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RE: [Xen-users] which server to buy?

To: "Fajar A. Nugraha" <fajar@xxxxxxxxx>, "Alexey Zagarin" <zagarin@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-users] which server to buy?
From: "James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:27:54 +1100
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> 
> > Which X2200 configuration will perform better, two Opteron dual-core
> 22xx or
> > single quad-core 23xx?
> 
> For scalability reason I'd say go with single quad core. They tend to
> be cheap-enough nowadays that buying most dual-core seems ridiculous,
> plus it leaves you with a free CPU slot that you can use later.
> 

Make sure you compare cache sizes as well as speeds.

James

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