you'd be able to add a second one
later...  Why buy two single core CPUs when you can buy two dual core CPUs
for the same prices.  That's 8 logical processors (with HT enabled)...

Personally,  I'd stick with the AMD dual-core Opterons...

Joe

On 6/22/06, Adam.Baum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <Adam.Baum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 

So....would you take a single dual core CPU over a dual CPU configuration?

adam




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With AMD the answer hands-down is dual-core.  See HP for a benchmark paper
that shows a dual core AMD out-producing a dual proc of the exact same
specs
in the same chassis - they were showing that at iForum last year.  With
Intel, the improvement in using dual-core over dual proc is much less -
but
it is an improvement.

It all has to do with memory and busses.

tim

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Subject: [THIN] Which way to go...

All,

If you were buying new server, would you go a dual CPU setup or a single
dual-core?  Why?  I am specing out our new server platform.  I've read all
sorts of benchmarks and such, but they all tend to pit a dual core vs a
single CPU.  Not quite a fair matchup.

adam

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