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  1. #1
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    For web server-database, which processor is better? Opteron or Xeon?

    For web server-database, which processor is better? Opteron or Xeon? I want to have raid 5, 6 SATA hard drive which in total 250GB.


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    Hello,

    If dual server - go opteron. U will get better results.

    N.

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    I thought so too. The only advantage I knew for the Opteron against Xeon is the speed. Is there something else that I'm missing?
    Oh, yea, it's going to be dual CPU.

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    Opterons are 64bit processors that are backward compatable with the 32bit world. I'm assuming the Xeon you're comparing it to is a 32bit version? What's the cache size on the Xeon and the speed of both processors?

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    I'm thinking Opteron 244 comparing to Xeon 3.0

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    244, keep in mind in most cases HT actually harms performance (database)

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    Also keep in mind that many small writes (such as DB updates) are the worst-case-scenario for RAID5. RAID1 (2 drives) or RAID10 (4+ drives) will give you much better performance.
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    I'd go Opteron.
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