Dual Core Dual Proccessors- power?

[Daersun]

Ok, so im the first to admit im a hardware n00b

 

My last line of servers were

 

dual xeon 3.2

800fsp

2gb ram

 

We just bought a new line of servers that are

 

Dual Xeon Dual Core 5130 (2.0ghz)

4gb ram fully buffered

 

So my question is this.

If I was to have gotten the 5110 (1.6ghz) chip, would 2 of the 5110s have been the same as a dual xeon 3.2? (1.6*2 = 3.2)

So is my new dual core machine only 1.6 ghz faster (25% faster)

 

or does the fact its dual core add even more capacity?

 

Thanks,

Jordan Jacobs

[Chew]

the fact that it's a woodcrest core means alot as far as performance go.

 

The woodcrest core is a beast and does more per clock cycle.

 

we're currently looking to purchase the same setup you just got.

May I ask where you purchased your server from and for how much?

 

Thanks,

Matt

[Daersun]

My atlanta servers I have a great connection but I cant disclose my price there.

 

Other servers I get for just over 2k from rackmount micro.

1u of course

 

Im dieing to test the box and see how many servers can go on it.

[Monk]

Older xeon 3.2's don't have the extra XMM registers, therefor, I'd take a slower woodcrest over a older xeon any day..

[ECF]

Woodcrests seem to be quite a bit better than the older Xeons.

[Defcon|Rich]

Hold on to your $$ for a bit Jordan. The new Quadcore's are going to be decent from what I've seen..

[Daersun]

Price wise?

 

We dont buy many more servers then we need.

 

Right now I think I have 2 ready for deployment, so Im ok for another month or so.