Daersun Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Anyone have any opinions on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warp3 Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Opteron wins it easily... if compared to a xeon setup that is priced the same as an opteron setup. we have several dual xeons and 2 dual opterons. With the exact same set of servers and, on average about the same ammount of used slots (give or take a few), our dual xeon (3ghz, 2gb ram) takes 80% cpu where the dual opteron (opteron 248, 2gb ram) uses 55% (on average). Both have small peaks to 90%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvailNetworks Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 I have found the xeons to be a little cleaner running than the opteron systems. I am a fan of the opterons for databases but for gameservers I defintely prefer the xeons. I started with opterons originally and then Rich from Defcon convinced me to try a xeon and I have been very happy with it (thanks again Rich) Most of the experienced gameserver co's appear to be using xeons from what I have noticed as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougK94 Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 I have had good luck running dual Xeons, but for the the last couple I got, I have been tempted to try a dual Opteron to compare them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon|Rich Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 In direct comparison I like the Xeons better personally. But with anything you are going to get arguments for both sides. The Opterons work well and will get the job done but all things being equal I'd choose the Xeons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougK94 Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Kind of like the Ford vs Chevy arguements.... Some will swear by one and others will swear at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon|Rich Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Kind of like the Ford vs Chevy arguements.... Some will swear by one and others will swear at it. Yea, That's pretty much it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisOlver Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Kind of like the Ford vs Chevy arguements.... Some will swear by one and others will swear at it. Bingo, all depends whats in your price range etc etc they all have its advantages and disadvantages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warp3 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 As far a comparing, we have both types of servers, we simply see a less used cpu on opterons. Then again, they aren't running windows/tcadmin as yet. So far the xeon and opteron servers are using linux (centos 4.x with a 2.6.x kernel). About fords and chevy's, personally i have no affinity with both, have a Opel Astra CDTI Sport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Xeon's suffer due to thermal issues, and no on die memory controller. Plus hyperthreading has some weirdness between specific stepping chips (cache corruption) Xeon's with => 2mbyte L2 run good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRxMEZ Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 We have been running Dual Opterons on 3 different servers. with not 1 complaint. Just kicked off a new box with dual 2.4 Opterons running on the 64 bit server 2003 OS and these things are unbelievable. Xeons cant compete in the 64 bit world. well not as yet anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gameman Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 RRxMEZ, <table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">Quote:</td></tr><tr><td class="quote"> RRxMEZ We have been running Dual Opterons on 3 different servers. with not 1 complaint. Just kicked off a new box with dual 2.4 Opterons running on the 64 bit server 2003 OS and these things are unbelievable. Xeons cant compete in the 64 bit world. well not as yet anyway! </td></tr></table> Odd, as we have been running 64 bit Xeon systems for nearly 2 years... Win2k3 Enterprise 64bit OS, no issues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECF Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 64 bit OS doesn't really matter as of yet. Most games do not have 64 bit support, so they simply run in 32 bit mode anyways. As for AMD vs. Intel..... I will say was use Intel, and will not further that arguement, since people use what they feel is best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 As for me I love Xeon but I do want to try the AMD !! we run a vast range of dual xeon servers and even some single xeon servers for dedicateds , Being an avid gamer my self I love my Dual Xeon Awsome for a personal machine ( A little over kill ) but if I need a dedicated box fast all I have to do is take mine to the data center!! http://www.oc192connection.com/xeon/28.html But if anyone nows where to get a Good deal on some dual amd's let me know always willing to try something new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRxMEZ Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Odd, as we have been running 64 bit Xeon systems for nearly 2 years... Win2k3 Enterprise 64bit OS, no issues... Didnt say it had issues, All I was inferring to was it didnt perform to the same level as the AMD Opterons! One is great and the other is slightly better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougK94 Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 I use both, and you can not go wrong with either It all boils down to what you can get by way of price and your personal preferences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon|Rich Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Hell I run a Dual Xeon 2.8 as my office desktop.. Does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougK94 Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 LOL Rich.... My desktop is only an AMD 4800 X2..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon|Rich Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 I upgraded from a P4 3.0 so I figured if I'm going to do it I might as well do it right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECF Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Hell I run a Dual Xeon 2.8 as my office desktop.. Does that count? So now we know where he hosts all his game servers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameConnectors Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 A dual xeon desktop! You need to share the wealth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon|Rich Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 Nah, I picked it up pretty cheap. Check here: http://www.tcadmin.com/forum/index.php?t=msg&th=1159& ;start=0&rid=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauluk Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Definatly Xeon all the way here never did like AMD for running Game Servers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I've Compared systems for a long time Monitoring them while servers are full Ive tried dual Xeon and dual Opterons and even compared using single processors Opteron all the way for performance But by processor alone isnt where most issues come from Its the drives dont use ide or sata Scsi 15,000 rpm drives all the way Ide suffers from crap performance especially during map changes Ide is a nono there is nothing performance about it anyway servers will botlleneck if using ide Sata isnt any better unless your running raid scsi all the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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