AMD Is currently Killing Intel. For Example you will find most web servers are moving away from the Dual Xeon to the new Dual Core AMD's.
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AMD Opterons are blowing away P4 Xeons by a mile in performance and in performance to cost ratios!
Examples
http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_cont...axville&page=9
50,000 user apache concurrency test
Intel Dual P4 3.0GHZ Xeon = 1043.7
Intel Dual P4 3.2GHZ Xeon = 1106.1
Intel Dual P4 3.4GHZ Xeon = 1155.6
Intel Dual P4 3.6GHZ Xeon = 1215.3
AMD Dual Opteron 248 = 1345.9
AMD Dual Opteron 250 = 1389.4
AMD Dual Opteron 252 = 1426.0
AMD Dual Opteron 265 dual core = 1587.3
AMD Dual Opteron 270 dual core = 1778.7
AMD Dual Opteron 275 dual core = 1874.6
http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_cont...ron275&page=10
50,000 user apache concurrency test
Intel dual core 2.4ghz Xeon = 1099.8
Intel dual core 2.6ghz Xeon = 1171.3
Intel dual core 2.8ghz Xeon = 1199.4
AMD Dual Opteron 265 dual core = 1510.1
AMD Dual Opteron 270 dual core = 1686.6
AMD Dual Opteron 275 dual core = 1722.2
AMD Dual Opteron 280 dual core = 1968.2
Looking to compile some MySQL concurrency numbers but it's hard to find comparable reviews but Opterons show as much if not more improvement in mysql as in above apache concurrency tests
Amazing difference!
Check out pricewatch prices as at Dec 3, 2005
http://www.pricewatch.com/m-3.htm
$570 - xeon 3.6ghz 604
$395 - xeon 3.4ghz 604
$429 - xeon 3.4ghz 2mb 800
$245 - xeon 3.2ghz 800
$479 - xeon 3.2ghz 533
$262 - xeon 3.2ghz 2mb 800
$215 - xeon 3.0ghz 800
$355 - xeon 3.0ghz 533
$355 - xeon 3.0ghz 533
$186 - xeon 2.8ghz 800
vs
$1260 - opteron 280 2.4ghz
$1039 - opteron 275
$845 - opteron 270
$680 - opteron 265
$825 - opteron 254
$669 - opteron 252 -> better off with dual opteron 265 dual core cpus (4 physical cpus)
$441 - opteron 250
$275 - opteron 248 -> dual opteron 248 already kills dual P4 3.6ghz xeon cpus!
$219 - opteron 246
$174 - opteron 244
Seems price to performance a dual opteron 248 or 250 server would be enough to kill dual P4 3.6ghz xeon cpus for apache and mysql tasks.
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I think we should decide on a program that shows all the info such as ram, cpu, vid card etc and
post screen shots to prove that people have what they say they do. With blizzsec open in the background :p