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How much bang for the buck between a Xeon 3.0 800FSB and a Xeon 3.0 400FSB??
I was wondering if someone could give me an opinion (or if you have the
benchmarks ). I'm thinking about upgrading to a new Dell Precision WorkStation 670 - Intel Xeon processors up to 3.00GHz with 1MB L2 cache (Dual Capable) 800MHz front side bus and Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology and dual-channel DDR2 400MHz SDRAM memory. I currently have a Dell Precision WorkStation 530 MT with a 1.47 gigahertz Intel Xeon(Intel 860 Colusa Chipset), 8 kilobyte primary memory cache, 256 kilobyte secondary memory cache and Rambus RDRAM running at 400mhz. So my question is how much of a performance difference would I see between the old Dell 530 and a new 670 if I were to upgrade my current processor to a PENTIUM 4 XEON 3.0GHz FCBGA 400MHz 512K CACHE??? Thanks in advance. CES |
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CES wrote: I was wondering if someone could give me an opinion (or if you have the benchmarks ). I'm thinking about upgrading to a new Dell Precision WorkStation 670 - Intel Xeon processors up to 3.00GHz with 1MB L2 cache (Dual Capable) 800MHz front side bus and Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology Why not go for an Opteron based system instead? If you want only one processor, the Opteron 100 series processors are very attractively priced. If you want dual, go for Opteron 200 series. Here is an article comparing an Opteron 150 to a Nocona 3.6 ghz running 64 bit software. http://www.anandtech.com/linux/showdoc.aspx?i=2163&p=1 The Athlon 150 is also probably much cheaper than the Nocona 3.6 ghz. Of course you could decide to choose an Athlon 64 if you don't want to use registered ddr ram. and dual-channel DDR2 400MHz SDRAM memory. I currently have a Dell Precision WorkStation 530 MT with a 1.47 gigahertz Intel Xeon(Intel 860 Colusa Chipset), 8 kilobyte primary memory cache, 256 kilobyte secondary memory cache and Rambus RDRAM running at 400mhz. So my question is how much of a performance difference would I see Depends on what you run. The Opteron 150 is an awesome performer. You could just buy a new motherboard, processor, ram, and case. between the old Dell 530 and a new 670 if I were to upgrade my current processor to a PENTIUM 4 XEON 3.0GHz FCBGA 400MHz 512K CACHE??? Thanks in advance. CES |
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This depends on your use for the computer. If this is just a home
computer that you do every day tasks such as watch videos, play games, browse the internet, etc., then you will see very little difference. Now if you are heavy into video editing or workstation graphics including 3D CAD, you may see a noticable difference. To be honest, I would highly recommend waiting until the beginning of next year if you plan on buying a new computer. Intel will be releasing their new dual core CPU's around this time which will include all of the 64bit capabilities of this CPU and more. Prices will also have come down on the chipset you are looking at which will just about balance out the price. Just some little notes, your RDRAM is going to provide you much better performance than DDR2 RAM. The increased L2 Cache on the new CPU is going to provide a little performance gain, but the real difference is going to be in the Front Side Bus. Running at 800 MHz instead of 400 MHz really opens up bandwidth that you may have been bottlenecking at before. Good luck on your search I recommend checking out www.2cpu.com also. ---- Nathan McNulty CES wrote: I was wondering if someone could give me an opinion (or if you have the benchmarks ). I'm thinking about upgrading to a new Dell Precision WorkStation 670 - Intel Xeon processors up to 3.00GHz with 1MB L2 cache (Dual Capable) 800MHz front side bus and Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology and dual-channel DDR2 400MHz SDRAM memory. I currently have a Dell Precision WorkStation 530 MT with a 1.47 gigahertz Intel Xeon(Intel 860 Colusa Chipset), 8 kilobyte primary memory cache, 256 kilobyte secondary memory cache and Rambus RDRAM running at 400mhz. So my question is how much of a performance difference would I see between the old Dell 530 and a new 670 if I were to upgrade my current processor to a PENTIUM 4 XEON 3.0GHz FCBGA 400MHz 512K CACHE??? Thanks in advance. CES |
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Nathan,
Thanks for your opinion... the real issue for me would be the difference in the Front Side Bus, I assumed as much, but it's nice to get someone else's opinion. I also appreciate your reinforcing my opinion that I would be better off with a RDRAM compatible motherboard. I guess I'll just build the thing myself. CES. "Nathan McNulty" wrote in message ... This depends on your use for the computer. If this is just a home computer that you do every day tasks such as watch videos, play games, browse the internet, etc., then you will see very little difference. Now if you are heavy into video editing or workstation graphics including 3D CAD, you may see a noticable difference. To be honest, I would highly recommend waiting until the beginning of next year if you plan on buying a new computer. Intel will be releasing their new dual core CPU's around this time which will include all of the 64bit capabilities of this CPU and more. Prices will also have come down on the chipset you are looking at which will just about balance out the price. Just some little notes, your RDRAM is going to provide you much better performance than DDR2 RAM. The increased L2 Cache on the new CPU is going to provide a little performance gain, but the real difference is going to be in the Front Side Bus. Running at 800 MHz instead of 400 MHz really opens up bandwidth that you may have been bottlenecking at before. Good luck on your search I recommend checking out www.2cpu.com also. ---- Nathan McNulty CES wrote: I was wondering if someone could give me an opinion (or if you have the benchmarks ). I'm thinking about upgrading to a new Dell Precision WorkStation 670 - Intel Xeon processors up to 3.00GHz with 1MB L2 cache (Dual Capable) 800MHz front side bus and Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology and dual-channel DDR2 400MHz SDRAM memory. I currently have a Dell Precision WorkStation 530 MT with a 1.47 gigahertz Intel Xeon(Intel 860 Colusa Chipset), 8 kilobyte primary memory cache, 256 kilobyte secondary memory cache and Rambus RDRAM running at 400mhz. So my question is how much of a performance difference would I see between the old Dell 530 and a new 670 if I were to upgrade my current processor to a PENTIUM 4 XEON 3.0GHz FCBGA 400MHz 512K CACHE??? Thanks in advance. CES |
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