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While AMD struggles to remain competitive on the desktop, the chip maker is claiming victory in the server market with a pair of Opteron processors. According to AMD, its Opetron 2356 and 8356 processors now hold the top x86 web performance records for both 2P and 4P servers, at least when measured by the SPECweb©2005 benchmark, and the company isn't being bashful about it.
"These benchmark results are the latest evidence of the clear value that Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors offer an Internet business - or any data center that requires the ultimate i performance, reliability, and power efficiency," said Patrick Patla, AMD's general manager of Server and Workstation Business.
The press release makes no mention of who or where the benchmarks were ran, but did say an HP ProLiant DL385 G5 server equipped with two Opteron 2356 processors scored 30,007, while an HP ProLiant DL585 G5 server running two 8356 processors posted a score of 43,854.
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TheDuck
July 29, 2008 at 12:18pm
I have to wonder, now that it's finally the time to buy or build a server and/or desktop,
should I build a server with AMD Opteron or build a server with Intel Xeon?And which mobo?
Here's what I need:
2 Processors (Quad-Core)
4-32 GB of RAM
PCI-EAnd should I dispose of my server that has:1) 2 Athlon MP 1800+
2) Nvidia Geforce FX 5500
(Intergrated Graphics- Disabled- is: ATI Rage XL (VGA)
3) Audigy SE
4) 2 GB DDR Memory
5) DVD/CD Combo Drive + DVD-RAM Drive
6) Media Card Reader
7) Rack Chassis
8) 650 Watt PSU
9) Tyan Thunder K7
10) Windows XP Pro SP2And yes... this will mark the return of AMD; Intel, though should improve Xeon, and prep for the
6 and 12 core slap in the face by AMD. Let me know If I'm wrong or need to throw away the PC.Thanks!
Mathewpb
July 29, 2008 at 11:05am
I used to have a dual- core opteron, 2.4ghz I think. The chip was in a budget gaming system and I think that it being a server chip and all makes me recommend this quad opteron for gaming.
