>> $159.00 Range >> Dual Opteron 246 >> Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz >> + $30 and get Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66GHz >> >> $209.00 Range >> Dual Opteron 252 >> +$10 Opteron 2214 2.2Ghz >> >> $239.00 Range >> Xeon 5130 2.0GHz Woodcrest >> Clovertown 5310 1.6Ghz >> >> $279.00 Range >> Woodcrest 5160 Dual Core Dual 3Ghz >> Opteron 2216 HE 2.4GHz
>I would suggest Intel C2D E6600 with 2 GB of RAM and fast hd ;)< People seem to be happy with that CPU. Thank you for your response! -----Original Message----- From: Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 5:52 PM To: Jack Toering Cc: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Which SMP CPU for FreeBSD 6.2? On 7/17/07, Jack Toering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's been a couple years since I had to buy another dedicated server. > Back then the AMD Opteron had it hands down. The trade press seems to > be indicating the pendulum has swung the other way and AMD is in > trouble, especially since the Barcelona miss. Also, over the past two > years I've read how code is optimized more for the Intel. I'd like > your opinion on which way to go on a new server by picking one for > each category. For the same price I can get: > > $159.00 Range > Dual Opteron 246 > Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz > + $30 and get Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66GHz > > $209.00 Range > Dual Opteron 252 > +$10 Opteron 2214 2.2Ghz > > $239.00 Range > Xeon 5130 2.0GHz Woodcrest > Clovertown 5310 1.6Ghz > > $279.00 Range > Woodcrest 5160 Dual Core Dual 3Ghz > Opteron 2216 HE 2.4GHz > > Thanks! I would suggest Intel C2D E6600 with 2 GB of RAM and fast hd ;) -- Regards, -Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri Arab Portal http://www.WeArab.Net/ _______________________________________________ freebsd-performance@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-performance To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"