Amd or Intel ?

[Salmus]

I'm using Intel processors for more than 4 years - and never had any single problem.

 

I'm about to buy 4 new servers with quad arhitecture, and I'm thinking about AMD Quad Processors - they're cheaper than Intel -- and if they do the same thing as Intel does ... maybe I will chouse them.

 

 

So ... what should I use ?

 

Intel quad

or

AMD quad

 

 

?

 

 

Thanks

[KingJ]

I swear by intel at the moment, they seem to be the better performer. It's not just about clockspeed any more, it's about cache, FSB, cores and architecture. AMD have the low-end market captured in terms of price/performance, but for mid-high range i'd say Intel are the best, and for a Quad platform, you can't go wrong with the Q6600, G0 stepping if you can.

[DougK94]

This topic can start a heck of an argument.

 

About like which is better, dark chocolate or milk chocolate... windows or linux

 

Some will swear by one and swear at the other, others will be the exact opposite and you cannot sway either side from their opinion.

 

Nothing is wrong with either, it basically boils down to a matter of your preference.

[KingJ]

This topic can start a heck of an argument.

 

About like which is better, dark chocolate or milk chocolate... windows or linux

 

Some will swear by one and swear at the other, others will be the exact opposite and you cannot sway either side from their opinion.

 

Nothing is wrong with either, it basically boils down to a matter of your preference.

 

As seen here

 

Supplementing my advice in my first post, have a look at benchmarks for both, then work out the performance per $.

[DougK94]

That thread is 2 1/2 years old, an eternity in CPU evolution....

 

Depending on who you talk to, they will direct you to the one they prefer. Personally, right now I prefer Intel, but I have bounced back and forth between them in the past. You cannot go wrong with either. And as KingJ just posted, check the performance per $ or which you can get a better deal on.

[Monk]

Age old arguement. there are no benchmarks that target gameservers.. If you think so, then for example, why is a PIII faster than a P4, for syscall latency?

 

Opteron 275's have lower memory latency than newer opteron 8000 series.

 

Bottom line, gameserver code is not optimized for speed or efficiency.

[SickPuppy]

It's all about budget, if your budget is tight, go with the AMD. If you can afford the Intel then get the best CPU you can afford. KingJ is right "It's not just about clockspeed any more, it's about cache, FSB, cores and architecture."

 

We are sending a new Dual quad core system to the UK so we will use AMD to cut cost. The main reason is, when the server reaches its life expectancy we will just trash it, not worth having it shipped back.

[KingJ]

We are sending a new Dual quad core system to the UK so we will use AMD to cut cost. The main reason is, when the server reaches its life expectancy we will just trash it, not worth having it shipped back.

 

Most CPUs are designed to last 10 plus years now, in all the time i've been working on computers, i've never had a failed CPU. Problem is though, by the time they "die" they've been superseded by new technology and requirements. You just can't run today's top games on 10 year old tech. You might still find a use for it, a web or file server, but then it's taking up costly rackspace and power which would be better served by another computer.

 

Alternatively, you can keep running the same generation of games on that hardware for years to come, old games are still popular, look at 1.6! Servers such as TF2 and COD4 will likely have players for years to come. That way, I suppose you'd get the full 10 year hardware lifespan (or at least the CPU/Mem/Mobo, Hard drives are another matter)

[jbiloh]

As a blanket statement, the Core2Quad Q6600 is a tad better than a 2.2Ghz Phenom. But there are certain areas the Phenom does really well in, like super high performance game servers.

[Salmus]

Ok thanks

 

Intel rocks

thanks !

[Creed3020]

I've had the opportunity to work with a variety of servers over the years and I've had both AMD and Intel based machines.

 

The AMD server was a Dual CPU, Dual Core and it worked wonders, it was quite good for hosting Source and Battlefield based games. Though the current Single CPU Quad Core Intel I have can almost run circles around that old box and for less $. So my suggestion is always to go for performance/$.

 

Excellent choice by the way and that is a nice CPU. (Q9550 | 45 nm | 12MB L2 Cache | 2.83 GHz Clock Speed | 1333 MHz FSB ). The 'equivalent' Xeon based processor is the X3360 FYI.

[Salmus]

Yes, I'm going to Xeon