xeon vs core2 . . .

khushy · 15 Jan 2008 at 21:15

so what is the difference - I dont get it!

khushy

mattyrigby00 · 15 Jan 2008 at 21:15

the s775 xeons are exactly the same as the equally-clocked core 2 duos
the s771 xeons are for multi-cpu systems

Chimerical · 15 Jan 2008 at 21:21

S775 Xeons have differently configured prefetchers to Core 2's.

khushy · 15 Jan 2008 at 21:31

so whats best £ no object????

for a workstation?

khushy

Chimerical · 15 Jan 2008 at 21:32

The 5400 Seaburg chipset running two Quad-Core 5300/5400 Xeons.

dovey · 15 Jan 2008 at 21:41

Would have said xeon for a workstation, better quality silicon isn't it? less heat etc

Chimerical · 16 Jan 2008 at 00:02

dovey said:
Would have said xeon for a workstation, better quality silicon isn't it? less heat etc

Yeah, they are supposed to be of a better yield, plus the server boards are mission-critical and are designed to run 24/7 without stability problems arising.

Energize · 16 Jan 2008 at 10:29

khushy said:
so whats best £ no object????

for a workstation?

khushy

Performance wise there is no difference. The xeons are just designed for absolute maximum stability and lifetime in a 24/7 environment. I wouldn't personally spend the extra money on one just for a workstation. The stability of normal c2d's is fantastic as it is so your not going to be having any downtime due to failures. Obviously though, it's either opteron or xeon if you want multi cpu.