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  1. #1

    Woodcrest and Opteron dilemma

    Good Afternoon Everyone,

    I am looking for one more server to buy. Decided to take it from server4sale since I've already one here.

    Some configs:

    Intel Dual Core Dual Xeon Woodcrest 5130 (SoftLayer)
    * 4 x 2.0GHz Processors - 4 x 2MB Cache
    * 2GB ECC FB-DIMM 667 Ram
    * 2x 73GB 10K RPM SA-SCSI
    * CentOS 4.3 (32 bit)
    * 100 Mbps public uplink
    * MySQL 4.1 for Linux

    Total Price: $384 + Will take RAID1 controller. So something near 400+

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    AMD Dual Core Dual Opteron 275 (LayeredTech)
    * AMD Dual Core Dual Opteron 275
    * 2048MB ECC RAM
    * 2x 73GB SCSI
    * CentOS 4.x
    * 100Mbit/s port
    * IDE/SCSI - RAID 1

    Total Price: $405


    Which one would you take and why? Site will be receiving lots of mysql queries...

  2. #2
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    As much as I love (and use) Opterons, I would choose the Xeon. Intel's new chips are very fast and I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

    Check out this benchmark - http://tweakers.net/reviews/646/14

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    First server is my choose. I personally think Softlayer has better network and support than Layeredtech, and I can also setup RAID1 which will help for mysql because you get fast I/O. Woodcrest 5130 is also a great/newest chip of Intel!
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    I'd go for the Woodcrest. From my benchmarks, it should work out about 20% faster than the Opteron. (Your mileage may vary, but SpecInt gives similar figures.)

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    I would definitely go with Woodcrest too. However, I don't know much about server4sale, I suggest you to do a research on all companies offering similar deals before you decide which one to choose.
    Last edited by NuPagady; 01-06-2007 at 12:17 PM.

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    Server4sale is a great company to work with, they've had some of the fastest response times I've seen. The Woodcrest machine would perform better than the opteron machine.

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    Intel Dual Core Dual Xeon Woodcrest 5130 (SoftLayer)
    * 4 x 2.0GHz Processors - 4 x 2MB Cache
    * 2GB ECC FB-DIMM 667 Ram
    * 2x 73GB 10K RPM SA-SCSI
    * CentOS 4.3 (32 bit)
    * 100 Mbps public uplink
    * MySQL 4.1 for Linux

    My opinion is this is the good choice!
    In our company we have two Opteron based servers{ 1 gb DDR in Raid 5} and we are not very happy from our decision.
    So for the same price something like 400 bucks the Xeons are much faster

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    Thank You for your answers.
    Last edited by DjiXas; 01-06-2007 at 01:57 PM.

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