AMD Server comparable to Intel/Xeon ... ?

[Erich Dollansky]

Hi,

Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> I'm looking at picking up the following:
> 
> Intel Technology Server
> Chassis Intel SC1300 1U Rack
> MainBoard: Intel SE7501WV2SCSI
> Ram memory: 4 x 1 GB
> Processor: 2  x  Xeon 3.06 Ghz
> Discos Duros: 3x Seagate ST336607KLC
> Intel: SRCZR <- Zero Channel RAID, does that exist for the AMD platforms?
> CD-ROM: 52x
> Floppy: 3.5"
> Monitor, Mouse & Keyboard: Not Included
> 
> 
> Now, I've been hearing alot of how AMD tends to perform better, but I have
> zero experience with AMD ... I'm curious as to what those with experience
> with AMD would be considered:
> 
> 	1. equivalent in power to the Xeon 3.06Ghz

It depends of how much you want to spend. We use Tyan Thunder K7 boards 
with Athlon MP CPUs. There are different versions available with LAN und 
SCSI on board. The Thunder K8 family is for the Opteron CPU.

Some of the machines run FreeBSD 4.x and 5.2.

> 	2. a rackmount/motherboard they would recommend for a server

The Thunder family is designed for this.

Erich