View Poll Results: Athlon MP or Xeon

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  • Athlon MP

    9 40.91%
  • Xeon

    9 40.91%
  • Either

    1 4.55%
  • The cheapest one.

    3 13.64%
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  1. #1
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    Athlon MP or Xeon

    Given the choice, between similar equipped machines, which would you choose? Why would you take one over the other? And, would you not rent one for any reason?
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    Xeon - Intel always give much better raw performance for servers from their Xeons then AMD's Athlon's. All the MP is is an Athlon XP with multiprocessor support. A Xeon is a Pentium (II, III or IV) but with a lot of server optimizations and larger cache etc...

    Besides, who likes a hot server? I like mine nice and cool, like Intel cool
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    The Intel name has has more brand equity, but may not be the best overall solution.

    Product marketing is a strange business.......

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    XEON for 1u servers. For 2u servers or above, Xeon or opteron will be fine.
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    http://www.penguincomputing.com/prod...1u_servers.php

    ahhhhh, if only, if only, I could afford something like that. can you imagine how many virtal sites that could handle?

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    Opteron is better than both of those options..........

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    HOLD ON - Why the hell is everyone going on about Opteron? The thread starter clearly asked about the ATHLON MP (which is merely an Athlon XP, which themselves are very underpowered) not Opteron.
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    Depends what speed each performance is at. If it's a dual xeon 2.0 ghz versus a dual athlon 2800 (which are chips at about the same price) I'd go AMD.
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    I'd go with the Opterons even though that's not in your choice.

    Out of Xeon or MP i'd go with the Xeons.

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    I think at least some of your decision would depend on what the application is you are using the servers for.

    Understand the AMD's are more or less optimized desktop chips. Lower FSB, Hotter running etc... While the Xeons run cooler and were made specifically for servers.. Brand recognition will also factor in... People like to see the Xeon name.

  11. #11
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    People like to see the Xeon name.
    That's what I was trying to prove to myself with this topic. Personally, I would build and rent AMD all day long. They run great, last long, and stay cool with the right builder at the wheel. For the money, they are hard to beat.

    BUT... I'm not the one renting the machines, and if the market screams Xeon I better try to give them what they want
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  12. #12

    MP 2000

    Hi,
    We have tested this configuration for Usenet/Gaming Server with MP Proc.

    System:
    CPU: Athlon MP2000 (x2)
    CPU Board : MSI K7D Master - AMD 760 MPX chipset based.
    Memory : 4 x 512 MB ECC Ram Certified CORSAIR

    Controler Disk: Rocket Raid 404 IDE (8 HDD IDE)

    Hard Disk : 8 x 120GB Maxtor with 8Mb caching

    Network : Giga Ethernet Card NetGear 64Bits

    OS:
    . Windows 2003 Enterprise with Exchange 2003 (Very good Support, very fast for windows system)
    . FreeBSD 4.9 (Good support and better performance)
    . Linux Debian 3.0 Stable with grsec Kernel


    Trafic by Day: 402GB

    http://newsfeed1.ctn1.com/

    Today we using this configuration for mirror...

    My opinion, is very expensive but very fast for Gaming server.

    I have not installed Xeon because it's very expensive here in Europe.
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