Replies to post #70129 on The Question and Answer Board (IHUB)

[Bob Zumbrunnen]

BTW, here are the specs on the new server:

Base Unit:
Dual Core Xeon Processor 5160 4MB Cache, 3.00GHz, 1333MHz FSB, PE 2950 (222-3390)

Processor:
Dual Core Xeon 2nd Processor 5160, 4MB Cache, 3.00GHz 1333MHz FSB, PE 2950 (465-5552)

Memory:
8GB 533MHz (4x2GB), Dual Ranked DIMMs (311-5731)

Keyboard:
No Keyboard Selected (310-5017)

Monitor:
NO MONITOR OPTION (320-2968)

Video Card:
Broadcom Dual Port TCP/IP Enabled, Microsoft OS Only (430-1497)

Video Memory:
Riser with 3 PCIe Slots for PowerEdge 2950 (320-4607)

Hard Drive:
146GB, SAS, 3.5-inch 15K RPM Hard Drive (341-3031)

Hard Drive Controller:
PERC 5/i, x6 Backplane Integrated Controller Card (341-3066)

Floppy Disk Drive:
No Floppy Drive for x6 Backplane (341-3685)

Operating System:
Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition,Includes 5 CALs (420-5798)

Mouse:
Mouse Option None (310-0024)

NIC:
Dual Embedded Broadcom NetXtreme II 5708 Gigabit Ethernet NIC (430-1764)

Modem:
Dell Remote Access Card, 5th Generation for PowerEdge Remote Management (313-3923)

CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive:
24X IDE CD-RW/DVD ROM Drive for PowerEdge 2950 (313-3934)

Sound Card:
No Bezel Option (313-0869)

Speakers:
1x6 Backplane for 3.5-inch Hard Drives (311-5747)

Documentation Diskette:
Electronic Documentation and OpenManage CD Kit, PE2950 (310-7415)

Additional Storage Products:
146GB, SAS, 3.5-inch 15K RPM Hard Drive (341-3031)

Feature
Integrated SAS/SATA RAID 5 PERC 5/i Integrated (341-3060)

Feature
No Rack Rails Included (310-7411)

Service:
Dell Hardware Warranty Plus Onsite Service Inital YR (984-1399)

Service:
Basic Enterprise Support: Business Hrs 5X10 Next Business Day Onsite Service Post Problem Diagnosis Init YR (970-4070)

Service:
Dell Hardware Warranty, Extended YR (984-1417)

Service:
Basic Enterprise Support: Business Hrs 5X10 Next Business Day Onsite Service Post Problem Diagnosis 2YR Ext (960-8162)

Service:
BASIC Enterprise Support: Business Hrs 5x10 Hardware Only Tech Phone Support, 3Yr, Declined Software Support (960-8192)

Installation:
On-Site Installation Declined (900-9997)

Misc:
Redundant Power Supply with Y-Cord for PowerEdge 2950 (310-7421)


146GB, SAS, 3.5-inch 15K RPM Hard Drive (341-3031)


146GB, SAS, 3.5-inch 15K RPM Hard Drive (341-3031)


146GB, SAS, 3.5-inch 15K RPM Hard Drive (341-3031)


146GB, SAS, 3.5-inch 15K RPM Hard Drive (341-3031)

[spaarky]

All I really based my selection on was them telling me that despite the clock speed (which I seriously balked at), I'd get much better performance out of the Dual Core at that speed than the fastest non-DC Xeon I could get.

Was I told correctly?

You were. The 51xx series Xeon is the Intel's latest microprocessor architecture. It's significantly faster (as measured by work completed over time) than the previous generation Xeon. It's also leaps and bounds more power efficient. Don't trust me though - here's a couple of reviews to browse:

http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2772&p=1
http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=xeon5160&page=1

-=spaark=-