Which SMP CPU for FreeBSD 6.2?

[Claus Guttesen]

> 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

I'm very delighted with our four-way woodcrest at 3 Ghz. It's a HP DL
380 G5. I have two four-way opterons at 2 Ghz but hz for hz the
woodcrest is (way) faster.

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regards
Claus

When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom,
the gentlest gamester is the soonest winner.

Shakespeare