Computers & Electronics

Xeon chip benchmark/performance numbers

  • Last Updated:
  • Sep 28th, 2012 8:49 pm
Tags:
None
Member
Jun 9, 2003
359 posts
5 upvotes

Xeon chip benchmark/performance numbers

Looking for a site that will list the various Xeon chips available, with benchmark of some sort that can be used to compare their performance.

Best I have found so far is:

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/multi_cpu.html#

but its missing some that I am wanting to compare.

don't want to end up buying a system with a 'newer' processor, which is actually slower performing then the 4 year old Xeon chips in the current system.
8 replies
Deal Expert
User avatar
Jul 22, 2006
22438 posts
3065 upvotes
Best bang for buck is the Intel Xeon E3-1240 V2 according to reviews I've read but I bought the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 because the price difference was about $40 .
The E3-1230 v2 is about the INTEL I7. The E3-1240 V2 is definitely faster.

Read up at www.servethehome.com

For mobo. GET SOMETHING WITH IPMI.

If you got like $10k to spend, the INTEL XEON E5 are beasts

Also don't forget - ECC memory for the Intel Xeon E3 are expensive as heck (~$85/8GB)*4 = ~$340 just for 32GB of ram :) <-- Unless you can figure out a way to go to US where it's pretty cheap

Also the cost of the IBM M1015 has skyrocketed so grab grab grab ASAP... My first one cost me only $85ish with bracket. My second one cost me $110 with bracket -_-".

If you want to save money on a case (<12 drives). Just go buy a Full Tower + hard drive adapter...
Member
Jun 9, 2003
359 posts
5 upvotes
Looking at pre-built IBM and Dell systems.

Currently running a dual X5450, but really only using about 25% of that (VMware system with about 5 virutal machines, but only 2 really using disk/CPU actively)

Dell has a bunch of E5-2400 series (looking at the T420 right now), but I can't find anything that will tell me how they compare to the X5450. I am assuming that the lower end E5-2400's will be slower then the X5450.

Even trying to find some number on the intel site, I have had no luck so far. All I want is some kind of common benchmark I can use to compare them.
Member
Jun 9, 2003
359 posts
5 upvotes
The E5-2403 are fairly cheap, between $300-400, but only 4 cores

Looking at 6-8K to build the system (with about 32GB of memory and 4 300GB 15K SAS drives)
Deal Expert
Aug 22, 2006
31271 posts
17295 upvotes
george__ wrote: Also don't forget - ECC memory for the Intel Xeon E3 are expensive as heck (~$85/8GB)*4 = ~$340 just for 32GB of ram :) <-- Unless you can figure out a way to go to US where it's pretty cheap
That's because you're buying 8GB DIMMs
4GB DIMMs are like $10-20 more per GB than non ECC.

For the price you're paying for 8GB DIMMs you should have went for 16G DIMMs
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=72692&vpn ... e=Kingston
Deal Expert
User avatar
Jul 22, 2006
22438 posts
3065 upvotes
^
You don't know how memory hungry ZFS is death_hawk...

I think E5 xeon uses cheaper ram, since it doesn't be buffered or something
Deal Expert
Aug 22, 2006
31271 posts
17295 upvotes
That's why I stay away from ZFS.
The RAM cost alone would damn near double my server costs.
Deal Expert
User avatar
Jul 22, 2006
22438 posts
3065 upvotes
^
Yeah ><. The ZFS concept really seems to think the organization have unlimited funds.

can't beat the neat features ZFS provides though... I just wish encryption aspect of ZFS would become open source

Top

Thread Information

There is currently 1 user viewing this thread. (0 members and 1 guest)